Brainiac: Science Abuse

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Brainiac: Science Abuse
Genre	Entertainment
Directed by	Peter Eyre
Presented by	Richard Hammond Vic Reeves
Starring	Jon Tickle Charlotte Hudson Thaila Zucchi
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of series	6
No. of episodes	58 (inc. 7 specials)
Production
Executive producer	Stewart Morris
Producer	Richard Greenwood
Running time	60 minutes (inc. adverts)
Production company	Granada Productions
Original release
Network	Sky One
Release	13 November 2003 (2003-11-13) – 30 March 2008 (2008-03-30)
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Brainiac: Science Abuse (often shortened to simply Brainiac) is a British entertainment documentary show that aired on Sky One from 13 November 2003 to 30 March 2008. It was created by Executive Producer Stewart Morris and Andy Milligan. During each episode of the show, numerous experiments are carried out to verify whether common conceptions are true (such as whether it is possible to run across a pool of custard) or simply to create impressive explosions. The experimenters on the show are referred to as "Brainiacs", and each episode usually finishes with the destruction of a caravan.

The original presenters were Richard Hammond and Jon Tickle, who were joined in the second series by Charlotte Hudson. Hammond and the original production team left after the fourth season, and was replaced by Vic Reeves and Hudson left after the fifth, and was replaced by Thaila Zucchi. On 28 July 2008 Sky cancelled the show saying it had been taken as far as it could go.^[1]