It’s Not Rocket Science (2016 - 2016)

Name: It’s Not Rocket Science
Genre: Documentary, Family, Comedy
Released: 2016-02-16
Cast: Kevin Fong, Rachel Riley, Romesh Ranganathan, Ben Miller

DocumentaryFamilyComedy

Get set for It’s Not Rocket Science, a brand new entertainment series that celebrates science and the world around us through thrilling, big-scale experiments and emotive personal stories. Fronted by actor Ben Miller, stand up comedian Romesh Ranganathan and presenter Rachel Riley, all of whom share a passion for science and technology, the fast paced and informative six-part series brings science to life in all its many forms, showcasing brand new gadgets and technology, and using awe inspiring innovation. Every week, one of the presenters will put their lives in jeopardy in a series of daredevil, high-risk experiments, where only science can save them. Rachel plays with fire, quite literally, as she zip wires through a wall of flames, Ben Miller finds himself strapped to a high speed wrecking ball and hurtling towards Romesh, and Romesh is pinned to the floor with a full size fridge plummeting towards him. Resident scientist Dr Kevin Fong will preside over the high-octane activity as the trio put their trust in science to survive…

Kevin Fong

Self - Resident Scientist

Rachel Riley

Self - Presenter

Romesh Ranganathan

Self - Presenter

Ben Miller

Self - Presenter

Status: Ended
First Aired: 2016-02-16
Seasons: 1 seasons

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Season 1Episode 545 min

Episode 5

Rachel Riley meets a team of British engineers working on creating the first ever car able to travel at 1000mph. Romesh Ranganathan discovers how the food industry uses technology to manipulate customers' taste buds and Ben Miller has to survive having flaming crossbow bolts fired at his head. Plus, a new kind of fire extinguisher that uses sound to put out blazes.

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Ben Miller, Romesh Ranganathan and Rachel Riley present a new series celebrating the sort of technological advances that we tend to take for granted. In the first episode, man is pitted against machine as sprinter and Olympic hopeful Adam Gemili attempts to outrun one of the Red Arrows. Rachel risks her life in an attempt to pass through a wall of fire. Ben utilises the awesome power of Joey Essex's brain to drive a car in an experiment generally acknowledged to set a precedent for a number of reasons. Finally, former teacher Romesh returns to the classroom armed with cutting-edge technology to take a lesson for the first time in three years.