It Is Rocket Science!
- Radio stand-up
- BBC Radio 4
- 2011 - 2014
- 12 episodes (3 series)
Comic but scientifically accurate look at the science and history of space exploration. Hosted by Helen Keen. Stars Helen Keen, Peter Serafinowicz and Susy Kane.
Episode menu
Series 3, Episode 3 - Overlooked
Further details
The only factually accurate comedy about the history of space exploration looks at the forgotten and unacknowledged greats of astronomy, the men and (mainly) women who advanced our understanding of the stars but never quite received the fame they deserved. People such as 18th Century disabled genius Caroline Herschel who polished lenses with dung and discovered new stars; and human computer Henrietta Swann Leavitt who taught Hubble a method for working out the distances between the stars and narrowly missed out on a Nobel prize when it turned out she had died some years earlier.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Wednesday 16th April 2014
- Time
- 11pm
- Channel
- BBC Radio 4
- Length
- 15 minutes
Repeats
Show past repeats
Date | Time | Channel |
---|---|---|
Wednesday 22nd February 2017 | 11:15pm | Radio 4 |
Monday 30th April 2018 | 11:45pm | Radio 4 Extra |
Tuesday 1st May 2018 | 9:45am | Radio 4 Extra |
Tuesday 26th July 2022 | 11:45pm | Radio 4 Extra |
Cast & crew
Helen Keen | Host / Presenter |
Peter Serafinowicz | Ensemble Actor |
Susy Kane | Ensemble Actor |
Helen Keen | Writer |
Miriam Underhill | Writer |
Gareth Edwards | Producer |