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Revision as of 20:12, 7 January 2018
The following is a list of episodes of the British television game show Robot Wars, a series that was originally broadcast from 1998 to 2004 on BBC Two and later BBC Choice before moving to Five for the Seventh Wars, and back to BBC Two for the rebooted Series 8-10. The various international series of Robot Wars produced for American, Dutch and German audiences are also listed.
Contents
Series | Episodes | Channel | Start Date | End Date |
---|---|---|---|---|
UK Series | ||||
Robot Wars: The First Wars | 6 | BBC Two | February 20, 1998 | March 27, 1998 |
Robot Wars: The Second Wars | 18 | BBC Two | November 6, 1998 | March 19, 1999 |
Robot Wars: The Third Wars | 21 | BBC Two | December 3, 1999 | September 15, 2000 |
Robot Wars: The Fourth Wars | 24 | BBC Two | September 22, 2000 | February 23, 2001 |
Robot Wars Extreme Series 1 | 17 | BBC Choice | October 8, 2001 | December 21, 2001 |
BBC Two | October 26, 2001 | February 15, 2002 | ||
Robot Wars: The Fifth Wars | 15 | BBC Choice | May 6, 2002 | May 27, 2002 |
BBC Two | May 24, 2002 | November 1, 2002 | ||
Robot Wars: The Sixth Wars | 16 | BBC Choice | September 16, 2002 | January 10, 2003 |
BBC Two | November 8, 2002 | April 4, 2003 | ||
Robot Wars Extreme Series 2 | 16 | BBC Choice | January 13, 2003 | February 7, 2003 |
BBC Two | May 9, 2003 | September 19, 2003 | ||
Robot Wars: The Seventh Wars | 22 | Five | November 2, 2003 | March 28, 2004 |
Robot Wars: Series 8 | 6 | BBC Two | July 24, 2016 | August 28, 2016 |
Robot Wars: Series 9 | 8 | BBC Two | December 28, 2016 | April 16, 2017 |
Robot Wars: Series 10 | 8[1] | BBC Two | October 22, 2017 | TBA |
US Series | ||||
Robot Wars: Extreme Warriors Season 1 | 7 | TNN | August 20, 2001 | October 1, 2001 |
Robot Wars: Extreme Warriors Season 2 | 13 | TNN | April 6, 2002 | July 1, 2002 |
Nickelodeon Robot Wars | 6 | Nickelodeon | August 25, 2002 | September 29, 2002 |
Dutch Series | ||||
Dutch Robot Wars Series 1 | 6 | Nederland 2 | December 31, 2001 | February 4, 2002 |
Dutch Robot Wars Series 2 | 6 | Nederland 2 | March 17, 2003 | August 4, 2003 |
German Series | ||||
German Robot Wars | 5 | RTL II | October 6, 2002 | November 2, 2002 |
UK Series
- Main article: Robot Wars
Series 1
- Main article: Robot Wars: The First Wars
Episodes of the first two series were around 30 minutes long. Also unlike later series the grand final was not given its own dedicated episode and was instead shown as part of the episode containing the final heat.
Overall No. |
Series No. |
Episode | Broadcast |
---|---|---|---|
1 | 1 | Heat A | February 20, 1998 |
2 | 2 | Heat B | February 27, 1998 |
3 | 3 | Heat C | March 6, 1998 |
4 | 4 | Heat D | March 13, 1998 |
5 | 5 | Heat E | March 20, 1998 |
6 | 6 | Heat F / Grand Final | March 27, 1998 |
Series 2
During the run of Series 2 two specials were also produced. The first, The Making of Robot Wars was a behind-the-scenes special on the making of the first series. A week after the end of the series The Best of Robot Wars was shown, an episode featuring selected highlights from the second series of the show.
