1991, the Trevor Baylis saw a tv programme about the spread of AIDS in Africa who argued that one way to stop the spread of the disease would be through education and information using radio broadcasts. Before the end of the program, He was already in his workshop and assembled the first clockwork radio.

The original prototype included a small radio, an electric motor from a toy and the winding mechanism from a music box. Patented his invention with a patent and then tried to put the product into production, but met rejection from any approaching.

Όμως τα πάντα ανατράπηκαν όταν το πρωτότυπο του παρουσιάστηκε σε αυτή την τηλεοπτική εκπομπή του BBC με το όνομα “Tomorrow’s World” τον Απρίλιο του 1994. Με τα χρήματα από επενδυτές ίδρυσε την εταιρεία “Freeplay Energy”, and 1996, the Freeplay radio was awarded the BBC Design Award for best product. During the same year Baylis met Queen Elizabeth and Nelson Mandela at a formal dinner, and traveled to Africa for the production of a documentary on his life. He was awarded the World Vision 1996 Award for Development Initiative of the Year.