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Comment: Where is the significant coverage in reliable independent secondary sources? And please provide better citations - not bare URLs. Paul W (talk) 19:13, 15 August 2025 (UTC)
Chris Spargo | |
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| Education | University of Reading |
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| YouTube information | |
| Channel | |
| Years active | 2021–present |
| Subscribers | 304 thousand |
| Views | 32.12 million |
| Last updated: 28 May 2026 | |
| Website | chrisspargo |
Chris Spargo is an English videographer, film-maker, and YouTuber.[1][2] He began his series Small Questions in February 2025. His style tends to remain slow, and focus on specific details.[3] As of May 2026,[update] Spargo's YouTube channel has gained over 304,000 subscribers and over 32.12 million views.[4]
Career
Early career
On 30 October 2020, a music video directed by Spargo for the 2016 Lemon Demon song "Touch-Tone Telephone" was released. The video won Best Music Video in the 2021 Oxford Film Festival.[5][6][7]
YouTube
In February 2025, Spargo posted the first episode of his YouTube series Small Questions, titled "Why do UK supermarkets have clock towers?".[2][8] This led to some media attention, including an article in the Daily Express and an interview on BBC Essex.[9]
In March 2025, he posted a video about the "secret meaning" behind a symbol created by the UK mapping agency Ordnance Survey, which commonly appears on private buildings.[10] In June 2025, he released an episode talking about food standards ratings done in the UK by the Food Standards Agency.[11] In September 2025, he posted a video about a box of spiders that Ordnance Survey owns.[12]
Personal life
Spargo attended the University of Reading in Reading, Berkshire, England.[13]
References
- ^ Nott, George (14 March 2025). "Chris Spargo: YouTube documentarian solves mundane mysteries". The Grocer. Retrieved 25 March 2026.
- ^ a b Pinto, Jennifer (10 February 2025). "People are only just realising why UK supermarkets have clock towers". Daily Express. Retrieved 25 March 2026.
- ^ "The Influence of Social Media on Food, Nutrition and Health" (PDF). The Society Of Food Hygiene & Technology. 2025.
There's a big trend towards social media content which takes things slowly and focuses on the details. For example Chris Spargo, who talks slowly, films in car parks and really answers the small questions in life.
- ^ "Chris Spargo's YouTube Statistics". Social Blade. Retrieved 28 May 2026.
- ^ "2021". OxFilm. Retrieved 17 April 2026.
- ^ Shapiro, Dev (4 April 2021). "The 2021 Oxford Film Festival Announces Award Winners | Selig Film News". Retrieved 17 April 2026.
- ^ I.Faleye (2 April 2021). "Women Is Losers and In A Different Key Win Top Prizes at 2021 Oxford Film Festival". VIMooZ. Retrieved 17 April 2026.
- ^ Marshall, Lucy (29 May 2025). "People just realising why some supermarkets have clock tower that doesn't work". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 25 March 2026.
- ^ "Why do Essex supermarkets have clocks?". BBC Essex. 28 February 2025. Retrieved 25 March 2026.
- ^ Codd, Toby (14 June 2025). "The secret meaning of hidden symbol that you're always near in UK". Daily Express. Retrieved 25 March 2026.
- ^ Food Standards Agency (2 July 2025). "Food hygiene ratings: how low is too low?". Facebook. Retrieved 25 March 2026.
- ^ "The Surprising Role of Spiders in Britain's First Maps". OS Maps Discover. 20 October 2025. Retrieved 25 March 2026.
- ^ Spargo, Chris (11 August 2025). My uni wouldn't let me see their nuclear bunker (Video). Retrieved 25 March 2026 – via YouTube.
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