Gadget Man

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Gadget Man
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GenreSpecial Interest
Presented by Stephen Fry (2012)
Richard Ayoade (2013–15)
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series4
No. of episodes25
Production
Running time30 minutes (inc. adverts)
60 minutes (specials; inc. adverts)
Production company North One Television
Original release
Network Channel 4
Release19 November 2012 (2012-11-19) –
22 June 2015 (2015-06-22)
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Gadget Man (previously Stephen Fry: Gadget Man [2] ) is a British television series, which aired from 19 November 2012 to 22 June 2015 on Channel 4 and was presented by Stephen Fry in the first series and Richard Ayoade in the remaining three. [3] Each episode presented a variety of innovative products related to the episode's theme. The series was mainly filmed in and around The Lime Works, a 1930s art deco converted water tower in Norton, Kent. [4]

Contents

Since the Stephen Fry: Gadget Man series was first broadcast, the franchise has also been expanded by Channel 4/North One to include Travel Man with Ayoade and current presenter Joe Lycett, and new commission Hobby Man, with Alex Brooker from Channel 4's Friday-night comedy show The Last Leg . [5] [6]

Episodes

Series overview

SeriesEpisodesOriginally aired
Series premiere Series finale
1 619 November 201224 December 2012
2 62 September 20137 October 2013
3 925 August 201422 December 2014
4 41 June 201522 June 2015

Series 1 (2012)

No. in seriesTitleOriginal air dateSpecial guest(s)Viewers (millions)
1Super Commuter19 November 2012 Jonathan Ross 2.03 [7]
2Tasty Tech26 November 2012 Derren Brown, Carol Vorderman and Jo Brand 1.3 [8]
3Work Made Easy3 December 2012 Alan Sugar 1.1 [9]
4Fun and Games10 December 2012 Jeremy Clarkson 1.21 [10]
5Body Beautiful17 December 2012 Amy Childs and Kelly Holmes 1.05 [11]
6Christmas Special24 December 2012—

Series 2 (2013)

No. in seriesTitleOriginal air dateSpecial guest(s)Viewers (millions)
1 (7)The Great Outdoors2 September 2013 Stephen Mangan and Benedict Allen 1.47 [12]
2 (8)Rise and Shine9 September 2013 Sara Cox and John Humphrys 1.38 [13]
3 (9)Child's Play16 September 2013 Hugh Dennis and Denise van Outen 1.02 [14]
4 (10)Summer Holiday23 September 2013 Noel Fielding 0.959 [15]
5 (11)Home Improvement30 September 2013 Andy Kane, Charlie Luxton and Anna Ryder Richardson 1.05 [16]
6 (12)Smaller is Better7 October 2013 Galton Blackiston, Jimmy Carr and Alex James 1.11 [17]

Series 3 (2014)

No. in seriesTitleOriginal air dateSpecial guest(s)Viewers (millions)
1 (13)Weather25 August 2014 Marcus Brigstocke and Tim Vine 0.995 [18]
2 (14)Public Transport1 September 2014 Adam Buxton and Russell Howard 1.06 [19]
3 (15)The Staycation8 September 2014 Phill Jupitus 0.903 [20]
4 (16)Shopping15 September 2014 Jimmy Doherty and Alison Steadman 1.10 [21]
5 (17)Self-Improvement22 September 2014 Eamonn Holmes, Richard E. Grant and Dominic O'Brien 1.25 [22]
6 (18)Staying In29 September 2014 Seann Walsh and David Mitchell 1.04 [23]
7 (19)Cooking and Dining Out6 October 2014 Adrian Edmondson, Charlie Harry Francis and Dr Rachel Edwards-Stuart1.03 [24]
8 (20)Property13 October 2014 Naomi Cleaver, Claudia Winkleman and Rupert Des Forges0.910 [25]
9 (21)Guide to Christmas22 December 2014 Adam Hills, Jessica Hynes, Stephen Merchant, Jonathan Ross, Reece Shearsmith and Robert Webb 1.00 [26]

Series 4 (2015)

