
Genius With Dave Gorman
- TV panel show
- BBC Two
- 2009 - 2010
- 13 episodes (2 series)
A TV version of Dave Gorman's radio series, in which he and celebrity guests decide which of the public's ideas are "Genius". Stars Dave Gorman.
Episode menu
Series 2, Episode 4 - Mel Giedroyc and Chris Addison

Handshakes
- A machine that will measure and record your handshake so that you can use it to perfect your handshake. Genius
Select-a-Genius
Ideas selected from a random light which shines on a random member of the audience.
- Improve coverage of the Olympics by have an extra lane which would feature an average member of the public in it. Genius
- An aftershave which displays the intelligence of the wearer. Genius
- A soft drink market for the people of Congleton called "Um Bongleton". Genius
Videoed and Illustrated Ideas
- Resurface all of Britain's roads with fitted carpet. Not a genius
- House hats to reflect what was inside. Not a genius
- Pre-flavoured meats so you do not need to add herbs and spices. Not a genius
- Handles for coins. Genius
- Dust-buster cars to clean up the roads. Genius
- Ride-on vacuum cleaners. Genius
Ideas with Prototypes
- Cheese slice dispensers. Not a genius
Ideas concerning Intimate Female Body Parts
- Baby dummies shaped like a breast. Not a genius
- Weighing scales for breasts, so breastfeeding mothers would know which breast had the most milk. Not a genius
- An anti-wedgie device to stop your underpants getting into your backside. Genius
Final ideas
- Save the polar bears by establishing a breeding colony on Jupiter's icy moon Europa. Genius
- Playgrounds for pensioners. Genius
- Get a large sheet of blue plastic with grey edging and fool Google Maps into thinking you have a swimming pool in your back garden. Genius
- Super cooling pants to keep testicles cool during spells of global warming. Genius
- Canary badminton. Not a genius
Broadcast details
- Date
- Monday 18th October 2010
- Time
- 10pm
- Channel
- BBC Two
- Length
- 30 minutes
Cast & crew
Dave Gorman | Host / Presenter |
Mel Giedroyc | Guest |
Chris Addison | Guest |
John L Spencer | Director |
Simon Nicholls | Producer |
Ali Bryer Carron | Producer |
Paul Schlesinger | Executive Producer |
Nick Peto | Editor |
Simon Rogers | Production Designer |
Gareth Jones (as Grandmaster Gareth) | Composer |
Video
The Knicker-Crack Remover
Dave Gorman reveals a novel way to remove a wedgie to Chris Addison & Mel Giedroyc. This involves the guests getting up close and personal with a man's pants.
Featuring: Dave Gorman, Chris Addison & Mel Giedroyc.
Press
The Thick Of It's Chris Addison and Mel and Sue's Mel Giedroyc join Dave Gorman tonight in judging his audience's often superb ideas to improve modern life. Suggestions in this episode include a hand-shaking machine, the prototype of which is quite impressive, an ingenious idea to liven up Olympic coverage and a de-wedging device for buttocks prone to munching cloth. Anything that brings the spirit of Heath Robinson to television is a good thing.
The Guardian, 18th October 2010