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Hidden Talent

2012
1 season
6 episodes
Documentary

Hidden Talent is a British television series broadcast on Channel 4. It is presented by Richard Bacon and features members of the public demonstrating specific skills. Each week ordinary members of the public take tests in certain fields or skills to identify any previously unidentified talent, and those that test highest in each area are trained by experts to maximise their potential in that skill. 900 people applied and were tested for the show.

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  • Ep 1

    1.Episode 1

    24-04-2012

    Richard Bacon follows members of the public who scientists believe could have extraordinary abilities they were never aware of. In the first episode, a 45-year-old nurse is identif...

  • Ep 2

    2.Episode 2

    01-05-2012

    The second episode looks for someone with the physical and mental capacity to succeed in the international free-diving arena, and an individual who, with no previous artistic train...

  • Ep 3

    3.Episode 3

    08-05-2012

    In the third programme in the series, the tests are designed to seek out one extraordinarily talented - but unknowing - linguist, whose way with words could change their life.

  • Ep 4

    4.Episode 4

    15-05-2012

    The Hidden Talent experts look for two very different abilities: the natural aptitude for becoming an opera singer and the inbuilt instinct to navigate through the wilderness witho...

  • Ep 5

    5.Episode 5

    22-05-2012

    This episode has someone with an exceptional talent for multi-tasking; someone whose brain can do two or more very demanding tasks simultaneously. Scientists call these 'super-task...

  • Ep 6

    6.Episode 6

    29-05-2012

    The series finale catches up with some of the amazing individuals who found their hidden talents to discover how the experience has changed their lives, and includes unseen footage...

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