Rocket Science
StarringAndy Smith
Country of originUnited Kingdom
No. of series1
No. of episodes3
Production
ProducersAndy Robbins
Roy Ackerman
Judith Bunting
Running time60 minutes
Original release
NetworkBBC Two
Release6 March (2009-03-06) 
20 March 2009 (2009-03-20)

Rocket Science is a BBC television documentary series, first broadcast in March 2009 on BBC Two, exploring new ways to teach science to children. Across the UK, fewer and fewer youngsters want to study chemistry and physics, so with the help of physics teacher Andy Smith, Rocket Science sets out to convert a small sample by teaching them everything safe there is to know about fireworks. The series was filmed over a period of nine months.

Episodes

# Title Subject Airdate
1Episode 1Andy Smith tries to convert his pupils to physics and chemistry.6 March 2009
2Episode 2The class go on field trips to Nevada and Scotland to find out how fireworks are made.13 March 2009
3Episode 3The class visit China to see how fireworks are made, and help to design a fireworks display for Liverpool's European Capital of Culture celebrations.20 March 2009

Andy Smith won the secondary school teacher of the year for the north west region in 2005. He has also filmed shows for the digital channel Teacher's TV. He is a big Doctor Who fan and has assisted in many conventions in which previous stars of the series attend, notably the Who in the Cavern, which raises money for the Liverpool children's hospital Alder Hey. He once famously presided over a quiz between fifth doctor Peter Davison and sixth doctor Colin Baker.


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