The Gadget Show
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| Genre | Lifestyle, Technology |
| Running time | 0:45 (per episode) |
| Creator(s) | North One for Five |
| Starring | Suzi Perry Jason Bradbury Jon Bentley |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original channel | Five |
| Original run | 2004–present |
| No. of episodes | 57 (as of 11 December 2006) |
The Gadget Show is a British television series focusing on the world of technology. It airs in 45 minute episodes. It is filmed in and around Birmingham, UK. Repeats have also aired on Bravo. In India it is aired on Discovery Travel and Living. So far five series have been produced.
Each week, the show previews and reviews the latest gadgets and tech news. The show is aimed at giving the mass consumer a brief inside into the gadget world. The show takes a very high precpective when looking at gadget, this appeals to most watchers but alienates a lot of more geeky audience. The show has featured HD DVDs, video cameras, MP3 players and others. A segment showing viewers how to get the most out of their technology is also included along with a competition to win anything from £5000 to £12000 worth of new gadgets.
The latest series, series 5 commenced on 18 September 2006 at 7:15pm, on Five, in the UK. Series 5 saw a slight tweak in the format, with the three presenters hosting from a studio base, although a lot of the show still takes place outside of the studio. A re-occurring theme in the updated format is a regular challenge between Jason and Suzi (and occasionally Jon), typically set around a particular gadget and their testing or use based around it. Another addition is that now the week's main featured gadget(s), typically reviewed by Jon, is given a 'G rating' from one to five. The series ended on December 11, 2006, with it being announced at the end that the show would return in the New Year.
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[edit] Presenters
The concept of the presenting line-up is: the "babe" (Suzi Perry), the "nerd" (Jason Bradbury) and "the wise father figure" (Jon Bentley).
[edit] Suzi Perry
Suzi Perry, having previously worked on Treasure Hunt and Superstars, has also presented for sports programmes such as BBC Grandstand and TV coverage of Wimbledon and the London Marathon. A journalist, Perry is respected in the biking world for her pit-side reports. She currently also presents on The Discovery Channel and BBC Two.
[edit] Jon Bentley
Jon Bentley's television career has mostly concentrated on the world of motoring television. Between 1976 and 1998, he was producer and editor of BBC Two's Top Gear and was series producer of Fifth Gear for 2002 to 2004.
[edit] Jason Bradbury
Jason Bradbury's career in entertainment began in the stand-up comedy circuit. Television programmes he has presented include Top Gear GTi (a spin-off show from the BBC motoring show Top Gear, shown on UKTV People [1]), The Air Show and The Web Review Show. He also presents a show on Discovery Kids called Gross!. According to the 30 October episode of The Gadget show, Jason was one of few journalists in the world to have tested all three of the next gen consoles. Jason is also a keen robot enthuasiast demenstrating his robot building abilities in the November 20th episode of the gadget show.
[edit] Other presenters
Tom Dunmore, the editor-in-chief of Stuff magazine, presented a weekly section called 'The Critical List' in the fourth series, talking about a group of gadgets in a specific field. From the fifth series, this section was presented by Suzi, Jon and Jason.
[edit] Website
The gadget show website contains lots of information on issues discussed on the show. There is information on everything that happened in the most recent show; news from the gadget world and guides to which gadgets (such as MP3 players and Plasma TVs) are the best value. Recently the website has started a free wi-fi campaign asking people to add their names and e-mails to the list of participants
[edit] References
- ^ Top Gear: The GTi Years. Retrieved on May 9, 2006.
