Absolute Genius with Dick and Dom
| Absolute Genius with Dick and Dom | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Presented by |
Richard McCourt Dominic Wood |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of series | 4 |
| No. of episodes | 19 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Release | |
| Original network | CBBC |
| Original release | 23 January 2013 – present |
Absolute Genius with Dick and Dom is a British television series broadcast on CBBC and presented by Richard McCourt and Dominic Wood (Dick and Dom). In each episode the duo study the work of a genius and attempt to recreate one of their ideas, occasionally with some improvements using technology not available in the subject's lifetime. They are assisted by Fran Scott (credited as Science Consultant) and experts in the field of what is being studied.
The series was one of several commissioned by the BBC to interest young children in science, it follows the success of Professor Brian Cox who has been credited with making teenagers interested in the subject. The BBC chose Dick and Dom as the appropriate presenters for the intended age group.[1]
In November 2014, Dick and Dom won the 2014 Children's Presenter BAFTA Award for series 2 of the show [2]
In summer 2014 CBBC renewed the program for a third and fourth series
Episode list
Series 1
| # | Title | Genius studied | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Archimedes" | Archimedes of Syracuse | 23 January 2013 |
| 2 | "Von Braun" | Wernher von Braun | 30 January 2013 |
| 3 | "Newton" | Isaac Newton | 6 February 2013 |
| 4 | "Faraday" | Michael Faraday | 13 February 2013 |
| 5 | "Derbyshire" | Delia Derbyshire | 20 February 2013 |
| 6 | "Bazalgette" | Joseph Bazalgette | 27 February 2013 |
| 7 | "Watt" | James Watt | 6 March 2013 |
| 8 | "Widdowson" | Elsie Widdowson | 13 March 2013 |
| 9 | "Da Vinci" | Leonardo da Vinci | 20 March 2013 |
| 10 | "Brunel" | Isambard Kingdom Brunel | 27 March 2013 |
Series 2
| # | Title | Genius(es) studied | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | "The Wright Brothers" | Wright brothers | 22 January 2014 |
| 12 | "Fleming" | Alexander Fleming | 29 January 2014 |
| 13 | "Marconi" | Guglielmo Marconi | 5 February 2014 |
| 14 | "Benz" | Karl Benz | 12 February 2014 |
| 15 | "Herschel" | Caroline Herschel | 19 February 2014 |
| 16 | "Al-Jazari" | al-Jazari | 26 February 2014 |
| 17 | "Darwin" | Charles Darwin | 5 March 2014 |
| 18 | "Turing" | Alan Turing | 12 March 2014 |
| 19 | "Curie" | Marie Curie | 26 March 2014 |
| 20 | "Fox Talbot" | Henry Fox Talbot | 2 April 2014 |
series 3
2014 In this series Dick and Dom move on from science and now look at all the apps that people can download to their Ipads, phones and computers. At the end of each show they try to make their own game in real life.
series 4
2015 In series 4 Dick and Dom are now looking at super tech from all over the world from tech that can save lives to tech that you can buy to tech that is out of this world, and at the end of each show they try and make their own super tech and beat the challenge set to them.
References
- ↑ Brown, Maggie (20 January 2013). "TV bids to win pre-school kids over to science". guardian.co.uk. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
- ↑ "2014 Children's Presenter BAFTA". BAFTA. Retrieved 23 November 2014.