# Jem Stansfield

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British engineer, inventor and television personality (born 1970)

Jem Stansfield Born December 1970 (age 55) Alma mater Bristol University Occupations Engineer Television Presenter

**Jeremy Stansfield** (born December 1970)[1] is a British engineer and television presenter who is best known for presenting the [BBC One](/source/BBC_One) science show *[Bang Goes the Theory](/source/Bang_Goes_the_Theory)*.

## Career

Stansfield has a degree in [aeronautics](/source/Aeronautics) from [Bristol University](/source/Bristol_University) and, before his television career, worked in a [Czech](/source/Czech_Republic) school, as a [shepherd](/source/Shepherd) in the [Australian outback](/source/Australian_outback), and briefly in [stand-up comedy](/source/Stand-up_comedy).[2] Stansfield was an on-screen [ballistics](/source/Ballistics) expert for the television show [Scrapheap Challenge](/source/Scrapheap_Challenge) and went on to become a permanent part of the engineering team for subsequent series.[3][4]

Among his inventions are a [compressed-air powered motorcycle](/source/Compressed-air_vehicle), and boots that walk on water (for which he won a *[New Scientist](/source/New_Scientist)* prize).[5]

In 2010, Stansfield used [vacuum cleaners](/source/Vacuum_cleaners) to create "[Spider-Man](/source/Spider-Man) style" climbing gloves, climbing 30 feet up a brick wall.[5][6] He also drove a modified 1988 [Volkswagen Scirocco](/source/Volkswagen_Scirocco) 210 miles from [London](/source/London) to [Manchester](/source/Manchester) using [coffee granules](/source/Instant_coffee) for fuel.[7][8]

In 2013, Stansfield sustained injuries during filming of a segment for the series *[Bang Goes the Theory](/source/Bang_Goes_the_Theory)*. The segment was about the safety of front-facing and rear-facing seats in car crashes. Stansfield was in a cart which crashed, simulating the impact of a car hitting a lamppost and suffered from spine and brain injuries as a result.[9]

In 2021, Stansfield was awarded £1.6m in damages after a [High Court](/source/High_Court_of_Justice) battle.[9] It emerged in court that the [BBC](/source/BBC) had been warned of the dangers by crash test experts but this information was never passed to Stansfield.[9]

## Filmography

### Television

Year Title Credit Notes 2001–2003 Science Shack Presenter 2002–2003 Home On Their Own Inventor / Engineer[2] 2004 Zero to Hero Engineer 2006 Scrapheap Challenge Staff Engineer Briefly credited as "Ballistics Expert" 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 1998 Lost in Space[2] Special effects technician For Magic Camera Company 1998 The Avengers[2] Special effects 2004 Van Helsing Special effects

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Jem STANSFIELD"](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/officers/70GxVA1Vv8TcEzcYqCuYr1heBLk/appointments). *Gov.uk*. Companies House. Retrieved 1 October 2021.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Grimshaw_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Grimshaw_2-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-Grimshaw_2-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-Grimshaw_2-3) Grimshaw, Vicki (6 July 2002). ["Wacky Inventor Jem Stansfield Creates Amazing Gadgets to Make Kids' Dreams Come True in a New TV Series"](https://www.questia.com/read/1G1-88451686). *[Daily Mirror](/source/Daily_Mirror)*.[*[dead link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Link_rot)*]

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["BIOGRAPHIES: Planet Mechanics"](https://web.archive.org/web/20100513173616/http://natgeotv.com/uk/planet-mechanics/planet-mechanic-bios). [National Geographic Channel](/source/National_Geographic_Channel). Archived from [the original](http://natgeotv.com/uk/planet-mechanics/planet-mechanic-bios) on 13 May 2010. Retrieved 18 March 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Gould, Julie (November 2013). ["Speaking to... Jem Stansfield"](http://speakingofscience.juliegould.net/science-communication/speaking-to-jem-stansfield/). Speaking of Science. Retrieved 18 March 2014.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-telegraph1_5-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-telegraph1_5-1) Hough, Andrew (16 February 2010). ["Jem Stansfield: 'human spiderman' scales 30 ft wall using only vacuum cleaner suctions"](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/7246872/Jem-Stansfield-human-spiderman-scales-30-ft-wall-using-only-vacuum-cleaner-suctions.html). *[The Daily Telegraph](/source/The_Daily_Telegraph)*. Retrieved 18 March 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** Nosowitz, Dan (25 July 2009). ["British Man Climbs Up Side of Building Using DIY Vacuum Gloves"](https://gizmodo.com/5322714/british-man-climbs-up-side-of-building-using-diy-vacuum-gloves?op=showcustomobject&postId=5322714&item=0). *[Gizmodo](/source/Gizmodo)*. Retrieved 18 March 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Bang goes the coffee in drive for science in Manchester"](https://news.bbc.co.uk/local/manchester/hi/things_to_do/newsid_8560000/8560599.stm). [BBC News](/source/BBC_News). 11 March 2010. Retrieved 18 March 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["TV host's coffee car nears finish"](http://metro.co.uk/2010/03/11/tv-hosts-coffee-car-nears-finish-170100/). *[Metro](/source/Metro_(British_newspaper))*. 11 March 2010. Retrieved 18 March 2014.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-damages_9-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-damages_9-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-damages_9-2) ["Jeremy Stansfield: Bang Goes The Theory host wins £1.6m BBC damages"](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-58762935). *BBC News*. 1 October 2021. Retrieved 1 October 2021.

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