Robot Wars (TV series)
| Robot Wars | |
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| Also known as | Robot Wars Extreme |
| Genre | Robot competition |
| Created by |
Tom Gutteridge Steve Carsey |
| Directed by | Stuart McDonald |
| Presented by |
Jeremy Clarkson (1998) Craig Charles (1998–2004) Dara Ó Briain (2016–) Angela Scanlon (2016–) |
| Starring |
Philippa Forrester (1998–2000, 2002–03) Julia Reed (2000–01) Jayne Middlemiss (2003–04) |
| Judges |
Noel Sharkey (1998–2004, 2016–) Eric Dickinson (1998) Adam Harper (1998–99) Martin Smith (1999–2004) Myra Wilson (2000–01) Mat Irvine (2001–04) Sethu Vijayakumar (2016–) Lucy Rogers (2016–) |
| Voices of | Stuart McDonald (1998-2003) |
| Narrated by | Jonathan Pearce |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of series | 9 (Domestic) 2 (Extreme) 11 (Overall) |
| No. of episodes | 133 (Domestic) 30 (Extreme) 163 (Overall) (as of 29 December 2016) |
| Production | |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 30 minutes (1998–99) 45 minutes (1999–2003) 60 minutes (2003–04, 2016–) |
| Production company(s) | TV21 (1998–2001) Mentorn (2001–04, 2016–) |
| Distributor | Passion Distribution |
| Release | |
| Original network |
BBC Two (1998–2003, 2016–) BBC One (2000) BBC Choice (2001–2003) Five (2003–04) |
| Picture format |
4:3 (1998–2001) 16:9 (2001–04, 2016–) |
| Original release |
Original series: 20 February 1998 – 28 March 2004 Revived series: 24 July 2016 – present |
| External links | |
| Website | |
Robot Wars is a British robot competition that was first broadcast on BBC Two from 20 February 1998 to 23 February 2001, on BBC Choice from 8 October 2001 to 7 February 2003 (later repeated on BBC Two), on Channel 5 from 2 November 2003 to 28 March 2004 before being revived in 2016 and broadcast on BBC Two from 24 July 2016. A celebrity special was shown on BBC One on 27 December 2000. The show was originally presented by Jeremy Clarkson for the first series before Craig Charles took over until the seventh series. Philippa Forrester co-hosted the first three series, the fifth and Extreme 2. The fourth series and Extreme 1 were co-hosted by Julia Reed and the seventh by Jayne Middlemiss. Jonathan Pearce provided commentary for all series. The new presenters for 2016 are Dara Ó Briain and Angela Scanlon.
Additional series were filmed for specific sectors of the global market, including two series of Robot Wars Extreme Warriors with American competitors for the TNN network (hosted by Mick Foley with Rebecca Grant serving as pit reporter), two of Dutch Robot Wars for distribution in the Netherlands, and a single series for Germany. The fourth series of the UK Robot Wars was shown in the US on TNN as Robot Wars: Grand Champions in 2002, and hosted by Joanie Laurer.
The series, centred on the sport of robot combat, involved teams of amateur and professional roboteers operating their own constructed robots to fight against each other in both friendly and tournament matches, whilst also avoiding arena hazards and more powerful "House Robots", which were not bound by the same weight or weapon limits as the contestants. Earlier series included assault and trial courses for competing robots before they were ceased from the first "Extreme" series onwards.
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