''Thumb Bandits'' was a British

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television series that aired on

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from 2001 to 2002 and was presented by

Aleks Krotoski Aleksandra Krystyna Theresa Krotoski (born October 22, 1974) is a broadcaster, journalist and social psychologist based in the United States who writes and broadcasts about technology and interactivity. She currently presents the BBC Radio 4 ser ...

and

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. The show ran for 1 series of 13 episodes and featured location film items, studio based reviews and news. The series was in a late night time slot on Channel 4. The series did get reasonable viewing figures of around 900,000. Studio excerpts were shot in an abandoned hospital made into a TV studio in Glasgow.

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Review of ''Thumb Bandits''
2001 British television series debuts 2002 British television series endings Channel 4 original programming Television shows about video games Video gaming in the United Kingdom {{UK-tv-prog-stub