Scrapheap Challenge

Apr 12, 1998 (en) Reality, Action & Adventure [157] Min
  • First Air Date
    Apr 12, 1998
  • Production
  • Rotten tomato
    61%
  • Original title
    Scrapheap Challenge
  • Release
    Apr 12, 1998
  • en
    -

Overview

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. 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.

  1. Music Supervisor

  2. Cathy Rogers

    Producer

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Full Casts & Crew

Casts : 3 / Crews : 1

Specials ( 2002-12-22)

Series 3 DVD Welcome

Episode: 3

Locomotive Challenge

Episode: 4

Wright Brothers Re-enactment

Episode: 5

Mega Challenge: All-terrain marathon

Episode: 13

Season 1 ( 1998-04-12)

Hovercraft

Episode: 1

Siege Engines

Episode: 2

Power Pullers

Episode: 3

Sub-Aqua

Episode: 4

Powerboats

Episode: 5

Off Road Buggies

Episode: 6

Final: Rockets

Episode: 7

The Commandments(Highlights)

Episode: 8

Season 2 ( 1999-09-05)

Flying Machines

Episode: 1

Cannons

Episode: 2

Amphibious Vehicles

Episode: 3

Land Yachts

Episode: 4

Mileage Marathon

Episode: 5

Marine Salvage

Episode: 6

Final: Walking Machines

Episode: 7

Season 3 ( 2000-09-17)

Demolition

Episode: 1

Aerial Bomber

Episode: 2

Underwater Chariot

Episode: 3

Windmill

Episode: 4

Missile Launcher

Episode: 5

Bridging Machines

Episode: 6

Giant Mower

Episode: 7

Steam-Powered Car

Episode: 8

Final: Fireboat

Episode: 9

Grand Final: Dragster

Episode: 10

Christmas Special: Car Crusher

Episode: 11

Season 4 ( 2001-09-09)

Egg Shooter

Episode: 1

Monster Truck

Episode: 2

Torpedos

Episode: 3

Street Cleaner

Episode: 4

White Water Rider

Episode: 5

Snowmobile

Episode: 6

Mobile Crane

Episode: 7

Minesweeper

Episode: 8

Hill Climber

Episode: 9

Tunneller

Episode: 10

Final: Hydrofoil

Episode: 11

Grand Final: Car Jousting

Episode: 12

Christmas Special: Scrapheap Mega Challenge: All-Terrain Marathon

Episode: 13

Rusty Awards

Episode: 14

Season 5 ( 2002-09-15)

Mud Monsters

Episode: 1

Hovercraft

Episode: 2

Rapid Fire

Episode: 3

Blind Navigation

Episode: 4

Railroad Racer

Episode: 5

Clockwork Cars

Episode: 6

Smooth Rider

Episode: 7

Monowheel

Episode: 8

Tugs of War

Episode: 9

Digger

Episode: 10

Final: Destroyer

Episode: 11

Grand Final: Car Flinger

Episode: 12

Best of Scrapheap Challenge Series 5

Episode: 13

Christmas Special: Scrapheap Mega Challenge: Aeroplanes

Episode: 14

Season 6 ( 2003-09-14)

Wheelie Cars

Episode: 1

Bomb Disposal Vehicles

Episode: 2

Backpack Cars

Episode: 3

Amphibious Motorbikes

Episode: 4

Ice Racers

Episode: 5

Giant Dart Throwers

Episode: 6

Jet Powered Cars

Episode: 7

Super Slick Speedboats

Episode: 8

Fire Engines

Episode: 9

Car Curling

Episode: 10

Final: Tanks

Episode: 11

Grand Final: Grand Prix Racers

Episode: 12

Best of Scrapheap Challenge Series 6

Episode: 13

Christmas Special: The Cold War

Episode: 14

Season 7 ( 2004-09-05)

Sand-Racers

Episode: 1

Dam Buster

Episode: 2

Bowling Bangers

Episode: 3

Off Road Rescue

Episode: 4

Jet Boat

Episode: 5

Propeller Car

Episode: 6

Power Rower

Episode: 7

Spy Cars

Episode: 8

Landing Craft

Episode: 9

Flaming Flingers

Episode: 10

Final: Roman Motor-Chariot

Episode: 11

Grand Final: Juggernauts

Episode: 12

Best of Scrapheap Challenge Series 7

Episode: 13

Top Ten Machines

Episode: 14

Favourite Fast Moments

Episode: 15

Christmas Special: Locomotives

Episode: 16

Season 8 ( 2005-09-18)

