Look, this was peak early-2000s British telly when 'let's microwave stuff and see what happens' counted as science programming. Twenty-plus years later, it's aged about as well as frosted tips.

The core problem: it's not actually educational. Richard Hammond (yes, that one) asks questions like 'do mobile phones explode petrol stations?' and then... blows things up for entertainment. There's minimal explanation of the actual science, no discussion of methodology, and the whole vibe is 'isn't destruction cool?' rather than 'isn't understanding the world cool?'

For modern kids, this is going to feel painfully dated—the production quality, the humor, the whole aesthetic screams 2003. And here's the kicker: if your kid is genuinely curious about science, there are dozens of YouTube channels that do this concept infinitely better with actual educational value. Mark Rober, Veritasium, even MythBusters reruns are superior in every dimension.

The IMDB 6.9 rating tells you everything—even at the time, this was considered middling entertainment. In 2025, it's basically unwatchable unless you're feeling deeply nostalgic for the era of flip phones and low-res explosions.