[4] BBC Radio Lancashire gave Stableford his first break in broadcasting where he was station assistant.
[7] After leaving Tomorrow's World in 1997, he moved to the United States, settling in Colorado,[8] where his positions have included technology reporter for KUSA[9] and stadium announcer with Major League Rugby team the Colorado Raptors.
[10] Splitting his time between there and the United Kingdom, in 2000 he presented Changing Places on BBC Radio Four[11][12] and in 2003 he became co-host of UK's Worst ... on BBC1.
[8][13] He returned to Tomorrow's World in 2018 for a one-off live special co-hosting with Maggie Philbin and Dr Hannah Fry.
[14] Stableford was also President of the UK's Institute of Patentees and Inventors,[8] and in the United States has worked for the Center for Creative Leadership in Colorado Springs.