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| Scrapheap Challenge | |
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| Genre | Game show |
| Created by | Eve Kay[1] Cathy Rogers |
| Presented by | Sally Gray (Pilot) Robert Llewellyn (Series 1–10) Dick Strawbridge (Series 11) |
| Starring | Cathy Rogers (Series 2–4) Lisa Rogers (Series 5–10) |
| Composers | Simon Lacey Graham Reilly |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 11 |
| No. of episodes | 156 |
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| Running time | 60 minutes (inc. adverts) |
| Production company | RDF Television |
| Original release | |
| Network | Channel 4 |
| Release | 12 April 1998 – 27 June 2010 |
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Scrapheap Challenge is a British television show where 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.
- ^ Mirza, Munira, ed. (2006). Culture Vultures: Is UK arts policy damaging the arts. London: Policy Exchange. p. 72. ISBN 0-9551909-0-8. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 May 2013.