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Gadget Man

Mon, Nov 19, 2012
  • Documentary
Series · Synopsis

Synopsis

Gadget Man shows the world's collection of handy gadgets throughout the ages, from today's smart devices to decades old electronics to even older mechanical devices.

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Cast

Top of the call sheet

  • Richard Ayoade
    Richard Ayoade
    as Presenter
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Episodes

4 seasons · 24 episodes

Ended · 24 aired
Season 1
6 episodes · 6 aired
▾
  • E1
    Super Commuter
    Aired · Mon, Nov 19, 2012 · 30m

    Stephen Fry and Jonathan Ross look at gadgets that can make the daily commute more bearable and more fun, including an unconventional electric car, a very unusual bicycle and a 3D headset.

  • E2
    Tasty Tech
    Aired · Mon, Nov 26, 2012 · 30m

    Stephen takes a look at how gadgets can make shopping and cooking so much easier and far more entertaining. With Derren Brown, Carol Vorderman and Jo Brand.

  • E3
    Work Made Easy
    Aired · Mon, Dec 3, 2012 · 30m

    Stephen examines devices that make work easier and more fun and meets up with Lord Sugar to road test some of the latest work-saving gizmos.

  • E4
    Fun and Games
    Aired · Mon, Dec 10, 2012 · 30m

    This time Stephen looks at how gadgets entertain us. There's a remote-controlled pet, an automatic cocktail-maker and a futuristic pool-table machine that lines up your shots for you.

  • E5
    Body Beautiful
    Aired · Mon, Dec 17, 2012 · 30m

    Stephen looks at how new technology can help keep us fit and healthy. He road-tests some of the latest gym gadgets and gets a makeover from Amy Childs.

  • E6
    Christmas Special
    Aired · Mon, Dec 24, 2012 · 30m

    Stephen Fry brings his insight and wit to bear on gadgets from Christmases past as he surveys how Christmas and gadgets go together like mince pies and cream.

Season 2
6 episodes · 6 aired
▾
  • E1
    The Great Outdoors
    Aired · Mon, Sep 2, 2013 · 30m

    Richard turns his attention to the increasingly popular world of camping and reveals how gadgets can make the great outdoors more entertaining and bearable for novices.

  • E2
    Rise and Shine
    Aired · Mon, Sep 9, 2013 · 30m

    Richard tests gadgets to get people get out of bed and out of the house in the morning with long-term early-riser DJ Sara Cox.

  • E3
    Child's Play
    Aired · Mon, Sep 16, 2013 · 30m

    Richard tests some parenting gadgets for toddlers through to teens with the assistance of Denise van Outen and Hugh Dennis, including a mind-controlled helicopter and a £10,000 robotic baby-sitter.

  • E4
    Summer Holiday
    Aired · Mon, Sep 23, 2013 · 30m

    Noel Fielding joins Richard Ayoade to road test holiday gadgets including a superfast motorcycle/car, anti-jet lag glasses, a BBQ dinghy and an unbreakable suitcase.

  • E5
    Home Improvement
    Aired · Mon, Sep 30, 2013 · 30m

    Richard looks at DIY, including robot lawnmowers, the world's safest saw, an automatic wallpapering machine and 3D printers that can make plates and cutlery in minutes.

  • E6
    Smaller is Better
    Aired · Mon, Oct 7, 2013 · 30m

    Richard tries to prove small is beautiful by demonstrating the world's smallest gadgets, showing musician Alex James how he can downsize his lifestyle using tiny alternatives to his huge appliances.

Season 3
8 episodes · 8 aired
▾
  • E1
    Weather
    Aired · Mon, Aug 25, 2014 · 30m

    Richard takes on the worst of the British weather. With the help of comedian Tim Vine he braves a hurricane in a wind tunnel to assess the best in gust busting gadgetry.

  • E2
    Public Transport
    Aired · Mon, Sep 1, 2014 · 30m

    Richard turns his attention to the noise, dirt and discomfort he suffers while on public transport. Russell Howard joins him on London's tube to assess the effectiveness of gadgets.

  • E3
    The Staycation
    Aired · Mon, Sep 8, 2014 · 30m

    This episode features the world's tiniest caravan and 360-degree cameras, 300-litre rucksacks and a pair of trousers that transform into a picnic table.

  • E4
    Shopping
    Aired · Mon, Sep 15, 2014 · 30m

    Richard Ayoade checks out a robotic shopping assistant with farmer Jimmy Doherty. And Richard visits a busy department store to check out a 3D virtual mirror with actress Alison Steadman.

  • E5
    Self-Improvement
    Aired · Mon, Sep 22, 2014 · 30m

    Can Richard Ayoade make himself a brighter man with the aid of gadgets? He gets Eamonn Holmes and actor Richard E. Grant to help, and challenges memory legend Dominic O'Brien to a contest.

  • E6
    Staying In
    Aired · Mon, Sep 29, 2014 · 30m

    Comedians Seann Walsh and David Mitchell help Richard Ayoade in his endeavour to prove that gadgets can make it possible to lead a full life, without even leaving the house.

  • E7
    Cooking and Dining Out
    Aired · Mon, Oct 6, 2014 · 30m

    Richard Ayoade invites celebrity foodie Adrian Edmondson to his revolutionary bistro, where there's printed food, robot waiters, levitating desserts and clear coffee.

  • E8
    Property
    Aired · Mon, Oct 13, 2014 · 30m

    Richard meets an army of window-cleaning robots, samples some garden pods recommended by designer Naomi Cleaver and visits a super high tech home with Claudia Winkleman.

Season 4
4 episodes · 4 aired
▾
  • E1
    The Weekend
    Aired · Mon, Jun 1, 2015 · 30m

    Richard tackles the great British weekend with comedians Sara Pascoe and Al Murray, from exercise to a night down the pub, the perfect selfie, and dodging the night bus home.

  • E2
    9 to 5
    Aired · Mon, Jun 8, 2015 · 30m

    Richard beats the workday grind with cool, clever gadgets, and with the help of comedian Dara O'Briain and writer Grace Dent. He even arranges to do all his office work without leaving bed.

  • E3
    Date Night
    Aired · Mon, Jun 15, 2015 · 30m

    Richard joins comedians Katherine Ryan, Sanjeev Bhaskar and Tom Rosenthal in testing out dating and relationship gadgets - including 3D chocolate printing and virtual flowers.

  • E4
    Health and Safety
    Aired · Mon, Jun 22, 2015 · 30m

    Fearing that the world is a dangerous place for Gadget Man, Richard Ayoade tests security devices with Keith Allen and Bill Bailey, including a post-apocalypse survival kit that works at festivals too.