human guinea pigs

This entertaining new series sees the principles of chemistry, biology and physics put to the test across of a range of experiments conducted on a group of five young men with a passion for hurting themselves –and each other: the guinea pigs.

The show’s eccentric professor, Stephen Milligan, will guide viewers through the facts and figures as the guinea pigs take part in their own practical experiments. Among the burning issues addressed in the series are how the body deals with sub-zero temperatures; what happens when a number of mosquitoes launch an attack on naked skin; how gravity can hurt a 200-pound man and whether boys are tougher than girls.

The boys all live together in a student house and will carry out their research in the real world, using such sites as car parks, city centres and back gardens.