Quick Facts
Biography
Greg Foot (born 6 September 1983) is a British science presenter. He's the 'resident scientist' on Channel 4's Sunday Brunch, has been into BBC Radio 1 to do experiments with The Scott Mills team and is a regular presenter on the YouTube Head Squeeze channel. In March 2012, he presented a 6-part science series for BBC Three called The Secrets of Everything.
Biography
Foot was born in Bradford, lived in Suffolk until he was 8, and spent the next 10 years in the Lake District. He went to Ulverston Victoria High School. 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.
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 implausible inventions such 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 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. In 2014, he was one of three hosts on Factomania.
Since 2014, Foot has appeared every month or two on Blue Peter.
How To Kill A Celebrity
In 2010, 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 Celebrity, which was aired on Bravo that year.
Secrets of the Universe
Also in 2010, Foot was the presenter on the BBC Three science documentury show Secrets of the Universe, which saw him performing a whole range of science stunts to tell the 13.7 billion year history of the universe.
The programme was first aired on 4 November 2010 at 8pm.
The Secrets of Everything
In 2012, Foot presented a six-part BBC Three science series called The Secrets of Everything.
Episode guide
| Episode | Description | Airdate |
|---|---|---|
| 1.1 | Foot finds out what humans taste of and whether a bellyflop could kill you. | 4 March 2012 |
| 1.2 | Could a person survive in a falling lift if they jumped as it hits the ground? | 4 March 2012 |
| 1.3 | Greg finds out if winning unfair fights only happens in films and why the sky is blue. | 11 March 2012 |
| 1.4 | Can you can escape when you're buried alive? Why a boomerang comes back. | 11 March 2012 |
| 1.5 | Could a coin falling from the top of the Empire State Building kill you? | 18 March 2012 |
| 1.6 | Can you dig to Australia? Is it physically possible to die of a broken heart? How can you escape from quicksand? Why does it become colder the higher the altitude? | 25 March 2012 |
Live show
Foot runs his own company Daredevil Labs – a team of science presenters & sports professionals who "use immersive stunts, eye-catching spectacles, & hands-on demos to bring alive the science of sport, adventure & anything else cool".
Daredevil Labs' shows include 'Daredevil Labs: Everest' and an 'Extreme Sports Battle'. For the 'Daredevil Labs: Everest' show Foot recently trekked up to Everest Base Camp to document the science research being done there and turn it into the live show.
Foot regularly presents live shows at science and music festivals around the UK.
Radio career
Foot has appeared on The Scott Mills Show on Radio One, performing experiments including The Chilli Challenge and How To Sneeze With Your Eyes Open.