

The Secret Life of Machines
Overview
The Secret Life of Machines is an educational television series presented by Tim Hunkin and Rex Garrod, in which the two explain the inner workings and history of common household and office machinery. According to Hunkin, the show's creator, the programme was developed from his comic strip The Rudiments of Wisdom, which he researched and drew for the Observer newspaper over a period of 14 years. Three separate groupings of the broadcast were produced and originally shown between 1988 and 1993 on Channel 4 in the United Kingdom, with the production subsequently airing on The Learning Channel and the Discovery Channel.
Details
Seasons
Cast

Tim Hunkin
Himself - Presenter

Rex Garrod
Himself - Co-Presenter
Similar Shows

Shannons Club TV
2013

Visionaries
2025

The Really Wild Show
1986

Viaggio nel cosmo
1998

Great Minds
2021

Newton's Apple
1983

Richard Hammond's Big
2020

Faster! Humanity's Quest to Save Time
2021

Air Warriors
2014

Ian Hislop's Trains That Changed the World
2021

Bill Nye the Science Guy
1993

Movie Magic
1994

