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Telephone
Episode 2 of 3
James tackles a 1957 Bakelite dial telephone - 211 pieces, most of them very small indeed, must be reassembled in the correct order if this phone is ever to ring again.
James tackles a 1957 Bakelite dial telephone - 211 pieces, most of them very small indeed, must be reassembled in the correct order if this telephone is ever to ring again. From the receiver with its carbon filings that enable speech to be amplified, to the electrical pulses created by the dial itself that connect the phone to the outside world, James soon discovers that every single piece of the telephone played a crucial role in revolutionising communication around the world.
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Tue 1 Oct 2019
19:30
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Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Presenter | James May |
Writer | James May |
Executive Producer | Will Daws |
Executive Producer | Stuart Cabb |
Series Producer | Dan Lewis |
Director | Dan Lewis |
Production Company | Plum Pictures Ltd |
Broadcasts
- Tue 5 Apr 2016 21:00
- Wed 6 Apr 2016 02:55
- Thu 8 Sep 2016 21:30
- Sat 30 Sep 2017 22:25
- Tue 1 Oct 2019 19:30