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Genius

A new series of this comedy is in production.

Dave Gorman's radio series based on the public's ideas transfers to television for a six-part series

Genre:
Panel Show
Broadcast:
2009  (BBC Two)
Episodes:
7 (pilot + 1 series)
Starring:
Dave Gorman
Writers:
Ali Crockatt, David Scott
Production:
British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

A TV version of the panel show in which Dave Gorman and a celebrity guest take a range of ideas from the public, in the hope they will find something they can class as 'Genius'. See our guide to the radio series for more on the concept.

If you think you have a genius idea, you can email it to genius@bbc.co.uk or send it in to the Genius website.

Our Review: This show works quite well on radio, but whether it successfully transfered to the more demanding TV medium is still up for debate. It was great to see some of the strange inventions on screen, but some fans of the original radio version were annoyed at re-visiting some of the old ideas that were previously broadcast on the Radio 4 version (with, in some cases, the ideas re-classified from genius to not-genius, and visa versa, in the process!).

Despite this, a second series has been commissioned. It will be recorded in May, after Gorman has finished his latest stand-up tour.

Dave Gorman said: "I'm obviously delighted that Genius is coming back for more. In times like this we should remember that ideas - clever ideas, hair brained schemes and the downright daft - are perhaps this country's greatest natural resource. I'm looking forward to celebrating more of this nation's most eccentric thinkers soon."