Greg Foot
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| Born | 6 September 1983 Bradford |
| Occupation | Science Television presenter |
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Greg Foot (born 6 September 1983) is a British science presenter. He has most recently been seen presenting Secrets Of The Universe for BBC Three where he uses science stunts - like making Big Ben chime 13 times, playing the guitar at 60mph, surfing a tidal wave, and microwaving ants - to tell the 13.7 billion year history of the universe. [1]
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[edit] Biography
Foot was born in Bradford, lived in Suffolk until he was 8, and spent the next 10 years in the Lake District. He read Natural Sciences at King’s College at Cambridge University, gaining a first class BA Hons degree, and then an MSc in Science Media Production from Imperial College London.
During his summer holidays he was an outdoor pursuits instructor at Lakeside YMCA and a high wire rope instructor at Go Ape!. Foot is now an avid surfer and snowboarder.
[edit] TV career
Foot's first television appearance was in 2007 presenting the children’s science/invention series Whizz Whizz Bang Bang on BBC One making such crazy inventions as an underwater canoe, hover-board, robotic horse and a jet engine bed driven by The Stig.
During 2008 Foot appeared performing explosive experiments on Richard & Judy and was an on-screen expert for Channel 4’s award-winning Routes Game (supported by the Wellcome Trust) where he also gave a lecture in Cambridge to tie in with the fictional Alternate Reality Game.
In 2009, Foot was the Science & Tech expert on the BBC Two 'quiz without questions' Knowitalls hosted by Gyles Brandreth.
Earlier this year Foot lay himself on the line to persuade Gavin Henson to take a direct hit from 750,000 volts of electricity on How To Kill A Celeb on Bravo.
"Daredevil scientist Greg Foot, a science junkie renowned for pushing the boundaries of extreme experiments, will demonstrate the very real jeopardy, pain and danger using a variety of methods and demonstrations that would make even the bravest volunteer think twice.
Greg has just one hour to convince Gavin to make this possible life changing decision and place his life solely in the hand of science by showing Gavin an array of jaw dropping stunts showing the extreme damage that electricity really can do. Unsure, and with obvious trepidation, Gavin mulls over the challenge, and what his final decision will be.[2]
Foot is currently presenter on the BBC Three science show Secrets Of The Universe that sees him performing a whole range of science stunts to tell the 13.7 billion year history of the universe:
"Greg Foot buckles up for a 13.7 billion year trip through time, to answer the biggest question of them all - where do we come from?
But the last thing you'll find in this programme is a particle accelerator. All Greg needs is the stuff that's lying around. So, you want to prove the Big Bang really happened? Easy - it can all be done by playing guitar at 60 mph and blowing up a watermelon in super slow-motion.
What about calculating the speed of light? By microwaving ants on full power, of course."
Whether Greg is squeezing a car into suitcase or making Big Ben strike 13 o'clock - this is the story of how we all got here, as you've never seen it before.[3]
[edit] Live Show
Foot co-presents the Science Junkie Live Show – a new adrenaline-fueled extreme science live show that uncovers the science of extreme sports.
"Avid adventurers and science junkies Huw James and Greg Foot get your blood pumping in an hour of adrenaline-filled extreme sports action. With plenty of demos and audience participation, surf a huge wave in Hawaii, jump building to building, cycle through a spectacular alpine pass and hurtle toward earth in freefall... all before tea time!"[4]
The Science Junkie Live Show launched to a sold out audience at Cheltenham Science Festival 2010 before travelling to Wrexham Science Festival, Green Man Music Festival and Manchester Science Festival. They are also lined up for more science, music, and extreme sports festivals including Cambridge Science Festival, the Royal Institution and X In The City.
[edit] Radio career
Foot currently co-presents a science podcast called Droppin' Science that "give[s] you the latest from the world of science in this cool new pod packed full of quirky news and sweet features."[5]
Foot has also appeared on Naked Scientists and The Big Toe Radio Show.
[edit] References
- ^ Secrets Of The Universe http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00vs684/Secrets_of_the_Universe/
- ^ Gavin Henson: Human Guinea Pig http://www.bravo.co.uk/shows/human-guinea-pig/
- ^ BBC Three Secrets of the Universe http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00vs684/Secrets_of_the_Universe/
- ^ http://cheltenhamfestivals.com/science-2010/science-junkie
- ^ Droppin' Science podcast http://www.droppinsci.com
