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9 Episodes 2014 - 2014
Episode 1
22 mins
Richard takes a look at the British weather with the help of Tim Vine as he braves a hurricane in a wind tunnel to assess the best in gust busting gadgetry.
Episode 2
22 mins
Richard takes a look at the discomfort that he suffers while on public transport and is joined by Russell Howard on London's tube network to assess the effectiveness of gadgets designed to deal with poor air quality and extreme heat.
Episode 3
22 mins
The show features the world's tiniest caravan and 360 degree cameras, 300 litre rucksacks and a pair of trousers that transform into a picnic table. With the combined horror of picnics, days out and bracing walks in the countryside looming, Richard turns to comedian Phill Jupitus to hold his hand through this 'trial by leisure'.
Episode 4
22 mins
Richard heads to the strip-lit aisles of the supermarket where farmer and foodie Jimmy Doherty joins him to check out a robotic shopping assistant, a fruit ripeness reader and a food ethics scanner. And Richard and actress Alison Steadman visit a busy department store to check out a 3D virtual mirror and a mannequin with expanding bust and hips.
Episode 5
22 mins
Richard invites celebrity foodie Adrian Edmondson to his revolutionary bistro, where there's printed food, robot waiters, levitating deserts and clear coffee. There are also computerized wine sniffers and zero calorie electronic starters, as Richard confronts the twin horrors of cooking and dining out.
Episode 6
22 mins
Richard meets an army of window cleaning robots, samples some garden pods recommended by designer Naomi Cleaver and visits one of the country's most high tech homes with Claudia Winkleman.
Episode 7
22 mins
Richard invites celebrity foodie Adrian Edmondson to his revolutionary bistro, where there's printed food, robot waiters, levitating desserts and clear coffee. There are also computerized wine sniffers and zero calorie electronic starters, as Richard confronts the twin horrors of cooking and dining out.
Episode 8
22 mins
Richard meets an army of window cleaning robots, samples some garden pods recommended by designer Naomi Cleaver and visits a super high tech home with Claudia Winkleman.
Episode 9
46 mins
Richard and celebrity friends help improve Christmas with gadgets for shopping, to wrap presents, beat the weather, cook the dinner and even improve your carol singing.