Jem Stansfield
Jem Stansfield | |
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| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | Bristol University |
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| Years active | 2001–present |
Jem Stansfield is an engineer and television presenter, currently working in the United Kingdom, who is best known for presenting the BBC One science show Bang Goes the Theory.
Career[]
Stansfield has a degree in aeronautics from Bristol University and, before his television career, worked in a Czech school, as a shepherd in the Australian outback, and briefly in stand-up comedy.[1] Stansfield was an on-screen ballistics expert for the television show Scrapheap Challenge and went on to become a permanent part of the engineering team for subsequent series.[2][3]
Among his inventions are a compressed-air powered motorcycle, and boots that walk on water (for which he won a New Scientist prize).[4]
In 2010, Stansfield used vacuum cleaners to create "Spider-Man style" climbing gloves, climbing 30 feet up a brick wall.[4][5] He also drove a modified 1988 Volkswagen Scirocco 210 miles from London to Manchester using coffee granules for fuel.[6][7]
In April 2021, it was reported that Stansfield was suing the BBC for £3.7 million after he sustained injuries when he volunteered to be a human crash test dummy as part of an experiment for the series Bang Goes The Theory in 2014.[8]
Filmography[]
- Television
| Year | Title | Credit | Notes |
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| 2006 | Scrapheap Challenge | Staff Engineer | Briefly credited as "Ballistics Expert" |
| 2001–2003 | Science Shack | Presenter | |
| 2002–2003 | Home On Their Own | Inventor / Engineer[1] | |
| 2004 | Zero to Hero | Engineer | |
| 2006 | Men in White | ||
| 2006 | Wild Thing: I Love You | Presenter / Aeronautical Engineer | |
| 2008 | Planet Mechanics | Presenter | 8 episodes |
| 2009–2014 | Bang Goes the Theory, | Presenter / Head of Engineering | 49 episodes |
| 2010 | Explosions: How We Shook the World | Presenter | Documentary |
| 2010 | Wallace and Gromit's World of Invention | Science correspondent | |
| 2011 | Big, Bigger, Biggest | Presenter / Engineer | 4 episodes |
| 2012 | Horizon | Presenter | April 2012 episode entitled "Stuff: A Horizon Guide to Materials" |
| 2012 | Stargazing Challenges | Presenter | |
| 2013 | Newsround | Judge | for "You Too Could be an Absolute Genius" segment |
- Film
| Year | Title | Credit | Notes |
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| 1998 | Lost in Space[1] | Special effects technician | For Magic Camera Company |
| 1998 | The Avengers[1] | Special effects | |
| 2004 | Van Helsing | Special effects |
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d Grimshaw, Vicki (6 July 2002). "Wacky Inventor Jem Stansfield Creates Amazing Gadgets to Make Kids' Dreams Come True in a New TV Series". Daily Mirror.[dead link]
- ^ "BIOGRAPHIES: Planet Mechanics". National Geographic Channel. Retrieved 18 March 2014.
- ^ Gould, Julie (November 2013). "Speaking to... Jem Stansfield". Speaking of Science. Retrieved 18 March 2014.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Hough, Andrew (16 February 2010). "Jem Stansfield: 'human spiderman' scales 30 ft wall using only vacuum cleaner suctions". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 18 March 2014.
- ^ Nosowitz, Dan (25 July 2009). "British Man Climbs Up Side of Building Using DIY Vacuum Gloves". Gizmodo. Retrieved 18 March 2014.
- ^ "Bang goes the coffee in drive for science in Manchester". BBC News. 11 March 2010. Retrieved 18 March 2014.
- ^ "TV host's coffee car nears finish". Metro. 11 March 2010. Retrieved 18 March 2014.
- ^ "The Sunday Times : Presenter Jem Stansfield sues BBC for £4m over crash test stunt".
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