The Secret Life of Machines (1988)
- Genre: Documentary
- Creator: Tim Hunkin
- First Air Date: 1988-11-15
- Last Air Date: 1993-03-25
- Total Seasons: 3
- Total Episodes: 18
- Status: Ended
- Episode Runtime: 30 min.
- Production Company: Artifax
- Networks: Channel 4
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.
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| Title | Air Date | Duration | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | Episode 1 | The Vacuum Cleaner | 1988-11-15 | 30 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 2 | The Sewing Machine | 1988-11-22 | 30 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 3 | The Central Heating System | 1988-11-29 | 30 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 4 | The Washing Machine | 1988-12-06 | 30 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 5 | The Refrigerator | 1988-12-13 | 30 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 6 | The Television Set | 1988-12-20 | 30 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 1 | The Car | 1991-01-08 | 30 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 2 | The Internal Combustion Engine | 1991-01-15 | 30 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 3 | The Quartz Watch | 1991-01-22 | 30 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 4 | The Telephone | 1991-01-29 | 30 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 5 | The Radio | 1991-02-05 | 30 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 6 | The Video Recorder | 1991-02-12 | 30 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 1 | The Lift | 1993-02-18 | 30 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 2 | The Word Processor | 1993-02-25 | 30 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 3 | The Electric Light | 1993-03-04 | 30 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 4 | The Photocopier | 1993-03-11 | 30 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 5 | The Fax Machine | 1993-03-18 | 30 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 6 | The Office | 1993-03-25 | 30 min |
| Writing | Tim Hunkin | Writer |
