Mechanical Marvels: Clockwork Dreams 11 years old

Documentary presented by Professor Simon Schaffer which charts the amazing and untold story of automata - extraordinary clockwork machines designed hundreds of years ago to mimic and recreate life. The film brings the past to life in vivid detail as we see how and why these masterpieces were built. Travelling around Europe, Simon uncovers the history of these machines and shows us some of the most spectacular examples, from an entire working automaton city to a small boy who can be programmed to write and even a device that can play chess. All the machines Simon visits show a level of technical sophistication and ambition that still amazes today.

Credits

Mechanical Marvels: Clockwork Dreams Cast

Name	Character
Ilan Goodman	as Jacques De Vaucanson

Mechanical Marvels: Clockwork Dreams Crew

Name	Department
Paul Sen as Executive Producer.	Production
Nic Stacey as Director.	Directing
Nic Stacey as Producer.	Production