"Which co-presenter of a programme for car enthusiasts has also presented ""Braniac: Science Abuse"", ""The Gunpowder Plot: Exploding the Legend"", ""Blast Lab"" and ""Invisible Worlds""?"
The Gunpowder Plot: Exploding the Legend The Gunpowder Plot: Exploding the Legend The Gunpowder Plot: Exploding the Legend was a British television show, hosted by Richard Hammond that recreated elements of the Gunpowder Plot in which Guy Fawkes attempted to blow up the House of Lords. First aired on the ITV Network in 2005, this £1 million programme centres on a reconstruction of the Houses of Parliament as they were in 1605 (the current ones had not yet been built at the time of the Gunpowder Plot), constructed using period equivalent methods wherever possible. This was stocked with mannequins to represent notable commoners, members and the
The Gunpowder Plot: Exploding the Legend used, not the type typically used in television filming. Advanitca used them to study the explosions frame by frame. Adam Nicolson of The Guardian wrote in August that the casting of Hammond was "eccentric." Thomas Sutcliffe of The Independent noted with "satisfaction" that the documentary was "irresistible to anyone with a weakness for the delicious combination of immediate spectacle and delayed climax." Sunday Express' Adrian Pettet points out that "Gunpowder" is "a cross between Mechannibals and Timewatch, it's great fun and there is a bit of proper history smuggled in there too". The Gunpowder Plot: Exploding the Legend The Gunpowder