Scrapheap Challenge
Encyclopedia
Scrapheap Challenge is an engineering game show
produced by RDF Media
and broadcast on Channel 4
in the UK
. In the show, teams of contestants have 10 hours in which to build a working machine that can 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 now air on another Discovery network, The Science Channel
.
The challenges are many and varied, usually involving teams constructing a machine to achieve a particular objective. The final showdown usually consists of either head-to-head races or individually run timed events. Examples of challenges include making a jet
car
, a bridging machine
, a car-crusher, and a machine to fling a British Leyland Mini as far as possible.
Assistant Producer Eve Kay had the idea for the show after watching a scene in the movie Apollo 13
, where NASA
engineers had only a short period of time to construct a carbon dioxide filter out of parts available on the space capsule. The show also draws its inspiration from the 1980s TV series The Great Egg Race
.
, joined in series 2-4 by producer Cathy Rogers
, and in series 5 onwards by Lisa Rogers
(no relation). For series 11, both hosts were replaced with former Scrapheap contestant and judge Dick Strawbridge
.
Series 1 was titled Scrapheap, and pitted the same two teams against each other each week. From series 2, the show was renamed Scrapheap Challenge and featured a knockout tournament
between teams drawn from the general public. From series 3, a champion of champions contest was initiated.
Series 3 and 4 included a single US team in the field. Series 3 had The Nerds, and season 4 had The Mulewrights brought in at the last minute when one team couldn't travel due to a livestock epidemic. Both US teams made it to the final round.
Series 9 was shown in two halves. The first eight episodes aired between 15 April and 3 June, and the remaining episodes between the 4 November and 23 December 2007.
Series 11 saw Dick Strawbridge (formerly a competitor from series 1 and 2) return as an expert and judge, replacing Robert Llewellyn. The show was now produced by RDF Bristol and Exec. producer Jane Lomas and series producer John Macnish
had to deliver the new series on a fraction of the budget of previous series. As well as a change in presenters the format of the series changed dramatically with teams of 'scrappers' from across the UK competing with Dick Strawbridge's home team know as 'Dick's Diamonds'. At the end of each episode a battle to determine the week's champion scrappers took place in a public venue in front of crowds of cheering fans. Series 11 of the UK show had its world premiere in Australia on ABC2
. Episode 1 aired on 1 July 2009. Series 11 features a change in format. In addition to both hosting and commentating, each episode sees Strawbridge leading a team of former Scrappers ("Dick's Diamonds") against three other teams, who have the advantage of being able to build outside of the Scrapheap.
It involves several teams being allocated a budget and several weeks to construct a road-legal vehicle which, if classified as a car, must pass the Single Vehicle Approval test. The Barley Pickers (a team of farmers) in series 1 avoided the test by registering their vehicle as a farm tractor. The teams then drove to various tests in-convoy across the UK where they were given eight hours at a local scrapheap to modify their vehicles for the test - although, for all but the final test, the vehicles had to be returned to road-legal condition afterwards.
Four teams were given vehicles and participated in 5 challenges in the Galloway Forest Park
. They had to adapt the vehicles to perform two different tasks in each episode. This series was unusual for Scrapheap in that the build time was added together with the time taken to complete each stage.
The winner was Maximus, a team of alternative-lifestyle boatbuilders and rickshaw makers from Bath.
, the teams set out to build warships in the usual 10 hours to battle each other. Each ship had to have a coconut launcher, and the hulls were weakened to enable them to be sunk more easily. On test day each team had its usual spate of technical difficulties and, because none of the ships sank, the final winner was chosen by their seamanship, tactics and offensive firepower.
The overall winners of challenge were The Aquaholics. This was a different team to the Aquaholics who won Full Metal Challenge.
(season 2-5), joined by Cathy Rogers
(season 1-3) and Karyn Bryant
(season 4-5).
Former North Dakota
Governor Ed Schafer was one of many notable people appearing on the show. Schafer was on during the fifth season as a member of the High Flyers which lost to the Jet Doctors in the Fifth Series finale. The first season was filmed in the UK, and included a competition between the grand winner of UK series 3, Megalomaniacs, and the US season 1 champs the Long Brothers (who won).
