Horrible Science
Horrible Science is a TV show on CBBC. Hilarious new characters, mind-boggling science facts, and Sir Isaac Newton on terrifying rollercoasters - science is about to get very horrible indeed! The program has been available since 2026. A total of 31 episodes have been broadcast, most recently in October 2026.
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Mary Ploppins soothes those digestive ills, Dr Big Brain tries banana power, and Einstein reacts to Tim Peake. Fred Sirieix guest stars.
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A special collection of sketches, featuring appearances by Gabby Logan, Micah Richards, Alan Shearer, Guy Mowbray and Gladiator Dynamite... and Sir Isaac Newton and Einstein!
Big Brain tries to turn off the sun, there’s a real stink at First Honk of the Proms, and Tesla’s Queen-inspired Don’t Shock Me Now.
A special show featuring some of the best Horrible Science nature-themed sketches, including The Great British Toxic Bake Off, The Farters, Soil Stan and biome banger Living Over There!
Reality hit Love Flyland launches, salty street magic with Luna the Magician, and there's a Blur/nuclear physics mash-up.
Series 1
Big Danny and Big Manny find science shocking, Da Vinci does a sound experiment, Newton rides again, Queen Vic shows off, and Dr Big Brain doesn’t see the attraction of electromagnets!
Series 2
The Clean Power Rangers save the day, Dr Big Brain wants a lair on the moon, Steve Backfire searches for the Silent but Deadly 60, and we bring you Mars – The Musical.
Dr Big Brain regrets taking the Vantastic Beast for a spin, the hosts regret signing up to present The Great British Fart Off, and Gladiators Viper and Dynamite help Agent Goodie.
Big Manny guest stars for some mad science from the past, Einstein reacts to a cow on a catapult, Big Brain is on an evil field trip, and there is 'music' in First Honk of the Proms.
Gaby Logan, Micah Richards and Alan Shearer host Elemental Match of the Day, Guy Mowbray narrates Elemental Gladiators, and Dr Big Brain’s mum comes to visit!
Dr Finklestone’s monster, Big Brain uses AI for evil, find out what animal is in the box, and fossil hunter Mary Anning sings Shape of Poo.
Series 1
A totally wicked song about gravity, a T-rex going to see a doctor, vampires on holiday, and Sir Isaac Newton riding a rollercoaster - welcome to the bizarre world of Horrible Science!
Series 2
A guide to the human body, featuring the Handsome Vampires at the dentist, Big Brain losing muscle control, Newton explaining the need for sleep, and the ultimate disco DNA song.
Greg Davies and Alex Horne host Scientific Taskmaster, and Einstein unpacks why belly flops hurt. Also, meet superhero team the Insect Revengers.
Pooey goes to Uncle Skid’s barbe-poo, Ethan Huntergatherer bites off more than he can chew in Mammoth: Impossible, some Witches get salty, and Clare Shedding presents Grrrufts.
The Thantastic Three show why they are superheroes that matter, the handsome vampires get a taste of their own medicine, and dinosaurs don’t do battle in Prehistomon!
Astronaut Tim Peake and Pipette journey into space to reveal how to go to the loo on suction toilets and that the drinking water is recycled wee.
Cloudia Stinkleman presents The Farters, aliens try to steal the universe’s most valuable substance: wood, a family adopts Paddington T-rex, and Chappell Groan sings Got to Go.
Series 1
A weird and wonderful look at how gravity, magnetism and friction impact everything. With Fred Sirieix.
A special guide to working scientifically, whether that involves drinking black vomit, measuring people’s farts, or firing arrows into their bum.