Section 1: Food & Drink

Gary Eats

A down-to-earth food reviewer from Southern England who explores the UK's food scene, from cheap eats to high-end restaurants, known for his honest, unfiltered opinions and "let's give it a go!" attitude. He aims to showcase what's available and often tackles large portions and new menu items.

One Bite Pizza Reviews

Features Dave Portnoy, founder of Barstool Sports, conducting energetic and straightforward pizza reviews with his trademark "one bite, everyone knows the rules" system, known for his candid, often controversial, and distinct scoring.

TheReportOfTheWeek

John Jurasek, also known as Reviewbrah, is an American YouTube personality who reviews fast food, frozen meals, and energy drinks. He is recognized for his formal, old-time radio speaking voice, vintage suits, and articulate critiques of everyday affordable food items. His channel initially focused on energy drink reviews before expanding to fast food.

James Hoffmann

A globally recognized coffee expert, author, and consultant who creates in-depth videos on coffee brewing, equipment, beans, and the coffee industry. His content includes how-to guides, reviews, video essays, and discussions aimed at both enthusiasts and professionals, known for his calm demeanor and scientific approach.

Atomic Shrimp

Mike is an English variety YouTuber known for scambaiting, foraging, experimental cooking (including the "Weird Stuff in a Can" series), and product reviews. He combines dry humor with practical explorations of food and scams.

MrT

Tibor, a Hungarian chef based in the UK, documents his work as a chef manager in a staff canteen. His videos often show food preparation, service, and behind-the-scenes kitchen operations, sometimes featuring POV (Point of View) cooking. He also has a second channel, MrTsKitchen, dedicated to home cooking.

Morgan Eckroth (MorganDrinksCoffee)

An American barista, 2022 U.S. Barista Champion, and online content creator. Her YouTube channel features all things coffee, including coffee recipes, brewing guides, experiments, and insights into barista culture.

Chris Young

A chef-scientist, co-author of Modernist Cuisine, and co-founder of ChefSteps. His channel, Chris Young Cooks, explores the science of cooking with high-quality videography, sharing insights and techniques, often with a focus on modernist cooking and new culinary technologies.


Section 2: Football (Soccer) Analysis & Commentary

TIFO Football

Produces in-depth, animated video essays that explain football tactics, history, club profiles, and the geopolitical aspects of the game. They are known for making complicated football concepts simple and accessible.

HITC Sevens

A football-focused YouTube channel run by Alfie Potts-Harmer that often presents content in listicle formats (e.g., "7 things..."). The channel covers topics like football club rankings, player discussions, forgotten football history, and various footballing trivia and opinions.


Section 3: Music Performance, DJing & Commentary

Vinheteiro

Fabrício Di Paolo, known as Lord Vinheteiro, is a Brazilian pianist recognized for his virtuosic and often humorous piano covers of a wide array of music, including classical pieces, game/movie themes, and internet memes. He is known for his unsmiling, deadpan delivery and impressive playing speed.

DJ AG Online

Ashley Graham, or DJ AG, is a UK-based DJ who performs live sets, often in public locations like King's Cross, playing a mix of genres including drill and nostalgic tracks. He focuses on creating positive vibes and interacting with both his online audience and people on the street.

deep cuts

Hosted by Oliver, this channel is dedicated to music lovers, featuring discussions on genres, guides to band discographies, album reviews, and commentary on the modern music landscape.

bandsplaining

Creates video essays focusing on "weird stories and lesser-known genres," music history, industry tales, and global music scenes, often exploring topics not covered by mainstream music media.


Section 4: Technology, Design, Gaming & Internet Culture

Subsection 4.1: Tech Hardware, Software & Repair

Dave2D

Produces concise, high-quality, and aesthetically minimalist reviews of technology products, with a strong focus on laptops, smartphones, and other gadgets, valued for his clear presentation and insightful analysis.

