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Season 2

10 Episodes

2014

The Wright Brothers

E01

The Wright Brothers

1/22/2014·28m

Dick and Dom reveal the genius of the Wright Brothers, the men behind the first ever powered and controlled flight. Inspired by the Wright Brothers, they come up with their own genius idea, which involves a terrifying flight in a stunt plane.

Fleming

E02

Fleming

1/29/2014·29m

Dick and Dom reveal the genius of Alexander Fleming, the man who discovered penicillin. Inspired by Fleming's discovery, they come up with their own genius idea, which involves an attempt to turn billions of germs into priceless works of art.

Marconi

E03

Marconi

2/5/2014·29m

Dick and Dom reveal the genius of Italian inventor Guglielmo Marconi, the man behind wireless communication. Inspired by Marconi, Dick and Dom come up with their own genius idea, which involves Dick taking to the skies in hang glider for an extreme radio broadcast.

Benz

E04

Benz

2/12/2014·29m

Dick and Dom reveal the genius of Karl Benz, the man behind the first petrol-powered car. Inspired by Benz, the duo then come up with their own genius idea, when they build and race their own cars.

Herschel

E05

Herschel

2/19/2014·29m

Dick and Dom reveal the genius of astronomer Caroline Herschel, the first woman to spot one of the most mysterious objects in our solar system - a comet. Inspired by her genius, they come up with their own genius idea when they make their own comet-inspired action movie.

Al-Jazari

E06

Al-Jazari

2/26/2014·29m

Dick and Dom reveal the genius of Al-Jazari, an ancient engineer who built mind-blowing machines that were designed to entertain and impress everyone who saw them. Influenced by Al-Jazari, Dick and Dom come up with their own genius idea, when they build their own Al-Jazari inspired robot.

Darwin

E07

Darwin

3/5/2014·29m

Dick and Dom reveal the genius of Charles Darwin and explore the theory of evolution. Inspired by Darwin's genius ideas, they come up with their own genius idea when take the plunge and go face-to-face with one of the most perfectly evolved predators on the planet - a terrifying shark.

Turing

E08

Turing

3/12/2014·29m

Dick and Dom reveal the genius of Alan Turing, World War II codebreaker and the man behind the modern-day computer. Inspired by Turing's genius, Dick and Dom come up with their own genius idea, when they use the power of computers to put on a spectacular fireworks display.

Curie

E09

Curie

3/26/2014·29m

Dick and Dom reveal the genius of Marie Curie, one of the most famous female scientists of all time. Inspired by Curie's genius ideas, they come up with one of their own - an exploding shed.

Fox Talbot

E10

Fox Talbot

4/2/2014·28m

Dick and Dom reveal the genius of Fox Talbot, a pioneer of photography. Inspired by him, they come up with their own genius idea when they turn a bin into a giant pinhole camera.

Season 1

10 Episodes

2013

Archimedes

E01

Archimedes

1/23/2013·28m

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

E02

Von Braun

1/30/2013·29m

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

E03

Newton

2/6/2013·29m

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

E04

Faraday

2/13/2013·29m

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

E05

Derbyshire

2/20/2013·28m

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

E06

Bazalgette

2/27/2013·29m

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

E07

Watt

3/6/2013·29m

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

E08

Widdowson

3/13/2013·28m

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

E09

Da Vinci

3/20/2013·28m

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

E10

Brunel

3/27/2013·29m

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.

Super Tech

8 Episodes

2015

Space Tech

E01

Space Tech

10/28/2015·29m

Dick and Dom look to the stars and reveal three geniuses whose tech-tastic ideas have pioneered space travel. The boys go to NASA to see where real astronauts train before going to space, meet the man who sent the Rover to Mars, and get to drive a real space vehicle.

Robots

E02

Robots

11/4/2015·29m

Dick and Dom meet man's future best friend - robots. The boys reveal three geniuses whose ideas have changed the world of robotics and they come face to face with one of the world's largest humanoid robots. They also create their very own destructive robot.

Techno Toys

E03

Techno Toys

11/11/2015·28m

Dick and Dom get to play with the coolest toys with tech from both the past and the future. The boys reveal three geniuses whose ideas have changed the way we play and get to ride a real-life hoverboard and drive a full-sized remote-controlled car.

Communication

E04

Communication

11/18/2015·28m

Dick and Dom look at how technology has changed the way we communicate and the geniuses behind the innovations. From how a film star's idea to help win World War II led to Wi-Fi, to how technology may one day allow us to communicate just using our brains.

Superhuman Tech

E05

Superhuman Tech

11/25/2015·28m

Dick and Dom attempt to become superheroes by using technology to have superpowers. They reveal three geniuses whose inventions allow us to do the impossible, from breathing underwater to having superhuman strength and even extra limbs.

Super Transport

E06

Super Transport

12/2/2015·28m

Dick and Dom look at the geniuses whose ideas have changed travel and explore how people might travel in the future. They visit Germany to get a ride in a driverless car and attempt hyperspeed when they make their own mini version of the future of transport.

Dick and Dom's Tech

E07

Dick and Dom's Tech

12/9/2015·28m

Dick and Dom travel through time to look at five of their favourite technological innovations that have changed the way we live at home. With the help from tech experts, their celebrity friends and science buddy Fran, they look at how these inventions work, and how they have changed the way we live.

Absolute Genius

E08

Absolute Genius

2/18/2016·29m

Dick and Dom put the eight finalists of the Absolute Tech Genius contest through their paces to crown one of them the ultimate absolute tech genius.