''Gadget Geeks'' is a British television series that aired on
Sky1, and focused on
technology
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and
gadgets
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History
The etymology of the word is disputed. The word first appears as reference to an 18th-century tool in glassmaking that was devel ...
. The series differed to the
Channel 5 series ''
The Gadget Show
''The Gadget Show'' (currently known as ''The Gadget Show: Better Tech, Better Life'') is a British television series which focuses on consumer technology. The show, which is broadcast on Channel 5, is currently presented by Ortis Deley, Geo ...
'', in that it did not just feature commercially available technology, but also specially-built items designed by the in-house "geeks" (
Tom Scott,
Colin Furze
Colin Peter Furze (born 14 October 1979) is a British YouTube personality, stuntman, inventor, and filmmaker from Stamford, Lincolnshire, England. Furze left school to become a plumber, a trade which he pursued until joining the Sky1 programme ...
, and Charles Yarnold).
The show was commissioned by
Sky
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In the field of astronomy, ...
in 2011. After the show was aired, it was not commissioned for another series.
Format
The show is divided into two sections. One features gadgets and technology that are available commercially. These segments are presented by technology journalists
Rory Reid, Ian Morris and
Emma Barnett
Emma Barnett (born 5 February 1985) is a British broadcaster and journalist. She has been the main presenter of ''Woman's Hour'' on BBC Radio 4 since January 2021.
Barnett worked for BBC Radio 5 Live for six years, beginning in 2014, after th ...
.
The other is "builds" where a problem is solved by the three experts creating their own gadgets to help a member of the public with a specific challenge. The builds are presented by
Colin Furze
Colin Peter Furze (born 14 October 1979) is a British YouTube personality, stuntman, inventor, and filmmaker from Stamford, Lincolnshire, England. Furze left school to become a plumber, a trade which he pursued until joining the Sky1 programme ...
,
Tom Scott and Charles Yarnold.
Episodes
References
External links
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Sky UK original programming
2012 British television series debuts
2012 British television series endings
Television series by Banijay
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