Series synopsis
The Gadget Show is a British news documentary television series that premiered on 5 on June 7, 2004. It ended on July 14, 2023. It was created by Richard Pearson, Ewan Keil, James Woodroffe. It stars Jon Bentley, Georgie Barrat, Jason Bradbury and Tom Dunmore.
The Gadget Show is a British television series which focuses on consumer technology. The show, which is broadcast on Channel 5 is currently presented by Jason Bradbury and Rachel Riley with Jon Bentley and Pollyanna Woodward.
Originally a thirty-minute show, it was extended to forty-five minutes, then later to sixty minutes. Repeats have also aired on the digital channel 5*, syndicated broadcasts on Discovery Science and Dave, and Channel 5's Internet on-demand service Demand 5. In Australia, i ...
Premise
The Gadget Show is a British television series which focuses on consumer technology. The show, which is broadcast on Channel 5 is currently presented by Jason Bradbury and Rachel Riley with Jon Bentley and Pollyanna Woodward.
Originally a thirty-minute show, it was extended to forty-five minutes, then later to sixty minutes. Repeats have also aired on the digital channel 5*, syndicated broadcasts on Discovery Science and Dave, and Channel 5's Internet on-demand service Demand 5. In Australia, it is aired on The Lifestyle Channel.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Jon Bentley as Self - Host
- Georgie Barrat as Self - Host
- Jason Bradbury as Self - Host
- Tom Dunmore as Self - Host
- Pollyanna Woodward as Self - Host
- Craig Charles as Self - Host
- Ortis Deley as Self - Host
- Suzi Perry as Self - Host
Supporting cast
- Spencer Kelly as Self - Host
- Dallas Campbell as Self - Host
- Rachel Riley as Self - Host
- Amy Williams as Self - Host
Guest cast
- Gail Porter as Self - Host
- Aisleyne Horgan-Wallace
- Gary Lineker
- Dawn Harper as Self
Episodes
This series spans 20 seasons with 246 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 2 | January 30, 2009 | April 1, 2013 |
| Season 1 | 10 | June 7, 2004 | August 16, 2004 |
| Season 2 | 10 | January 14, 2005 | March 18, 2005 |
| Season 3 | 10 | October 3, 2005 | December 5, 2005 |
| Season 4 | 13 | January 30, 2006 | April 24, 2006 |
| Season 5 | 13 | September 18, 2006 | December 11, 2006 |
| Season 6 | 10 | February 12, 2007 | April 16, 2007 |
| Season 7 | 8 | October 29, 2007 | December 17, 2007 |
| Season 8 | 10 | March 31, 2008 | June 2, 2008 |
| Season 9 | 9 | June 9, 2008 | August 4, 2008 |
| Season 10 | 12 | October 6, 2008 | January 30, 2009 |
| Season 11 | 13 | March 9, 2009 | June 1, 2009 |
| Season 12 | 20 | August 3, 2009 | December 14, 2009 |
| Season 13 | 17 | February 1, 2010 | May 24, 2010 |
| Season 14 | 21 | August 2, 2010 | December 20, 2010 |
| Season 15 | 17 | February 14, 2011 | June 6, 2011 |
| Season 16 | 20 | August 19, 2011 | January 9, 2012 |
| Season 17 | 9 | June 3, 2013 | July 29, 2013 |
| Season 18 | 13 | October 14, 2013 | January 6, 2014 |
| Season 19 | 9 | February 24, 2014 | April 21, 2014 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Road Trip Special New presenter Ortis Deeley joins the team as they travel from Edinburgh to London. Along the way, the hosts undertake a series of challenges, putting hi-tech tandems, wireless navigation systems, digital cameras, location-based games and portable media players to the test. |
January 30, 2009 |
| 2 |
Bank Holiday Special Jason Bradbury and Pollyanna Woodward head for the Brecon Beacons to test some of the latest electronic vehicles. How will they stack up against the demanding terrain and could a new car hire scheme revolutionise the way we travel? Next, the pair head to Skegness for a day by the seaside, each armed with a smart camera: complex devices that make most digital cameras look old hat. To round off the holiday fun, Bradbury builds his own version of mind-control game Mind Over Melon and invites people to blow up watermelons using just their brainwaves. What could possibly go wrong? |
April 1, 2013 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | June 7, 2004 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | June 14, 2004 |
| 3 | Episode 3 | June 28, 2004 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | January 14, 2005 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | January 21, 2005 |
| 3 | Episode 3 | January 28, 2005 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | October 3, 2005 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | October 10, 2005 |
| 3 | Episode 3 | October 17, 2005 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 Jon Bentley showcases the latest photo-editing software and puts it to the test by recreating famous images - from the poster for The Shining to the 1966 England World Cup squad. Suzi Perry investigates the history of video game company Atari. Jason Bradbury tries to go a day without using any gadgets, and Tom Dunmore reviews the latest MP3 players on the market. |