The first season of the show was nominated for an Emmy award.
and Bobbi Sue Luther
.
The winners were the Aquaholics from the UK. Hosted by Cathy Rogers
and Henry Rollins
, it lasted one season.
, Scrapheap presenter (Robert Llewellyn
) and the Junkyard Wars presenters (Karyn Bryant
and Tyler Harcott
) hosted an episode that had teams from Great Britain, the United States of America and France compete to try to build a plane that could fly.
Instead of the usual time, each team was given 20 hours. With safety in mind, each was given a propeller and an engine to help build their plane. Another difference between this challenge and the usual was that the teams used period tools to build their planes. Normally "kit built" aircraft need a minimum of 500 hours build time to be certified by the FAA as airworthy whereas these aircraft were certified as airworthy and all carry a US registration.
The clear winners were the British who created a plane with an estimated flight time of twelve minutes.
, and as Junkyard Wars on the Discovery Channel UK
.
The UK version of the show has screened in Australia
on the HOW TO Channel
and ABC2
. Junkyard Wars has also screened on ABC2.
Repeats of older episodes of the UK version air on digital channel More4
, typically on Sunday mornings, where episodes are often run back-to-back.
section of London (it was space rented in an actual scrap dealer's yard).
The next two seasons of both the US and UK series, were filmed in California. The US edition continued to use the Los Angeles site, and for the next two series the UK version moved to a new site, a rented part of a scrapyard near Wokingham
. For Series 8, a new Scrapheap with indoor workshops was used within an army training area in Bramley
, just outside Basingstoke
, and is not open to the public.
For series 11, construction of a scrapheap at Phelps Brothers scrapyard in Sudmeadow Road, Gloucester, was commissioned. It utilised the helicopter seen in previous series rescued from the Bramley yard.
The US Scrapyard was situated at Memory Lane (a classic car dismantler and wrecking yard) in California
for three years.
Game show
A game show is a type of radio or television program in which members of the public, television personalities or celebrities, sometimes as part of a team, play a game which involves answering questions or solving puzzles usually for money and/or prizes...
produced by RDF Media
RDF Media
Zodiak Media is a Anglo-American television production company. It was formed in 2010 when RDF Media Group was acquired by, and merged with Zodiak Entertainment...
and broadcast on Channel 4
Channel 4
Channel 4 is a British public-service television broadcaster which began working on 2 November 1982. Although largely commercially self-funded, it is ultimately publicly owned; originally a subsidiary of the Independent Broadcasting Authority , the station is now owned and operated by the Channel...
in the UK
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
. In the show, teams of contestants have 10 hours in which to build a working machine that can do a specific task, using materials available in a scrapheap. The format was exported to the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, where it was known as Junkyard Wars. The US show was also produced by RDF Media, and was originally shown on The Learning Channel
TLC (TV channel)
TLC is an American cable TV specialty channel which initially focused on educational content. Since 1991 TLC has been owned by Discovery Communications, the same company that operates the Discovery Channel, Animal Planet and The Science Channel, as well as other learning-themed networks...
. Repeats now air on another Discovery network, The Science Channel
The Science Channel
Science is a United States cable, satellite and IPTV Television Network produced by Discovery Communications. Science features programming in the fields of space, technology, prehistory and animals.-History:...
.
Format
A typical episode features a competition between two 4-person teams, each consisting of three regular members (with one designated the captain), plus an expert in the field related to the particular challenge. The judge for each episode is typically a specialist in (non-scrap) versions of the machine being constructed.The challenges are many and varied, usually involving teams constructing a machine to achieve a particular objective. The final showdown usually consists of either head-to-head races or individually run timed events. Examples of challenges include making a jet
Jet engine
A jet engine is a reaction engine that discharges a fast moving jet to generate thrust by jet propulsion and in accordance with Newton's laws of motion. This broad definition of jet engines includes turbojets, turbofans, rockets, ramjets, pulse jets...
car
Čar
Čar is a village in the municipality of Bujanovac, Serbia. According to the 2002 census, the town has a population of 296 people.-References:...
, a bridging machine
Armoured vehicle-launched bridge
An armoured vehicle-launched bridge is a combat support vehicle, sometimes regarded as a subtype of combat engineering vehicle, designed to assist militaries in rapidly deploying tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles across rivers. The AVLB is usually a tracked vehicle converted from a tank...