Underwater Cars

Episode: 1

Kung Fu Cars

Episode: 2

Sharp Shooters

Episode: 3

AC/DC Dairy Dash

Episode: 4

Drag Boats

Episode: 5

Car Fishing

Episode: 6

Polar Pinball

Episode: 7

Caber Tossers

Episode: 8

Steeplechase

Episode: 9

Monster Drag Racing

Episode: 10

Final: Rock Crawler

Episode: 11

Grand Final: Flying Machines

Episode: 12

Best of Scrapheap Challenge Series 8

Episode: 13

Christmas Special: Scrapheap Mega Challenge: Warships

Episode: 14

Scrapheap Challenge Roadshow 1: Tomato Toss

Episode: 15

Punkin' Chunk

Episode: 16

Season 9 ( 2007-04-15)

Human Cannonballs

Episode: 1

Monster Trikes

Episode: 2

Muscle Trains

Episode: 3

Snowmobiles

Episode: 4

Giant Skateboards

Episode: 5

Mechanical Mortars

Episode: 6

Airboats

Episode: 7

Skid Pan Sumo

Episode: 8

Earth Movers

Episode: 9

Drag Sleds

Episode: 10

Final: Swamp Racers

Episode: 11

Grand Final: Dozers

Episode: 12

Christmas Special: Paddle Boats

Episode: 13

Scrapheap Challenge Roadshow 2: Sofa Speedway

Episode: 14

Scrapheap Challenge Roadshow 3: Welly Wanging

Episode: 15

Scrapheap Retrospective: Series 9

Episode: 16

Season 10 ( 2008-04-27)

Scrap Speed Record

Episode: 1

Scooter Shooters

Episode: 2

Superbikes

Episode: 3

Decoration Dash

Episode: 4

Dune Bashers

Episode: 5

Powerboats

Episode: 6

Rocket Railway

Episode: 7

Fire Fighters

Episode: 8

Snow Shifters

Episode: 9

Savvy Salvaging

Episode: 10

Final: Land Tugs

Episode: 11

Grand Final: Manphibious Madness

Episode: 12

10th Anniversary Special: Hover Bother

Episode: 13

Scrapheap Challenge Roadshow 4: Dragsters

Episode: 14

Scrapheap Challenge Roadshow 5: Ballistas

Episode: 15

10 Years on the Heap

Episode: 16

Scrapheap Retrospective: Series 10

Episode: 17

Season 11 ( 2009-08-30)

Chariots 1

Episode: 1

Stuck in the Mud 1

Episode: 2

Water Power 1

Episode: 3

Blow Football 1

Episode: 4

Medieval Thrower 1

Episode: 5

Monster Golf 1

Episode: 6

Super Surfboards 1

Episode: 7

Mobile Mortars 1

Episode: 8

Caber Tossing 1

Episode: 9

Chariots 2

Episode: 10

Stuck In the Mud 2

Episode: 11

Water Power 2

Episode: 12

Blow Football 2

Episode: 13

Medieval Thrower 2

Episode: 14

Monster Golf 2

Episode: 15

Super Surfboards 2

Episode: 16

Mobile Mortars 2

Episode: 17

Caber Tossing 2

Episode: 18

Semi Final

Episode: 19

Grand Final

Episode: 20

Season 12 ( )

Chariots

Episode: 1

Off-road mine-retrieval machines

Episode: 2

Water Powered Racers

Episode: 3

Football machines

Episode: 4

Ice Racers

Episode: 5

Giant Darts

Episode: 6

Jet Cars

Episode: 7

Speedboats

Episode: 8

Fire Engines

Episode: 9

Car Curlers

Episode: 10

Tanks

Episode: 11

Grand Prix

Episode: 12
Apr 12, 1998 (en)
Reality, Action & Adventure
[157] Min
  • First Air Date Apr 12, 1998
  • Production
  • Rotten tomato 61%
Original Title Scrapheap Challenge
en

Overview

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. 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.

  1. Music Supervisor

  2. Cathy Rogers

    Producer