January 30, 2006 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 The team investigate the growth of online gambling, and discover some of the dangers it poses. Jason Bradbury finds out about `telepresence' - teleconferencing using virtual reality to recreate an environment, which has proven useful not just in business, but also to the police and surgeons. The new Bose Wave Music System CD player is also put to the test. |
February 6, 2006 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 Jason Bradbury investigates the future of communications with the aid of BT's research and development team, and meets futurologist Ian Pearson, who speculates on the likelihood of such innovations as TV screens implanted in contact lenses. Jon Bentley puts the most advanced torches on the market to the test and Suzi Perry discovers the history of the metal detector. |
February 13, 2006 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | September 18, 2006 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | September 25, 2006 |
| 3 | Episode 3 | October 2, 2006 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 Kit out your house for next to nothing, Binoculars with Chris Ryan, The Critical List - mobile phones. |
February 12, 2007 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 Free WiFi for all, the campaign continues, What's on TV?, The Critical List - DAB radios, Digital bridge cameras |
February 19, 2007 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 Working party - on compact HiFis, MP3s - 'Tested to destruction', The Critical List - toys!, It's all in the Mindwriter |
February 26, 2007 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 Suzi Perry and Jason Bradbury pit the Nokia N95 and Apple's iPhone against each other in a series of challenges, testing their durability, multimedia functions and sat-nav capability. Jon Bentley investigates the trend toward miniaturisation, looking at a range of goods employing the tiniest technology |
October 29, 2007 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 Suzy Perry and Jason Bradbury compare the durability of a range of rugged digital cameras in the challenging environment of Iceland, while Jon Bentley teams up with athlete Iwan Thomas to test the latest hi-tech running shoes |
November 5, 2007 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 Jon Bentley, Jason Bradbury and Suzi Perry showcase technological toys, putting a range of outdoor gadgetry to the test and looking at the latest in combination cameras - devices designed to both shoot videos and capture still images. Plus, Suzi campaigns for honesty in broadband advertising |
November 12, 2007 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 Jason and Suzi record a movie; Jon tries out the sleek new MacBook Air; and Jason's water-rocket car returns. |
March 31, 2008 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 The presenters hit the countryside, heading for the hills with a phone that claims to be the toughest in the world. They also put the latest generation of hand-held GPS devices through their paces, see how a range of tents stand up to the elements and race around in some of the coolest off-road kit available. They also test the three main PVR services available and Jason finds out what is on offer at the London Toy Fair. |
April 7, 2008 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 Suzi and Jason shop 'til they drop to see who can buy the most gadgets for a grand. Jon Bentley hits the Alps with champion skier Graham Bell to test some hi-tech skiing jackets that are wired for MP3 players and mobile phones. The team also examine whether the whole gadget revolution has passed insurance companies by, and take a look at the top five laptop bags available on the market. |
April 14, 2008 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 In this edition, Suzi and Jason focus on the world of sport as they test a range of athletic gadgets. |
June 9, 2008 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 Jon and Suzi test their newshound instincts and a range of media tools as they post entertainment reports on the web. Elsewhere, Dallas looks at survival gadgets; and Jason examines an in-car computer. |
June 16, 2008 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 Jason and Suzi review computer games that claim to whip both body and mind into shape. Elsewhere, Jon reveals what camera accessories have made it onto his top-five list; and Dallas tries out a jet-powered version of the dangerous street luge. |
June 23, 2008 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 Jason and Suzi test different modes of personal transport, the latest in satellite navigation and the toughest of travel cases; Dallas meets a robotic spy; and Jon and Suzi review personal entertainment gadgets. |
October 6, 2008 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 Jason and Dallas take technology into the great outdoors; Jon Bentley reviews media-centre PCs; and Suzi asks a celebrity dentist for her thoughts on electric toothbrushes. |
