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Season 8 – Scrapheap Challenge

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Teams compete to construct something practical using only scrapyard junk.
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Scrapheap Challenge — Season 8

Scrapheap Challenge — Season 8

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Robert Llewellyn

Host

Lisa Rogers

Host

Mike Furness

Director

Rupert Parker

Executive Producer

Jon Ormrod

Director

Simon Lacey

Music

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Sep 18, 2005 A trio of forklift truck drivers from Kent take on three army helicopters pilots from the home counties in one of the most dangerous challenges ever attempted; they have just 10 hours to build underwater cars. Details Episode 2 Aired Sep 25, 2005 Kung Fu Cars This show pits the Lumbering Jacks, tree fellers from Wales, against the Haggis Bashers, diving fanatics from the Firth of Forth; the challenge is to build vehicles capable of chopping their way through some extremely tough targets in just 10 hours. Details Episode 3 Aired Oct 2, 2005 Sharp Shooters The Stage Crew face the Big Dippers to see who can build the better rapid-fire arrow launcher without cutting corners on reliability and accuracy. Details Episode 4 Aired Oct 9, 2005 Off-Road Buggies A trio of bikers from Essex challenge the Beasts of Bodmin to build off road electric cars in ten hours. Details Episode 5 Aired Oct 16, 2005 Drag Boats Teams compete to construct something practical using only scrapyard junk. Details Episode 6 Aired Oct 23, 2005 The teams must build mechanical fishing rods; they try to land three full-size minis as the catch of the day. Details Episode 7 Aired Oct 30, 2005 Polar Pinball The Lumbering Jacks from the Welsh borders go up against The Powerlifters from Kent; they go head-to-head to build machines capable of racking up points on a giant ice-bound pinball game. Details Episode 8 Aired Nov 6, 2005 Caber Tossing Three teams face the challenge of building machines capable of tossing a 70kg, 18-foot caber through 270 degrees while landing it straight and hurling a 25kg boulder as far as they can. Details Episode 9 Aired Nov 13, 2005 Steeplechase The Beasts of Bodmin have just ten hours to build vehicles capable of hurdling their way down the course in the scrapheap steeplechase in a battle with the Nuzzling Badgers. Details Episode 10 Aired Nov 20, 2005 Monster Drag Trucks Teams compete to construct something practical using only scrapyard junk. Details Episode 11 Aired Nov 27, 2005 The Powerlifters face the Beasts of Bodmin in the final, where the two teams have just 10 hours to fabricate a boulder-bashing rock crawler capable of scrambling over a specially designed course hewn from the side of a stone quarry. Details
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Scrapheap Challenge — Season 8

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Season Info

Director
Mike Furness, Jon Ormrod
Executive Producer
Rupert Parker, Cathy Rogers, Bill Hobbins
Network
Channel 4
Genre
Special Interest, Game Show
Original Language
British English
Release Date
Sep 18, 2005