Airdate: Tony Robinson’s Marvellous Machines

2023 UK series Tony Robinson’s Marvellous Machines premieres tonight on SBS, in which the actor / presenter travels the world to explore the most unusual and innovative machines and vehicles.

This is a 6 part series.

This exciting new series celebrates a host of modern engineering marvels, many of which you would never have known even existed. In each episode, Tony discovers four truly mind-blowing and unique machines. He’ll meet the teams who operate them and the amazing engineers, scientists and inventors who created them. Through behind-the-scenes access to the factories and workshops, technical displays and engaging challenges, Tony explores the incredible science that make these machines tick in fun and exciting ways – and sometimes even gets to have a go at operating them himself.

Episode One: Unsung Heroes
Tony Robinson uncovers machines that are the world’s unsung heroes. From a vehicle that makes airport runways safe for landing, to the atomic clocks keeping humankind on time, these heroic machines save our modern lives from grinding to a halt.

7:30pm Monday on SBS.