MUMBAI: Proving to kids that science definitely isn?t boring, CBBC and CBeebies have revealed their brand new science shows for 2013, featuring established BBC children?s stars and introducing new presenting talent.

?Dick and Dom? investigate the lives of people whose genius ideas have helped shape the modern world in Absolute Genius; Fierce Earth examines the true power of planet Earth and a new series of Nina And The Neurons explores amazing feats of engineering.

BBC Children?s director Joe Godwin said, "The best children?s programmes educate and inform kids without them even realising! I hope our new raft of science-themed shows will not only entertain children but inspire the next generation of scientists and inventors."

Absolute Genius with Dick and Dom takes the CBBC audience on a journey to explore the work of some of the most important inventors and scientists in history. From da Vinci to Watt and Archimedes, this series will fuse thrilling experiments and animation to explore the theories and inventions that have shaped the world we live in.

CBBC?s ?Fierce Earth? explores the true power of planet Earth. Shot on location, and combining archive footage, experiments, experts and personal stories, each episode sees the Fierce Earth team travel the globe to tell the stories and science behind incredible and awesome natural phenomenon from hurricanes to earthquakes and tsunamis to lightening strikes.

Also on CBBC, presenter Tim Fitzhigham searches the world for people with real life super powers in ?Super Human Challenge?. With the aid of the Mission Doctor, Dr Megan John, he pits himself against them to find out just how super they really are. Using animation, science and technology this show astounds viewers with just how amazing the human body is and what it can achieve. These are real life Super Human that defy science with super strength, extraordinary stamina and other unbelievable physical abilities.

Meanwhile ?Junior Vets? is a new CBBC show that gives six ordinary school children the chance to become the first ever juniors to enrol at Edinburgh University?s super high-tech Vet School. They?ll work alongside the school?s top vets, treating poorly pets, wounded wildlife and farm animals that are feeling unwell.

And, new for CBBC, ?Deadly Mission: Madagascar? takes eight young teenagers to the front line of conservation to discover for themselves the issues faced there, and work directly wit the scientists and conservationists at the forefront of research. They?ll meet endangered wildlife from Humpback Whales to Bamboo Lemurs, plus get to know the generation of kids growing up in rural Madagascar.

For its youngest viewers, ?Nina And The Neurons? returns to CBeebies with a new series investigating some amazing feats of engineering. ?Nina And The Neurons: Go Engineering? sees super scientist Nina (Katrina Bryan) and her young Engineers travel the UK in search of engineering wonders from towering skyscrapers to really long bridges. With the help of Nina?s five animated sense Neurons, they explain how things work and discover how science and engineering have built the world around us.

Continuing CBeebies mission of learning through play, Mr Bloom returns with ?Mr Bloom?s Nursery: Get Set, Grow!? Mr Bloom packs up his Compo Car and head out across the country to set up a travelling village fete for thousands of Tiddlers. Mr Bloom is, of course, joined by his loveable team of Veggies who are thrilled to discover about life outside the Nursery from a hydroponics farm to an amazing maize maze.

And, finally, this Spring, one of CBeebies? most popular shows, Octonauts, is back with a host of new adventures. The animated adventure heroes go on a journey of discovery through the world?s oceans looking at marine biology, exploring incredible underwater worlds and rescuing amazing sea creatures.

MUMBAI: CBBC has commissioned two new factual entertainment shows, ‘Officially Amazing‘ from Lion Scotland and ‘How To Be Awesome At Everything‘ from CBBC Productions.

‘Officially Amazing‘, from the team behind ‘Horrible Histories‘, is a show on a mission to reveal the most fascinating record facts from around the world and beyond.

Fast paced and funny,‘ Officially Amazing‘ is full of world record information all brought to life with live action, animation and song. This will all be wrapped in comedy to deliver a funny and informative factual multi-item show.

The team of presenters from around the world will go one step further and investigate the world of records to find out how and why people, objects and animals can defy our wildest imagination and achieve the unthinkable.

As well as delving deep into the Guinness World Records archives, each show will follow a huge Guinness World Records title attempt. Viewers will meet the people behind the record, and follow them from preparation and training through to the drama of the attempt itself. Will it be Officially Amazing or Officially Agonising? Dougie Napier will be series producer with Lion‘s Joff Powell, Richard Bradley and Simon Welton as executive producers and Kez Magrie as executive producer for CBBC.

‘How To Be Awesome At Everything‘ is a 10 episode 15 minute show developed and produced by the in-house team at CBBC Productions. The show aims to be a one-stop shop for all the facts on how to do more cool stuff.

Whether it‘s how to juggle, outswim a great white shark, or survive in outer space ‘How To Be Awesome At Everything‘ has all the answers. Each episode has a number of quick, unpredictable, lessons in ‘awesome‘ from familiar CBBC faces and a host of celebrity experts.

Each episode will be edited down to 2-3 minute shorts so CBBC viewers can have a short blast at being ‘awesome‘ between their favourite shows.

MUMBAI: UK pubcaster the BBC has announced that five children from the UK will be travelling across the world to find out how the everyday items they take for granted are made, in a new CBBC documentary series - Show Me What You‘re Made Of.

The programme, which is presented by Stacey Dooley and is due to air this year, follows the kids as they travel to Indonesia and the Philippines to work in the factories that make gadgets, toys and clothes.

Through five episodes, the kids report to genuine bosses, sleep in the homes of real workers and see the reality of life for the people who actually make their favourite things.

The children stuff soft toys in an Indonesia factory, join a vast clothing production line, try their hand at intricate jewellery making, and experience the extraordinarily controlled working conditions of a high-tech electronics factory, which makes tiny components for some of the electrical goods that British kids enjoy.

After their working day is finished the kids return home and stay with the workers, and find the poverty outside the factory gates is a real shock. But will their experience make them think twice about the things they take for granted?

CBBC executive producer Melissa Hardinge said, "In the run-up to Christmas, children are often most concerned about ensuring that the latest must-have items are on their wish-list, but this programme illustrates what other people go through to make the things that they take for granted.

"At CBBC one of our goals is to challenge children‘s perceptions of the world around them and make them think differently about the things they see. This programme certainly fits this bill and the children involved in the show have had a once in a life-time experience that they will never forget."