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Robot Wars was a British television game show which was broadcast from 1998 until 2004. It was based on a US-based robot combat competition which ran from 1994 until 1997. The show ran for nine series, which included seven main series and two 'Robot Wars Extreme' series. The show was broadcast on BBC2 on Friday evenings for the first six main series and the two Extreme series, with the seventh series broadcast on Five on Sunday evenings. The first series was hosted by Jeremy Clarkson and Philippa Forrester with commentary provided by Jonathan Pearce. Clarkson left the show after the first series and was replaced with Craig Charles, who presented the show until it ended in 2004. In the fourth series and the first Robot Wars Extreme, Julia Reed took over the job as pit reporter as Forrester was pregnant. When the show moved to Five for the seventh series, Jayne Middlemiss took over the role.

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