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Jeremy Clarkson presented the first series, before being replaced by Craig Charles for the rest of the original run, with co-hosting duties taken by Philippa Forrester (1998–2000, 2002–2003), Julia Reed (2000–2001) and Jayne Middlemiss (2003–2004).
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Robot Wars (TV Series 1998–2018) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Robot Wars: The First Wars (also referred to as Series 1) was the first series of the British television game show Robot Wars. It was originally broadcast in early 1998 on BBC Two (and repeated twice more, first in the Autumn of that year, prior to the start of The Second Wars, and again in the...
Robot Wars: With Jonathan Pearce, Noel Sharkey, Stuart McDonald, Craig Charles. Knockout competition between deadly robots designed and controlled by contestants. There's chainsaws, spikes, and lots of flying metal.
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- 1998-01-02
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- Razer (Returning for 2016) Featured in: Seasons 2 to 6. Weight: 109kg. Speed: 12mph. Weapons. – Hydraulic piercer with 3 tonnes of pressure. – Lifter. – Self-Righting Mechanism (SRM)
- Sir Killalot (House Robot) Featured in: Seasons 2 to 7. Weight: 741kg (used to be 520kg) Speed: 10mph (used to be 5mph) Weapons. – A rotating drill lance and jaws that open to 700mm.
- Chaos 2. Featured in: Seasons 3 to 6. Weight: 84kg. Speed: 20mph. Weapons. – CO2 pneumatic flipper. Claim to fame. The only robot to defend its championship title.
- Roadblock. Featured in: Seasons 1 to 2. Weight: 80kg. Speed: 5mph. Weapons. – Wedge-shaped design. – Petrol-powered rear circular saw. Claim to fame. The very first winner of Robot Wars, it proved that simple design could trump even the biggest of weapons.
Mentorn used Marc Thorpe as a consultant on the show and the first series of Robot Wars in the UK was broadcast over six weeks in February and March 1998. It was an immediate hit, with more than 2 million viewers, and a further 27 episodes were commissioned by the BBC that year. 155 episodes were produced in total, and the show was seen in 26 ...
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2 / 6 Jeremy Clarkson and Philippa Forrester present as contestants control robot warriors. Episode 1 1 / 6 The start of the competition to find the toughest fighting robots in the country.
