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  • BBC Four

It's Only a Theory

  • 2009
  • Ended
  • Comedy
  • ~30m / ep
  • 1 season
  • 1.5/10

It's Only a Theory is a British television panel game show, first aired on BBC Four in 2009. It was conceived by and starred Andy Hamilton and featured Reginald D. Hunter as a regular panelist. Announced by the BBC in April 2009, the eight episode series was produced by Hat Trick Productions. The panelists discuss theories "about life, the universe and everything" submitted by professionals and experts. The panel debates each theory and decides whether it is worth keeping.

Latest: Season 1 · 2009

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  1. E1. Episode One

    Oct 6, 2009 · 30m

    The guest celebrity is sports presenter Clare Balding and the experts are Dr Aubrey de Grey and Lucy Beresford.

  2. E2. Episode Two

    Oct 14, 2009 · 30m

    Andy Hamilton, Reginald D Hunter and Martha Kearney decide if experts' theories are valid.

  3. E3. Episode Three

    Oct 25, 2009 · 30m

    The guest celebrity is broadcaster Kirsty Wark and the experts are Dr David Bainbridge, Professor Chris Budd and Professor Stanley Wells.

  4. E4. Episode Four

    Nov 2, 2009 · 30m

    The guest celebrity is broadcaster Clare Balding and the experts are Prof Geoff Beattie and Marcus Chown.

  5. E5. Episode Five

    Nov 9, 2009 · 30m

    The guest celebrity is broadcaster Martha Kearney and the experts are Julian Richards and Dr Peter Thompson.

  6. E6. Episode Six

    Nov 10, 2009 · 30m

    The guest celebrity is Vince Cable MP and the experts are, once again, Dr David Bainbridge and Marcus Chown.

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