About this season
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 as a completely different TV series. 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.
Episodes (16)
1. Human Cannonballs
Aired 15 April 2007
The Vikings, a team of Dark Ages battle re-enactment enthusiasts from Salisbury, face off against the Beach Bums, a team of surfers from Torquay, to construct a machine which can hurl a human-sized mannequin into a disused quarry.
2. Monster Trikes
Aired 22 April 2007
The Engineering Eggheads, a team of mechanical engineering students from University College London, compete with the Diggers, a team of heavy plant engineers from Hull, to build 5m-long "monster" trikes, that can race head-to-head over a slalom course, carrying all four team members.
3. Muscle Trains
Aired 29 April 2007
Plymouth's Super Subs vie with Sweet Chariots, a group of rugby players, to construct a train they has powered by the teams muscle.
4. Snowmobiles
Aired 6 May 2007
Suffolk builders The Cement Mixers, and Dorset cab drivers The Turbo Taxis build and race snowmobiles.
5. Giant Skateboards
Aired 13 May 2007
In this episode The Extinguishers must face The Steaming Scots to see who can build the better Giant Skateboard.
6. Mechanical Mortars
Aired 20 May 2007
In this episode Woof Justice take on The Bus Boys in a race to create the most accurate and more mobile Mechanical Mortars.
7. Airboats
Aired 27 May 2007
In this episode The Beach Bums face The Diggers to see who can build the better Airboat.
8. Skid Pan Sumo
Aired 3 June 2007
This week The Turbo Taxi's and The Super Subs have to make mechanical sumo cars that are capable of pushing the other teams vehicle out of the arena.
9. Earth Movers
Aired 4 November 2007
In the first semi-final the Beach Bums face the Extinguishers to see who can make the best machine capable of moving mounds of earth.
10. Drag Sleds
Aired 11 November 2007
In the second semi-final Woof Justice face the Turbo Taxi's for a place in the final by building the fastest Drag Sled.
11. Final: Swamp Racers
Aired 18 November 2007
In the final of this series Woof Justice take on the Beach Bums to see who can make the better swamp racer and become the Scrapheap Challenge champions 2007.
12. Grand Final: Dozers
Aired 25 November 2007
In the Grand Final, this series' winners Woof Justice take on last series' winners the Powerlifters to build Bulldozers from scrap.
13. Christmas Special: Paddle Boats
Aired 9 December 2007
In this Scrapheap special a team from the UK faces a team from the US to make Paddle Boats from scrap to commemorate the maritime achievements of Isambard Kingdom Brunel.
14. Scrapheap Challenge Roadshow 2: Sofa Speedway
Aired 16 December 2007
16 teams fight to make the best vehicles out of anything they like so expect some rather silly looking vehicles.
15. Scrapheap Challenge Roadshow 3: Welly Wanging
Aired 23 December 2007
In this episode the Scrapheap Roadshow moves on and Welly Wanging is the objective and once again 16 teams battle it out to face the Scrapheap All-Stars.
16. Scrapheap Retrospective: Series 9
Aired 30 December 2007
Robert and Lisa present a look at the highlights of this years series.