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 1, Episode 2 - Frank Skinner
Ideas
- The bespoke multi-bladed razor head mould, to make shaving quicker: Not genius
- Placing prisoners on exercise bikes attached to the national power grid: Winning genius
- The science of opposites: Not genius
Note: Tony and Stuart's website is www.oppo-site.com
- Dancing maths teachers to encourage greater numbers to study maths: Genius
(Ideas from the reject bin included painting stalkers so they glow-in-the dark; colouring in Frank Sinatra's blue eyes in his black-and-white films; two-in-one shampoo and conditioner; melon-flavoured cucumbers; comb-unders for men who can't grow a beard; and freezer magnets so fridges don't get all the glory)
Red Button Extras
- Extra idea - More masculine umbrellas: Not genius.
- The creators of the science of opposites return for some more experiments.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Friday 27th March 2009
- Time
- 10pm
- Channel
- BBC Two
- Length
- 30 minutes
Cast & crew
| Dave Gorman | Host / Presenter |
| Frank Skinner | Guest |
| John L Spencer | Director |
| Simon Nicholls | Producer |
| Ali Bryer Carron | Executive Producer |
| Armando Iannucci | Executive Producer |
| Mark Lawrence | Editor |
| Nick Peto | Editor |
| Simon Rogers | Production Designer |
Video
A Few That Didnt Make It
Frank and Dave look through the rejected bucket.
Featuring: Dave Gorman & Frank Skinner.
Press
Frank Skinner is Dave Gorman's guest, and among the ideas competing for the title of "genius" tonight is a face mask lined with razor blades to make shaving easier. That one was a nonstarter. There is a lady who suggests that all maths teachers should have to use dance as a teaching aid. The most popular idea is a proposal to attach prisoners to dynamos as an alternative source of energy. Skinner himself is in favour of it. "I like the idea of old age pensioners saying 'Cycling is too good for them'," he says.
David Chater, The Times, 27th March 2009Week two of this clever and entertaining new comedy (new to TV, at least) and host Dave Gorman is joined for this one by Frank Skinner. The idea, remember, is to weigh up viewers' suggestions for a better world, with tonight's ideas including melon-flavoured cucumbers and a cunning new way to power the national grid, using prisoners on exercise bikes.
Mike Ward, Daily Star, 27th March 2009