- Main article: Robot Wars: The Second Wars
Overall No. |
Series No. |
Episode | Broadcast |
---|---|---|---|
7 | 1 | Heat A | November 6, 1998 |
8 | 2 | Heat B | November 13, 1998 |
9 | 3 | Heat C | November 20, 1998 |
10 | 4 | Heat D | November 27, 1998 |
11 | 5 | Heat E | December 4, 1998 |
12 | 6 | Heat F | December 11, 1998 |
13 | 7 | Heat G | December 18, 1998 |
14 | 8 | The Making of Robot Wars | December 31, 1998 |
15 | 9 | Heat H | January 8, 1999 |
16 | 10 | Heat I | January 15, 1999 |
17 | 11 | Heat J | January 22, 1999 |
18 | 12 | Heat K | February 5, 1999 |
19 | 13 | Heat L | February 12, 1999 |
20 | 14 | Semi-Final 1 | February 19, 1999 |
21 | 15 | Semi-Final 2 | February 26, 1999 |
22 | 16 | Grand Final | March 5, 1999 |
23 | 17 | Grudge Matches | March 12, 1999 |
24 | 18 | The Best of Robot Wars | March 19, 1999 |
Series 3
- Main article: Robot Wars: The Third Wars
Episodes starting with this series are 45 minutes in length.
Heat I was originally scheduled for broadcast on February 4 but was postponed to the following week due to extended tennis coverage.[2]
Overall No. |
Series No. |
Episode | Broadcast |
---|---|---|---|
25 | 1 | Heat A | December 3, 1999 |
26 | 2 | Heat B | December 10, 1999 |
27 | 3 | Heat C | December 17, 1999 |
28 | 4 | Heat D | December 31, 1999 |
29 | 5 | Heat E | January 7, 2000 |
30 | 6 | Heat F | January 14, 2000 |
31 | 7 | Heat G | January 21, 2000 |
32 | 8 | Heat H | January 28, 2000 |
33 | 9 | Heat I | February 11, 2000 |
34 | 10 | Heat J | February 18, 2000 |
35 | 11 | Heat K | February 25, 2000 |
36 | 12 | Heat L | March 3, 2000 |
37 | 13 | Heat M | March 10, 2000 |
38 | 14 | Heat N | March 17, 2000 |
39 | 15 | Heat O | March 24, 2000 |
40 | 16 | Heat P | March 31, 2000 |
41 | 17 | Semi-Final 1 | April 7, 2000 |
42 | 18 | Semi-Final 2 | April 14, 2000 |
43 | 19 | Grand Final | April 21, 2000 |
44 | 20 | International League Championship | September 15, 2000 |
The First World Championship was produced at the same time as the rest of Series 3 and was originally released on video (between the broadcast of Heats M and N) before premiering on TV in 2001 on BBC Choice during the run of Extreme Series 1. This was followed by a repeat on BBC Two.
Overall No. |
Series No. |
Episode | Video release date | Broadcast | Repeated |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
84 | 21 | The First World Championship | March 13, 2000 | November 16, 2001 | December 28, 2001 |
Series 4
- Main article: Robot Wars: The Fourth Wars
Following Christmas Day several special episodes were shown featuring various events. The first of these, the Celebrity Special was the only episode of Robot Wars to be broadcast on BBC One.
Overall No. |
Series No. |
Episode | Broadcast |
---|---|---|---|
45 | 1 | Heat A | September 22, 2000 |
46 | 2 | Heat B | September 29, 2000 |
47 | 3 | Heat C | October 6, 2000 |
48 | 4 | Heat D | October 13, 2000 |
49 | 5 | Heat E | October 27, 2000 |
50 | 6 | Heat F | November 3, 2000 |
51 | 7 | Heat G | November 10, 2000 |
52 | 8 | Heat H | November 17, 2000 |
53 | 9 | Heat I | November 24, 2000 |
54 | 10 | Heat J | December 8, 2000 |
55 | 11 | Heat K | December 15, 2000 |
56 | 12 | Heat L | December 22, 2000 |
57 | 13 | Celebrity Robot Wars | December 27, 2000 |
58 | 14 | Tag Team Terror | December 28, 2000 |
59 | 15 | Northern Annihilator | December 29, 2000 |
60 | 16 | Southern Annihilator | December 30, 2000 |
61 | 17 | War of Independence | December 31, 2000 |
62 | 18 | Heat M | January 5, 2001 |
63 | 19 | Heat N | January 12, 2001 |
