Tom Scott
English presenter whose YouTube channel made a weekly educational video for a decade; hosts the Lateral podcast.
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- Tom Scott is an English presenter, podcaster and former web developer.
- From 2014 his YouTube channel published a weekly educational video on language, technology, geography, history and science, starting with Things You Might Not Know, until he took a break in January 2024.
- In March 2026 he returned with Tom Scott: England, a 41-episode road trip through the historic counties, published first on Nebula.
- He hosts the weekly podcast Lateral and is part of the comedy group The Technical Difficulties.
Key facts
- Born
- 1984 or 1985; grew up in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire1
- Education
- Degree in linguistics and English language, University of York1
- YouTube
- Weekly educational videos from 2014 (Things You Might Not Know, Language Files, The Basics, Amazing Places) until a break from 1 January 2024; five channels with over 8.1 million subscribers combined (April 2026)1
- Tom Scott: England
- Unscripted 41-episode series filmed on an eight-week road trip, one historic county each, announced 23 March 2026; weekly on Nebula, then on YouTube a week later1
- Podcast
- Lateral, a weekly podcast about weird questions and wonderful answers2
- The Technical Difficulties
- Comedy group with Natalie Gray, Gary Brannan and Chris Joel1
- Newsletter
- Sent a weekly newsletter from 2021 to 20262
- Award
- 2022 Streamy Award for Learning and Education1
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