The Lost Tools of Henry Hoke
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The Lost Tools of Henry Hoke

2014
1 season
21 episodes
Documentary

Narrated by Bryan Dawe, this series uncovers the many astonishing achievements of a little known inventor who lived in the small outback town of Hoke's Bluff.

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  • Henry Hoke: Thwarted Genius

    1.Henry Hoke: Thwarted Genius

    01-12-20145m

    Henry Hoke was an inventor, engineer and scientist from the remote Australian town of Hoke's Bluff. Enigmatic and unrecognised, Henry Hoke's restless energy produced a stream of br...

  • Henry Hoke: Bush Mechanic

    2.Henry Hoke: Bush Mechanic

    02-12-20145m

    For the pioneer motorist, outback Australia was the ultimate test. When things went wrong, the price of failure was high. Henry Hoke's mechanical resourcefulness was famous, and hi...

  • Beryl Hoke: The Forge of Destiny

    3.Beryl Hoke: The Forge of Destiny

    03-12-20145m

    Henry Hoke's talent for invention owes a great deal to his mother, Beryl Hoke who was a superb blacksmith. Come full moon, Beryl and her Ladies Blacksmithing League would be at it...

  • The Murky Arts of Silas Hoke

    4.The Murky Arts of Silas Hoke

    04-12-20145m

    Henry Hoke picked up a vast knowledge of science from his father, Silas Hoke. Silas, a pharmacist who acquired his business under rather odd circumstances, was a renowned purveyor...

  • The Hokescope: A Dusty Archive

    5.The Hokescope: A Dusty Archive

    05-12-20145m

    Henry Hoke's inventive mind has resulted in dozens of products, most of which are now hard to find. But for the keen collector, there are still treasures to be found in bric-a-brac...

  • Henry Hoke: Wooden Magnetist

    6.Henry Hoke: Wooden Magnetist

    08-12-20145m

    One of Henry Hoke's greatest innovations was the wooden magnet. Sadly the mysteries of how wooden magnetism actually worked is now lost to the world but for some time, this breakth...

  • Henry Hoke: Automotive Pioneer

    7.Henry Hoke: Automotive Pioneer

    09-12-20145m

    Legendary engineer Henry Hoke invented an amazing vehicle, powered by a revolutionary engine. The car was set to break speed records, until Henry made a near fatal error... and was...

  • Henry Hoke and the DHMO Threat

    8.Henry Hoke and the DHMO Threat

    10-12-20145m

    The anti DHMO movement is gathering momentum. There is strong evidence that responsibility for the world DHMO crisis upon an obscure Australian pharmacist, Silas Hoke and his inven...

  • The Dust Question

    9.The Dust Question

    11-12-20145m

    Through his research the great Australian scientist and inventor Henry Hoke devised a theory that the local dust had the power to change time and space in amazing ways. Henry calle...

  • Henry Hoke: Football Legend

    10.Henry Hoke: Football Legend

    12-12-20145m

    In the outback town of Hoke's Bluff, football was everything. Local inventor Henry Hoke brought unique insights and skills to the game and only now is he credited as the man who fi...

  • Henry Hoke's Musical Career

    11.Henry Hoke's Musical Career

    16-12-20145m

    Music has the power to profoundly move the human spirit. This enigma attracted the restless mind of the inventor Henry Hoke and In his hands, a common farm tool became a powerful i...

  • Hoke's Bluff's Strange Cults

    12.Hoke's Bluff's Strange Cults

    17-12-20145m

    Hoke's Bluff, the birthplace of Henry Hoke, was a town of various religious beliefs. In its day, the town had all the standard creeds, but there were also two unusual local faiths...

  • Time, Space and Henry Hoke

    13.Time, Space and Henry Hoke

    18-12-20145m

    Australian scientist and inventor Henry Hoke was a pioneer in the science of time and space. He found that time could be chopped up, looped and knotted like fencing wire. This disc...

  • The Vanishing Bookie of Hoke's Bluff

    14.The Vanishing Bookie of Hoke's Bluff

    19-12-20145m

    The town of Hoke's Bluff, the home of the great Henry Hoke, holds a grim mystery. What really happened to Morrie Dibbock, the town bookie who disappeared after the Hoke's Bluff rac...

  • Henry Hoke's Nautical Adventures

    15.Henry Hoke's Nautical Adventures

    21-12-20145m

    Australian engineer and inventor Henry Hoke was one of the world's most prolific marine inventors. Sadly, credit for his revolutionary nautical products was snatched from him by an...

  • Henry Hoke: Culinary Pioneer

    16.Henry Hoke: Culinary Pioneer

    TBA5m

    Henry Hoke's scientific experiments are famous, but his culinary exploits are less well known. A culinary pioneer, Henry Hoke was responsible for creating the now fashionable and d...

  • Henry Hoke's Unconscious Universe

    17.Henry Hoke's Unconscious Universe

    22-12-20145m

    Australian engineer and scientist Henry Hoke produced a stream of brilliant inventions. Where did this enigmatic man's dazzling ideas actually come from? The secret of his prodigio...

  • Henry Hoke and the Canine World

    18.Henry Hoke and the Canine World

    23-12-20145m

    Canine science was a lifelong preoccupation of the scientist and inventor, Henry Hoke. His controversial experiments into Canis lupus familiaris, such as canine linguistic analysis...

  • Henry Hoke's War

    19.Henry Hoke's War

    24-12-20145m

    During WW2 Australian scientist and inventor Henry Hoke was involved in shadowy defence projects long hidden by a veil of secrecy. Henry Hoke's role in top-level cryptography and w...

  • Henry Hoke, Scientist & Engineer

    20.Henry Hoke, Scientist & Engineer

    25-12-20145m

    A hazardous dust crisis at Hoke's Bluff sets alarm bells ringing. It is thought that the Random Excuse Generator, which was invented by the famous inventor and scientist, Henry Hok...

  • Henry Hoke and the Random Excuse Generator

    21.Henry Hoke and the Random Excuse Generator

    26-12-20145m

    For many years, Henry Hoke's fabled invention the Random Excuse Generator has been the source of numerous intriguing but unverified stories. Finally we seem to be getting some real...

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