Absolute Genius with Dick and Dom
Absolute Genius with Dick and Dom: Season 1
Season 2

Air Date

January 23, 2013

Episodes

10 episodes

Absolute Genius with Dick and Dom

Season 1

Episodes

Archimedes

1. Archimedes

January 23, 2013
28 min

Dick and Dom reveal the genius of Archimedes, the ancient Greek mathematician and expert engineer, and bring one his most brilliant inventions to life, with some explosive results.

Von Braun

2. Von Braun

January 30, 2013
29 min

Dick and Dom reveal the genius of rocket scientist Wernher von Braun, and inspired by his ideas, come up with their own genius idea, involving a small doll, a huge helium balloon and a journey in to space.

Newton

3. Newton

February 6, 2013
29 min

Dick and Dom reveal the genius of Sir Isaac Newton, one of the greatest scientists of all time and come up with their own genius idea, when they attempt to defy the laws of gravity by riding the Wall of Death.

Faraday

4. Faraday

February 13, 2013
29 min

Dick and Dom reveal the genius of Michael Faraday, a pioneer of electricity and come up with their own genius idea, involving a cage, and almost a million volts of electricity.

Derbyshire

5. Derbyshire

February 20, 2013
28 min

Dick and Dom reveal the genius of Delia Derbyshire, a pioneer of modern-day music who helped create the Doctor Who theme tune, and record their own version of the Doctor Who theme tune with a twist.

Bazalgette

6. Bazalgette

February 27, 2013
29 min

Dick and Dom reveal the genius of Sir Joseph Bazalgette, the man who invented London's giant sewer system, and come up with their own genius idea to demonstrate the explosive power of poo.

Watt

7. Watt

March 6, 2013
29 min

Dick and Dom reveal the genius of Scottish inventor and engineer James Watt, who revolutionised steam technology, and come up with their own genius idea, when they build and race a steam powered tandem bike.

Widdowson

8. Widdowson

March 13, 2013
28 min

Dick and Dom reveal the genius of food expert Elsie Widdowson, who helped to devise war time rationing, and come up with their own genius idea, involving some rations, some army cadets and a gruelling assault course.

Da Vinci

9. Da Vinci

March 20, 2013
28 min

Dick and Dom reveal the genius of artist and inventor Leonardo Da Vinci and bring one of Da Vinci's boldest inventions to life, involving a tank, a medieval army, and some rotten tomatoes.

Brunel

10. Brunel

March 27, 2013
29 min

Dick and Dom reveal the genius of engineer extraordinaire Isambard Kingdom Brunel and come up with their own genius idea, which involves climbing to the top of one of the tallest bridges in the world.

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