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  • 2009-07-27T18:30:00Z on BBC One
  • 30m
  • 5h (10 episodes)
  • United Kingdom
  • English
  • Documentary, Family
Dallas Campbell, Liz Bonnin, Jem Stansfield and Dr. Yan Wong take on the scientific world by devising their own ingenious ways of explaining cutting-edge developments in technology.

10 episodes

Series Premiere

2009-07-27T18:30:00Z

1x01 Vortex Cannon

Series Premiere

1x01 Vortex Cannon

  • 2009-07-27T18:30:00Z30m

Jem Stansfield builds a vortex cannon to pick up where the big bad wolf failed to blow over a house of brick; Dallas Campbell takes on the big brother technology that will track every one of us simply by the way we walk; Liz Bonnin confronts the controversial US scientist working to create the first generation of artificial life; and Dr Yan Wong tackles unsuspecting shoppers with a simple question: how do you cook an egg with a piece of newspaper?

2009-08-03T18:30:00Z

1x02 Jet Pack

1x02 Jet Pack

  • 2009-08-03T18:30:00Z30m

In this second episode of the series, the team take on more scientific challenges. Engineer Jem Stansfield designs, builds and then puts his life in his hands by tying himself to a water jet pack. Zoologist Liz Bonnin finds out if insects are the future of food, science-mad Dallas Campbell investigates NASA's latest attempts to prove there is life beyond Earth, and roving reporter Dr Yan Wong challenges the people of Cambridge to blow up a bin liner.

2009-08-10T18:30:00Z

1x03 Vacuum Climber

1x03 Vacuum Climber

  • 2009-08-10T18:30:00Z30m

In the latest of the series that puts science to the test, the team takes on more fun experiments and challenges. Dallas Campbell traces the incredible global journey of 30,000 indestructible plastic ducks, while Liz Bonnin goes on manoeuvres at the bottom of the Baltic Sea in the Royal Navy's latest search and rescue sub. Dr Yan Wong challenges the people of Cardiff to take on the might of friction, and Jem Stansfield uses two domestic vacuum cleaners to climb up the side of a building.

2009-08-17T18:30:00Z

1x04 Rockets & Space

1x04 Rockets & Space

  • 2009-08-17T18:30:00Z30m

The team take on more popular science. Liz Bonnin investigates recent research into the magnetic qualities of cows, while Dallas Campbell puts psychological priming to the test. Dr Yan Wong demonstrates why rockets work in space with the help of an underwater firework, and Jem Stansfield tries to put the programme in the space race.

2009-08-24T18:30:00Z

1x05 Adrenaline Junkie

1x05 Adrenaline Junkie

  • 2009-08-24T18:30:00Z30m

Jem Stansfield attempts to defeat the US Navy's latest weapon with no more than some foam and a crash helmet. Zoologist Liz Bonnin gets in contact with her frog brain, Dallas Campbell re-programmes his caveman brain to become a thrill-seeker, and Dr Yan Wong gets his thrills from inhaling sulphur hexafluoride.

2009-09-07T18:30:00Z

1x06 Helicopters

1x06 Helicopters

  • 2009-09-07T18:30:00Z30m

Jem Stansfield takes to the air with the Royal Navy to explain how helicopters work, while Liz Bonnin puts brain training devices to the test. Dallas Campbell investigates the new space entrepeneurs in California, and Dr Yan Wong shows how to melt glass with a microwave.

Jem Stansfield tests new braking systems and Liz Bonnin looks into the origins of speech.

Jem Stansfield builds a microwave death ray and Dr Yan Wong explains how gyroscopes work.

Season Finale

2009-10-05T18:30:00Z

1x10 Toffee Powered Rocket & Sense Of Smell

Season Finale

1x10 Toffee Powered Rocket & Sense Of Smell

  • 2009-10-05T18:30:00Z30m
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