BBC Two takes us inside the world's biggest invention time capsule - the Science Museum vaults - and asks the nation to vote for Britain's Greatest Invention.
Watch the official Britain's Greatest Invention 2017 trailer in HD below.
Hannah Fry as Self - Presenter
United Kingdom 15 June 2017
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20 June 1944
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Chronicles the musical career of British post-punk art rockers Wire.
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16 March 2017
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19 July 2017
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28 September 2017
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07 September 2017
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06 May 2017
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08 March 2017
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09 November 2017
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24 October 2017
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