Jeff Geerling

Focuses on technology, including Raspberry Pi projects, networking, automation, and deeper dives into tech topics. He also discusses his experiences as a content creator.

Louis Rossmann

An electronics repair technician and outspoken advocate for the "right to repair." His channel features MacBoook and other electronic repairs, tutorials, and commentary on anti-consumer practices and right-to-repair legislation.

StezStix Fix

This channel focuses on the repair of electronics, gadgets, game consoles, and other devices. Content includes tutorials and experiments, often with an unpredictable outcome as the creator attempts to fix items, sometimes breaking them more or leading to unexpected results.

Subsection 4.2: Retro Gaming & Gaming Culture

Macho Nacho Productions

Focuses on retro video game console modifications, accessories, and guides. The channel often features tutorials, reviews of modding products, and showcases of customized retro gaming hardware, appealing to enthusiasts looking to enhance or restore vintage consoles.

Karl Jobst

An Australian YouTuber and speedrunner who creates videos primarily focused on exposing cheating and fraud within the gaming community. He also covers speedrunning history, world records, and other challenge-related gaming feats.

Subsection 4.3: Internet Phenomena & Deep Dives

Fredrik Knudsen

Creator of the "Down the Rabbit Hole" series, which produces long-form documentary-style videos exploring strange internet phenomena, subcultures, and confounding historical events with deep research.

Jenny Nicholson

An American video essayist known for her long-form, humorous, and deeply researched reviews and critiques of media, particularly movies, TV shows, and theme parks (like her extensive Star Wars Hotel and Evermore Park videos).


Section 5: Video Essays, Documentaries & History

neo

Produces well-researched and visually engaging video essays covering a diverse range of topics including history, geopolitics, and cultural events, presented in a compelling narrative style.

Hoog

Creates video essays that often explore topics related to design, urban planning, and intriguing historical or societal phenomena, characterized by a clean, minimalist visual style and in-depth research. The channel sometimes delves into technology and is a co-producer of the "fern" channel.

fern

Creates "armchair documentaries" with advanced visual storytelling, often using 3D animation, to explore a variety of topics including true crime, historical events, and intriguing societal issues. The channel is known for its stylish and informative content and is co-produced by Hoog and Simplicissimus.

Great Art Explained

Hosted by James Payne, a curator and gallerist, this channel demystifies the art world by focusing on one great artwork per episode, breaking it down with clear, jargon-free language and providing historical context. The aim is to make art accessible and explore the stories behind famous paintings and sculptures.

Real History

This channel features history documentaries covering a wide range of global historical topics, often presented as full episodes from various historical documentary series. It explores ancient civilizations, medieval times, and other significant historical periods and events.

Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell

A German design studio producing high-quality animated educational videos that explain complex topics in science, technology, philosophy, and psychology with a distinctive, minimalist art style and engaging narration.

Tom Scott

An English YouTuber known for his educational videos covering a wide array of topics including science, technology, history, linguistics, and interesting places around the world. He also hosts the podcast "Lateral" and has other channels like "Tom Scott plus".


Section 6: Cue Sports (Pool & Snooker)

Mick Hill ('The Machine')

A multiple-time world champion in 8-ball pool, Mick Hill's channel offers pool tips, techniques, match commentary, and insights into the professional pool scene. He provides coaching content, discusses game strategy, and sometimes shares footage of his matches.

Gareth Potts

A multiple-time world champion in 8-ball pool, particularly known for his dominance in Chinese 8-ball. His channel features coaching on various aspects of pool, including stance, aiming, and positional play, as well as explanations of different pool disciplines like Chinese 8-ball.

Karl Boyes

A world champion pool player, Karl Boyes' channel is dedicated to "EVERYTHING POOL." It includes cue and product reviews, pool challenges, entertainment, instructional content to help players improve their game, and vlogs from tournaments.

