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Scrapheap Challenge (1998)

1998 GB, US 9 Seasons 82 Episodes

Reality Action & Adventure

Overview

Scrapheap Challenge, an innovative engineering competition from RDF Media, aired on Channel 4 in the UK. Contestants form teams and have just 10 hours to construct a functional machine from scrap materials, tackling specific challenges. The engaging format captured audiences and was adapted in the United States as Junkyard Wars, also produced by RDF Media. Initially broadcast on The Learning Channel, the American version has since found a home in reruns on the Science Channel, continuing to inspire DIY enthusiasts and engineering fans alike.

Cast

Robert Llewellyn Lisa Rogers Dick Strawbridge

2. Siege Engines

3. Power Pullers

6. Off Road Buggies

1. Flying Machines

3. Amphibious Vehicles

5. Mileage Marathon

6. Marine Salvage

7. Final: Walking Machines

2. Aerial Bomber

3. Underwater Chariot

5. Missile Launcher

6. Bridging Machines

8. Steam-Powered Car

9. Final: Fireboat

10. Grand Final: Dragster

1. Mud Monsters

4. Blind Navigation

5. Railroad Racer

6. Clockwork Cars

7. Smooth Rider

1. Wheelie Cars

2. Bomb Disposal Vehicles

3. Backpack Cars

4. Amphibious Motorbikes

6. Giant Dart Throwers

7. Jet Powered Cars

8. Super Slick Speedboats

9. Fire Engines

10. Car Curling

11. Final: Tanks

12. Grand Final: Grand Prix Racers

1. Human Cannonballs

2. Monster Trikes

3. Muscle Trains

5. Giant Skateboards

6. Mechanical Mortars

8. Skid Pan Sumo

9. Earth Movers

11. Final: Swamp Racers

12. Grand Final: Dozers

13. Christmas Special: Paddle Boats

14. Scrapheap Challenge Roadshow 2: Sofa Speedway

15. Scrapheap Challenge Roadshow 3: Welly Wanging

16. Scrapheap Retrospective: Series 9

1. Scrap Speed Record

2. Scooter Shooters

4. Decoration Dash

5. Dune Bashers

7. Rocket Railway

2. Stuck in the Mud 1

3. Water Power 1

4. Blow Football 1

6. Monster Golf 1

7. Super Surfboards 1

2. Off-road mine-retrieval machines

3. Water Powered Racers

4. Football machines

9. Fire Engines

10. Car Curlers