Scrapheap Challenge
Scrapheap Challenge is an engineering game show produced by RDF Media and broadcast on Channel 4 in the United Kingdom. In the show, teams of contestants had 10 hours in which to build a working machine that could do a specific task, using materials available in a scrapheap. The format was exported to the United States, where it was known as Junkyard Wars as a completely different TV series. The US show was also produced by RDF Media, and was originally shown on The Learning Channel. Repeats have aired on another Discovery network, the Science Channel.
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Season 1
8 episodes
Premiered Apr 12, 1998
Season 2
7 episodes
Premiered Sep 5, 1999
Season 3
11 episodes
Premiered Sep 17, 2000
Season 4
14 episodes
Premiered Sep 9, 2001
Season 5
14 episodes
Premiered Sep 15, 2002
Season 6
14 episodes
Premiered Sep 14, 2003
Season 7
16 episodes
Premiered Sep 5, 2004
Season 8
16 episodes
Premiered Sep 18, 2005
Season 9
16 episodes
Premiered Apr 15, 2007
Season 10
17 episodes
Premiered Apr 27, 2008
Season 11
20 episodes
Premiered Aug 30, 2009
Season 12
12 episodes
Hovercraft
The teams must build Hovercraft's in the Pilot of the now successful show.
Ep 2Siege Engines
In the first episode of the first series the two teams must make siege engines.
Ep 3Power Pullers
In this episode the two teams must make machines capable of moving heavy weights.
Ep 4Sub-Aqua
This week the two teams must make diving rings from the scrap.
Ep 5Powerboats
In this episode the two teams must make powers boats from the scrap.
Ep 6Off Road Buggies
In this episode the teams must make buggies that are capable of going off road.
Channel 4
GB
