Monday, 09:00 
Revolution: Ideas That Changed the World
The Robot
Robots are everywhere. They build cars, electronics and consumer goods. They've revolutionised the modern world and they're about to revolutionise our homes. So how did we get here? It's an extraordinary tale. It begins in 800BC, with Homer's tale of Hephaestus, the God of fire and metalworking. He forges two golden, mechanical handmaidens to help him in his workshop. The idea of mechanical people is born.