Ultimate Brain

Ultimate Brain
Genre	Game show
Based on	Gokuno by Nippon TV
Presented by	Duncan Wisbey
Starring	Imran Yusuf
Composer(s)	Andy Blythe Marten Joustra
Country of origin	Britain
No. of series	3
No. of episodes	30
Production
Executive producer(s)	Hugh Lawton Danny Fenton Angela Norris (2014) Peter Wyles (2015) Andy Scott (2016-present)
Producer(s)	Steve Ryde (2014) Chris Curley (2015) Ian Curtis (2015) Kim Murphy (2016-present) Fiona Piper (2016-present)
Running time	28 minutes
Production company(s)	Zig Zag Productions
Release
Picture format	16:9 1080i
Audio format	Stereo
Original release	26 July 2014 (2014-07-26) – Present
External links
www.bbc.co.uk/cbbc/shows/ultimate-brain

Ultimate Brain is a British game show on CBBC about science. It is hosted by Duncan Wisbey as Dr. Brain, a monkey scientist and stars Imran Yusuf as Guinea Pig (also known as GP).^[1] Series 1 began on 26 June 2014,^[2] series 2 began on 15 August 2015 with a new set^[3] and series 3 began on 23 July 2016.^[4] It is Zig Zag Productions' first children's series. A fourth series has been confirmed.^[5]

Format

Three teams compete in each episode. Two teams (green and yellow) are made up of 10-12 year old children. One team (blue) is made up of 'celebrities', often from another CBBC show. The teams compete in various different scientific challenges and quizzes. The winning team take home the Ultimate Brain trophy.

Cast

• Duncan Wisbey as Dr. Brain
• Imran Yusuf as Guinea Pig (GP)

Episodes

Series 1 (2014)

Series 2 (2015)

Series 3 (2016)

References