Absolute Genius With Dick And Dom
Absolute Genius With Dick And Dom is a program for youth on CBBC. Dick and Dom learn about the geniuses whose ideas, creations and discoveries have shaped our world. The program has been available since 2024. A total of 18 episodes have been broadcast, most recently in September 2025.
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Absolute Genius With Dick And Dom
Dick and Dom reveal the genius of Scottish inventor and engineer James Watt, who revolutionised steam technology.
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Dick and Dom reveal the genius of Sir Joseph Bazalgette, the man who invented London's giant sewer system.
Dick and Dom reveal the genius of Delia Derbyshire, a pioneer of modern-day music who helped create the Doctor Who theme tune.
Dick and Dom reveal the genius of Michael Faraday, a pioneer of electricity whose discoveries helped power the planet.
Dick and Dom reveal the genius of Sir Isaac Newton, one of the greatest scientists of all time, and explore his theories of gravity.
Dick and Dom reveal the genius of Archimedes, the ancient Greek mathematician and expert engineer. Inspired by Archimedes, they come up with their own genius idea.
Series 2
Dick and Dom reveal the genius of Marie Curie, one of the most famous female scientists of all time. Inspired by Curie's genius ideas, they come up with their own.
Dick and Dom reveal the genius of Alexander Fleming, the man who discovered penicillin. Inspired by Fleming's discovery, they come up with their own genius idea.
Dick and Dom reveal the genius of astronomer Caroline Herschel, the first woman to spot one of the most mysterious objects in the solar system, a comet.
Dick and Dom reveal the genius of Fox Talbot, a pioneer of photography. They come up with their own genius idea when they turn a bin into a giant pinhole camera.
Series 1
Dick and Dom reveal the genius of engineer extraordinaire Isambard Kingdom Brunel and are inspired to come up with their own genius idea.
Series 2
Dick and Dom reveal the genius of Alan Turing, World War II codebreaker and the man behind the modern-day computer.
Dick and Dom reveal the genius of Charles Darwin and explore the theory of evolution. Inspired by Darwin, they come up with their own genius idea.
Dick and Dom reveal the genius of Al-Jazari, an ancient engineer who built mind-blowing machines that were designed to entertain and impress everyone who saw them.
Dick and Dom reveal the genius of Karl Benz, the man behind the first petrol-powered car. Inspired by Benz, Dick and Dom come up with their own genius idea.
Dick and Dom reveal the genius of Italian inventor Guglielmo Marconi, the man behind wireless communication.
Dick and Dom reveal the genius of the Wright brothers, the men behind the first ever powered and controlled flight.
Series 1, Episode 8 - Elsie Widdowson
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Dick and Dom reveal the genius of food expert Elsie Widdowson, who helped to devise wartime rationing. Under her diet, Britain was the healthiest it had ever been.