, a car-crusher, and a machine to fling a British Leyland Mini as far as possible.
Assistant Producer Eve Kay had the idea for the show after watching a scene in the movie Apollo 13
Apollo 13 (film)
Apollo 13 is a 1995 American drama film directed by Ron Howard. The film stars Tom Hanks, Kevin Bacon, Bill Paxton, Gary Sinise, Kathleen Quinlan and Ed Harris. The screenplay by William Broyles, Jr...
, where NASA
NASA
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is the agency of the United States government that is responsible for the nation's civilian space program and for aeronautics and aerospace research...
engineers had only a short period of time to construct a carbon dioxide filter out of parts available on the space capsule. The show also draws its inspiration from the 1980s TV series The Great Egg Race
The Great Egg Race
The Great Egg Race was a BBC television series that ran from 1978 to 1986 and featured Professor Heinz Wolff and Lesley Judd, who joined the series in 1984...
.
Scrapheap Challenge
The UK show was originally presented by Robert LlewellynRobert Llewellyn
Robert Llewellyn is an English actor, presenter, and writer. He is best known as the mechanoid Kryten in the hit sitcom Red Dwarf, and for his role as presenter of Scrapheap Challenge.-Early career:...
, joined in series 2-4 by producer Cathy Rogers
Cathy Rogers
Cathy Rogers is a British television executive, producer and presenter, who has also had some success as a pop musician.Rogers was born in Lancashire, England. She studied medicine at Oxford University, gaining a Master's Degree in Health Policy...
, and in series 5 onwards by Lisa Rogers
Lisa Rogers
Lisa Rogers is a Welsh television presenter and occasional actress. She has appeared in films, television programmes, theatre and radio.-Early life:...
(no relation). For series 11, both hosts were replaced with former Scrapheap contestant and judge Dick Strawbridge
Dick Strawbridge
Lieutenant-Colonel Richard Francis "Dick" Strawbridge, MBE, , is a British engineer, television presenter and environmentalist...
.
Series 1 was titled Scrapheap, and pitted the same two teams against each other each week. From series 2, the show was renamed Scrapheap Challenge and featured a knockout tournament
Single-elimination tournament
A single-elimination tournament, also called a knockout, cup or sudden death tournament, is a type of elimination tournament where the loser of each match or bracket is immediately eliminated from winning the championship or first prize in the event...
between teams drawn from the general public. From series 3, a champion of champions contest was initiated.
Series 3 and 4 included a single US team in the field. Series 3 had The Nerds, and season 4 had The Mulewrights brought in at the last minute when one team couldn't travel due to a livestock epidemic. Both US teams made it to the final round.
- Series 1 (1998) - The series was tied 3-3
- Series 2 (1999) - Winners: Megalomaniacs
- Series 3 (2000) - Winners: Brothers in Arms; Champion of Champions: Megalomaniacs
- Series 4 (2001) - Winners: Cat-alysts; Champion of Champions: Cat-alysts
- Series 5 (2002) - Winners: Barley Pickers; Champion of Champions: Cat-alysts
- Series 6 (2003) - Winners: The Destroyers; Champion of Champions: Cat-alysts
- Series 7 (2004) - Winners: Anoraks; Champion of Champions: Anoraks
- Series 8 (2005) - Winners: Powerlifters; Champion of Champions: Powerlifters
- Series 9 (2006) - Winners: Woof Justice; Champion of Champions: Woof Justice
- Series 10 (2008) - Winners: Rusty Regiment; Champion of Champions: Woof Justice
- Series 11 (2009) - Winners: N/AN/An/a, which uses lowercase letters, is a common abbreviation for not applicable or not available, used to indicate when information in a certain field on a table is not provided, either because it does not apply to a particular case in question or because it is not available...
; Champion of Champions: N/A
Series 9 was shown in two halves. The first eight episodes aired between 15 April and 3 June, and the remaining episodes between the 4 November and 23 December 2007.
