Rick Edwards

Overview

Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
May 20, 1979 (46 years old)

Rick Edwards

Known For

The Courtship
TV Show 2022

The Courtship

A group of eligible suitors vie to win the heart of a heroine at a 19th-century English castle in Regency-style England!

The Science(ish) of… Stranger Things
0h 25m
Movie 2021

The Science(ish) of… Stranger Things

Comedian Sophie Duker, science nerd Rick Edwards and quantum physicist Dr Michael Brooks dissect the science of Netflix’s Stranger Things, sorting the nanoscience from the nonsense.

The Chop: Britain's Top Woodworker
0h 45m
TV Show 2020

The Chop: Britain's Top Woodworker

Hosted by Rick Edwards, Lee Mack and master craftsman Will Hardie, The Chop is a competition series searching for Britain's finest carpenter. All filmed in the stunning beauty of Epping Forest, there is much whittling, carving, chopping and a never-ending supply of innuendo about wood.

River Hunters
0h 44m
TV Show 2019

River Hunters

US Youtube sensation Beau Ouimette, a river detectorist with over 30 years’ experience, and presenter and keen swimmer Rick Edwards search the UK’s waterways for archaeological finds. Using state-of-the-art technology, archive maps and contemporaneous accounts from the period, Beau and Rick perform the first underwater archaeological digs in some of the most exciting and iconic historical sites in Britain, often in dangerous and fast-flowing water.

Impossible Celebrities
0h 50m
TV Show 2018

Impossible Celebrities

A Saturday evening, celebrity version of the quiz show in which contestants must avoid giving the impossible answer. Hosted by Rick Edwards.

Secrets of the Bermuda Triangle
TV Show 2018

Secrets of the Bermuda Triangle

This gripping documentary explores the mysteries surrounding our planet's most notorious stretch of water: the Bermuda Triangle. This half-million-square-mile expanse of the Atlantic Ocean has seen ships and planes vanish without trace. Theories about their disappearance abound, from the plausible to the paranormal, from hurricanes to human error, ghosts to UFOs, sea creatures to time travel.

Impossible
0h 44m
TV Show 2017

Impossible

Quiz show in which the 30 contestants competing across the series must avoid giving impossible answers to give themselves a chance of winning £10,000.

FHM: The Last of the Lads' Mags
0h 46m
Movie 2016

FHM: The Last of the Lads' Mags

For Him Magazine hit the shelves in 1985 and soon grew to become the biggest selling magazine in Britain. Written by some of the funniest contributors in the world, FHM spoke to the man on the street and embraced the 'girl next door' image of its cover stars. This documentary follows FHM's UK staff as they produce the final issue of the magazine in late 2015, and celebrates its heyday while hearing from the stars whose careers were changed by it.

Doctor Who Live: The Afterparty
0h 59m
Movie 2013

Doctor Who Live: The Afterparty

Zoe Ball and Rick Edwards get the party started for the celebration of 50 years of Doctor Who, with Doctors and companions past and present, celebrity fans and special surprises.

Stalled
1h 24m
Movie 2013

Stalled

A janitor gets trapped in a women's restroom and encounters an all-out attack by a horde of zombies.

Biography

Rick began his career on the standup circuit after graduating with a degree in Natural Sciences from Cambridge University. He now works as a journalist, presenter and screenwriter. Rick has a keen interest in history and loves a bit of wild swimming - he has swum outdoors across the UK. On television, Rick hosts BBC1’s smash daytime quiz show !mpossible which will be recording its fourth series in 2018. Amongst his other numerous presenting credits are: ITV2’s comedy roast Safeword, BBC Three’s live current affairs debate show Free Speech and Channel 4’s Paralympic Breakfast Show. Rick hosts the podcast Science(ish) alongside Dr Michael Brooks which delves into the science behind popular films. The series proved such a hit that the duo were commissioned by Atlantic to write a book of the same name, Science(ish): The Peculiar Science Behind The Movies, which was published in October 2017 and ranked number 1 in the Physics, Cosmology and Humorous Essays Amazon charts for several weeks as well as achieving a position of 21 in the overall book charts. The podcast itself has topped the iTunes Science & Medicine chart.

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