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Is The Secret Life of Machines coming back?

The Secret Life of Machines (1988–1993) — history on Channel 4

The answer: Concluded March 25, 1993.
The Secret Life of Machines poster
Genre
History
Network / streamer
Channel 4
Premiered
November 15, 1988
Ended
March 25, 1993
Runtime
~30 min per episode
3seasons
18episodes

About The Secret Life of Machines

Tim Hunkin explains how the machines we use every day actually work, using a fascinating combination of experiments, analogies, animation, and larger-than-lifesize working models. The TV series was the outgrowth of a series of cartoons for the Observer newspaper called "The Rudiments of Wisdom", which Tim researched and drew for 14 years. The theme music is a version of Dave Brubeck's "Take Five" by Val Bennett, retitled "The Russians are Coming".

The Secret Life of Machines episode schedule

18 aired

Aired · 18

DateEp.Title
March 25, 1993 S3·E6 The Office
March 18, 1993 S3·E5 The Fax Machine
March 11, 1993 S3·E4 The Photocopier
March 4, 1993 S3·E3 The Electric Light
February 25, 1993 S3·E2 The Word Processor
February 18, 1993 S3·E1 The Lift
February 12, 1991 S2·E6 The Video Recorder
February 5, 1991 S2·E5 The Radio
January 29, 1991 S2·E4 The Telephone
January 22, 1991 S2·E3 The Quartz Watch
January 15, 1991 S2·E2 The Internal Combustion Engine
January 8, 1991 S2·E1 The Car
December 20, 1988 S1·E6 The Television Set
December 13, 1988 S1·E5 The Refrigerator
December 6, 1988 S1·E4 The Washing Machine
November 29, 1988 S1·E3 The Central Heating System
November 22, 1988 S1·E2 The Sewing Machine
November 15, 1988 S1·E1 The Vacuum Cleaner