Helen Arney – Page 7 – Comedian. Writer. Presenter. Geek Songstress

You Have Been Warned – new series starting soon!

Good news for science fact fans! Our new series of You Have Been Warned starts next Monday on Discovery Channel UK, 8pm

The first episode “License to Thrill” kicks off 10 weeks of the silliest / insanest / most interesting science on the internet, dissected live on your tellybox by me, Matt Parker, Suze Kundu, Simon Pampena, Tom Wrigglesworth and many more.

Series 3 is going out first in the UK, Europe Africa & Middle East, then in Asia from mid-October, in Latin America from November, and finally in North America next year – under the title “Outrageous Acts of Science” – same programme, difference voiceover accent. Hope you can catch some of it!

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My Rollercoaster Face – and No Cause for ConCERN

in Uncategorized on 07/23/14

Quick news update: my piece about the physics of rollercoasters went out on BBC Two series Coast last night – which means you can watch the whole episode on iPlayer for the next 5 weeks!

I’m on at the very start, and the very end, but if you’re short of time (or can’t get iPlayer where you are) just watch a clip of the final ride here.

And, in a coincidence that almost defies the laws of physics, the “No Cause for ConCERN” gig I did in Geneva last month went online at the same time. Watch the whole thing here – or if you just want to see my sets, skip to Slide 22 / 53 minutes … Read the rest

Newsletter out today: TV shows, new live dates and a podcast story

in Uncategorized on 07/15/14

Helen Arney My latest infrequent-but-interesting newsletter came out today – you can read it here or (even better) sign up to get the next one here.

It has dates and times for some bits of TV work that were filmed about 9 and 12 months ago respectively… a short piece about rollercaster physics for BBC2 Coast, and also 4 episodes of “Stewart Lee’s Alternative Comedy Experience” for Comedy Central. Please do tune in and let people know about the shows!

In other news, I’m doing a few work in progress gigs at the Camden Fringe this August, plus there are a host of new material nights from Festival of the Spoken Nerd as we start work on our 2015 Edinburgh Fringe … Read the rest