Scrapheap Challenge

Scrapheap Challenge (1998)


  • Genre: Reality, Action & Adventure
  • First Air Date: 1998-04-12
  • Last Air Date: 2010-06-27
  • Total Seasons: 12
  • Total Episodes: 165
  • Status: Ended
  • Episode Runtime: 52 min.
  • Production Country: United Kingdom, United States of America
  • Network: Channel 4
star 6.1/10
From 19 Ratings

Summary

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.

  • Keywords: engineering, contests and competitions, expert opinion
  • Where to Watch Scrapheap Challenge Online

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    Scrapheap Challenge Seasons

    Season 0

    First Air Date: 2002-12-22
    4 Episodes

    Season 1

    First Air Date: 1998-04-12
    8 Episodes

    Season 2

    First Air Date: 1999-09-05
    7 Episodes

    Season 3

    First Air Date: 2000-09-17
    11 Episodes

    Season 4

    First Air Date: 2001-09-09
    14 Episodes

    Season 5

    First Air Date: 2002-09-15
    14 Episodes

    Season 6

    First Air Date: 2003-09-14
    14 Episodes

    Season 7

    First Air Date: 2004-09-05
    16 Episodes

    Season 8

    First Air Date: 2005-09-18
    16 Episodes

    Season 9

    First Air Date: 2007-04-15
    16 Episodes

    Season 10

    First Air Date: 2008-04-27
    17 Episodes

    Season 11

    First Air Date: 2009-08-30
    20 Episodes

    Season 12

    First Air Date: 2010-06-06
    12 Episodes

    Scrapheap Challenge Episodes

    Title Air Date Duration
    Season 1Episode 1Hovercraft (Pilot)60 min
    Season 1Episode 2Siege Engines60 min
    Season 1Episode 3Power Pullers60 min
    Season 1Episode 4Sub-Aqua60 min
    Season 1Episode 5Powerboats60 min
    Season 1Episode 6Off Road Buggies60 min
    Season 1Episode 7Rockets60 min
    Season 2Episode 1Flying Machines60 min
    Season 2Episode 2Cannons60 min
    Season 2Episode 3Amphibious Vehicles60 min
    Season 2Episode 4Land Yachts60 min
    Season 2Episode 5Mileage Marathon60 min
    Season 2Episode 6Marine Salvage60 min
    Season 2Episode 7Walking Machines60 min
    Season 3Episode 1Demolition60 min
    Season 3Episode 2Aerial Bomber60 min
    Season 3Episode 3Underwater Chariot60 min
    Season 3Episode 4Windmill60 min
    Season 3Episode 5Missile Launcher60 min
    Season 3Episode 6Bridging Machines60 min
    Season 3Episode 7Giant Mower60 min
    Season 3Episode 8Steam-Powered Car60 min
    Season 3Episode 9Fireboat60 min
    Season 3Episode 10Dragster60 min
    Season 4Episode 1Egg Shooter60 min
    Season 4Episode 2Monster Trucks60 min
    Season 4Episode 3Torpedo60 min
    Season 4Episode 4Street Cleaner60 min
    Season 4Episode 5White Water Rider60 min
    Season 4Episode 6Snowmobile60 min
    Season 4Episode 7Mobile Crane60 min
    Season 4Episode 8Minesweeper60 min
    Season 4Episode 9Hill Climber60 min
    Season 4Episode 10Tunneller60 min
    Season 4Episode 11Hydrofoil60 min
    Season 4Episode 12Car Jousting60 min
    Season 5Episode 1Mud Monsters60 min
    Season 5Episode 2Hovercraft60 min
    Season 5Episode 3Golfball Gatling Gun60 min
    Season 5Episode 4Blind Navigation60 min
    Season 5Episode 5Railroad Racers60 min
    Season 5Episode 6Clockwork Cars60 min
    Season 5Episode 7Smooth Riders60 min
    Season 5Episode 8Mono-wheels60 min
    Season 5Episode 9Tugboats60 min
    Season 5Episode 10Diggers60 min
    Season 5Episode 11Destroyers60 min
    Season 5Episode 12Car Flinger60 min
    Season 6Episode 1Wheelie Cars60 min
    Season 6Episode 2Bomb Disposal60 min
    Season 6Episode 3Backpack Cars60 min
    Season 6Episode 4Amphibious Motorcycles60 min
    Season 6Episode 5Ice Racers60 min
    Season 6Episode 6Giant Darts60 min
    Season 6Episode 7Jet Cars60 min
    Season 6Episode 8Speedboats60 min
    Season 6Episode 9Fire Engines60 min
    Season 6Episode 10Car Curlers60 min
    Season 6Episode 11Tanks60 min
