Bbc Podcasts: Episode 76: The Mechanical Galleon

A small automaton, shaped like a galleon. Neil MacGregor, Director of the British Museum, explores the impact of travel, trade and conquest in Western Europe between 1450 and 1600. This object shaped like the galleon that the Spanish sent against England in the Armada, was made for a grand dinner table. It could move, make music, tell the time, and fire tiny cannons. (Duration: 14 mins / Date: 20 Sept 2010)