Brainiac's Test Tube Baby
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Brainiac's Test Tube Baby was a live British
parody popular science entertainment TV show hosted by Dominic Wood
. It was a spin off of the highly successful Sky1 show Brainiac: Science Abuse
and first aired on Thursday, August 3, 2006. Dominic is assisted by former Big Brother
contestant Jon Tickle
who also co-hosts the original Brainiac programme.
Aspects of the show included "The Test Tube Babes" (two Brainiacs who search out "scientific truth"), the "CO2 challenge", where teams competed to propel a wheelchair as fast as they can on fire extinguisher power alone, the blowing up of caravans and microwaves (as in its parent show) and competitions with questions about the Brainiac series.
It is also had a forum for viewers to contact the show with their science questions eg "will a plant grow as well in saliva as it will in water". Jon Tickle plays the "resident boffin
" to answer these questions.
The seventh episode which was scheduled to air on September 21 was cancelled in light of Brainiac: Science Abuse presenter Richard Hammond
's car crash, despite being recorded live. The episode was later aired in January 8, 2007 as the final episode. Brainiac's Test Tube Baby is produced by Original Productions UK Entertainment, an affiliate of Original Productions of Burbank, California.
The first series ended on October 12, 2006. It was stated on the final show that a second series had been commissioned but it never happened.
special was shown on November 6, 2006 and a Christmas
special was shown on December 23, 2006. These became the last 2 episodes.
United Kingdom
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parody popular science entertainment TV show hosted by Dominic Wood
Dominic Wood
Dominic Simon "Dom" Wood is an English entertainer, magician and presenter of radio and television, best known as one half of the double act Dick and Dom, with the other being Richard McCourt....
. It was a spin off of the highly successful Sky1 show Brainiac: Science Abuse
Brainiac: Science Abuse
Brainiac: Science Abuse is a British entertainment TV show with a science motif. Numerous experiments are carried out in each show, often to verify whether common conceptions are true or simply to create impressive explosions...
and first aired on Thursday, August 3, 2006. Dominic is assisted by former Big Brother
Big Brother (UK)
Big Brother UK is the British version of the Dutch Big Brother television format, which takes its name from the character in George Orwell's 1948 novel Nineteen Eighty-Four...
contestant Jon Tickle
Jon Tickle
Jonathan "Jon" Tickle is a television presenter in the UK, who initially rose to fame as a contestant on the fourth series of the British Big Brother. He appeared before this, however, as a contestant on the gameshow Blockbusters in 1991. He is also a co-presenter on the Sky Digital television...
who also co-hosts the original Brainiac programme.
Aspects of the show included "The Test Tube Babes" (two Brainiacs who search out "scientific truth"), the "CO2 challenge", where teams competed to propel a wheelchair as fast as they can on fire extinguisher power alone, the blowing up of caravans and microwaves (as in its parent show) and competitions with questions about the Brainiac series.
It is also had a forum for viewers to contact the show with their science questions eg "will a plant grow as well in saliva as it will in water". Jon Tickle plays the "resident boffin
Boffin
In the slang of the United Kingdom, boffins are scientists, medical doctors, engineers, and other people engaged in technical or scientific research.-Origin:...
" to answer these questions.
The seventh episode which was scheduled to air on September 21 was cancelled in light of Brainiac: Science Abuse presenter Richard Hammond
Richard Hammond
Richard Mark Hammond is an English broadcaster, writer, and journalist most noted for co-hosting car programme Top Gear with Jeremy Clarkson and James May, as well as presenting Brainiac: Science Abuse on Sky 1.-Early life:...
's car crash, despite being recorded live. The episode was later aired in January 8, 2007 as the final episode. Brainiac's Test Tube Baby is produced by Original Productions UK Entertainment, an affiliate of Original Productions of Burbank, California.
The first series ended on October 12, 2006. It was stated on the final show that a second series had been commissioned but it never happened.
Specials
A Bonfire NightGuy Fawkes Night
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special was shown on November 6, 2006 and a Christmas
Christmas
Christmas or Christmas Day is an annual holiday generally celebrated on December 25 by billions of people around the world. It is a Christian feast that commemorates the birth of Jesus Christ, liturgically closing the Advent season and initiating the season of Christmastide, which lasts twelve days...
special was shown on December 23, 2006. These became the last 2 episodes.