Robot Wars - BBC2 8PM Robot Wars sundays

[Scarlett.]

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Dara O Briain and Angela Scanlon have been announced as the new presenters of Robot Wars when the series is rebooted for BBC Two, with Jonathan Pearce returning as commentator.

Dara and Angela will get up close with the robots, the teams and get feedback from the Robot Wars judges while legendary commentator Jonathan Pearce will return with his inimitable take on the Robot Wars fights.

All the Robot Wars action will come from the new purpose-built fighting arena in Glasgow, which will allow viewers to get even closer to the action, with state-of-the-art cameras capable of capturing every crushing, sawing and scorching moment in incredible detail.

Dara O Briain says: “I am thrilled to be presenting Robot Wars. For too long, the schedules have cried out for a show in which dedicated amateurs, toiling day and night, handcraft sophisticated automatons built on the delicate interplay of hand-wired servo motors with custom-built circuit boards and fingertip motion control, just to see them get smashed to pieces by a dustbin carrying a massive hammer. It's war, and how I love it so.”

Angela Scanlon adds: “I'm so excited to be joining such a legendary show that, after all this time, still manages to make people squeal with joy. I cannot wait to see the robots in all their metallic glory playfully destroying each other!”

Jonathan Pearce says: “Robot Wars is an immensely enjoyable programme to commentate on. I am delighted to be involved and back among the cut and thrust of the robot battles. ACTIVATE!”

Channel Editor of BBC Two, Adam Barker, says: “I’m thrilled that Dara O Briain and Angela Scanlon will be fronting BBC Two’s reboot of Robot Wars. Alongside the welcome return of Jonathan Pearce bringing his unique commentary to proceedings, they are the perfect team to bring to life all the excitement and drama from the arena and explain the innovation and technological advances being showcased in the new and improved robots.”

Acting Controller of Entertainment, Alan Tyler, says: “We are delighted to have such an enviable line-up of talent at the helm of the new series. Dara is the perfect host for Robot Wars. Funny, intelligent, warm and genuinely enthused by both the engineering science and the passionate people behind the machines. I'm slightly worried he may actually apply to be a contestant. Angela’s razor-sharp wit and clever curiosity, alongside Jonathan’s expertise and insight, complete a perfect partnership. We can’t wait to bring the new series to the BBC Two’s audience.”

The new Robot Wars logo for the series, designed by Jump, has also been unveiled.

Mentorn Scotland’s Executive Producer, Andrew Robertson, says: “The logo totally encapsulates everything that is new about the series: updated technology, modernised armour, contemporary design and a seismic updated tonal shift from the original series.”

The new six-part series will be produced by Mentorn Scotland, part of the Tinopolis Group, in association with SJP Media, and will feature a new structure with more robots, more battles and more science than ever before. It also includes a raft of technological advances since the show first aired over a decade ago, and viewers can expect to see more innovative fighting machines as teams of amateur roboteers battle it out to win the coveted Robot Wars title.

Robot Wars fans can apply to see the battles first hand in the studio audience by contacting lostintv.com; by emailing info@lostintv.com or by calling 0208 5308 100.

Follow Robot Wars on social media:

Facebook: facebook.com/ukrobotwars
Twitter: @ukrobotwars
YouTube: RobotWars

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Dara is a great choice :cheer2:

[Drew.]

Nooo, we need Craig

[Josy]

Good ol Dara

Craig though>>>

[T*]

I want Craig!!

[karl100589]

Gutted to not have Craig, but we do have Jonathan Pearce back on commentary, and between the two I would rather have Pearce any day.

[Scarlett.]

I wouldnt mind Craig Charles back, but Dara is a very good replacement.

[Shaun]

Yeah I don't know anything about the co-host (in the pits I assume?) but I like Dara. And am just glad they've got Jonathan Pierce back for the commentary.

[reece(:]

I'm more bothered about seeing Matilda, Dead Metal and Shunt again!!!

[Shaun]

The house robots have had some slight tweaks and makeovers. Not sure if any of the others (Sgt. Bash, Mr. Psycho, RefBot or the dog thing) are returning.

