Scrapheap Challenge

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.

Created By

Status

Ended

Original Name

Scrapheap Challenge

First Air Date

April 12, 1998

Last Air Date

June 27, 2010

Seasons

12

Episodes

165

Language

English

Production Companies

Networks

Channel 4

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