64 | 20 | Heat O | January 19, 2001 |
65 | 21 | Heat P | January 26, 2001 |
66 | 22 | Semi-Final 1 | February 2, 2001 |
67 | 23 | Semi-Final 2 | February 16, 2001 |
68 | 24 | Grand Final | February 23, 2001 |
Grand Champions
- Main article: Robot Wars: The Fourth Wars#Robot Wars: Grand Champions
No. | Episode | Broadcast |
---|---|---|
1 | Heat A | March 24, 2002 |
2 | Heat B | March 31, 2002 |
3 | Heat C | March 31, 2002 |
4 | Heat D | April 7, 2002 |
5 | Heat E | April 7, 2002 |
6 | Heat F | April 14, 2002 |
7 | Heat G | April 14, 2002 |
8 | Heat H | April 21, 2002 |
9 | Heat I | April 21, 2002 |
10 | Heat J | April 28, 2002 |
11 | Heat K | April 28, 2002 |
12 | Heat L | May 5, 2002 |
13 | Heat M | May 5, 2002 |
14 | Heat N | May 12, 2002 |
15 | Heat O | May 12, 2002 |
16 | Heat P | May 19, 2002 |
17 | Semi-Final 1 | May 19, 2002 |
18 | Semi-Final 2 | May 26, 2002 |
19 | Grand Final | May 26, 2002 |
20 | Northern Annihilator | June 2, 2002 |
21 | Southern Annihilator | June 2, 2002 |
22 | War of Independence | June 4, 2002 |
23 | Tag Team Terror | June 9, 2002 |
Extreme Series 1
- Main article: Robot Wars Extreme: Series 1
This was the first series to be broadcast on BBC Choice before airing on BBC Two. The Second World Championship was preceded on TV by the first TV broadcast of The First World Championship (produced as part of Series 3) following a video release in 2000.
Overall No. |
Series No. |
Episode | Broadcast | Repeated |
---|---|---|---|---|
69 | 1 | Episode 1 | October 8, 2001 | October 26, 2001 |
70 | 2 | Episode 2 | October 9, 2001 | November 2, 2001 |
71 | 3 | Episode 3 | October 10, 2001 | November 9, 2001 |
72 | 4 | Episode 4 | October 11, 2001 | November 16, 2001 |
73 | 5 | Episode 5 | October 12, 2001 | November 23, 2001 |
74 | 6 | Episode 6 | October 15, 2001 | November 30, 2001 |
75 | 7 | Episode 7 | October 16, 2001 | December 7, 2001 |
76 | 8 | Episode 8 | October 17, 2001 | December 14, 2001 |
77 | 9 | Episode 9 | October 18, 2001 | December 21, 2001 |
78 | 10 | Episode 10 | October 19, 2001 | January 11, 2002 |
79 | 11 | Episode 11 | October 22, 2001 | January 18, 2002 |
80 | 12 | Episode 12 | October 23, 2001 | January 25, 2002 |
81 | 13 | Episode 13 | October 24, 2001 | February 1, 2002 |
82 | 14 | Episode 14 | October 25, 2001 | February 8, 2002 |
83 | 15 | Episode 15 | October 26, 2001 | February 15, 2002 |
85 | 16 | The Second World Championship | December 20, 2001 | December 30, 2001 |
86 | 17 | Forces Special | December 21, 2001 | January 4, 2002 |
Series 5
- Main article: Robot Wars: The Fifth Wars
Overall No. |
Series No. |
Episode | Broadcast | Repeated |
---|---|---|---|---|
87 | 1 | Heat A | May 6, 2002 | May 24, 2002 |
88 | 2 | Heat B | May 7, 2002 | May 31, 2002 |
89 | 3 | Heat C | May 8, 2002 | June 7, 2002 |
90 | 4 | Heat D | May 9, 2002 | June 14, 2002 |
91 | 5 | Heat E | May 10, 2002 | July 12, 2002 |
92 | 6 | Heat F | May 13, 2002 | August 16, 2002 |
93 | 7 | Heat G | May 14, 2002 | August 23, 2002 |
94 | 8 | Heat H | May 15, 2002 | August 30, 2002 |
95 | 9 | Heat I | May 16, 2002 | September 6, 2002 |
96 | 10 | Heat J | May 17, 2002 | September 13, 2002 |
97 | 11 | Heat K | May 20, 2002 | September 27, 2002 |
98 | 12 | Heat L | May 21, 2002 | October 4, 2002 |
99 | 13 | Semi-Final 1 | May 22, 2002 | October 18, 2002 |
100 | 14 | Semi-Final 2 | May 23, 2002 | October 25, 2002 |
101 | 15 | Grand Final | May 27, 2002[3] | November 1, 2002 |
Series 6
- Main article: Robot Wars: The Sixth Wars
Overall No. |
Series No. |