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I say tweaks but they're all-new constructions made to look (sort-of) like the classics. No word when it launches but a few friends on my Facebook feed who went said it was great and hadn't lost its buzz :flutter: I'm curious to see if any of the big name competitors are back though... preferably the fun ones (HypnoDisc, Razer, Wild Thing, Bigger Brother, Firestorm, Chaos 2, Wheely Big Cheese etc...) and not the boring ones (Tornado...erm...nah I just hated Tornado. "Oh I'm really fast and push stuff". WHERE'S YOUR AXE PAL?).

[Shaun]

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[Marc]

can't wait :)

[Scarlett.]

Get ready to rumble!
http://www.radiotimes.com/tv-programme/e/d84fhq/robot-wars--series-1-episode-1

[Amy Jade]

So excited!

[Black Dagger]

So perched.

[user104658]

:joker: I loved Robot Wars! Let's face it though, it'll never live up to the glory days of Hypnodisc and Chaos II...

...Hypnodisc woz robbed...

[Shaun]

That's a lot sooner than anticipated :flutter:

[BigSister]

So excited for this ^_^
Also im happy with the house robots just need sergeant bash as well and that would be perfect

[arista]

Back after 10 years


I hope they have a robot with a Lazor gun.
Burning through metal.



This Sunday BBC2HD 8PM

Women can also watch this Education Fun Show

[Marcus.]

razer come back

[Shaun]

Perched AF

[Amy Jade]

I'm probably more excited for this than BB :laugh:

[reece(:]

I'm probably more excited for this than BB :laugh:
!!!!!!!!!!!!

[arista]

On Now

[reece(:]

Perched

[reece(:]

Justice 4 Sergeant Bash?

[Shaun]

where is the old theme tune </3

[reece(:]

The return of Razer? :clap1:

[reece(:]

Not the robot having children

[Amy Jade]

I like the female pit presenter, howled at her robbing a sausage roll

[Shaun]

Razer AND Terrorhurtz in one group battle :worry: the other 2 look good too

[reece(:]

I like the female pit presenter, howled at her robbing a sausage roll

Queen Ange :clap1:

[reece(:]

The Kranky one looks like a loser

[Shaun]

didn't realise Nuts had minions :worry:

[reece(:]

Screaming at Nuts

[Shaun]

I am shook :worry:

[reece(:]

Mess at Nuts surviving

[reece(:]

Justice for Razer!

[Scarlett.]

Razer D:

[Shaun]

:inamood:

Thought those two would win it :laugh:

[Shaun]

Behemoth :love: one of my original faves

[reece(:]

Nuts to withdraw and Razer back?

[Amy Jade]

Team Bonk :flutter:

[Shaun]

The General is serving "first eliminee" realness

[Amy Jade]

What was the robot called that was so good they used it as a house robot?

[Shaun]

Only other House Robots I remember are Mr. Psycho (the huge thing with the hammer and claws), Growler (the dog), RefBot (not a fighter) and Sgt. Bash (with the flamethrower), Don't remember anyone taking over :think:

[Shaun]

I was about to support Carbide until I heard one of their team is called Sam Smith

Good robot tho

[Amy Jade]

Carbide has an amazing wepon

[reece(:]

Behemoth and Carbide :clap1:

[Amy Jade]

I might be imagining it, I used to watch robot wars when I was about 6 or 7 with my grandad so I've prob ably made it up in my head :laugh:

[Amy Jade]

Oops carbide had so much promise :worry:

[Shaun]

#TeamAnyoneButNuts

[reece(:]

Nuts to win?

[reece(:]

Can the mods merge the threads I was a tad confused

[Shaun]

Carbide'll win the final imo

[reece(:]

Mess at the old man with the axe in hand

[Amy Jade]

Oh damn!

[Shaun]

oh maybe not, Terrorhurtz is a lot better than it used to be in the original series <3

[reece(:]

Oop just noticed the Ref Bot got scrapped?

[Shaun]

welp </3

[reece(:]

Not Killalot grabbing ha

[Scarlett.]

Poor Carbide

[Amy Jade]

I mean fair play but terrorhurts is kinda boring like show us the bloody wepon

[reece(:]

Terrorhurtz hasn't even used her axe lmao

[Shaun]

John is a silver fox

[reece(:]

Justice for this hunty too

http://orionrobots.co.uk/show_image.php?id=56

[Shaun]

come through behemoth!!!!

