Scrapheap Challenge

Series 2001 Episode 1
First Broadcast: 4.35AM Wed 15 June 2011

A manic, mixed medley of the best and worst moments from the Heap, seasoned with a rich supply of out-takes.

    1. Series 2 Episode 1 Flying Machines

      Two teams compete to plan and build a crazy flying contraption from discarded junk.

    2. Series 2 Episode 2 Cannons

      Two teams go head to head in an explosive battle of ingenuity and improvisation. The challenge is to build a cannon…

    3. Series 2 Episode 3 Amphibious Vehicles

      Robert Llewellyn and co-presenter Cathy Rogers unveil a doubly hard challenge - build a car that thinks it's a boat!

    4. Series 2 Episode 4 Land Yachts

      The teams are asked to build a yacht, but not one for the high seas - a land yacht capable of carrying the entire team…

    5. Series 2 Episode 5 Mileage Marathon

      The first of the Scrapheap Challenge semi-finals, where two teams are challenged to build a vehicle to travel as far as…

    6. Series 2 Episode 6 Marine Salvage

      The challenge is to build a salvage machine capable of raising a Mini from the bottom of a murky lake and park it…

    7. Series 2 Episode 7 Walking Machines

      The teams are challenged to make a walking machine: the winning contraption must carry the whole team and a heavy safe…

    1. Series 4 Episode 1 Egg Shooter

      The Dirty Dancers and Storm Force compete to construct a machine that will propel an ostrich egg into the air. But who…

    2. Series 4 Episode 2 Monster Truck

      The Abominable Snowmen come head-to-head with The Mulewrights as they attempt to build the biggest, most beastly…

    3. Series 4 Episode 3 Torpedos

      The Chairmen battle with the Top Guns to build re-usable, surface-running torpedoes, like those used to attack boats.

    4. Series 4 Episode 4 Street Cleaner

      The Cat-Alysts go up against the Chaos Crew and build a four-man machine that can clean up a litter-strewn street.

    5. Series 4 Episode 5 White Water Rider

      In this challenge the teams must build a boat to power them upstream, along a stretch of wild, white water river and…

    6. Series 4 Episode 6 Snowmobile

      Snowmobile: The teams enter a winter wonderland to do battle on trusty snowmobiles made entirely out of scrap, which…

    7. Series 4 Episode 7 Mobile Crane

      The teams have to build a mobile machine that will reach objects at a distance, lift them up and carry them around.

    8. Series 4 Episode 8 Minesweeper

      The teams have to build machines that are capable of getting across a minefield full of dummy mines filled with paint.

    9. Series 4 Episode 9 Hill Climber

      The first semi-final challenge is to build a machine that will climb as high as possible up our extremely steep hill.

    10. Series 4 Episode 10 Tunneller

      The second semi-final challenge is to build a machine that will dig a hole through two 3ft deep walls, the first…

    11. Series 4 Episode 11 Hydrofoil

      The Cat-alysts and The Mulewrights battle it out to build a hydrofoil (a boat that flies across the water) that can…

    12. Series 4 Episode 12 Car Jousting

      In the Grand Final, the teams' challenge is to take an ordinary car and convert it into a remote-controlled fighting…

    1. Series 5 Episode 1 Mud Monsters

      Two teams play seriously dirty as Devon farmers the Barley Pickers fight it out with biker trio the Munch Bunch to see…

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    2. Series 5 Episode 2 Hovercraft

      The Martial Mechanics, a team of garage staff with a passion for judo, take on the Kiwi Go-Karters to build hovercraft…

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    3. Series 5 Episode 3 Rapid Fire

      It's a fast-firing Scrapheap shootout as The Clean Sweeps and Boat Bouys race against the clock to build contraptions…

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    4. Series 5 Episode 4 Blind Navigation

      The teams have been asked to map uncharted territory. The Hammerlocks, a team of wrestlers from Coventry, and the…

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    5. Series 5 Episode 5 Railroad Racer

      The Tunnel Ratz, a team of London Underground engineers, take on Formula 1 engineers the Pit Stop Crew in a battle to…

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    6. Series 5 Episode 6 Clockwork Cars

      The Jailbreakers take on The Young Ones in a bid to build human-powered vehicles. The tricky part is that the team may…

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    7. Series 5 Episode 7 Smooth Rider

      The Young Ones and The Barley Pickers have to build balancing rigs to carry vats brimming with liquid around an…

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    8. Series 5 Episode 8 Monowheel

      The Hammerlocks, three wrestlers from Coventry, and a trio of London Underground engineers, the Tunnel Ratz, are going…

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    9. Series 5 Episode 9 Tugs of War

      For this challenge, the teams must go back in time. The Martial Mechanics and the Boat Bouys must build tugboats, but…

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    10. Series 5 Episode 10 Digger

      The Coventry wrestlers and the Hammerlocks have to dig deep - the challenge is to build a machine that can dig up as…

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    11. Series 5 Episode 11 Destroyer

      After 10 highly competitive challenges, two scraptastic teams - the Barley Pickers and the Boat Buoys - are poised to…

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    12. Series 5 Episode 12 Car Flinger

      Scrapheap's Series 5 grand final saw the Barley Pickers line up against last year's winners, the Cat-alysts, in our…

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    13. Series 5 Episode 13 Best of Scrapheap Challenge

      A chance to see some of the funniest, most ridiculous and memorable moments of Scrapheap Challenge.

    1. Rob and Lisa Series 2001 Episode 1 Best of Scrapheap Challenge

      A manic, mixed medley of the best and worst moments from the Heap, seasoned with a rich supply of out-takes.

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