History's Greatest Mysteries

6:00 PM to 7:00 PM

Saturday 14 March

Decoding the Mysterious Antikythera Mechanism

Season 4 Episode 8

An ancient mechanical device found on a 2,000-year-old shipwreck has become known as the world's first computer. The machine is centuries more advanced than historians thought possible, but its origin and true purpose are shrouded in secrecy

History's Greatest Mysteries airs on Blaze (Freeview) at 6:00 PM, Saturday 14 March.

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