
Scrapheap Challenge
Season 9
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
Human Cannonballs
Apr 15, 2007
Monster Trikes
Apr 22, 2007
Muscle Trains
Apr 29, 2007
Snowmobiles
May 06, 2007
Giant Skateboards
May 13, 2007
Mechanical Mortars
May 20, 2007
Airboats
May 27, 2007
Skid Pan Sumo
Jun 03, 2007
Earth Movers
Nov 04, 2007
Drag Sleds
Nov 11, 2007
Final: Swamp Racers
Nov 18, 2007
Grand Final: Dozers
Nov 25, 2007
Christmas Special: Paddle Boats
Dec 09, 2007
Scrapheap Challenge Roadshow 2: Sofa Speedway
Dec 16, 2007
Scrapheap Challenge Roadshow 3: Welly Wanging
Dec 23, 2007
Scrapheap Retrospective: Series 9
Dec 30, 2007
Robert Llewellyn

Lisa Rogers