[reece(:]

Behemoth looks busted, but want ha to win

[Scarlett.]

Justice for this hunty too

http://orionrobots.co.uk/show_image.php?id=56

Totally forgot about that one :laugh:

[Amy Jade]

It'd be funny if Nutz won this though

[Shaun]

can't really see how those chains are going to do any damage :think:

[Shaun]

R.I.P. MiniNuts 1 </3

[Amy Jade]

I like the cluster bots :love:

[Shaun]

I miss Gemini (the bot that split into two flippers of the same size)

[Scarlett.]

Noooooooo Nuts ;-;

[reece(:]

Imagine the Mini Nut getting thrown onto the audience

[Shaun]

oh do they all fight each other then? I stan this decision

[reece(:]

welp I realised Growler is gone too

[Amy Jade]

This'll be interesting

[Shaun]

not another absent axe </3

[Ross.]

Not the axe flopping

[Shaun]

Carbide to go through after all?

[reece(:]

Behemoth :love:

[reece(:]

Not the grandads arguing

[Amy Jade]

Omg hahahaha

[Shaun]

omg :worry: the damage

[Ross.]

Screaming at Nuts

[reece(:]

There's another Nuts match? mess

[Shaun]

:joker: the minibots driving away from it

[Scarlett.]

RIP Nuts, lol.

[reece(:]

Howling at Nuts legging it

[Amy Jade]

Carbide is amazing fair play that weapon is lethal!

[Ross.]

Rip Nuts

[reece(:]

The Mini Nuts living longer than Big Nuts :joker:

[Amy Jade]

Wait...Nutz has to fight again? :laugh:

[Shaun]

:worry: pray for Behemoth

[reece(:]

Not Dara scalping

[reece(:]

Welp Terrorhurtz vs Mini Nuts

[Shaun]

these sparks :worry: i am terrified

[reece(:]

Everyone helping Nuts team :joker:

[Amy Jade]

Jesus that spinner!

[reece(:]

Pray for Behemoth

[Scarlett.]

Carbide is crazy powerful, lol.

[Shaun]

noooo behemoth </3

hold onto the final whistle Nuts!!!

[Jordan.]

Only just got home so missed most of this </3

[reece(:]

Poor Behemoth </3

[Jordan.]

Screaming at nuts nu look

[reece(:]

Howling at Nuts new era

[Amy Jade]

Will the useless axe work?

[Shaun]

just need Nuts to last the full battle and Behemoth can reclaim her final spot <3

[reece(:]

A broken bot vs A broken axe

Welp

[Shaun]

Nuts using her weapon as a wheel clamp <3

[lewis111]

Cmon Nuts :love:

[reece(:]

Death at Nuts ring

[Shaun]

run Nuts!!!! run!!!

[Shaun]

yaaaaaas :clap1: Behemoth's return

[lewis111]

YAS Nuts slay

[Scarlett.]

Lmao, Terrorhurtz vs Nut's protective ring.

[lewis111]

Fixed

[reece(:]

Lbr Nuts has been a tad iconic

[Shaun]

Nuts to finish in MB's 2016 Reality Rankdown?

[Amy Jade]

Come on Carbide!

[Scarlett.]

Come on Carbide!

[reece(:]

How will they fill two battles into 5 mins?

[Shaun]

I'm guessing there's no rematch and Behemoth make the final for beating Terrorhurtz in the head-to-head

[reece(:]

Oh slay it Behemoth

Win this time!

[Jordan.]

Perched for Carbide to clock again

[Scarlett.]

How will they fill two battles into 5 mins?

With how much they stalled, guessing this last fight will be short lol.

[Shaun]

oh no </3

[Amy Jade]

Ermmmm

[Scarlett.]

LOL poor Behemoth

[Shaun]

a white flag tea?

[Jordan.]

Not it being shook with fear and offing itself

[reece(:]

What a messy end

Carbide's blade broke too

[reece(:]

Wished there was a tease of next week's lineup </3

[Shaun]

I haven't heard anything about a Hypnodisc return </3

[reece(:]

I haven't heard anything about a Hypnodisc return </3

Typhoon? Tornado?