Episode | Broadcast | Repeated |
---|---|---|---|---|
102 | 1 | Heat A | September 16, 2002 | November 8, 2002 |
103 | 2 | Heat B | September 17, 2002 | November 15, 2002 |
104 | 3 | Heat C | September 18, 2002 | November 22, 2002 |
105 | 4 | Heat D | September 19, 2002 | November 29, 2002 |
106 | 5 | Heat E | September 20, 2002 | December 6, 2002 |
107 | 6 | Heat F | September 23, 2002 | December 20, 2002 |
108 | 7 | Heat G | September 24, 2002 | January 3, 2003 |
109 | 8 | Heat H | September 25, 2002 | January 10, 2003 |
110 | 9 | Heat I | September 26, 2002 | January 17, 2003 |
111 | 10 | Heat J | September 27, 2002 | January 24, 2003 |
112 | 11 | Heat K | September 30, 2002 | January 31, 2003 |
113 | 12 | Heat L | October 1, 2002 | February 14, 2003 |
114 | 13 | Semi-Final 1 | October 2, 2002 | February 21, 2003 |
115 | 14 | Semi-Final 2 | October 3, 2002 | February 28, 2003 |
116 | 15 | Grand Final | October 4, 2002 | March 7, 2003 |
117 | 16 | UK vs Germany | January 10, 2003 | April 4, 2003 |
Extreme Series 2
- Main article: Robot Wars Extreme: Series 2
This was the last series of the original run to be broadcast on BBC Choice or BBC Two. Due to Five acquiring the rights to the show the last three episodes were never broadcast on BBC Two.
Overall No. |
Series No. |
Episode | Broadcast | Repeated |
---|---|---|---|---|
118 | 1 | All-Stars Heat A | January 13, 2003 | May 9, 2003 |
119 | 2 | All-Stars Heat B / Grand Final | January 14, 2003 | May 16, 2003 |
120 | 3 | Annihilator | January 15, 2003 | May 30, 2003 |
121 | 4 | Minor Meltdown | January 16, 2003 | June 13, 2003 |
122 | 5 | Tag Team Terror | January 17, 2003 | June 20, 2003 |
123 | 6 | New Blood Heat A | January 20, 2003 | July 11, 2003 |
124 | 7 | New Blood Heat B | January 21, 2003 | July 25, 2003 |
125 | 8 | New Blood Heat C | January 22, 2003 | August 1, 2003 |
126 | 9 | New Blood Heat D | January 23, 2003 | August 15, 2003 |
127 | 10 | New Blood Grand Final | January 24, 2003 | August 22, 2003 |
128 | 11 | Robot Rampage | January 27, 2003 | September 5, 2003 |
129 | 12 | Challenge Belt | January 28, 2003 | September 12, 2003 |
130 | 13 | Iron Maidens | January 29, 2003 | September 19, 2003 |
131 | 14 | University Challenge | January 30, 2003 | — |
132 | 15 | Commonwealth Carnage | January 31, 2003 | — |
133 | 16 | European Championship | February 7, 2003 | — |
Series 7
- Main article: Robot Wars: The Seventh Wars
Overall No. |
Series No. |
Episode | Broadcast |
---|---|---|---|
134 | 1 | Heat A | November 2, 2003 |
135 | 2 | Heat B | November 9, 2003 |
136 | 3 | Heat C | November 16, 2003 |
137 | 4 | Heat D | November 23, 2003 |
138 | 5 | Heat E | November 30, 2003 |
139 | 6 | Heat F | December 6, 2003 |
140 | 7 | Heat G | December 13, 2003 |
141 | 8 | Heat H | December 20, 2003 |
142 | 9 | Heat I | December 27, 2003 |
143 | 10 | Heat J | January 4, 2004 |
144 | 11 | Heat K | January 11, 2004 |
145 | 12 | Heat L | January 18, 2004 |
146 | 13 | Heat M | January 25, 2004 |
147 | 14 | Heat N | February 1, 2004 |
148 | 15 | Heat O | February 8, 2004 |
149 | 16 | Heat P | February 15, 2004 |
150 | 17 | Semi-Final 1 | February 22, 2004 |
151 | 18 | Semi-Final 2 | February 29, 2004 |
152 | 19 | Grand Final | March 7, 2004 |
153 | 20 | Annihilator | March 14, 2004 |
154 | 21 | All-Stars | March 21, 2004 |
155 | 22 | The Third World Championship | March 28, 2004 |
Series 8
- Main article: Robot Wars: Series 8
After a long hiatus, the series returned to BBC Two. The eighth series consisted of 6, 60-minute episodes.
