Britain's Best Brain
TV series
Britain's Best Brain
2009, English, on 5.
Britain's Best Brain is a television programme running in the United Kingdom on Channel 5 and saw ordinary members of the public undertake various tasks, all scientifically designed to test different parts of the brain. The show ran every Wednesday and was aired from 28 October to 16 December 2009. The winner, crowned 'Britain's Best Brain 2009', was Matt Clancy, a 29 year-old marketing consultant from London. The show was hosted by former Live & Kicking presenters Jamie Theakston and Zoë Ball. A free to play browser game was launched on 3 October 2009 and was commissioned by Tiger Aspect Productions and developed by Fish in a bottle.
- Seasons
- 1
- Episodes
- 5
- Episode length
- 60 min
- Status
- Ended in 2009
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Latest episode
S1 E8: Episode 8
Aired 16 December 2009
Seasons 1
Cast & crew
Details
- First aired
- 28 October 2009
- Last aired
- 16 December 2009
- Network
- 5
- Language
- English
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Type
- Scripted
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Britain's Best Brain has 1 season and 5 episodes, about 60 minutes each.
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