[Shaun]

According to a wikia fansite :think:

Episode 2:
DisConstructor vs Shockwave vs Thor vs Tough as Nails
Chimera vs Draven vs Foxic vs M.R. Speed Squared

Episode 3: Big Nipper, Dantomkia, Glitterbomb, King B Remix, Or Te, Overdozer, Supernova, TR2

Episode 4:
Apollo, Eruption, Kan-Opener, PP3D, Sabretooth, Storm 2, Sweeney Todd, Terror Turtle

Episode 5:
Beast, Chompalot, Crazy Coupe 88, Gabriel, Infernal Contraption, Ironside 3, Pulsar, Thermidor 2

Only returning bots I've heard of are Dantomkia <3, Thermidor 2 <3 and Storm 2

[BigSister]

I enjoyed it better than I thought I would. I like the mix of old and new robots and like the new mini league format

[James]

I enjoyed it, especially Carbide taking apart Nuts. :D

[Shaun]

Thor <3

A hell of a lot weaker lineup than last week's though

[reece(:]

Mess I forgot this was on, catching up now

[Shaun]

:inamood: @ the winner

[reece(:]

Foxic pushing Dead Metal so easily :o

[reece(:]

Everyone dragging Foxic vs Speed Squared lmao

[reece(:]

Trash @ Shockwave

[Shaun]

Carbide to have an easy grand final?

[reece(:]

Praying for a Wildcard

Carbide even flopped in one of the matches

[Shaun]

I'm sure there's a round where all of the losing finalists end up in a heat together - the clips of the titles show Behemoth fighting some weird big-ass white thing designed like the old Stinger robot (sort of like the one tonight...forget its name but it had a wheel ripped off... Chimera?)

[reece(:]

Nuts vs Chimera coming too?

I want Razer back </3

[Shaun]

Just looked it up, there's a clip of Behemoth in the opening titles fighting this thing called Gabriel:

https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSEvLsZ_QL31Ia8J18Zo6o0weP3A-UZ7oMQEG1xkc3-YeM9ToBu

so idk maybe there's other mini-tournaments or something but i'd assume it's a wildcard round

[arista]

Just looked it up, there's a clip of Behemoth in the opening titles fighting this thing called Gabriel:

https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSEvLsZ_QL31Ia8J18Zo6o0weP3A-UZ7oMQEG1xkc3-YeM9ToBu

so idk maybe there's other mini-tournaments or something but i'd assume it's a wildcard round


I would use a Laser Beam
that burns through Metal
on my mini Robot

[reece(:]

Perching this weeks

[reece(:]

Dantomkia ha return :clap1:

[reece(:]

Lmao Dantomkia going for a sneek Dead Metal attack seconds before the buzzer went

[reece(:]

King B Remix's performance is nearing the wooden one out in round 1

[reece(:]

Why did Big Nipper go for the claw vs TR2? :facepalm:

[reece(:]

Killalot getting stuck :joker:

[Shaun]

Catching up now.

The Glitter Bomb girl who laughs/gasps at the others' being ripped up <3

[reece(:]

PP3D :clap1:

[reece(:]

Not a clusterbot

Nuts 2.0?

[reece(:]

Nice throw out of the arena from Eruption

[Shaun]

Olympics ruining my RW watches </3

The last two weeks were underwhelming though and I'm still mourning Dantomkia </3

If the "best of the losing finalists" heat does surface though then I'm spoilt for choice with Behemoth, Thor and Dantomkia in that so far

[reece(:]

Eruption were far better than Storm 2

[reece(:]

Lmao Apollo flipping Dead Metal and ha steam

[reece(:]

Dd Matilda trying to save Dead Metal then getting herself clocked

[reece(:]

Prof Noel loving Apollo :clap1:

[reece(:]

Mess at both robots just moving in circles

[reece(:]

Dara looked scarily close to Dr Lucy during their chat, messy

[reece(:]

Storm 2 are so boring to watch

PP3D </3

[reece(:]

Yaaaaaaas Apollo

Shunt clocked too!

[reece(:]

Apollo team wanting to be entertaining!

Jack_ would stan :clap1:

[Shaun]

OK that was the episode by an absolute mile :worship:

Was resigned to another boring robot winning (Storm 2) but am pleasantly surprised the best one won!

