Airmageddon
| Airmageddon | |
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| Composer(s) | Dobs Vye |
| Country of origin | Britain |
| No. of series | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 26 |
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| Producer(s) | Andrew Norgate |
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| Running time | 28 minutes |
| Production company(s) | DHX Media |
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| Original network | CBBC |
| Picture format | 16:9 1080i |
| Audio format | Stereo |
| Original release | 18 February 2016 – Present |
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| Related shows | Robot Wars |
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Airmageddon is a British-Canadian children's technological game show. The show is produced by DHX Media in association with Conceive Media for CBBC that aired on 20 February 2016 and created by Robot Wars creator Steve Carsey. The show involves teams of children using radio-controlled drones. A second series was confirmed and aired on 14 August 2016.
Airmageddon follows a similar format to the Gauntlet/Trial/Arena format of the first and second series of Robot Wars. The show followed eight heats, two semi-finals and a grand final, as well as two "grudge match" specials and two "Airmageddon Dad Specials" which aired 19 July 2016 and 18 December 2016.
The referee of the Airena, he announces the start of a challenge and makes sure that things are kept in order.
A pig-shaped drone who demonstrates how each challenge is done. He'll also oversee challenges if the Air Marshall is out of action.
A large drone built for defensive purposes and is mentioned to not be the smartest.
A prototype dragon-shaped drone who, true to his namesake, is armed with a flamethrower.
A wasp-shaped drone armed with a spark gun stinger.
A trio of bug-shaped drones introduced for the second series to serve as distractive obstacles in the second round.
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