No. in seriesTitleOriginal air dateSpecial guest(s)Viewers (millions)
1 (22)The Weekend1 June 2015 Steve Jones, Al Murray and Sara Pascoe TBA
2 (23)9 to 58 June 2015 Dara Ó Briain and Grace Dent TBA
3 (24)Date Night15 June 2015 Katherine Ryan, Tom Rosenthal and Sanjeev Bhaskar TBA
4 (25)Health and Safety22 June 2015 Keith Allen and Bill Bailey TBA

References

  1. ↑ "Alex Brooker is… Hobby Man | Channel 4".
  2. ↑ "Stephen Fry: Gadget Man", Internet Movie Database . Retrieved on 23 August 2014.
  3. ↑ "Richard Ayoade replaces Stephen Fry on Channel 4's Gadget Man", Digital Spy , 1 May 2013. Retrieved on 23 August 2014.
  4. ↑ On the market: 1930s grade II-listed The Lime Works six-bedroom house in Norton, Kent (updated), Wowhaus, 28 October 2013.
  5. ↑ "Alex Brooker to host Channel 4's Hobby Man". 4 May 2022.
  6. ↑ "Brooker tries hobbies for North One and C4". 3 May 2022.
  7. ↑ "Stephen Fry 'Gadget Man' thrashes 'Gadget Show' in ratings", Digital Spy , 20 November 2012. Retrieved on 30 August 2014.
  8. ↑ "BBC Four's 'Only Connect' rockets to new all-time high of 1.1m", Digital Spy , 28 November 2012. Retrieved on 30 August 2014.
  9. ↑ "ITV's Royal Variety Performance enthralls 8.2m, peaks with over 9m", Digital Spy , 5 December 2012. Retrieved on 30 August 2014.
  10. ↑ "BBC Two gets five-star service from 'Inside Claridge's' series", Digital Spy , 11 December 2012. Retrieved on 30 August 2014.
  11. ↑ "ITV's 'Poison Tree' drama overtaken by BBC Two's 'Inside Claridge's'", Digital Spy , 18 December 2012. Retrieved on 30 August 2014.
  12. ↑ "'Doc Martin' returns with over 7.5 million viewers on ITV", Digital Spy , 3 September 2013. Retrieved on 30 August 2014.
  13. ↑ "'Blackout' thrills 1.5 million on Channel 4", Digital Spy , 10 September 2013. Retrieved on 30 August 2014.
  14. ↑ "'Doc Martin' tops a quiet Monday evening on ITV", Digital Spy , 17 September 2013. Retrieved on 30 August 2014.
  15. ↑ "'Doc Martin' rises to top Monday ratings for ITV", Digital Spy , 24 September 2013. Retrieved on 30 August 2014.
  16. ↑ "'Doc Martin' rises again to top Monday ratings", Digital Spy , 1 October 2013. Retrieved on 30 August 2014.
  17. ↑ "'Sex Box' attracts over 900,000 viewers on Channel 4", Digital Spy , 8 October 2013. Retrieved on 30 August 2014.
  18. ↑ "New Tricks rises slightly to win Monday ratings with 5.8m", Digital Spy , 26 August 2014. Retrieved on 27 August 2014.
  19. ↑ "New Tricks tops Monday night ratings with 5.2m on BBC One", Digital Spy , 2 September 2014. Retrieved on 2 September 2014.
  20. ↑ "England's Euro 2016 qualifier win over Switzerland tops Monday with 5.4m", Digital Spy , 9 September 2014. Retrieved on 9 September 2014.
  21. ↑ "Cilla begins with 6.1 million on ITV, E4's Glue attracts 482,000", Digital Spy , 16 September 2014. Retrieved on 16 September 2014.
  22. ↑ "ITV's Cilla drops 300k but still tops Monday ratings with 5.7m", Digital Spy , 23 September 2014. Retrieved on 23 September 2014.
  23. ↑ "ITV's Cilla concludes with over 6 million on Monday", Digital Spy , 30 September 2014. Retrieved on 30 September 2014.
  24. ↑ "Grantchester premieres to more than 5 million viewers on ITV", Digital Spy , 7 October 2014. Retrieved on 7 October 2014.
  25. ↑ "Gotham debuts with 1.7m, Made in Chelsea returns with 549k", Digital Spy , 14 October 2014. Retrieved on 16 October 2014.
  26. ↑ "The Wrong Mans Christmas special attracts nearly 2 million", Digital Spy , 23 December 2014. Retrieved on 27 December 2014.
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