Slightly fumed that Storm got the decision over Eruption bc it was immobile at the end and just boring af throughout the whole competition. And was kinda rooting for PP3D because that was some great destruction :clap1:

But mostly I'm just pleased that Kan Opener didn't make it past groups because that was one of the most boring ****ing monstrosities from the original show and I'm not here for her return. Still not over her beating Thermidor 2 (who's in next week!) in the Extreme Annihilator final.

Here for Thermidor 2 ha return!

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(3:49 onwards)

[Shaun]

also the main guy from Apollo...yes please.

[arista]

Mess at both robots just moving in circles


Yes Chicken Robots
not Tough Enough

[reece(:]

Chompalot is absolutely useless but I love Debs <3

Gabriel is surprisingly good

[reece(:]

Legend Pulsar ha return :clap1:

[reece(:]

Pulsar the underdogs getting to the final by missing a match altogether <3

[reece(:]

Gabriel were great, would be here for them being a wildcard

Pulsar were my faves though!

[Shaun]

Another good heat but a bit sorry for Ironside 3 since Gabriel got 3pts from a robot that was replaced and pulsar got through after two debatable fights.

Thermidor!!! What was that???!!

Hope Thor are the wildcard but would be happy enough with everyone bar Storm 2.

[Shaun]

ok so Carbide is quite boring after all :/

(just at the point of the Carbide vs. Apollo fight... kinda boring if all of these fights are just gonna last twenty seconds)

[Shaun]

yaaaaaaaaas TR2 :clap1: put an end to them

[Shaun]

YAAAAAAAAAS @ the final :clap1:

watch it go carbide's way now </3

[reece(:]

What a brilliant final two! Shame about Carbide's unreliable weapon, I would've liked to see them go against Pulsar.

[reece(:]

The X Factor returned with its lowest ratings in TEN years despite Simon Cowell scrapping last year's panel
"We were trending last night and in the top 10 on Twitter," said Dave, as viewers point out that the Sunday instalment of the ITV talent show was not. "We were on at the same time as X Factor as well, so I hope the BBC take note of that as we'd love to come back and defend our title."

Dave added: "We got like 2.4m viewers.

"I told my friends to watch Robot Wars and record X Factor, at least then you can skip the adverts.

"It's a massive show to be going up against, so we're just pleased with the turnout as there are so many good TV shows out there."

On Sunday night the Robot Wars finale had 2.4million viewers and trended worldwide on Twitter for an hour afterwards.

The series returned to BBC2 with 2 million viewers at the end of July and also beat the finale of Chris Evans' Top Gear reboot - which started with 6m viewers and trailed off to just 1.9m, according to reports.

Hopefully this is enough to get it renewed!

[Shaun]

I would think they'd definitely recommission it - can't have been cheap to bring back for one season. 10 episodes would be a big improvement though - 8 heats, a semi final and then a grand final episode

[reece(:]

6 eps felt really short for a series but fair since they probably wanted to see the reception and reaction before making it into a bigger thing.

I really hope Angela stays if they renew, she's been a real highlight for me, channeled a bit of Philippa.

[Shaun]

yeah Angela >>>> Dara

Like both but would jump at the chance to bring back Craig in place of Dara.

Only other thing I'd change is bring back the old theme tune! This one doesn't even seem to have one :/

[Shaun]

Another series seems to be confirmed because they're advertising applications for it that close on the 21st :love:

(just seen RTed by judge Noel Sharkey, anyway)

Edit: it's been confirmed as being on TV as well. http://www.digitalspy.com/tv/robot-wars/news/a810649/rejoice-robot-wars-renewed-by-bbc/?utm_content=buffer119f2&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=maintwitterpost

[reece(:]

Not 6 episodes again, needs a longer run!

[Shaun]

There are two Christmas specials next week:

Christmas wouldn't be Christmas without half-ton hunks of screaming metal flying at each other in a flaming arena of death.

Which is why we're delighted to see that Robot Wars has announced the celebrity line-up for two Christmas specials. Because the only thing that could make the clash of washing machine engine against souped-up lawnmower better is the introduction of celebrities into the mix.

