Britain's Greatest Invention

Name: Britain's Greatest Invention
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2017-06-15
Duration: 89 min
Rating: 8.0
Cast: Hannah Fry

201789m

★ 8.0

Documentary

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.

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Cast

Hannah Fry

Self - Presenter

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