Series 11 saw Dick Strawbridge (formerly a competitor from series 1 and 2) return as an expert and judge, replacing Robert Llewellyn. The show was now produced by RDF Bristol and Exec. producer Jane Lomas and series producer John Macnish
John Macnish
-Life:Born John Surgeon Macnish in Carlisle, England 25 September 1956. Educated Austin Friars School, Carlisle then Sheffield University, degree in Prehistory & Archaeology....
had to deliver the new series on a fraction of the budget of previous series. As well as a change in presenters the format of the series changed dramatically with teams of 'scrappers' from across the UK competing with Dick Strawbridge's home team know as 'Dick's Diamonds'. At the end of each episode a battle to determine the week's champion scrappers took place in a public venue in front of crowds of cheering fans. Series 11 of the UK show had its world premiere in Australia on ABC2
ABC2
ABC2 is a national public television channel in Australia. Launched on 7 March 2005, it is the responsibility of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's television division, and is available nationally to digital television viewers in Australia...
. Episode 1 aired on 1 July 2009. Series 11 features a change in format. In addition to both hosting and commentating, each episode sees Strawbridge leading a team of former Scrappers ("Dick's Diamonds") against three other teams, who have the advantage of being able to build outside of the Scrapheap.
Scrappy Races
A spin-off series, Scrapheap Challenge: The Scrappy Races was instituted in 2003 and was broadcast following the main series. It was also presented by Robert Llewellyn and Lisa Rogers.It involves several teams being allocated a budget and several weeks to construct a road-legal vehicle which, if classified as a car, must pass the Single Vehicle Approval test. The Barley Pickers (a team of farmers) in series 1 avoided the test by registering their vehicle as a farm tractor. The teams then drove to various tests in-convoy across the UK where they were given eight hours at a local scrapheap to modify their vehicles for the test - although, for all but the final test, the vehicles had to be returned to road-legal condition afterwards.
- Series 1 (2003–04) - Winners: Chaos Crew
- Series 2 (2004–05) - Winners: Chaos Crew
Scrappy Races Rally
Scrappy Races Rally was a spin-off series broadcast in 2006, presented by Robert Llewellyn and Lisa Rogers.Four teams were given vehicles and participated in 5 challenges in the Galloway Forest Park
Galloway Forest Park
Galloway Forest Park is a woodland park in Scotland, principally covering woodland in Dumfries and Galloway. It is operated by Forestry Commission Scotland....
. They had to adapt the vehicles to perform two different tasks in each episode. This series was unusual for Scrapheap in that the build time was added together with the time taken to complete each stage.
The winner was Maximus, a team of alternative-lifestyle boatbuilders and rickshaw makers from Bath.
Scrapheap Mega Challenge
Another spin-off, the contestants have more time and a harder project to build.Warship Mega Challenge
With the 200th anniversary of the Battle of TrafalgarBattle of Trafalgar
The Battle of Trafalgar was a sea battle fought between the British Royal Navy and the combined fleets of the French Navy and Spanish Navy, during the War of the Third Coalition of the Napoleonic Wars ....
, the teams set out to build warships in the usual 10 hours to battle each other. Each ship had to have a coconut launcher, and the hulls were weakened to enable them to be sunk more easily. On test day each team had its usual spate of technical difficulties and, because none of the ships sank, the final winner was chosen by their seamanship, tactics and offensive firepower.
The overall winners of challenge were The Aquaholics. This was a different team to the Aquaholics who won Full Metal Challenge.
Junkyard Wars
The US version of the show was presented by George Gray (season 1) and Tyler HarcottTyler Harcott
Tyler Harcott is a Canadian-born actor and television host. He has hosted TLC's Junkyard Wars as well as Miss America: Countdown to the Crown. He has appeared in minor television roles including Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show....
(season 2-5), joined by Cathy Rogers
Cathy Rogers
Cathy Rogers is a British television executive, producer and presenter, who has also had some success as a pop musician.Rogers was born in Lancashire, England. She studied medicine at Oxford University, gaining a Master's Degree in Health Policy...
(season 1-3) and Karyn Bryant
Karyn Bryant
Karyn Bryant is an American actress, writer, and television personality.-Early life:Bryant was born and raised in Boston, Massachusetts, completed secondary school at Lawrence Academy at Groton, and received bachelor's degrees from Brown University in political science and...
