Storyline

LOOK AROUND YOU. Look around you. Just look around you. What do you see? A tree. A weather-vane. A discarded lollipop-wrapper. A traffic shop. All of these things, and any other things you may care to mention, have one thing in common. Can you work out what it is?

First Aired

2002-10-10
Last Aired

2005-03-07
Creator

Peter Serafinowicz
Genre

Comedy
Seasons

2
Episodes

14
Status

Ended
Language

English
Network

BBC Two

Keywords:

surreal satire parody sketch comedy

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Season 1

Season 2

1. Maths

Maths can help us in our daily lives - for example, in cooking pasta, in calculating the correct momen...More

Maths can help us in our daily lives - for example, in cooking pasta, in calculating the correct moment for starting a conversation, or (if you can fly) in working out where to land. Queen Elizabeth III and Queen Elizabeth IV are going to a party given by Queen Elizabeth V. QE3 has forty dresses to choose from, QE4 has four thousand, and QE5 has only one dress, but it can take the form of many dresses. Then, during the night, QE3's servant steals the plans for QE4's party dress and, working till dawn, makes four thousand exact copies... So can we reckon what the chance is that all of the Queens will be wearing the same dress at the party?Less

9mins 2002-10-10

2. Water

In this episode we learn about the amazing igloo-building skills of ants and the surprising ability of...More

In this episode we learn about the amazing igloo-building skills of ants and the surprising ability of water to boil eggs.Less

9mins 2002-10-17

3. Germs

You need to know something about Germs. You really do. And Professor Miles can help you...

You need to know something about Germs. You really do. And Professor Miles can help you...Less

9mins 2002-10-24

4. Ghosts

Why can't ghosts whistle? Well, let's hear from a ghost.

Why can't ghosts whistle? Well, let's hear from a ghost.Less

9mins 2002-10-31

5. Sulphur

Sulphur is revealed, and the story is not really about brimstone.

Sulphur is revealed, and the story is not really about brimstone.Less

9mins 2002-11-07

6. Music

A brief investigation of the world of music, from its Neolithic beginnings...

A brief investigation of the world of music, from its Neolithic beginnings...Less

9mins 2002-11-21

7. Iron

Iron (Fe) is not quite all it's cut up to be... The use of magnets is strictly prohibited during this ...More

Iron (Fe) is not quite all it's cut up to be... The use of magnets is strictly prohibited during this episode.Less

9mins 2002-12-04

8. The Brain

The team investigates the human brain and meets a man who is addicted to Electronic Brain Enhancements...More

The team investigates the human brain and meets a man who is addicted to Electronic Brain Enhancements. What happens if you probe the brobe? How many nuts are there in a jar? And what are brain flakes? All of these questions are addressed, if not answered.Less