October 13, 2008 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 Suzi and Jason play spy games as they get to grips with the best in surveillance technology. The Hairy Bikers help Jon test food processors and Jason takes a look at the top five skateboards. |
October 20, 2008 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 New series of the consumer technology show presented by Jason Bradbury, Suzi Perry, Jon Bentley and Ortis Deley. Suzi and Jason are gripped with Oscar fever as they put to the test a range of special-effects technology. Elsewhere, Ortis examines 3D TV, Jon looks at the best home-phone deals available and Jason visits the London Toy Fair. |
March 9, 2009 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | March 16, 2009 |
| 3 | Episode 3 | March 23, 2009 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 Jason Bradbury and Suzi Perry take part in one of their most complex challenges to date, constructing a full-sized remote-controlled vehicle capable of competing in a banger race. Jon Bentley heads for New York to put touch-screen phones to the test, and Ortis Deley swims with a colony of robotic penguins in Germany |
August 3, 2009 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 Suzi Perry and Ortis Deley explore whether it is possible to lead a totally wireless life, using Lamborghinis, powerboats, electric cars and trains above and below ground to race from London to Plymouth. On reaching their destination, the duo travel across a quarry via advanced motorbike and personal hovercraft. Meanwhile, chef Simon Rimmer tests hi-tech ovens and Jason Bradbury checks out a selection of free online games |
August 10, 2009 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 Websites come under the spotlight as Jason Bradbury learns how to cook and Ortis Deley sets out to play the guitar, both using only online tutorials and resources. After one month, the presenters' progress is assessed by chef Antony Worrall Thompson and NME's news editor Paul Stokes. Meanwhile, Suzi Perry and Jon Bentley compare the technology for sale in London and Seoul, South Korea, and journalist Dawn Porter |
August 17, 2009 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 New series. Jason Bradbury and Suzi Perry fight for survival using hi-tech tools when they visit the Liwa desert in Abu Dhabi - one of the most inhospitable locations on Earth. Jon Bentley tests the latest generation of e-readers on the beaches of the Caribbean, and Ortis Deley gives his opinion on some of 2010's most anticipated gadgets |
February 1, 2010 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 Comedian Dom Joly challenges Suzi Perry and Ortis Deley to take part in a money-saving task, in which they demonstrate economic ways to run expensive pieces of technology. Meanwhile, Jason Bradbury scours the London Toy Fair for this year's must-have devices, and Jon Bentley weighs up the benefits of upgrading to Blu-ray |
February 8, 2010 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 Two members of the team compete to shoot rival pop music videos, but while Suzi Perry has use of a full professional crew and equipment, Jason Bradbury has to do it all himself using consumer gear. Jon Bentley tests the latest smartphones on the market, asking if any have what it takes to steal the mighty iPhone's crown, and there is also a look at the top five mobile phone apps. Ortis Deley heads to the Czech Republic to try out the Snow Glider, an aerodynamic sleigh that boasts a rear-mounted propeller |
February 15, 2010 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 New series of the consumer technology show. Suzi and Jason mount a promotional campaign to advertise the show using cutting-edge technology. Jon tests the iPhone 4 |
August 2, 2010 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 This week, Suzi and Ortis race to the top of a mountain, Jason reports on cutting-edge gaming from Las Vegas, and the presenters get to grips with the latest coffee machines. |
August 9, 2010 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 In this episode's challenge, Jason and Suzi go head to head in a competition to produce the best cinema trailer. With cutting-edge amateur recording equipment at their disposal and acerbic Radio 1 film critic James King judging, the stakes are high. While Jason discovers an astonishing camera capable of filming in 360-degree wraparound vision, Suzi opts to embrace the 3D fad. Suzi makes the potentially risky decision to build her own camera system, but she scores a coup when she lands the world’s only ‘emotion jacket’, designed to allow viewers to share in the intense sensations experienced by on-screen characters. Elsewhere, Ortis looks into the murky world of black ops warfare and top-secret research projects. Top of his list is the Little Dog project, run by the US military’s secretive DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency) arm. The Little Dog is an incredibly advanced four-legged robot capable of giving chase to targets over rough terrain. Can Ortis persuade the creators to divulge the secrets behind this awesome new technology? Meanwhile, in Singapore, Jon and new girl Pollyanna road test the team’s top five in-ear headphones. Pollyanna soon finds herself being catapulted 200 feet in the air at 125mph on the end of a bungee rope – all in the name of research. Finally, Jon dons his whites and ventures into the kitchen with top chef Jean-Christophe Novelli to try out three of the best dishwashers on the market. But will any of the timesaving devices live up to the fiery Frenchman’s high standards? |