Stephen Hendry's Cue Tips

Legendary seven-time World Snooker Champion Stephen Hendry shares his vast knowledge of snooker, offering tips, techniques, practice routines, and insights into the professional game. His content is aimed at helping players of all levels improve their snooker skills, often breaking down complex aspects of the game in an accessible way.

Ultimate Pool

The official YouTube channel for the Ultimate Pool Group, showcasing professional 8-ball pool tournaments and events. It features live streams, match highlights, player interviews, and content related to the exciting and fast-paced Ultimate Pool circuit, which includes many of the world's top 8-ball pool players.

Accu-Stats Video Productions

Provides high-quality recordings of professional pool and billiards matches, including major tournaments like the Derby City Classic and International Open, covering various disciplines such as 9-Ball and One Pocket.

The Routine Instructor

Run by certified snooker and 8-ball coach Scotty Matthews, this channel offers a wealth of instructional content, including drills, exercises, trick shots, tutorials, and explanations for both snooker and 8-ball pool, aimed at improving players' games.

Pool School

This channel focuses specifically on UK 8-ball pool, providing tutorials on various aspects of the game such as cueing technique, applying spin, practice drills, and general advice to help players improve their skills and understanding of this particular pool variant.


Section 7: Boxing

Hidden Gems Boxing

Offers boxing analysis, film studies, and breakdowns of fights and fighter techniques. The channel also features vlogs where the creator attempts to train and eat like famous boxers.

Propa Boxing

This channel is dedicated to "all things boxing," offering news, commentary, and discussions about current boxing events, fights, and prominent figures in the sport.

Jack Murdock Boxing

Features boxing analysis and commentary, often delivered through short, well-edited video essays that cover fights, fighters, career highlights, and notable moments within the sport.


Section 8: Travel, Lifestyle & Vlogging

bald and bankrupt

Benjamin Rich's travel vlog channel, focusing on exploration of post-Soviet states and other off-the-beaten-path destinations, known for its unfiltered look at local cultures and daily life.

Ed Chapman

A UK-based YouTuber who creates vlogs and challenge-style videos, often involving travel to various towns and cities (primarily in the UK), food experiences, and documenting his life as a content creator.

Rory Paints Dates

Features Welsh artist Rory Paints interviewing a variety of guests while painting their portrait. The conversations cover diverse topics, and guests range from internet personalities to athletes.

IanOnYouTube

This channel primarily features vlogs, including "stealth camping" adventures in unusual locations. Previously, the creator also documented his work experiences at a 7/11 convenience store.

Robbie Knox

Robbie Knox's channel offers a mix of content including travel vlogs (often visiting and reviewing UK towns), food and drink challenges, skiing trips, and interview-style "walks" with other YouTubers and personalities.


Section 9: Self-Development, Productivity & Learning

Matt D'Avella

A filmmaker (Minimalism documentary) and YouTuber who creates content on minimalism, self-development, productivity habits, personal finance, and living a more intentional life.

reysu

Focuses on productivity, habit formation, journaling techniques (analog and digital, like his Life Tracker system and Notion workflows), and strategies for reducing screen time and digital distractions to live a more focused life.

Mike Boyd

Documents his journey of learning a wide variety of new skills as quickly as possible, from juggling and unicycling to more complex challenges. His channel emphasizes the learning process and self-improvement. He also has a separate channel for his climbing content (@mikeboydclimbs).


Section 10: Economics & Social Commentary

Gary's Economics (Gary Stevenson)

A former financial trader who now explains real-world economics, focusing on issues like wealth inequality and its societal impacts. He aims to make complex economic concepts accessible and campaigns for economic change.

meditations for the anxious mind (Frankie McNamara)

Features satirical "cultural observations" delivered in a deadpan, psychoanalytic style. The channel humorously analyzes social phenomena, generational trends, and aspects of modern life.


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Pub: 14 May 2025 23:28 UTC
Edit: 21 Jun 2025 17:19 UTC
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