Robot Wars
Robot Wars (TV series)
Also known as
Robot Wars Extreme
Genre
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
Country of origin
United Kingdom
Original language(s)
English
No. of series
8 (Domestic)
2 (Extreme)
10 (Overall)
No. of episodes
133 (Domestic)
30 (Extreme)
163 (Overall) (as of 29 December 2016)
Production
Camera setup
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
Robot Wars at BBC Programmes
Robot Wars at UKGameshows.com
Robot Wars (US version) at the Internet Movie Database
List of Major Combat Robotics Tournament Winners
http://www.robotwars.tv/the-show/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/20zGntPHlh74VX2MtHXz6xY/the-battle-rules
· Robot combat - includes types of robots
· Robotica
· Robot Fighting League - competitions in the U.S., Canada, and Brazil.