Channel 5 revealed yesterday that “The Gadget Show” will be returning this spring but with a new format. The current format has the show based in a studio in london with five presenters, Suzi Perry, Jason Bradbury, Ortis Deley, Jon Bentley and Pollyanna Woodward. The new series will only have Jason Bradbury and Pollyanna Woodward, in which they go on a international road trip.
The new show will be called “The Gadget Show: World Tour” and will consist of 16 episodes, with the first one starting in April. The first Episode will see Jason and Pollyanna landing in Tokyo with the mission of finding parts to built an robot for a robot fighting tournament.
The reason for the format change is explained by Ian Dunkley, Channel 5′s Factual Entertainment Commissioner, he has said: “After 16 successful series it felt time for the show to go global and have some more fun. Our love of gadgets remains undimmed, and now the testing will be bigger, better, and in more exotic locations.”
There has been uproar on social networking sites such as Twitter and Facebook with the viewers of “The Gadget Show” saying how they can’t believe they have done this and I will never watch again. Jon Bentley has confirmed on Twitter today that he will not be retuning to the show but is still going to be at Gadget Show Live and he will be performing the 1 hour live show.We for one are disappointed what Channel 5 has done, let us know in the comments below to on Twitter @tekcoreuk if you are for or against the change.
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