Lego Masters (British TV series)

Lego Masters
Presented byMelvin Odoom
Nish Kumar
Judges
  • Matthew Ashton
  • Roma Agrawal
  • Fran Scott
  • Amy Corbett
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes11
Production
Executive producers
  • Robert May
  • Jil Wilfret
  • Steph Harris
Production companyTuesday's Child
Original release
NetworkChannel 4
Release24 August 2017 (2017-08-24) –
11 December 2018 (2018-12-11)
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Lego Masters is a British reality show in which teams compete to build the best Lego project. During its original run, it was hosted by Melvin Odoom and judged by Lego designer Matthew Ashton and structural engineer Roma Agrawal (series one) and Fran Scott (series two).[1][2] Lego Masters premiered on Channel 4 on 24 August 2017.[3][4] After a hiatus of four years, the show came back for a Christmas special on 24 December 2022 hosted by Nish Kumar and judged by Ashton and Amy Corbett from the US version of Lego Masters.[5] The programme is produced by Tuesday's Child. The 2022 Christmas special was filmed in Warsaw, on the set of Poland's Lego Masters, and co-produced by Endemol Shine Polska.[6]

The series has received strong reviews and positive comparisons to The Great British Bake Off.[7]

  1. ^ "Who are Lego Masters judges Matthew Ashton and Fran Scott?". Metro. 13 November 2018.
  2. ^ Minn, Hayley (24 August 2017). "Lego Masters is new TV show turning the toy into an intense competition". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
  3. ^ Harrison, Phil (24 August 2017). "Thursday's best TV: Lego Masters, Top of the Lake: China Girl; Insecure". The Guardian. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
  4. ^ Hogan, Michael (24 August 2017). "Lego Masters, episode one: an ingenious show but its construction is a little shaky - review". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
  5. ^ Graham (28 November 2022). "LEGO Masters UK is back with a Christmas special". Blocks magazine – the monthly LEGO magazine for fans. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
  6. ^ "Świąteczny odcinek brytyjskiego "Lego Masters" nakręcono w Polsce". www.wirtualnemedia.pl (in Polish). 23 December 2022. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
  7. ^ O'Grady, Sean (4 December 2018). "Lego Masters is an unlikely contender for greatness". The Independent. Retrieved 5 December 2018.