Can anyone recall this BBC TV programme?

[detective]

It was devised and co-presented by a scientist who later helped Helen Sharman become the first british person in space. Teams attempted to invent odd mechanical devices, the purpose being to tackle a problem he had set at the start of the show. What was this programme called?

[ecoman]

Sounds like "the great egg race" with Professor Heinz Wolff

[ecoman]

try this http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Great_Egg_Rac e