Seasons and episodes
1Season 1 Apr. 12, 1998
1 - 1Hovercraft Apr. 12, 1998
1 - 2Siege Engines Sep. 13, 1998
1 - 3Power Pullers Sep. 20, 1998
1 - 4Sub-Aqua Sep. 27, 1998
1 - 5Powerboats Oct. 04, 1998
1 - 6Off Road Buggies Oct. 11, 1998
2Season 2 Sep. 05, 1999
2 - 1Flying Machines Sep. 05, 1999
2 - 2Cannons Sep. 12, 1999
2 - 3Amphibious Vehicles Sep. 19, 1999
2 - 4Land Yachts Sep. 26, 1999
2 - 5Mileage Marathon Oct. 03, 1999
2 - 6Marine Salvage Oct. 10, 1999
2 - 7Final: Walking Machines Oct. 17, 1999
3Season 3 Sep. 17, 2000
3 - 1Demolition Sep. 17, 2000
3 - 2Aerial Bomber Sep. 24, 2000
3 - 3Underwater Chariot Oct. 01, 2000
3 - 4Windmill Oct. 08, 2000
3 - 5Missile Launcher Oct. 15, 2000
3 - 6Bridging Machines Oct. 22, 2000
3 - 7Giant Mower Nov. 05, 2000
3 - 8Steam-Powered Car Oct. 29, 2000
3 - 9Final: Fireboat Nov. 12, 2000
3 - 10Grand Final: Dragster Nov. 19, 2000
5Season 5 Sep. 15, 2002
5 - 1Mud Monsters Sep. 15, 2002
5 - 2Hovercraft Sep. 22, 2002
5 - 3Rapid Fire Sep. 29, 2002
5 - 4Blind Navigation Oct. 06, 2002
5 - 5Railroad Racer Oct. 13, 2002
5 - 6Clockwork Cars Oct. 20, 2002
5 - 7Smooth Rider Oct. 27, 2002
6Season 6 Sep. 14, 2003
6 - 1Wheelie Cars Sep. 14, 2003
6 - 2Bomb Disposal Vehicles Sep. 21, 2003
6 - 3Backpack Cars Sep. 28, 2003
6 - 4Amphibious Motorbikes Oct. 05, 2003
6 - 5Ice Racers Oct. 12, 2003
6 - 6Giant Dart Throwers Oct. 19, 2003
6 - 7Jet Powered Cars Oct. 26, 2003
6 - 8Super Slick Speedboats Nov. 02, 2003
6 - 9Fire Engines Nov. 09, 2003
6 - 10Car Curling Nov. 16, 2003
6 - 11Final: Tanks Nov. 23, 2003
6 - 12Grand Final: Grand Prix Racers Nov. 30, 2003
9Season 9 Apr. 15, 2007
9 - 1Human Cannonballs Apr. 15, 2007
9 - 2Monster Trikes Apr. 22, 2007
9 - 3Muscle Trains Apr. 29, 2007
9 - 4Snowmobiles May. 06, 2007
9 - 5Giant Skateboards May. 13, 2007
9 - 6Mechanical Mortars May. 20, 2007
9 - 7Airboats May. 27, 2007
9 - 8Skid Pan Sumo Jun. 03, 2007
9 - 9Earth Movers Nov. 04, 2007
9 - 10Drag Sleds Nov. 11, 2007
9 - 11Final: Swamp Racers Nov. 18, 2007
9 - 12Grand Final: Dozers Nov. 25, 2007
9 - 13Christmas Special: Paddle Boats Dec. 09, 2007
9 - 14Scrapheap Challenge Roadshow 2: Sofa Speedway Dec. 16, 2007
9 - 15Scrapheap Challenge Roadshow 3: Welly Wanging Dec. 23, 2007
9 - 16Scrapheap Retrospective: Series 9 Dec. 30, 2007
10Season 10 Apr. 27, 2008
10 - 1Scrap Speed Record Apr. 27, 2008
10 - 2Scooter Shooters May. 04, 2008
10 - 3Superbikes May. 11, 2008
10 - 4Decoration Dash May. 18, 2008
10 - 5Dune Bashers May. 25, 2008
10 - 6Powerboats Jun. 01, 2008
10 - 7Rocket Railway Jun. 08, 2008
11Season 11 Aug. 30, 2009
- 11 - 2Stuck in the Mud 1 Sep. 06, 2009
- 11 - 3Water Power 1 Sep. 13, 2009
- 11 - 4Blow Football 1 Sep. 20, 2009
- 11 - 6Monster Golf 1 Oct. 04, 2009
- 11 - 7Super Surfboards 1 Oct. 11, 2009
12Season 12 Jan. 21, 2026
- 12 - 1Chariots Jan. 21, 2026
- 12 - 2Off-road mine-retrieval machines Jan. 21, 2026
- 12 - 3Water Powered Racers Jan. 21, 2026
- 12 - 4Football machines Jan. 21, 2026
- 12 - 5Ice Racers Jan. 21, 2026
- 12 - 6Giant Darts Jan. 21, 2026
- 12 - 7Jet Cars Jan. 21, 2026
- 12 - 8Speedboats Jan. 21, 2026
- 12 - 9Fire Engines Jan. 21, 2026
- 12 - 10Car Curlers Jan. 21, 2026
- 12 - 11Tanks Jan. 21, 2026
- 12 - 12Grand Prix Jan. 21, 2026
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.
Original title Scrapheap Challenge
First air date Apr. 12, 1998
Last air date Jun. 27, 2010
Average Duration 52 minutes
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