
Scrapheap Challenge
Season 8
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.
Synopsis
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.
Title | Scrapheap Challenge |
Writer | N/A |
Director | N/A |
Created by | N/A |
Productions | N/A |
Network | Channel 4 |


Season 1
Apr 12, 1998
Season 2
Sep 05, 1999
Season 3
Sep 17, 2000
Season 4
Sep 09, 2001
Season 5
Sep 15, 2002
Season 6
Sep 14, 2003
Season 7
Sep 05, 2004
Season 8
Sep 18, 2005
Season 9
Apr 15, 2007
Season 10
Apr 27, 2008
Season 11
Aug 30, 2009
Underwater Cars
Sep 18, 2005
Kung Fu Cars
Sep 25, 2005
Sharp Shooters
Oct 02, 2005
AC/DC Dairy Dash
Oct 09, 2005
Drag Boats
Oct 16, 2005
Car Fishing
Oct 23, 2005
Polar Pinball
Oct 30, 2005
Caber Tossers
Nov 06, 2005
Steeplechase
Nov 13, 2005
Monster Drag Racing
Nov 20, 2005
Final: Rock Crawler
Nov 27, 2005
Grand Final: Flying Machines
Dec 04, 2005
Best of Scrapheap Challenge Series 8
Dec 11, 2005

Scrapheap Challenge Roadshow 1: Tomato Toss
Jan 08, 2006
Punkin' Chunk
Jan 15, 2006
Robert Llewellyn

Lisa Rogers
