Jason Alan Bradbury (born 10 April 1969) is a British television presenter and

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, best known for presenting shows such as the Channel 5 technology programme ''

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'' and the

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game show ''

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''. In 2016, Bradbury presented several rounds of the

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cycling competition for

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. His first book, ''Dot Robot'', was published on 5 February 2009 and his second novel in the ''Dot Robot'' series of

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s, ''Atomic Swarm'', was published on 1 February 2010. The third book, ''Cyber Gold'' was published on 7 April 2011. He is on the judging panels for the

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and the ''Media Guardian Innovation Awards''.

Television

Bradbury's first ever television show was a cable show called ''Tellywest'', where he worked alongside

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. He has also hosted shows on ''

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'' including ''Mercenaries'' in 2001/2002 (later repeated on the Virgin Channel some years later), and also on Trouble TV including ''T Spot'', ''Trouble @ Breakfast'', ''Jason on Your Doorstop'' and ''Trouble Radio''. He was also a presenter for

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's ''Front Room''

''The Gadget Show''

Bradbury was a presenter on ''

'' for 12 years, from when it launched in 2004 to 2016. On ''The Gadget Show'', Bradbury visited universities, laboratories and research and development departments to see future science and technology. He undertook DIY gadget builds, which have included a DIY hoverboard, the world's first 'phone glove', a

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for his girlfriend's car, and a "mind-reading" device made from a modified mouse that (crudely) controlled a computer. He also built his own hovercraft using only a car wheel and an industrial sized fan.

''Don't Scare the Hare''

Jason was the host of the primetime

game show ''

'' which made its debut on 23 April 2011. The show was presented by Jason and narrated by

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, and was scheduled to run for 9 episodes (including a compilation show), however it was axed after just a few episodes due to poor ratings.

''Motor Morphers''

Bradbury hosted the Channel 5 show ''Motor Morphers'' which made its debut on 6 May 2013 and ran for 4 episodes. In it, two teams were tasked with converting an old vehicle each into something different, which they then pitted against each other.

Guinness World Records

*The fastest speed reached by an internal combustion powered radio-controlled model car is 137.86 km/h (85.66 mph) on the set of ''

'' on 29 October 2008. *The fastest speed in a water jet–powered car is 26.8 km/h (16.65 mph) and was achieved on the set of ''

'' on 15 March 2010. *The longest ramp jump performed by a remote controlled model car is 26.18 m achieved by an HPI Vorza on the set of ''

'' on 25 March 2010. (He has since been beaten by Thomas Strobel from Germany on 30 July 2011 with a distance of 36.9 m.) *The fastest speed attained on a jet-powered street luge is 186.41 km/h (115.83 mph), achieved on the set of ''The Gadget Show's'' 200th episode on 9 August 2011.

Books

Bradbury has written a series of techno-thrillers for 8- to 13-year-olds called '' Dot Robot''. The first in the trilogy, ''Dot Robot'', tells the story of a twelve-year-old mathematics and computer gaming genius, recruited into a top-secret robot defence-force. He has also been touring schools in the UK since publication of the series with an interactive robot experience called ''The Dot Robot Roadshow''. His second book ''Atomic Swarm'', was published by Puffin on 1 February 2010 and the last in the trilogy, ''Cyber Gold'', was published on 7 April 2011.

Personal life

Bradbury was born in

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but grew up in Lincolnshire, attending

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Primary School and

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. He later moved to

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. Bradbury has been married to Claire since 8 April 2012; they have three children. He is also a very active

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- Jason Bradbury on Twitter Bradbury also has a private pilot's licence and holds a UK radio amateur licence with callsig
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Jason now lives in Newquay, Cornwall since July 2021.

References

External links

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* ttps://web.archive.org/web/20090105163257/http://www.doyouknowanysecrets.com/ Dot Robot Official Site (''which hides a secret link'')
Jason Bradbury's page on AuthorsAbroad.com School Author Visits

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