The Secret Life of Machines
Terrific BBC series on ordinary machines, and the ways they've changed over time. It's got a real diy feel, full of hand-made examples and hands-on explanations.
The creator, Tim Hunkin, has uploaded remastered versions with commentary postscripts.
Tim has also made a follow-up series on his Youtube channel called The Secret Life of Components.
Episodes
※ TH = Order on Tim Hunkin's website. tmdb and imdb also uses this, and user says it's based on aired-order they found in TV guides1).
※ DB = Database Order. tvdb, and Wikipedia use this. Not sure where this info. comes from. Might be a bit of a circle jerk of references.
※ EXP = Order based on the webmaster's page on the Exploratorium website. First two seasons are out of wack, but the third is almost fine.
Title | TH | DB | EXP |
---|---|---|---|
The Secret Life of the Vacuum Cleaner | S01E01 | S01E01 | S01E01 |
The Secret Life of the Washing Machine | S01E02 | S01E04 | S01E03 |
The Secret Life of the Sewing Machine | S01E03 | S01E02 | S01E04 |
The Secret Life of the Refrigerator | S01E04 | S01E05 | S01E02 |
The Secret Life of the Central Heating System | S01E05 | S01E03 | S01E05 |
The Secret Life of the Television Set | S01E06 | S01E06 | S01E06 |
The Secret Life of the Motorcar | S02E01 | S02E01 | S02E02 |
The Secret Life of the Internal Combustion Engine | S02E02 | S02E02 | S02E01 |
The Secret Life of the Quartz Watch | S02E03 | S02E03 | S02E03 |
The Secret Life of the Telephone | S02E04 | S02E04 | S02E04 |
The Secret Life of the Radio Set | S02E05 | S02E05 | S02E06 |
The Secret Life of the Video Recorder | S02E06 | S02E06 | S02E05 |
The Secret Life of the Fax Machine | S03E01 | S03E05 | S03E01 |
The Secret Life of the Lift | S03E02 | S03E01 | S03E02 |
The Secret Life of the Word Processor | S03E03 | S03E02 | S03E03 |
The Secret Life of the Electric Light | S03E04 | S03E03 | S03E04 |
The Secret Life of the Photocopier | S03E05 | S03E04 | S03E06 |
The Secret Life of the Office | S03E06 | S03E06 | S03E05 |
Links
- Companion cartoons: https://www.secretlifeofmachines.com/