Here are the stars taking on the bots:

Episode one, December 28
• Robbie Savage
• Jordan from Rizzle Kicks
• Neil Oliver (Coast presenter)
• Paralympian Kadeena Cox

Episode two, December 29
• Olympians Jonathan and Alistair Brownlee
• Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock (space scientist and The Sky at Night co-presenter)
• Suzi Perry (Moto GP presenter)
• Scott Mills

The celebs will be assisted by experienced team players as mentors – using their robots, obviously, because Jordan from Rizzle Kicks can't be expected to knock up a killer bot in his garage between gigs – and will take on House Robots including Sir Killalot, Matilda, Shunt and Dead Metal.

"I am a big fan of Robot Wars," said Robbie Savage."So I am really excited to get into the arena and experience the fights first hand. Flipper robots did really well in the series so I hope our robot doesn't let us down and flips the competition out of the arena once and for all."

The Brownlees, meanwhile, said: "Robot Wars was one of our favourite shows when we were growing up, so to be on the show is fulfilling a childhood dream of ours."

We bet they never thought that dream would come true, which is why they pursued the Olympic gold instead. Well now they've got their chance.

Robot Wars will air on BBC Two on December 28 and 29 at 8pm.

[Shaun]

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Returns on March 5!

[reece(:]

This started again this week, about to perch

[reece(:]

The oldie on Terrorhurtz team shouting at the guy controlling the axe :joker:

[andybigbro]

I went to a live recording of this in Glasgow :smug:

[Shaun]

Yeah Mr. Terrorhurtz was a bit mean

Not as mean as the Aftershock boys though. Ripping Sabretooth to bits even though it was clearly dead :nono: I reckon that's why the daughter on their team wasn't in any more of the show, she probably stormed off lol

[BigSister]

Great to see Robot Wars return. Cant wait to see the rematch of the 2 finalists ^_^

[Shaun]

Tonight's show was a mess :worry: the PP3D decision against Cherub in particular was daft, but giving them another one over Behemoth and robbing us of an actual heat final just so they could have an "awww look there's some kids" moment was stupid.

Wanted to defend Ant from Behemoth but he only had himself/his team to blame for that "weapon"...

That said, Mark from team Cherub :flutter: and Eruption were great.

Concussion looks good next week. And there's Thor, who's always fun.

[reece(:]

Mess how did Cherub win against PP3D, they got clocked endlessly

[reece(:]

Nnn did the driver from Behemoth storm out?

[James]

I'm enjoying this new Robot Wars, although there's certain aspects of the old series that I miss, like Craig Charles as presenter, some of the production values, and things like Refbot and when they used to drop a washing machine on a robot. :D

The tournament format also seems to guarantee that robots are often in pretty second-hand condition by the time of the episode final. Although Thor vs Concussion was one the best finals they've had yet I thought.

[Shaun]

Yeah that was a good final. I think something needs to be done about the spinner bots though because like you say they're just causing irreperable damage by the 3rd head to head. Especially when some of the teams - like Aftershock and Carbide - seem to play dirty and just rip the competition to bits so they're guaranteed the final win. Can tell its pissing off other teams as well.

But I just don't see a huge amount of sport in fights that last for 10 seconds because someone's spent the most money on the fastest weapon.

[James]

I do enjoy the destruction the spinners bring to the arena though.

[BigSister]

Am pretty annoyed that the PR for the final has said who wins each heat so now I know all the winners.

[Shaun]

I think something needs to be done about the spinner bots though

As if by magic, all 4 of tonight's head to head robots are spinners :facepalm:

[reece(:]

Bringing Wyrm back.. what an utter waste of time

[reece(:]

Mess at them throwing the robot in the bin

[Shaun]

Poor supernova </3 one of the more stylish and long running spinners but can never quite get it right.

Hope pulsar aren't the wildcard because it's probably the most unreliable letdown on the show

[BigSister]

They edited the PR now as they pushed the final back a week because of golf
This weeks looks good though Apollo vs Carbide again

[Shaun]

Yeah it seems a bit unfair though that the two finalists are now in the same heat

[James]

The channel Spike is showing the US version, Battlebots. I watched it last week and the UK Razer team were on it with another robot.

[James]

Good final. Just finished watching it

[reece(:]

Aftershock vs Eruption was great

[BigSister]

Enjoyed the final and even though probably the right robot won I liked Eruption as well

[James]

They are recording a new series in May.


ROBOT WARS
Location

Robot Wars Arena
Unit G2, Westway Park, Porterfield Road, Renfrew, Glasgow, PA4 8DJ
Getting there:
Maps

Recording in Glasgow.

