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Local Heroes

BBC Two
on BBC Two England

Another chance to see an edition of the series in which Adam Hart-Davis journeys around the country to celebrate the unsung heroes of science. Tonight he travels across the Mersey to look at the life of the inventor of Meccano, Frank Hornby, plus other visionaries including Arthur Doodson, who perfected a way to predict tides.
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Contributors

Presenter:
Adam Hart-Davis
Producer:
Paul Bader
Executive Producer:
Jonathan Drori
Source: Radio Times

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