In 2015, CITV ordered a 10-part series of the children's sketch show Horrible Science starring actor Ben Miller, who had previously completed a PhD in solid state physics at Cambridge University.
Miller had recently guest starred in a Horrible Histories episode marking 800 years of Magna Carta as King John.
[1] Horrible Science was co-funded by ITV, The Wellcome Trust, ABC Australia, and Discovery Asia, and was produced by Miller's production company, Toff Media.
[1] The cast included Chris Martin, Letty Butler, Tom Bell, Eleanor Lawrence, Jason Forbes and Susan Wokoma.
[1] Each episode had a central theme, for example Gruesome Guts and Chemical Chaos, which was expounded through comedy sketches, science experiments, and songs.