ROBOT WARS IS BACK! Join hosts Dara O Briain and Angela Scanlon at the live recordings of this legendary BBC show.

Taking place in the purpose-built fighting arena in Glasgow, get up close to the action as teams of roboteers from across the world battle it out to win the coveted Robot Wars title.

More brilliant robots, amazing battles and of course those awesome House Robots!


AVAILABLE SESSIONS:
Thursday 11th May - shows at 9:30am, 1:45pm
Friday 12th May - shows at 8:30am
Monday 15th May - shows at 8:30am, 1:50pm
Wednesday 17th May - doors open at 8:00am


Each session lasts approximately 3-4 hours. Parking available on site for ticket-holders. Food and drink are available to purchase on site.

Due to the nature of the event, the working environment and the long recording days we don’t recommend bringing young children to sit in the audience. However Robot Wars is a family show and we do welcome children accompanied by a responsible adult. Please be aware that the event will be loud, there will be use of smoke, sparks and flashing lights so the responsible adults must be confident that their children will not be distressed in this environment. If a member of production is concerned about any member of the audience they may be asked to leave the audience seating area. Children under 16 must be accompanied by at least one adult in the party.


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[Shaun]

Although the final was predictable there were some great fights inbetween the instant KOs... Eruption are great. Just really wish there was more competition that could go either way rather than "whichever one gets flung across the arena and has their motors fail first, loses".

[reece(:]

Apparently this is back on :skull:

[Shaun]

Yeah I meant to bump this last week :skull:

Behemoth finally winning a heat <3

[Shaun]

I was about to say Carbide and Gabriel being both in the same opening heat seems a little unfair given their successful histories but oh wow it made for an entertaining one :love:

Edit: Eruption AND Aftershock too?!

[Shaun]

Just watched the series final :clap1: what a run of fights.

Eruption worthy winners :love: so happy Carbide have retired for good as well, so bored of their 10 second wins.

Happy Behemoth did so well, and surprised by Nuts! The 10-man battle was great but confusing.

[James]

I've just read that the series is not being renewed.


Robot Wars has been axed by the BBC again
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Robot Wars has been axed by the BBC for a second time.

The show featuring duelling robots was rebooted on BBC Two in 2016 and ran for three series.

Presented by Dara Ó Briain and Angela Scanlon since its return, it is to be scrapped to "make room for new shows", the BBC said.

Soon after the announcement the hashtag #BringBackRobotWars started trending on social media.
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Sad to confirm the BBC’s decision to de-activate our House Robots. A huge thank you to Dara & Angela, our brilliant judges Noel, Lucy & Sethu, all of the amazing teams and most of all...you for joining us on this amazing robot smashing adventure. #BringBackRobotWars #RobotWars
— Robot Wars (@UKRobotWars) March 16, 2018
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Fans of the show were truly gutted, including BBC Radio 1's Chris Stark.
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Noooooooooooooo ��
— Chris Stark (@Chris_Stark) March 16, 2018
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A BBC spokesman said, "We are very proud of Robot Wars and would like to thank Mentorn Media, the presenters Dara Ó Briain and Angela Scanlon, and all those involved in the last three series.

"However, in order to create room for new shows it won't be returning to BBC Two."
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We are very proud of #RobotWars and would like to thank @MentornMedia, the presenters @DaraOBriain and @AngelaScanlon, and all those involved in the last three series. However, in order to create room for new shows it won't be returning to @BBCTwo.
— BBC Press Office (@bbcpress) March 16, 2018
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Robot Wars was originally broadcast on the BBC from 1998 until 2003, then on Channel 5 until 2004.

It had a peak audience of six million viewers in the UK during the late 1990s and became a worldwide success, showing in 45 countries including the United States, Australia, Canada, China, India, Germany and Italy.

After being axed, it came back to the BBC in 2016.

The series sees teams of roboteers, both amateur and professional, battle their home-constructed robots against each other in an arena.

Earlier series included assault and trial courses for competing robots.


http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/newsbeat-43442628

[James]

I have to admit I didn't get round to watching the last series.

[BigSister]

sad to see it go I thought it was a good revival and kept to the original format while adding intresting new formats like the 10 robot battle