Genius With Dave Gorman. Dave Gorman. Copyright: BBC
Genius With Dave Gorman

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 1 - Catherine Tate

This edition sees comedienne and Doctor Who assistant Catherine Tate deciding which ideas are 'Genius' and which are not.

Preview clips

Genius With Dave Gorman. Catherine Tate. Copyright: BBC

Ideas

- The two hooded coat, for protecting your date from the rain: Winner

- The democratic bus in which the passengers get to say where it goes: Not genius.

- Taxi drivers taking shoes as insurance: Genius

- 100-metre-high running shoes to make sprint racing easier: Genius

(Ideas from the reject bin included making bricks four times bigger so houses can be built quicker; wig alert badges; the George Formby grill; cold air balloon rides for those scared of heights; and a suggestion that everything should have a bobble on it)

Red Button Extras

- Extra idea - Monkey txt: give a few monkeys a type writer and publish what they write within the first week: Not genius.

- An animation of an olympic race featuring the 100-metre-high running shoes.

- Ideas from other celebrities: Richard Herring, Miranda Hart, Alex James, Jeremy Vine and Marcus Brigstocke.

Broadcast details

Date
Friday 20th March 2009
Time
10pm
Channel
BBC Two
Length
30 minutes

Repeats

Show past repeats

Date Time Channel
Thursday 4th February 2010 10:00pm Dave
Sunday 21st March 2010 9:00pm Dave
Saturday 8th May 2010 7:00pm Dave
Saturday 27th November 2010 7:00pm Dave
Wednesday 26th January 2011 6:30pm Dave
Saturday 10th September 2011 3:20pm Gold

Cast & crew

Cast
Dave Gorman Host / Presenter
Guest cast
Catherine Tate Guest
Production team
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

The Democrabus

Is the idea of letting the passengers vote which way a bus should go genius or not?

Featuring: Dave Gorman & Catherine Tate.

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