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Sandgrounder26/03/2016 08:15:03
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BBC4 this Tuesday the 29th March at 10.00pm,

Mechanical Marvels, Clockwork Dreams, the history of automata by Prof Simon Schaffer

Douglas Johnston26/03/2016 08:56:37
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I saw this programme when it was first shown and it is well worth a look. Some of the mechanical marvels are truly amazing, and a lot of them were made a very long time ago with only very basic equipment.

Doug

John Haine26/03/2016 09:32:58
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Just a shame about Simon Schaffer over-interpreting.

frank brown26/03/2016 14:56:20
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What about that automata that writes his name in longhand with a dip pen , absolutely amazing.

Frank

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