Factomania
Factomania is a factual television series that was first broadcast on BBC Knowledge and BBC HD on 3 April 2014.[1][2] The hosts for the ten-part series are Greg Foot, Fran Scott and Dominic Byrne.[3][4][5][6]
| Factomania | |
|---|---|
| Also known as | Really Cool Stuff |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 10 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Production company(s) | 360 Production |
| Distributor | BBC Worldwide |
| Release | |
| Original network | |
| Picture format | 16:9 1080i |
| Original release | 3 April 2014 – present |
| External links | |
| Website | |
Production
Factomania is a 360 Production for BBC Worldwide.[7] BBC America included the series in its first co-production deal with BBC Worldwide.[8] Lucy Pilkington is the executive producer for BBC Knowledge.[3][9]
gollark: They can do some object manipulation tasks which computer things can't, which is useful in slavery I guess, but most of the useful features of humans versus robots or computer systems are in high-level and abstract thinking, which slavery underutilizes.
gollark: And they're inefficient and bad at menial labour.
gollark: Oh, so now you need twice the food and twice the humans, great.
gollark: As I said, humans require sleep and probably other stuff for long-term function, they're just not good for slave-type tasks.
gollark: You're still having to provide food, and humans do respiration and whatnot which make carbon dioxide.
References
- Camacho, Nikita (3 April 2014). "Meet the hosts of Factomania". DStv. Archived from the original on 8 August 2014. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
- "BBC Knowledge to feature first season of Factomania this April". Media Update. 26 March 2014. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
- "BBC Worldwide announces 'Really Cool Stuff' (working title) - the latest original commission for its international channel portfolio". BBC Worldwide. 16 May 2013. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
- Mirrah, Nur (20 May 2013). "BBC Worldwide announces "Really Cool Stuff"". OnScreen Asia. Archived from the original on 5 March 2014. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
- White, Peter (16 May 2013). "BBCW orders pop science series". Broadcast Now. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
- Ritchie, Kevin (16 May 2013). "BBC Worldwide commissions "Really Cool Stuff"". RealScreen. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
- "BBC Worldwide welcomes a fantastic line up of TV talent to its biggest and best Showcase ever". BBC Worldwide. 10 February 2014. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
- Considine, Pippa (17 October 2013). "BBCW Channels and BBC America strike first co-pro deal". Televisual. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
- Considine, Pippa (17 May 2013). "360 to make 10-part fact ent series for BBC Worldwide". Televisual. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
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