# Tom Scott

> British presenter Tom Scott made a decade of weekly factual videos, then ended the schedule and returned with a finite road trip through England's historic counties. His career also spans web satire, television, the comedy group The Technical Difficulties, and the puzzle podcast and book Lateral.

- **Role:** Presenter of Tom Scott: England and host of Lateral
- **Organizations:** Pad 26 Limited, Lateral, The Technical Difficulties, Nebula
- **Nationality:** British
- **Education:** English language and linguistics, University of York, MA in educational studies, University of York
- **Known for:** Ten years of weekly main-channel factual videos, 2014-2024, 2022 Streamy Award for Learning and Education, The Technical Difficulties won the inaugural Kevin Greening Award for Creativity at the 2008 Student Radio Awards

## Career timeline

- **2004** — His parody of UK government emergency advice brought national press attention.
- **2008** — Won election as University of York Students' Union president while campaigning as Mad Cap'n Tom Scott; The Technical Difficulties won a student radio creativity award.
- **2012** — Presented Sky 1's Gadget Geeks.
- **2014** — Began a weekly run of Things You Might Not Know videos and co-created the emoji-only social network Emojli.
- **2022** — Won the Streamy Award for Learning and Education; launched Lateral as a podcast.
- **2024** — Ended the ten-year weekly main-channel schedule; published a Lateral puzzle book.
- **2026** — Launched Tom Scott: England, a finite series filmed across England's 39 historic counties.

## Achievements

- Ten years of weekly main-channel factual videos, 2014-2024
- 2022 Streamy Award for Learning and Education
- The Technical Difficulties won the inaugural Kevin Greening Award for Creativity at the 2008 Student Radio Awards
- Presented Gadget Geeks for Sky 1
- Created the Lateral podcast and a related puzzle book

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — The England series map listed Suffolk as the next Nebula release on September 28, with the YouTube edition scheduled for October 5.
- **2026-07** — His personal site said the newsletter, which began in 2021, had ended; England, Lateral and The Technical Difficulties continued.
- **2026-03** — Tom Scott: England launched on Nebula, with episodes reaching YouTube one week later.

## Links

- Website: https://www.tomscott.com/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/tomscott
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TomScottGo
- Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/tomscott.com
- Instagram: https://instagram.com/tomscottgo
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/tomscott
- TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@tomscottgo

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Last updated: 2026-09-29