''Factomania'' is a factual television series that was first broadcast on

BBC Knowledge BBC Knowledge was a British television channel which was owned by the BBC and was launched on 1 June 1999, broadcasting documentary, cultural and educational programmes. It was shut down on 2 March 2002, and was replaced by BBC Four. History L ...

and

BBC HD BBC HD was a 24-hour high-definition television channel provided by the BBC. The service was initially run as a trial from 15 May 2006 until becoming a full service on 1 December 2007 before its discontinuation on 26 March 2013. It broadcast ...

on 3 April 2014. The hosts for the ten-part series are

Dominic Byrne Dominic Anthony Byrne (born 10 November 1972) is a British newsreader and presenter. He currently works on the Chris Moyles Breakfast show on Radio X, having previously worked as the newsreader for Capital London on the Capital FM Breakfast ...

, Fran Scott and Greg Foot.

Production

Factomania is a 360 Production for BBC Worldwide.

BBC America BBC America is an American basic cable network that is jointly owned by BBC Studios and AMC Networks. The channel primarily airs sci-fi and action series and films, as well as selected programs from the BBC (such as its nature documentary seri ...

included the series in its first co-production deal with BBC Worldwide. Lucy Pilkington is the executive producer for BBC Knowledge.

References

{{reflist BBC television documentaries English-language television shows BBC America original programming 2014 British television series debuts