Mechanical Marvels: Clockwork Dreams

[pennymachines]

Essential viewing for anyone interested in automata and their history, Professor Simon Schaffer's [xurl=http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b0 ... rk_Dreams/]Mechanical Marvels: Clockwork Dreams[/url]
Superb - catch it while it's still on iPlayer.

[jimmy55]

Yes I watched it a couple of days ago, fantastic programme. I've a suspicion that Stuart was really inside the chess playing Turk!

[badpenny]

Superb programme, recommended viewing even if you're not into them.

I dread to think what Stuart is planning in his shed right now.

[slotalot]

I dread to think what Stuart is planning in his shed right now.

Working on this!!!
It is just like the real thing........ .
You give it instructions and it goes off and does what ever it likes.

[badpenny]

Fantastic ........... thought you already had one?

[john t peterson]

Dearly Beloved's sister, Dearly Feared.

J Peterson
Trembling in America

[slotalot]

Fantastic ........... thought you already had one?

Yes it is true I have another already but it wont take pre-decimal coins

[coppinpr]

I have an earlier model but the payout has never worked,

[badpenny]

I have an earlier model but the payout has never worked,

Is that the Yiddish one you were talking about?

[operator bell]

That's a very early model. State of the art has advanced somewhat lately - here's one I picked up recently at an auction in Stepford for not much money. It was slightly damaged and I had to have it re-faced.