The Gadget Show: Season 4
Season 4 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of The Gadget Show Season 3.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
Season 4 Progress Shield
Episode 1
Jan 30, 2006
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. S
Episode 2
Feb 6, 2006
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 realit
Episode 3
Feb 13, 2006
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
Episode 4
Feb 20, 2006
Jon Bentley reports on how easy it is for hackers to obtain personal information from old computers, Suzi Perry investigates gadget companies' efforts to make their products appeal
Episode 5
Feb 27, 2006
Featuring a laptop buyers' guide with Jason Bradbury, a laptops group test with Jon Bentley and Tom Dunmore's pick of the latest USB devices.
Episode 6
Mar 6, 2006
Suzi Perry road-tests three mountain bikes, while Jon Bentley finds out if the iPod deserves its status as the biggest-selling MP3 player on the market. Tom Dunmore picks his favou
Episode 7
Mar 13, 2006
Jon Bentley, Jason Bradbury and Suzi Perry visit Sky's high definition television operation ahead of this summer's launch of the cinema-quality service and Tom Dunmore looks at dig
Episode 8
Mar 20, 2006
Jon Bentley tests cameras by photographing wild animals in South Africa and Jason Bradbury investigates anti-theft devices. Suzi Perry celebrates a classic set of mixing decks befo
Episode 9
Mar 27, 2006
Jason Bradbury visits computer games design company Red Storm Entertainment as they work on their new releases, and Jon Bentley examines wireless digibox the `sky gnome'. Suzi Perr
Episode 10
Apr 3, 2006
Jason Bradbury and Jon Bentley visit Europe's biggest consumer technology show Cebit, where they find computers that can detect the user's attention and clothes with built-in track
Episode 11
Apr 10, 2006
Jason Bradbury investigates Internet TV broadcasts and creates his own programme to transmit online. Jon Bentley tests out 3G mobile phones, and Suzi Perry compares the formats com
Episode 12
Apr 17, 2006
Tom Dunmore tests the latest camcorders, and Jon Bentley investigates digital piracy. Jason Bradbury examines Wikipedia, investigating claims that it is an unreliable source of inf
Episode 13
Apr 24, 2006
Suzi Perry travels to Mexico to test a device for divers who can't swim, before trying out waterproof cameras in the Caribbean. Plus, tricks for taking perfect holiday photos, esse