| Gadget Man | |
|---|---|
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| Genre | Special Interest |
| Presented by | Stephen Fry (2012) Richard Ayoade (2013–15) |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | 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 | North One Television |
| Original release | |
| Network | Channel 4 |
| Release | 19 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] 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]
| Series | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Series premiere | Series finale | |||
| 1 | 6 | 19 November 2012 (2012-11-19) | 24 December 2012 (2012-12-24) | |
| 2 | 6 | 2 September 2013 (2013-09-02) | 7 October 2013 (2013-10-07) | |
| 3 | 9 | 25 August 2014 (2014-08-25) | 22 December 2014 (2014-12-22) | |
| 4 | 4 | 1 June 2015 (2015-06-01) | 22 June 2015 (2015-06-22) | |
| No. in series | Title | Original air date | Special guest(s) | Viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Super Commuter | 19 November 2012 (2012-11-19) | Jonathan Ross | 2.03[7] |
| 2 | Tasty Tech | 26 November 2012 (2012-11-26) | Derren Brown, Carol Vorderman and Jo Brand | 1.3[8] |
| 3 | Work Made Easy | 3 December 2012 (2012-12-03) | Alan Sugar | 1.1[9] |
| 4 | Fun and Games | 10 December 2012 (2012-12-10) | Jeremy Clarkson | 1.21[10] |
| 5 | Body Beautiful | 17 December 2012 (2012-12-17) | Amy Childs and Kelly Holmes | 1.05[11] |
| 6 | Christmas Special | 24 December 2012 (2012-12-24) | — |
| No. in series | Title | Original air date | Special guest(s) | Viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 (7) | The Great Outdoors | 2 September 2013 (2013-09-02) | Stephen Mangan and Benedict Allen | 1.47[12] |
| 2 (8) | Rise and Shine | 9 September 2013 (2013-09-09) | Sara Cox and John Humphrys | 1.38[13] |
| 3 (9) | Child's Play | 16 September 2013 (2013-09-16) | Hugh Dennis and Denise van Outen | 1.02[14] |
| 4 (10) | Summer Holiday | 23 September 2013 (2013-09-23) | Noel Fielding | 0.959[15] |
| 5 (11) | Home Improvement | 30 September 2013 (2013-09-30) | Andy Kane, Charlie Luxton and Anna Ryder Richardson | 1.05[16] |
| 6 (12) | Smaller is Better | 7 October 2013 (2013-10-07) | Galton Blackiston, Jimmy Carr and Alex James | 1.11[17] |
| No. in series | Title | Original air date | Special guest(s) | Viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 (13) | Weather | 25 August 2014 (2014-08-25) | Marcus Brigstocke and Tim Vine | 0.995[18] |
| 2 (14) | Public Transport | 1 September 2014 (2014-09-01) | Adam Buxton and Russell Howard | 1.06[19] |
| 3 (15) | The Staycation | 8 September 2014 (2014-09-08) | Phill Jupitus | 0.903[20] |
| 4 (16) | Shopping | 15 September 2014 (2014-09-15) | Jimmy Doherty and Alison Steadman | 1.10[21] |
| 5 (17) | Self-Improvement | 22 September 2014 (2014-09-22) | Eamonn Holmes, Richard E. Grant and Dominic O'Brien | 1.25[22] |
| 6 (18) | Staying In | 29 September 2014 (2014-09-29) | Seann Walsh and David Mitchell | 1.04[23] |
| 7 (19) | Cooking and Dining Out | 6 October 2014 (2014-10-06) | Adrian Edmondson, Charlie Harry Francis and Dr Rachel Edwards-Stuart | 1.03[24] |
| 8 (20) | Property | 13 October 2014 (2014-10-13) | Naomi Cleaver, Claudia Winkleman and Rupert Des Forges | 0.910[25] |
| 9 (21) | Guide to Christmas | 22 December 2014 (2014-12-22) | Adam Hills, Jessica Hynes, Stephen Merchant, Jonathan Ross, Reece Shearsmith and Robert Webb | 1.00[26] |
| No. in series | Title | Original air date | Special guest(s) | Viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 (22) | The Weekend | 1 June 2015 | Steve Jones, Al Murray and Sara Pascoe | TBA |
| 2 (23) | 9 to 5 | 8 June 2015 | Dara Ó Briain and Grace Dent | TBA |
| 3 (24) | Date Night | 15 June 2015 | Katherine Ryan, Tom Rosenthal and Sanjeev Bhaskar | TBA |
| 4 (25) | Health and Safety | 22 June 2015 | Keith Allen and Bill Bailey | TBA |
