Director Colette Lamarche showed off exhibits including Lord Uxbridge's false leg, the world's first fully articulated artificial limb.

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The programme charts the lows of Gravell's struggle to get to grips with walking on a temporary false leg, to his joy when he manages to master enough control over the artificial limb to resume driving and regain his independence.

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So even when their eyes are closed they can get a sense of whether an artificial arm is extended, or if there is resistance to a grasping motion, making the limb feel less detached and unnatural than an EMG device.

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