It’s Not Rocket Science

On tonight’s show will science save Romesh from a fridge being dropped towards his head? Ben and Eamon unlock the truly explosive power of sugar. Rachel finds out what life in space is like with British astronaut Tim Peake. And if you want to score the perfect goal in football then Romesh has all the tips.

Romesh Ranganathan has only a humble vacuum cleaner to help save him from the pit of hungry crocodiles he is being dangled over, while Ben Miller travels to Paris to meet a friendly artificial-intelligence robot. Rachel Riley carries out her own tests into how the placebo effect work and the team attempts to set a new world record using the power of a laser.

Rachel Riley meets a team of British engineers working on creating the first ever car able to travel at 1000mph. Romesh Ranganathan discovers how the food industry uses technology to manipulate customers' taste buds and Ben Miller has to survive having flaming crossbow bolts fired at his head. Plus, a new kind of fire extinguisher that uses sound to put out blazes.

Rachel Riley rides across a steel cable 60ft in the air on a bike like no other, while Romesh Ranganathan discovers how science is muscling in on the dating scene and conducts a special experiment of his own. Plus, Ben Miller travels to Germany to witness the groundbreaking moment when a new fusion reactor is turned on. Last in the series (but not until they've also tested the flammable properties of hydrogen).