Gadget Man
| Gadget Man | |
|---|---|
 Gadget Man title card | |
| Genre | Special Interest |
| Presented by |
Stephen Fry (2012) Richard Ayoade (2013-) |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of series | 4 |
| No. of episodes | 25 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Running time |
30 minutes (inc. adverts) 60 minutes (specials; inc. adverts) |
| Production company(s) | North One Television |
| Distributor | All3Media |
| Release | |
| Original network | Channel 4 |
| Picture format |
576i (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV) |
| Original release | 19 November 2012 – present |
| Chronology | |
| Related shows | Travel Man |
| External links | |
| Website | |
For the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles character Gadgetman appearing in the "Superhero for a Day" episode, see Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987 TV series) (season 4).
Gadget Man (previously Stephen Fry: Gadget Man[1]) is a British television series, which began airing on 19 November 2012 on Channel 4 and is presented by Richard Ayoade, who took over from the previous host, Stephen Fry, from the second series.[2] Each episode presents a variety of innovative products related to the episode's theme. The series is filmed in and around The Lime House, a 1930s art deco converted water tower in Norton, Kent.[3]
The fourth series of Gadget Man began airing on 1 June 2015.
Episodes
Series overview
| Series | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Series premiere | Series finale | |||
| 1 | 6 | 19 November 2012 | 24 December 2012 | |
| 2 | 6 | 2 September 2013 | 7 October 2013 | |
| 3 | 9 | 25 August 2014 | 22 December 2014 | |
| 4 | 4 | 1 June 2015 | 22 June 2015 | |
Series 1 (2012)
| No. in series | Title | Original air date | Special guest(s) | Viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Super Commuter | 19 November 2012 | Jonathan Ross | 2.03[4] |
| 2 | Tasty Tech | 26 November 2012 | Derren Brown, Carol Vorderman and Jo Brand | 1.3[5] |
| 3 | Work Made Easy | 3 December 2012 | Alan Sugar | 1.1[6] |
| 4 | Fun and Games | 10 December 2012 | Jeremy Clarkson | 1.21[7] |
| 5 | Body Beautiful | 17 December 2012 | Amy Childs and Kelly Holmes | 1.05[8] |
| 6 | Christmas Special | 24 December 2012 | N/A |
Series 2 (2013)
| No. in series | Title | Original air date | Special guest(s) | Viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Great Outdoors | 2 September 2013 | Stephen Mangan and Benedict Allen | 1.47[9] |
| 2 | Rise and Shine | 9 September 2013 | Sara Cox and John Humphrys | 1.38[10] |
| 3 | Child's Play | 16 September 2013 | Hugh Dennis and Denise van Outen | 1.02[11] |
| 4 | Summer Holiday | 23 September 2013 | Noel Fielding | 0.959[12] |
| 5 | Home Improvement | 30 September 2013 | Andy Kane, Charlie Luxton and Anna Ryder Richardson | 1.05[13] |
| 6 | Smaller is Better | 7 October 2013 | Galton Blackiston, Jimmy Carr and Alex James | 1.11[14] |
Series 3 (2014)
| No. in series | Title | Original air date | Special guest(s) | Viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Weather | 25 August 2014 | Marcus Brigstocke and Tim Vine | 0.995[15] |
| 2 | Public Transport | 1 September 2014 | Adam Buxton and Russell Howard | 1.06[16] |
| 3 | The Staycation | 8 September 2014 | Phill Jupitus | 0.903[17] |
| 4 | Shopping | 15 September 2014 | Jimmy Doherty and Alison Steadman | 1.10[18] |
| 5 | Self-Improvement | 22 September 2014 | Eamonn Holmes, Richard E. Grant and Dominic O'Brien | 1.25[19] |
| 6 | Staying In | 29 September 2014 | Seann Walsh and David Mitchell | 1.04[20] |
| 7 | Cooking and Dining Out | 6 October 2014 | Adrian Edmondson, Charlie Harry Francis and Dr Rachel Edwards-Stuart | 1.03[21] |
| 8 | Property | 13 October 2014 | Naomi Cleaver, Claudia Winkleman and Rupert Des Forges | 0.910[22] |
| 9 | Guide to Christmas | 22 December 2014 | Adam Hills, Jessica Hynes, Stephen Merchant, Jonathan Ross, Reece Shearsmith and Robert Webb | 1.00[23] |
Series 4 (2015)
| No. in series | Title | Original air date | Special guest(s) | Viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Weekend | 1 June 2015 | Steve Jones, Al Murray and Sara Pascoe | TBA |
| 2 | 9 to 5 | 8 June 2015 | Dara Ó Briain and Grace Dent | TBA |
| 3 | Date Night | 15 June 2015 | Katherine Ryan, Tom Rosenthal and Sanjeev Bhaskar | TBA |
| 4 | Health and Safety | 22 June 2015 | Keith Allen and Bill Bailey | TBA |
References
- ↑ "Stephen Fry: Gadget Man", Internet Movie Database. Retrieved on 23 August 2014.
