Brainiac: Science Abuse: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Brainiac is the alternative science series that shows you the experiments you were never allowed to do in school. Richard Hammond aims to answer the scientific questions that have been bothering us all such as what you shouldn't put in a microwave and Do mobile phones really cause explosions in petrol stations.

Series details

• Title: Brainiac: Science Abuse
• Format: Documentary
• Language: English
• Premiere date: 2003-11-13
• Final broadcast date listed: 2008-03-16
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Sky Showcase
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 45 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 6506
• IMDb ID: tt0442633
• TVDB ID: 75052

Cast and credited roles

• Jon Tickle — Jon Tickle
• Tom Pringle — Dr. Bunhead
• Charlotte Hudson — Charlotte Hudson
• Richard Hammond — Presenter
• Vic Reeves — Presenter
• Thaila Zucchi — Thaila Zucchi

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2003-11-13; final listed air date 2003-12-18; episode order: 6.
• Season 2: premiered 2004-09-02; final listed air date 2004-11-25; episode order: 13.
• Season 3: premiered 2005-08-25; final listed air date 2005-12-20; episode order: 9.
• Season 4: premiered 2006-07-16; final listed air date 2006-09-10; episode order: 9.
• Season 5: premiered 2007-05-08; final listed air date 2007-07-24; episode order: 12.
• Season 6: premiered 2008-01-13; final listed air date 2008-03-16; episode order: 10.

Source and licence

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