Brainiac

Similar to Mythbusters, Brainiac is the show that squares up to science and says, 'Come and have a go if you think you're hard enough!'.

It's a unique beast - part science, part stunts - all mental. Each episode brings you all that's weird, wonderful and wild in the world of science, served up with a healthy dollop of explosions, pyrotechnics and anything else we can get our hands on - legally or illegally!

Our intrepid presenter Richard Hammond (Top Gear) will risk eyebrows and fingertips in a selfless quest to further scientific knowledge.

About the Series Director

Peter Eyre’s career in film, television and on stage spans almost five decades. He has been directed by some of the world’s leading directors including Trevor Nunn, Jonathan Miller and James Ivory, and regularly treads the boards at the Old Vic, the Royal Shakespeare Company, the Royal Court, Chichester Festival Theatre, the Donmar Warehouse, Sheffield Crucible, Nottingham Playhouse and the in the West End. His stage credits include The Wild Duck, Richard II, Don Carlos, Smoking With Lulu, Hamlet, King Lear, Twelfth Night, Hedda Gabler, Crime and Punishment, The Desert Air and The Seagull.