- ↑ "Richard Ayoade replaces Stephen Fry on Channel 4's Gadget Man", Digital Spy, 1 May 2013. Retrieved on 23 August 2014.
- ↑ On the market: 1930s grade II-listed The Lime Works six-bedroom house in Norton, Kent (updated), Wowhaus, 28 October 2013.
- ↑ "Stephen Fry 'Gadget Man' thrashes 'Gadget Show' in ratings", Digital Spy, 20 November 2012. Retrieved on 30 August 2014.
- ↑ "BBC Four's 'Only Connect' rockets to new all-time high of 1.1m", Digital Spy, 28 November 2012. Retrieved on 30 August 2014.
- ↑ "ITV's Royal Variety Performance enthralls 8.2m, peaks with over 9m", Digital Spy, 5 December 2012. Retrieved on 30 August 2014.
- ↑ "BBC Two gets five-star service from 'Inside Claridge's' series", Digital Spy, 11 December 2012. Retrieved on 30 August 2014.
- ↑ "ITV's 'Poison Tree' drama overtaken by BBC Two's 'Inside Claridge's'", Digital Spy, 18 December 2012. Retrieved on 30 August 2014.
- ↑ "'Doc Martin' returns with over 7.5 million viewers on ITV", Digital Spy, 3 September 2013. Retrieved on 30 August 2014.
- ↑ "'Blackout' thrills 1.5 million on Channel 4", Digital Spy, 10 September 2013. Retrieved on 30 August 2014.
- ↑ "'Doc Martin' tops a quiet Monday evening on ITV", Digital Spy, 17 September 2013. Retrieved on 30 August 2014.
- ↑ "'Doc Martin' rises to top Monday ratings for ITV", Digital Spy, 24 September 2013. Retrieved on 30 August 2014.
- ↑ "'Doc Martin' rises again to top Monday ratings", Digital Spy, 1 October 2013. Retrieved on 30 August 2014.
- ↑ "'Sex Box' attracts over 900,000 viewers on Channel 4", Digital Spy, 8 October 2013. Retrieved on 30 August 2014.
- ↑ "New Tricks rises slightly to win Monday ratings with 5.8m", Digital Spy, 26 August 2014. Retrieved on 27 August 2014.
- ↑ "New Tricks tops Monday night ratings with 5.2m on BBC One", Digital Spy, 2 September 2014. Retrieved on 2 September 2014.
- ↑ "England's Euro 2016 qualifier win over Switzerland tops Monday with 5.4m", Digital Spy, 9 September 2014. Retrieved on 9 September 2014.
- ↑ "Cilla begins with 6.1 million on ITV, E4's Glue attracts 482,000", Digital Spy, 16 September 2014. Retrieved on 16 September 2014.
- ↑ "ITV's Cilla drops 300k but still tops Monday ratings with 5.7m", Digital Spy, 23 September 2014. Retrieved on 23 September 2014.
- ↑ "ITV's Cilla concludes with over 6 million on Monday", Digital Spy, 30 September 2014. Retrieved on 30 September 2014.
- ↑ "Grantchester premieres to more than 5 million viewers on ITV", Digital Spy, 7 October 2014. Retrieved on 7 October 2014.
- ↑ "Gotham debuts with 1.7m, Made in Chelsea returns with 549k", Digital Spy, 14 October 2014. Retrieved on 16 October 2014.
- ↑ "The Wrong Mans Christmas special attracts nearly 2 million", Digital Spy, 23 December 2014. Retrieved on 27 December 2014.
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