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The 8th episode of series 5 looking at nuclear power was found to be 'not accurate' and 'misleading' by the Ethical Standards Committee of the [[BBC Trust]]. The review of the episode was prompted by a complaint registered by 50 co-signatories, which included MPs and nuclear experts.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk/news/broadcasters/nuclear-experts-debunk-bang-goes-the-theory/5049868.article|title=Nuclear experts debunk Bang Goes the Theory}}</ref>
<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2012/dec/11/bbc1-chernobyl-nuclear-disaster | location=London | work=The Guardian | first=Mark | last=Sweney | title=BBC1 science show 'downplayed impact' of Chernobyl nuclear disaster | date=11 December 2012}}</ref>
=== Jem Stansfield wins damages against the BBC ===
On 1st October 2021 Jem Stanfield won £1.6m in damages for suffering and loss of earns as a result of injuries he sustained while acting as a "human crash-test" dummy in Series 5. The judge commented "I must say that I find it astonishing that anyone thought that this exercise was a sensible idea. On his own account to camera, the claimant was simulating a road traffic collision of the sort that commonly causes injury. It might be thought that someone of his intelligence and scientific background might have appreciated the risk."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-58762935|title=Jeremy Stansfield: Bang Goes The Theory host wins £1.6m BBC damages}}</ref>
== DVD releases ==
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