The BBC's Paul Merton recorded a great segment with Mr Woo, a rural Chinese farmer who taught himself to build fun kinetic robots. Woo's totally untrained, but his little electric bots are extremely sophisticated and often hilarious.
(Thanks Ivan!)
Update:
Andy sez, "That Mr Woo clip was taken not from the BBC but from the TV station 'Five' — although Merton is best known for his work on the BBC."