It's Not Rocket Science

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It's Not Rocket Science
Presented by Rachel Riley
Ben Miller
Romesh Ranganathan
Starring Dr. Kevin Fong
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes6 (list of episodes)
Production
Running time60 minutes (inc. adverts)
Original release
Network ITV
Release16 February (2016-02-16) 
22 March 2016 (2016-03-22)

It's Not Rocket Science is a British television show that aired on ITV in 2016. It was presented by Rachel Riley, Ben Miller, and Romesh Ranganathan. The resident scientist was Kevin Fong.

Contents

Episodes

The first series aired from 16 February until 22 March 2016. Negative reviews and low ratings resulted in the series not being recommissioned.

EpisodeOriginal air dateFeaturesGuests
116 February 2016 [1] Joey Essex tries to drive a car controlled by his thoughts and sprinter Adam Gemili attempts to outrun a Red Arrows jet. [2] Joey Essex, Luther Burrell and Adam Gemili
223 February 2016 [3] Romesh attempts to beat a drone in a delivery van driven by rally driver Elfyn Evans. [2] Ben is strapped inside a wrecking ball set on a course to hit Romesh and observes an experiment to simulate an explosion in space.Elfryn Evans
31 March 2016 [4] Rachel learns what life in space is like for British astronaut Tim Peake. [2] Romesh is saved from being crushed by a falling fridge by the effect of friction. Eamonn Holmes and Ben launch rockets to prove that sugar can be an effective fuel. Eamonn Holmes, Tim Peake and Calum Chambers
48 March 2016An attempt is made to break the world record for bursting balloons with a laser. Rachel helps conduct an experiment to investigate the placebo effect and Ben meets a friendly robot. [2]
515 March 2016Rachel visits a team building a car that they hope will be able to reach a speed of 1,000 mph. [2] Ben survives being shot at with a flaming arrow. Andy Green
622 March 2016Rachel rides a bicycle along a tightrope sixty feet above the ground. [2] Ben visits Germany to see nuclear fusion.

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References

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