Machines Time Forgot: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

History is littered with mysterious achievements, feats that cannot be explained by the known technology of the time. This series tackles four of these exploits, glimpsed through centuries-old literature and art, which were miraculously advanced for their time. Now, historians, technicians and artisans have come together to try to equal their forebears' genius and expertise and understand how these major achievements came about.

Series details

• Title: Machines Time Forgot
• Format: Documentary
• Language: English
• Genres: History
• Premiere date: 2003-05-03
• Final broadcast date listed: 2003-05-24
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Channel 4
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 20791
• TVDB ID: 250305

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2003-05-03; final listed air date 2003-05-24; episode order: 4.

Source and licence

Adapted from Machines Time Forgot on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.