    Season 6Episode 12Grand Prix60 min
    Season 6Episode 13Best of Scrapheap Challenge60 min
    Season 7Episode 1Sand-racers60 min
    Season 7Episode 2Dam Buster60 min
    Season 7Episode 3Bowling Bangers60 min
    Season 7Episode 4Off Road Rescue60 min
    Season 7Episode 5Jet Boat60 min
    Season 7Episode 6Propeller Car60 min
    Season 7Episode 7Power Rower60 min
    Season 7Episode 8Spy Cars60 min
    Season 7Episode 9Landing Craft60 min
    Season 7Episode 10Flaming Flingers60 min
    Season 7Episode 11Roman Motor-Chariot60 min
    Season 7Episode 12Juggernauts60 min
    Season 7Episode 13Series 7 Award show60 min
    Season 7Episode 14Series 7 Best of60 min
    Season 8Episode 1Underwater Cars60 min
    Season 8Episode 2Kung Fu Cars60 min
    Season 8Episode 3Sharp Shooters60 min
    Season 8Episode 4AC/DC Dairy Dash60 min
    Season 8Episode 5Polar Pinball60 min
    Season 8Episode 6Caber Tossers60 min
    Season 8Episode 7Drag Boats60 min
    Season 8Episode 8Car Fishing60 min
    Season 8Episode 9Monster Drag60 min
    Season 8Episode 10Steeplechase60 min
    Season 8Episode 11Rock Crawler60 min
    Season 8Episode 12Flying Machines60 min
    Season 9Episode 1Human Cannonball60 min
    Season 9Episode 2Monster Trikes60 min
    Season 9Episode 3Muscle Trains60 min
    Season 9Episode 4Snowmobiles60 min
    Season 9Episode 5Giant Skateboards60 min
    Season 9Episode 6Mechanical Mortars60 min
    Season 9Episode 7Airboats60 min
    Season 9Episode 8Skid Pan Sumo60 min
    Season 9Episode 9Earth Movers60 min
    Season 9Episode 10Drag Sleds60 min
    Season 9Episode 11Swamp Racers60 min
    Season 9Episode 12Bulldozers60 min
    Season 9Episode 13Paddle Boats60 min
    Season 9Episode 14Sofa Speedway60 min
    Season 9Episode 15Welly Wanging60 min
    Season 9Episode 16Scrapheap Retrospective60 min
    Season 10Episode 1Scrap Speed Record60 min
    Season 10Episode 2Scooter Shooters60 min
    Season 10Episode 3Speedy Superbikes60 min
    Season 10Episode 4Decoration Dash60 min
    Season 10Episode 5Dune Bashers60 min
    Season 10Episode 6Powerboats60 min
    Season 10Episode 7Rocket Railway60 min
    Season 10Episode 8Fire Fighters60 min
    Season 10Episode 9Snow Shifters60 min
    Season 10Episode 10Savvy Salvaging60 min
    Season 10Episode 11Land Tugs60 min
    Season 10Episode 12Manphibious Madness60 min
    Season 10Episode 13Hovercraft Bother60 min
    Season 10Episode 14Dragsters60 min
    Season 10Episode 15Ballistas60 min
    Season 10Episode 1610 Years on the Heap60 min
    Season 11Episode 1Chariot Jousting60 min
    Season 11Episode 2Stuck in the Mud60 min
    Season 11Episode 3Water Power60 min
    Season 11Episode 4Blow Football 160 min
    Season 11Episode 5Medieval Siege Weapons60 min
    Season 11Episode 6Giant Golf 160 min
    Season 11Episode 7Super Surf Boards 160 min
    Season 11Episode 8Mobile Mortars 160 min
    Season 11Episode 9Caber Tosser 160 min
    Season 11Episode 10Chariot Jousting 260 min
    Season 11Episode 11Stuck in the Mud 260 min
    Season 11Episode 12Water Power 260 min
    Season 11Episode 13Blow Football 260 min
    Season 11Episode 14Medieval Throwers 260 min
    Season 11Episode 15Monster Golf 260 min
    Season 11Episode 16Super Surfboards 260 min
    Season 11Episode 17Mobile Mortars 260 min
    Season 11Episode 18Caber Tosser 260 min
    Season 11Episode 19Semi Final60 min
    Season 11Episode 20Grand Final60 min
    Season 12Episode 1Chariots60 min
    Season 12Episode 2Off-Road Mine-Retrieval Machines60 min
    Season 12Episode 3Water Powered Racers60 min
    Season 12Episode 4Football Machines60 min
    • Robert Llewellyn

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    • Lisa Rogers

      as
    • Dick Strawbridge

      as
    Production Cathy Rogers Producer

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