August 16, 2010 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Really Wild Challenge This week, The Gadget Show is back with a brand new series and its our first where the gang performed in-front of a live studio audience. Ortis and Pollyanna head to South Africa testing photo cameras and video cameras in very extreme conditions. And, our Live Studio audience get hands on with a whole load of robots in a raging robot race. It’s going to be really wild show! |
February 14, 2011 |
| 2 |
Get Rich Quick This week on The Gadget Show Suzi and Ortis are using to gadgets to help them Get Rich Quick, Jon is joined by the fabulous Flawless to test Sports MP3 players and we bring you the Top 5 Tech you should be looking out for in 2011. |
February 21, 2011 |
| 3 |
Gadget Rally This week on The Gadget Show, Jason and Pollyanna get dirty in a Gadget Rally; Ortis ascends one of London’s tallest buildings, to test the latest pedometers. And Jon gets is joined by Jessica Jane Clement to test the best ways of getting your gadgets back if they’re nicked. Thanks to all of these guys who made it all happen! |
February 28, 2011 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Foreign Movie Challenge This week on The Gadget Show we kicked off the series with Ortis and Pollyanna heading off to Morroco to make a movie using consumer video tech, Jon jetted off to Italy to test the latest folding bikes and Suzi was putting a smile on the faces of some gadget volunteers to find the Top 5 Toothbrushes. |
August 19, 2011 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 Pollyanna checks out a powered exoskeleton, and Suzi sweeps up the best mini vacuums on the market. |
August 26, 2011 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 The gang shop for the best gadget that you can buy for £100 and road test the latest 3D camcorders. |
September 2, 2011 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 Jon Bentley rejoins the team as does newcomer Rachel Riley. Noise-cancelling headphones are tested at Birmingham's Spaghetti Junction. Pollyanna is in Canada to take a look at the Maverick flying car. Jon is in Manchester to put three action cameras through their paces with the help of the British BMX team. Danny Dyer offers his views on movie-streaming services. |
June 3, 2013 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 Rachel and Jason take a look at the latest 4K television technology with the help of Got To Dance champions Chris and Wes. Pollyanna takes a look at state-of- the-art watercraft in California, Jon gets some celebrity help to test the latest convertible laptops for the new Windows 8 operating system. |
June 10, 2013 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 Rachel and Jason try out some backlit e-readers whilst Pollyanna gets behind the wheel of The Human Car. Jon tries some walking boots on a hike in the Lake District and comedian Al Murray learns more about soundbar technology. |
June 17, 2013 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Google Glasses Rachel and Jason take a look at the Google Glass wearable computer before taking a road trip to discover out whether 4G is really everything that it is cracked up to be. Pollyanna tests a Quadski whilst Jon puts three DSLR cameras to the test. |
October 14, 2013 |
| 2 |
Free-to-Air TV Jon looks at some of the best free- to-air TV services before making his way to Geneva, Switzerland and the European HQ of the UN to test translation apps. Jason and Rachel make a portable BBQ that is small enough to fit in your pocket. Iwan Thomas takes a look at the latest in running apps. |
October 21, 2013 |
| 3 |
Teched-up Halloween Jason and Rachel create a pair of tech Halloween costumes and then test them out by giving the public a scare in Birmingham. Jamie East uses a different range of budget cameras at the TV Choice awards whilst Jon takes a look at how to get better sound from flat screen TVs on a budget. Pollyanna gets the chance to drive the Batmobile in America. |
October 28, 2013 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 Ortis joins Rachel and Jason to reveal why the desktop PC has gone the way of the dodo. |
February 24, 2014 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 The team put tablet cases to the test. |
March 3, 2014 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 Jon and Jason decide which home cinema system is worthy of an Oscar. |
March 10, 2014 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | 5 |
|---|---|
| First aired | June 7, 2004 |
| Last aired | July 14, 2023 |
| Runtime | 60 minutes |
| Status | Ended |
| Schedule | Friday at 19:00:00 |