(season 4-5).
- Season 1 (2001) - Winners: Long Brothers
- Season 2 (2001) - Winners: Miami Gearheads
- Season 3 (2002) - Winners: The Pit Crew
- Season 4 (2002) - Winners: Kentucky Fried Family
- Season 5 (2003) - Winners: Jet Doctors
Former North Dakota
North Dakota
North Dakota is a state located in the Midwestern region of the United States of America, along the Canadian border. The state is bordered by Canada to the north, Minnesota to the east, South Dakota to the south and Montana to the west. North Dakota is the 19th-largest state by area in the U.S....
Governor Ed Schafer was one of many notable people appearing on the show. Schafer was on during the fifth season as a member of the High Flyers which lost to the Jet Doctors in the Fifth Series finale. The first season was filmed in the UK, and included a competition between the grand winner of UK series 3, Megalomaniacs, and the US season 1 champs the Long Brothers (who won).
The first season of the show was nominated for an Emmy award.
Junkyard Mega-Wars
The show was reformatted to consist of two regular captains, who each select three people to help in the challenge. The show was presented by Rossi MorrealeRossi Morreale
Rossi Morreale is a television personality and former college football player.Morreale was a wide receiver & punt returner for the University of Arkansas Razorbacks football team, lettering from 1997–1999. After graduation he sought television exposure...
and Bobbi Sue Luther
Bobbi Sue Luther
Bobbi Sue Luther is a model and host of TLC's Junkyard Mega Wars.- Movie career :Luther played an Orion Slave Girl on Star Trek: Enterprise, She also played a newsreader on Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo. In March 2007, Bobbi Sue Luther was named the new face of St. Pauli Girl beer...
.
- Season 1 (2002) - Captains: Bowser and Crash
- Season 2 (2004) - Captains: Hackett and (retired) Dick StrawbridgeDick StrawbridgeLieutenant-Colonel Richard Francis "Dick" Strawbridge, MBE, , is a British engineer, television presenter and environmentalist...
Full Metal Challenge
A spin-off from 2001 that had teams from around the world. Teams had a fixed budget and a month to build a vehicle to compete in a varied set of trials, such as auto "bowling", a race through a flooded course, a "car coaster", car "sumo" and other contrived tests.The winners were the Aquaholics from the UK. Hosted by Cathy Rogers
Cathy Rogers
Cathy Rogers is a British television executive, producer and presenter, who has also had some success as a pop musician.Rogers was born in Lancashire, England. She studied medicine at Oxford University, gaining a Master's Degree in Health Policy...
and Henry Rollins
Henry Rollins
Henry Rollins is an American singer-songwriter, spoken word artist, writer, comedian, publisher, actor, and radio DJ....
, it lasted one season.
Wright Brothers re-enactment
For the 100th anniversary of the first flight of the Wright BrothersWright brothers
The Wright brothers, Orville and Wilbur , were two Americans credited with inventing and building the world's first successful airplane and making the first controlled, powered and sustained heavier-than-air human flight, on December 17, 1903...
, Scrapheap presenter (Robert Llewellyn
Robert Llewellyn
Robert Llewellyn is an English actor, presenter, and writer. He is best known as the mechanoid Kryten in the hit sitcom Red Dwarf, and for his role as presenter of Scrapheap Challenge.-Early career:...
) and the Junkyard Wars presenters (Karyn Bryant
Karyn Bryant
Karyn Bryant is an American actress, writer, and television personality.-Early life:Bryant was born and raised in Boston, Massachusetts, completed secondary school at Lawrence Academy at Groton, and received bachelor's degrees from Brown University in political science and...
and Tyler Harcott
Tyler Harcott
Tyler Harcott is a Canadian-born actor and television host. He has hosted TLC's Junkyard Wars as well as Miss America: Countdown to the Crown. He has appeared in minor television roles including Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show....
) hosted an episode that had teams from Great Britain, the United States of America and France compete to try to build a plane that could fly.
Instead of the usual time, each team was given 20 hours. With safety in mind, each was given a propeller and an engine to help build their plane. Another difference between this challenge and the usual was that the teams used period tools to build their planes. Normally "kit built" aircraft need a minimum of 500 hours build time to be certified by the FAA as airworthy whereas these aircraft were certified as airworthy and all carry a US registration.
