Absolute Genius with Dick and Dom (2013)

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Absolute Genius with Dick and Dom is a British television series broadcast on CBBC and presented by Richard McCourt and Dominic Wood. 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 and experts in the field of what is being studied.

Released Jan. 23, 2013 Episode 28 min 2+

Genres: Comedy, Documentary, Family

Keywords: imdb.science, imdb.science-experiment, imdb.genius, imdb.inventor, imdb.invention, imdb.presenter, imdb.duo + 4 more, imdb.wright-brothers, imdb.marie-curie, imdb.isaac-newton, imdb.science-and-technology-documentary

Network: CBBC

Country: United Kingdom
Languages: English

IMDb

6.1

/23/

Trakt

/6/

TMDb

S5E1 - Deep Underground

Dick and Dom don their hard hats and head underground to reveal the three tunnelling geniuses whose ideas revolutionised the way we dig deep below the earth.

Oct. 19, 2016, midnight

S5E2 - Mile High City

Dick and Dom head to New York to piece together the genius ideas that have seen buildings soar to incredible heights.

Oct. 26, 2016, midnight

S5E3 - Battling Nature

Dick and Dom go head to head with the fiercest forces in nature as they enter the genius world of engineering against floods, wind and earthquakes.

Nov. 2, 2016, midnight

S5E4 - Massive Movers

Dick and Dom go super-sized when they trace the origins of the ideas that have made shifting heavy weights a whole lot easier.

Nov. 9, 2016, midnight

S5E5 - Everlasting Energy

Dick and Dom's quest takes them into the frazzling, windy and fast-flowing world of renewable energy. They head deep into the searing Nevada desert.

Nov. 16, 2016, midnight

S5E6 - Under Attack

Dick and Dom learn about defensive engineering, including impregnable castles, concrete bunkers and efforts to protect Earth from asteroids.

Nov. 23, 2016, midnight

S5E7 - Epic Bridges

Dick and Dom look at the world of monster bridges, from ancient Roman arches to a future where we may see bridges 3D-printed by robots.

Nov. 30, 2016, midnight

S5E8 - Ultimate Playground

Dick and Dom sample all the fun of the fair in this thrill ride through the engineering genius of roller coasters and water slides.

Dec. 7, 2016, midnight

Network: CBBC

Episode Runtime: 28 min.

Season Runtime: 1271 min.

Released: Jan. 23, 2013

Last Air Date: Dec. 7, 2016, midnight

Status: Ended

Certification: NR / 2+

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