Rough Science

30min

Documentary

Science challenge series in which a team of five scientists pool their knowledge in order to complete a selection of set tasks.

Episodes

Cast

Mediterranean Mystery

1. Mediterranean Mystery

30min

26th May 2000

The five scientists are taken to a mystery location in the Mediterranean. Their first challenge is to determine their latitude and longitude and thus pinpoint exactly where they are. They are also asked to create insect repellent and a radio.

Simmering Shutterbugs

2. Simmering Shutterbugs

30min

2nd Jun 2000

The castaways are challenged to create an electric battery from natural materials, a power meter for testing the battery, and a camera and film, as well as natural dyes to make a flag.

Power Supplies

3. Power Supplies

30min

9th Jun 2000

Moving on from the battery in episode 2, this time the scientists face the challenge of building an electric generator to run on natural energy.

Sustenance and Sayonara

4. Sustenance and Sayonara

30min

16th Jun 2000

The team are asked to create soap and toothpaste using only ingredients they can find in the wild, and a record player from scrap material.

First air date

26th May 2000

Last air date

7th Dec 2005

Status

Ended

Type

Documentary

Original language

en

Networks