The clear winners were the British who created a plane with an estimated flight time of twelve minutes.
Broadcast
The UK show was broadcast on US television under the then-current US title (Junkyard Wars for series 1-3; Junkyard Mega-Wars for series 4 onwards). The US show is broadcast in the UK as Scrapheap Challenge USA on Channel 4Channel 4
Channel 4 is a British public-service television broadcaster which began working on 2 November 1982. Although largely commercially self-funded, it is ultimately publicly owned; originally a subsidiary of the Independent Broadcasting Authority , the station is now owned and operated by the Channel...
, and as Junkyard Wars on the Discovery Channel UK
Discovery Channel UK
Discovery Channel operated by Discovery Networks Western Europe produces an English speaking channel which targets the United Kingdom and Ireland. The channel's programming is based on programming produced by Discovery Networks Europe, Discovery Channel Canada and Discovery Channel from the US.It...
.
The UK version of the show has screened in Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
on the HOW TO Channel
HOW TO Channel
HOW TO Channel was an Australian cable and satellite television channel. It was carried on the Foxtel Digital, Optus TV featuring Foxtel Digital and Austar Digital platforms. It was owned by Premier Media Group, a 50/50 joint venture of Publishing and Broadcasting Limited and News Corporation.The...
and ABC2
ABC2
ABC2 is a national public television channel in Australia. Launched on 7 March 2005, it is the responsibility of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's television division, and is available nationally to digital television viewers in Australia...
. Junkyard Wars has also screened on ABC2.
Repeats of older episodes of the UK version air on digital channel More4
More4
More4 is a digital television channel, run by British broadcaster Channel 4, that launched on 10 October 2005. It is carried on Freeview, on satellite broadcasters Freesat and Sky, UK IPTV broadcaster TalkTalk TV and on UK cable network Virgin Media and in the Republic of Ireland cable networks...
, typically on Sunday mornings, where episodes are often run back-to-back.
Locations
Various locations have been used for filming. Several of the early seasons of the UK series, and the first season of the US series were filmed in a corner of a real scrapyard in the Canning TownCanning Town
Canning Town is an area of east London, England. It is part of the London Borough of Newham and is situated in the area of the former London docks on the north side of the River Thames. It is the location of Rathbone Market...
section of London (it was space rented in an actual scrap dealer's yard).
The next two seasons of both the US and UK series, were filmed in California. The US edition continued to use the Los Angeles site, and for the next two series the UK version moved to a new site, a rented part of a scrapyard near Wokingham
Wokingham
Wokingham is a market town and civil parish in Berkshire in South East England about west of central London. It is about east-southeast of Reading and west of Bracknell. It spans an area of and, according to the 2001 census, has a population of 30,403...
. For Series 8, a new Scrapheap with indoor workshops was used within an army training area in Bramley
Bramley, Hampshire
Bramley is a village and parish in Hampshire, UK. In the 2001 census it had a population of 3,348. It has a village shop, bakery, estate agency, pub and a railway station...
, just outside Basingstoke
Basingstoke
Basingstoke is a town in northeast Hampshire, in south central England. It lies across a valley at the source of the River Loddon. It is southwest of London, northeast of Southampton, southwest of Reading and northeast of the county town, Winchester. In 2008 it had an estimated population of...
, and is not open to the public.
For series 11, construction of a scrapheap at Phelps Brothers scrapyard in Sudmeadow Road, Gloucester, was commissioned. It utilised the helicopter seen in previous series rescued from the Bramley yard.
The US Scrapyard was situated at Memory Lane (a classic car dismantler and wrecking yard) in California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
for three years.
External links
- Scrapheap Challenge at Channel4.com
- UK Gameshows Page: Scrapheap Challenge
- A comprehensive Junkyard Wars fansite
- Steve G's Scrapheap Website
- Robert Llewellyn Forums
- The NERDS; first US team to appear, FAQ
- Cathy Rogers Interview about the origins of Scrapheap Challenge
- The Nerds – Series 3 – construction of a coal-fired steam car – an account of a challenge from the viewpoint of a competitor