Overall No. |
Series No. |
Episode | Broadcast |
---|---|---|---|
156 | 1 | Heat 1 | July 24, 2016 |
157 | 2 | Heat 2 | July 31, 2016 |
158 | 3 | Heat 3 | August 7, 2016 |
159 | 4 | Heat 4 | August 14, 2016 |
160 | 5 | Heat 5 | August 21, 2016 |
161 | 6 | Grand Final | August 28, 2016 |
Battle of the Stars
- Main article: Robot Wars: Battle of the Stars
Not officially pertaining to any series despite being filmed directly before Series 9, Battle of the Stars consisted of two celebrity specials.
Overall No. |
Series No. |
Episode | Broadcast |
---|---|---|---|
162 | 1 | Episode 1 | December 28, 2016 |
163 | 2 | Episode 2 | December 29, 2016 |
Series 9
- Main article: Robot Wars: Series 9
The ninth series consisted of 6, 60-minute episodes.
Overall No. |
Series No. |
Episode | Broadcast |
---|---|---|---|
164 | 1 | Heat 1 | March 5, 2017 |
165 | 2 | Heat 2 | March 12, 2017 |
166 | 3 | Heat 3 | March 19, 2017 |
167 | 4 | Heat 4 | March 26, 2017 |
168 | 5 | Heat 5 | April 2, 2017 |
169 | 6 | Grand Final | April 16, 2017 |
Series 10
- Main article: Robot Wars: Series 10
The tenth series consisted of eight episodes, including two World Series specials, all with a running time of 60 minutes.
Overall
No. |
Series
No. |
Episode | Broadcast |
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170 | 1 | Heat 1 | October 22, 2017 |
171 | 2 | Heat 2 | October 29, 2017 |
172 | 3 | Heat 3 | November 5, 2017 |
173 | 4 | Heat 4 | November 12, 2017 |
174 | 5 | Heat 5 | November 26, 2017 |
175 | 6 | Grand Final | December 3, 2017 |
176 | 7 | World Series, Episode 1 | December 31, 2017 |
177 | 8 | World Series, Episode 2 | January 7, 2018 |
US Series
Robot Wars: Extreme Warriors
- Main article: Robot Wars: Extreme Warriors
Season 1
- Main article: Extreme Warriors: Season 1
Overall No. |
Season No. |
Episode | Broadcast |
---|---|---|---|
1 | 1 | Robot Rebellion | August 20, 2001 |
2 | 2 | Annihilator | August 27, 2001 |
3 | 3 | Civil War | September 3, 2001 |
4 | 4 | Tag Team Terror | September 10, 2001 |
5 | 5 | War of Independence | September 17, 2001 |
6 | 6 | US Championship | September 24, 2001 |
7 | 7 | World Championship | October 1, 2001 |
Season 2
- Main article: Extreme Warriors: Season 2
Overall No. |
Season No. |
Episode | Broadcast |
---|---|---|---|
8 | 1 | Heat A | April 6, 2002 |
9 | 2 | Heat B | April 13, 2002 |
10 | 3 | Heat C | April 20, 2002 |
11 | 4 | Heat D | April 27, 2002 |
12 | 5 | Heat E | May 4, 2002 |
13 | 6 | Heat F | May 11, 2002 |
14 | 7 | Heat G | May 18, 2002 |
15 | 8 | Heat H | May 25, 2002 |
16 | 9 | Grand Final | June 1, 2002 |
17 | 10 | Annihilator | June 8, 2002 |
18 | 11 | Tag Team Terror | June 15, 2002 |
19 | 12 | International Championship | June 24, 2002 |
20 | 13 | Robot Rebellion | July 1, 2002 |
Nickelodeon Robot Wars
- Main article: Nickelodeon Robot Wars
This series had eight competitions that were put into six episodes. Three of the competitions (US Championship, International Tag Team Terror and the Annihilator) each had their own dedicated episode with the other five competitions being spread across the remaining three episodes in a format similar to the first series of Robot Wars Extreme in the UK. Episodes this series were around 22 minutes long to fit into a half-hour timeslot, including commercials.
