Scrapheap Challenge (1998)

Genre

game show

Country

United Kingdom

Length

12 seasons, 165 episodes

Rating

6.4 of 10 from 23 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Teams have ten hours to build a working machine from scrap parts to complete a challenge like launching a trebuchet or racing a course. They have to be clever with junk materials to make their vehicle or device function.

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What happens

Scrapheap Challenge is a British television show in which teams of contestants build a working machine that can perform a specific task, using materials available in a scrapyard. The series features teams of four or five members who are given ten hours (based around sunset) to build vehicles or machines to complete a specific task, such as a trebuchet, or complete a racecourse whilst acting as a gyroscope. The programme ran for eleven series and was originally shown on Channel 4. The format was exported to the United States, where it was known as Junkyard Wars. The American 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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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