Where to watch Mechanical Marvels: Clockwork Dreams (2013) in the UK
Mechanical Marvels: Clockwork Dreams (2013) is available to watch free in the UK on Plex. Last verified on 6 May 2026 by ScreenSearch.
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.
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Cast & crew
Top-billed cast in Mechanical Marvels: Clockwork Dreams.
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Simon SchafferHimself - Presenter
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Ilan GoodmanJacques De Vaucanson -
Laura HeathFlute Player
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Jonathan BettsHimself - Senior Curator of Horology, Royal Observatory Greenwich
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Mechanical Marvels: Clockwork Dreams (2013) is available free (with adverts or a TV licence) on Plex in the United Kingdom.
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