The Joy of Techs

2017 - 2017

Alpine Adventure

Episode 1

Technophobe Marcus Brigstocke and his gadget-obsessed mate, Alexis Conran, try out some ingenious inventions - starting with a trip to the French Alps!

Off Grid

Episode 2

Could gadgets help you survive the apocalypse? Marcus Brigstocke and Alexis Conran go off grid with a hi-tech kit that includes a six-foot tall robot spider!

Indestructibles

Episode 3

Marcus Brigstocke puts 'indestructible' gadgets to the test. Can a flood, a hurricane or a quake destroy a USB key containing a humiliating video of Marcus?

Vitruvian Marcus

Episode 4

Comedian Marcus Brigstocke is a bit of a Luddite. But gizmo-loving pal Alexis Conran reckons he can make Marcus a more attractive human through technology!

Winter Holiday

Episode 5

Self-confessed Luddite Marcus Brigstocke discovers the joy of techs! This time, Alexis ruins Marcus' skiing holiday by bringing lots of unwanted gadgets along.

Housework Hell

Episode 6

If anything can cure Marcus Brigstoke of his technophobia, then surely it's gizmos that help make chores easier. His gadget-mad pal Alexis Conran shows him how.

Two Wheeled Tech

Episode 7

Marcus Brigstocke embraces life-enhancing gizmos and useless gadgets. Alexis promises Marcus a trip to a restaurant if he tries out the latest two-wheeled tech.

Camping

Episode 8

Alexis Conran pits his cutting-edge camping gear against Marcus Brigstocke's low-tech kit as the two good pals get up to mischief in the great outdoors and go fishing.

Road Trip

Episode 9

Can gadgets enhance a road trip around the Lakes? We wonder what technophobe Marcus Brigstocke will make of a cutting-edge camper van and a sheep-herding drone...

Home

Episode 10

Will Marcus Brigstocke ever succumb to 21st-century gadgetry? Alexis Conran aims to modernise his good pal's country cottage with hybrid cars and self-watering plant pots!

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Alexis Conran & Marcus Brigstocke put all manner of hi- and lo- tech gadgets to the test in their own inimitable way. Every episode takes on a different element of a modern man's life as gadget geek Alexis attempts to persuade the more ‘traditional' Marcus that technology is always best. There's non-stop back and forth as the boys battle it out to prove one of them is right in a series of scenarios, from lazy Sundays to winter sports.

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