How To Write An Instruction Manual

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Engineer Mark Miodownik explores the history of product guides - what's their future?

Engineer Mark Miodownik explores the history of product guides. Just what is their future?  With John Haynes.  From 2009.

Welcome to this instruction manual on how to write an instruction manual. 

Inside, engineer Mark Miodownik explores the history and the future of product guides and how they chart our changing relationship with technology.

Featuring: 

Mr Miodownik - Mark's father, and collector of instruction manuals
Roger Bridgeman,
Kate Layden 
Mark Hughes
John Haynes 
Rory Cellan-Jones 
Paul Ballard 
Jonty Wearing 
Hugh Dangerfield 

French instructions read by Beatrice Murail. 

Chinese instructions read by Ruhua Xianyu.

Voice of the Instruction Manual - Pat Whymark 

Producer: Michelle Martin

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2009.

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