Central Heating / Television Set

Synopsis: Tim Hunkin humorously explains the workings of some familiar domestic machines. His technique is to present the scientific principles and show how the machines evolved by using demonstrations and animated cartoon sequences.
Series: Secret Life of Machines, The
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Medium: Video; Videocassette. VHS. col. 52 min.
Year of production: 1988
Availability: Sale; 1997 sale: £14.99 (+VAT +p&p)
Notes: Broadcast on C4 on 13/12/88 and 20/12/88.
Subjects: Technology
Keywords: heating systems; household machines; television technology

Director

Andrew Snell

Producer

Elizabeth Queenan

Writer

Tim Hunkin

Cast

Rex Garrod
Tim Hunkin

Title: Central heating
Synopsis: 1: Discusses Count Bunsen, why air gets trapped in radiations, what a balanced flue is, what happens in a bioler, why oil-fired boilers are noisy, who built the first central heating system, the role of a steam-powered clock in the history of central heat
Title: Television set
Synopsis: 2: Discusses John Logie Baird's attempt to set up a jam factory in Trinidad, what a wind-powered clock has to do with television, why modern television sets have fewer parts than older ones, what a transistor does, and more.

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