The complete Genius radio series, where Dave Gorman and his celebrity guests consider the ridiculous, unworkable, but sometimes genius inventions of the general public.

Guests such as for example Stewart Lee, Johnny Vegas, Germaine Greer and Charlie Brooker peruse a parade of proposals, end up being they innovations, devices, gizmos, philosophies or follies, in an attempt to sort the valuable from your worthless. Can they unearth some legitimate gems of genius? And which pitch will earn the legendary Genius trophy?

Concepts about Dave Gorman – Genius: The Complete Series 1-3: The BBC Radio 4 humor include the usage of breathalysers on mobile phones to stop you building regrettable phone calls, a 99p gold coin, genetically-engineered mini-elephants as pets, Bovril being a fizzy beverage, virtual reality headsets for chickens, Lego prisons and a very important thing since sliced loaf of bread – perforated bread.

If you’ve ever had an ingenious invention, a sublime arrange for solving complications both small and large, or a twisted system to make the world a better, or even more interesting, place then Genius may be the midwife to your brainchild.

The guests are Paul Daniels, Richard Madeley, John Fortune, Neil Innes, Stewart Lee, Johnny Vegas, Armando Iannucci, Chris Addison, Brian Sewell, Carol Vorderman, Sid Waddell, Germaine Greer, Gyles Brandreth, Matthew Wright, Rob Newman, Charlie Brooker and Simon Munnery. This comprehensive collection also includes the Christmas Special edition of the show offering Lee Mack.

Bonus content: Dave Gorman’s Pub Olympics. In this one-off, very silly panel display, contestants Chris Addison, Roisin Conaty, Geoff Lloyd and Seymour Mace compete for silver medals in a series of ridiculous rounds, very loosely predicated on sports. Usain Bolt can run the 100m in 9.58 seconds. What perform the panellists think they could perform in 9.58 seconds? And what Olympic themed panel show will be complete without Quiz Akabusi?