BBC Media Centre reports a new CBBC commission in which Dick and Dom will turn their attention to the world of inventions, celebrating some of the world’s most important inventors and scientists in Absolute Genius

Key CBBC talent Dick and Dom will host a brand new format, Dick And Dom’s Absolute Genius, a 10x30-minute series executive produced by Newsround editor Owenna Griffiths, in which they investigate the work of important inventors and scientists in history.

According to the BBC, the show takes viewers on a fun, irreverent, fact-laden, explosion filled journey into our past and future. From Da Vinci to Galileo, from Brunel to Stephenson, this series will explore their amazing work and conduct experiments on inventions and scientific theories that have shaped the world we live in.