The Dream Machine

★ 0.0IMDb Score
Released:1991-11-17
Duration: min
Director:
Actors:Andrew Sachs, Lesley Judd
Production:BBC, GBH

Overview:

A five-part series about the origins, history and impact of the computer, a machine that changed the world.

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