Ben Zand
Ben Zand | |
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| Born | Benjamin Zand 2 February 1991 Liverpool, Merseyside, England |
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| Years active | 2016–present |
| Children | 1 |
| Website | zand.land |
Benjamin Zand (born 2 February 1991) is a British journalist and YouTuber. He has received a AIB award and an RTS award.[1]
Early life
[edit source]Benjamin Zand grew up in Liverpool. He has referenced his upbringing as being in a "rough kind of aggressive environment".[2] He attended Bowring Comprehensive School.[1]
Career
[edit source]Television career
[edit source]Zand has worked for Channel 4, Discovery Channel, and the BBC.[1][3][4][5]
Journalism career
[edit source]While at university, Zand worked for the Edinburgh Evening News and The Scotsman.[1]
YouTube career
[edit source]Since September 2025, YouTube has hosted Zand's show Humans.[6][7][8][9][10][11][12]
Documentaries
[edit source]Much of Zand's work focuses on the manosphere and toxic masculinity[13][2][14][15] and incel-culture such as looksmaxxing[16] and "gooning" (excessive pornography consumption).[17] Other topics include serial killer Samuel Little,[18] QAnon,[19] whites-only settlement Kleinfontein[20][21] and musician R Kelly.[22]
Podcasts
[edit source]With fellow journalist Stacey Dooley, Zand has launched the podcast Untangled.[23][24] He also releases The Zandland Show.[25][26][8]
Awards
[edit source]| Year | Award | Category | Show | Result |
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| 2023 | British Academy Television Awards | Television/short form | Kingpin Cribs | Nominated |
| 2022 | Association for International Broadcasting Awards | International affairs documentary | The Cult of Conspiracy: QAnon | Won |
| 2016 | Royal Television Society | Television Journalism Awards | Won |
See also
[edit source]References
[edit source]- 1 2 3 4 "8 steps to success: Journalist Benjamin Zand gives his tips on getting started". rts.org.uk. 6 February 2017.
- 1 2 "Ben Zand takes us inside the lonely men's club". Hunger. 27 May 2025.
- ↑ "UNTOLD strand returns with series of noisy, bold, youth-focused journalism". Channel 4. 22 May 2023.
- ↑ Monaghan, Becca (17 February 2024). "Celebrity psychic hits back after 'kicking Channel 4 crew out' during filming". Indy100.
- ↑ Zand, Benjamin (6 March 2017). "Africa's most misunderstood country?". BBC.
- ↑ Kahn, Ellie (20 August 2025). "Zandland to launch YouTube docuseris". broadcastnow.co.uk.
- ↑ Cooney, Rebecca (12 March 2026). "Interview: Ben Zand on making money from YouTube". broadcastnow.co.uk.
- 1 2 Fry, Andy (13 March 2026). "Zandland launches vodcast and live events as part of DTC expansion". dropmedia.co.uk.
- ↑ Crosby, Justin (29 September 2025). "Ben Zand Bets on Digital-First Docs with Bold New Series 'Human'". dropmedia.co.uk.
- ↑ Daswani, Mansha (20 August 2025). "ZANDLAND Launches YouTube Doc Series". worldscreen.com.
- ↑ Lang, Neil (20 August 2025). "Zandland launches YouTube documentary series 'Human'". ATV Today.
- ↑ Goldbart, Max (20 August 2025). "Filmmaker Ben Zand Fronting 'Human' YouTube Series". Deadline.
- ↑ Copson, Josie (27 February 2024). "'I didn't want to offend with my transmaxxing documentary'". Metro.
- ↑ Zand, Benjamin (7 November 2022). "'The ultimate enemy is women' – inside the fear-filled world of incels". The Guardian.
- ↑ Williams, Zoe (18 March 2026). "'You never know whether they're acting': my encounter with the man who spent £50,000 renting girlfriends". The Guardian.
- ↑ Copson, Josie (25 October 2024). "Men are breaking their legs to be three inches taller — now I understand why". Metro.
- ↑ Chapman, Tom (18 March 2026). "Self-proclaimed 'gooner' reveals shocking reality inside his 'goon cave' in documentary". Unilad.
- ↑ Bradley, Mike; Verdier, Hannah; Seale, Jack; Catterall, Ali; Howlett, Paul (27 May 2019). "TV tonight: an unnerving tale of how a serial killer evaded the law for 40 years". The Guardian.
- ↑ Baker, Emily (7 December 2021). "The Cult of Conspiracy: QAnon, Channel 4, review: Ben Zand could be the next Louis Theroux". The i Paper.
- ↑ Copson, Josie (2 October 2025). "'I visited a whites-only town — it could happen in Britain'". Metro.
- ↑ Bridge, Liv (3 October 2025). "Inside a 'whites-only town' as filmmaker reveals shocking details of what it's really like". Unilad.
- ↑ Zand, Ben (29 May 2018). "Why I've Made Two Films About the R. Kelly Sexual Misconduct Allegations". Vice.
- ↑ Whittock, Jesse (21 October 2025). "Stacey Dooley, Michael Odewale & A Comedy Thing Comics Front News-Themed Podcasts For UK's Channel 4". Deadline.
- ↑ Dukes, Emma (23 October 2025). "Stacey Dooley and Ben Zand launch new Channel 4 podcast Untangled". Liverpool World.
- ↑ "Zandland launches vodcast series The Zandland Show". televisual.com. 13 March 2026.
- ↑ "Zandland launches weekly vodcast and live events for audiences". Podcasting Today. 12 March 2026.