Big questions answered; Comedy It's Only a Theory (BBC Four, 10pm).WILL humans soon be able to live forever? Are teenagers the secret of mankind's success? Is smell the key to sexual attraction? If you have ever found yourself pondering over such questions then this is the show to watch. This new series sees highly qualified professionals and experts submitting their theories about life, the universe and everything for scrutiny by a comedy panel. The show has been devised by and stars comedian Andy Hamilton who is joined every week by Alabama-born stand-up Reginald D Hunter. During the show the pair welcome a guest celebrity onto the panel and together they provide assessments of the expert's theories. This opening episode features gerontologist ger·on·tol·o·gy n. The scientific study of the biological, psychological, and sociological phenomena associated with old age and aging. ge·ron Aubrey De Grey Dr. Aubrey David Nicholas Jasper de Grey, Ph.D. (born 20 April 1963 in London, England) is a biomedical gerontologist who lives in the city of Cambridge, UK. He is the author of the Mitochondrial Free Radical Theory of Aging and psychotherapist Lucy Beresford, with guest panellist panellist or US panelist Noun a member of a panel, usually on radio or television Noun 1. panellist - a member of a panel panelist Clare Balding. Later shows will feature the deputy leader of the Liberal Democrats Vince Cable, sports presenter Dermot Murnaghan and Newsnight presenter Kirsty Wark. CAPTION(S): Expert challenge: Andy Hamilton, Clare Balding and presenter Reginald D Hunter. |
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