Spencer Kelly
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| Born | Spencer John Bignell 5 July 1973 Bishopstoke, England |
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| Alma mater | Churchill College, Cambridge |
| Occupation | Television presenter |
| Years active | 2003- |
| Television | Click |
| Children | 2 |
| Website | www |
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Spencer Kelly (/ˈspɛnsər/ ⓘ SPEN-sər; born Spencer John Bignell; 5 July 1973) is a British Television presenter from Bishopstoke, England. He is known for presenting the BBC's technology programme, Click, between January 2006 and March 2025.[1]
Early life
[edit]Kelly, then Bignell, grew up in Bishopstoke, near Eastleigh in Hampshire, and attended Wyvern Secondary School in neighbouring Fair Oak, then Barton Peveril College in Eastleigh.[citation needed] He obtained a double first in Computer Science[2] from Churchill College, Cambridge.[3]
Career
[edit]Radio
[edit]Kelly was first involved in broadcasting at Radio Glen at Southampton University, and he went on to run Cambridge University Radio.[citation needed] After graduating, he got a job as a traffic presenter, going by the name of "Commander Kelly in the Flying Eye" on the local radio station for Portsmouth and Southampton, Ocean FM.[citation needed] He later became the station's breakfast show host, a position he held for six years.
BBC (pre-Click)
[edit]Kelly joined the BBC in 2003 as one of five iPresenters (interactive presenters).[4] The team pioneered new forms of interactive broadcasting, using the web, digital television and digital radio.[4] This included interactive LiveChats, which were live interviews with celebrities, streamed across the web, in which the audience had the opportunity to ask live questions to the guests.
Click
[edit]Kelly began reporting for BBC World's Click Online show for two and a half years and appeared on Five's The Gadget Show. He became the presenter of the renamed Click series in January 2006, taking over from Stephen Cole[5]. He held the position until the show's end in March 2025.[6]
Public speaking
[edit]Spencer has delivered keynotes on technology topics such as cybersecurity, AI and sustainability and has hosted technology-related panels and roadshows.[7]
Honours
[edit]He was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Technology by Coventry University.[8]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Spencer Kelly: How access to technology at school shaped my entire life". BBC Teach. Retrieved 22 March 2026.
- ↑ "BBC News Channel - Click - Spencer Kelly". BBC. Retrieved 27 June 2026.
- ↑ "BBC News - Meet the Click team". news.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
- 1 2 "2012-Spencer Kelly - Coventry University". alumni.coventry.ac.uk. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
- ↑ "Spencer Kelly". www.speakerscorner.co.uk. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
- ↑ "The only technology news that I never wanted to have to bring you. From me and @LaraLewington, thank you so much for having us". X. @Spenley. 16 October 2024.
- ↑ "Book Spencer Kelly | Presenter | Contact agent". JLA. Retrieved 25 September 2025.
- ↑ "Spencer Kelly". BBC Online. Retrieved 10 August 2013.