No. | Episode | Broadcast |
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1 | US Championship | August 25, 2002 |
2 | International Tag Team Terror | September 1, 2002 |
3 | Episode 3 | September 8, 2002 |
4 | Episode 4 | September 15, 2002 |
5 | Episode 5 | September 22, 2002 |
6 | Annihilator | September 29, 2002 |
Dutch Series
- Main article: Dutch Robot Wars
Series 1
- Main article: Dutch Robot Wars: Series 1
A week before the start of the series the behind-the-scenes special Robot Wars: The Kick-Off was broadcast on December 24, 2001.[4][5]
Overall No. |
Series No. |
Episode | Broadcast |
---|---|---|---|
1 | 1 | Heat A | December 31, 2001 |
2 | 2 | Heat B | January 7, 2002 |
3 | 3 | Heat C | January 14, 2002 |
4 | 4 | Heat D | January 21, 2002 |
5 | 5 | Heat E | January 28, 2002 |
6 | 6 | Grand Final | February 4, 2002 |
Series 2
- Main article: Dutch Robot Wars: Series 2
As with the first series a behind-the-scenes special also called Robot Wars: The Kick-Off (though some places also list it as The Making of Robot Wars) was broadcast the week before the start of the series on March 10, 2003.[6]
Overall No. |
Series No. |
Episode | Broadcast |
---|---|---|---|
7 | 1 | Heat A | March 17, 2003 |
8 | 2 | Heat B | July 7, 2003 |
9 | 3 | Heat C | July 14, 2003 |
10 | 4 | Heat D | July 21, 2003 |
11 | 5 | Heat E | July 28, 2003 |
12 | 6 | Grand Final | August 4, 2003 |
German Series
- Main article: German Robot Wars
The series was broadcast on RTL II on Saturday evenings initially at 5.10pm, later moving to 5.15pm. Episodes were 45 minutes long.
No. | Episode | Broadcast |
---|---|---|
1 | Heat A | October 5, 2002 |
2 | Heat B | October 12, 2002 |
3 | Grand Final | October 19, 2002 |
4 | Germany vs England | October 26, 2002 |
5 | European Championship | November 2, 2002 |
References
- ↑ http://www.passiondistribution.com/media/141150/robot-wars-brochure.pdf
- ↑ Tectonic Robot Wars News (archived)
- ↑ https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/alt.robotwars/kl_ytgEs1FA
- ↑ zQcentral.nl news article (Dutch)
- ↑ http://zoeken.beeldengeluid.nl/internet/index.aspx?chapterid=1164&filterid=974&contentid=7&searchID=3334111&columnorderid=-1&orderby=1&itemsOnPage=10&defsortcol=12&defsortby=2&pvname=personen&pis=expressies;selecties&startrow=1&resultitemid=2&nrofresults=15&verityID=/64462/65122/67283/119961@expressies Beeld en Geluid page (Dutch)
- ↑ http://zoeken.beeldengeluid.nl/internet/index.aspx?chapterid=1164&filterid=974&contentid=7&searchID=3334111&columnorderid=12&orderby=2&itemsOnPage=10&defsortcol=12&defsortby=2&pvname=personen&pis=expressies;selecties&startrow=2&resultitemid=11&nrofresults=15&verityID=/64716/65376/67538/120218@expressies Beeld en Geluid page (Dutch)
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