The Making of Robot Wars, Part 1

Originally broadcast on New Years Eve 1998 and introduced by Mark Lamarr, this is an exclusive behind the scenes documentary about the making of the inaugural series of the British television programme Robot Wars.

You'll get to meet the original roboteers and see their video diaries - trivia buffs will note that in the home video of series champion Roadblock, the robot is adorned with its original name of Road Rage. There's also a look at how to build a robot set on a tight budget with bits and bobs from the local scrapyard, and of course you'll find out how Chris Reynolds and the rest of the (now defunct?) BBC Visual Effects workshop built the original four house robots in just six weeks.

Part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-aE3NsodEc
Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Du6ea9O5kPY
Part 3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uHCStVQjR-c

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[sootyferrari65]

Jeremy Clarkson presented this?

[CountdownCrispy]

@sootyferrari65 He presented the first series, yes, but Craig Charles took over for series 2 onwards.

[555skooterboy]

holly shit clarkson presented robot wars??

[CountdownCrispy]

@555skooterboy He certainly did, but only for the first series.

[cyrusrocker48]

bring back robot wars you bastards

[Headbanger142]

I miss Robot Wars. I wish they had more of that Gauntlet.

[teentitansfan2011]

Soon I am goring to build a robot like in robotwars

[1davisace]

Tiny:

From top gear right? He had hair!!!! LOL

[tintinytdj]

OH MY GOD JEREMY CLARKSON. I knew it.

[tintinytdj]

@AstroChickenII Probably glaD0S.

[essexbred1986]

Those brick buildings(former Robot Wars venue) that Craig walks toward are now a chinese resturant and wine bar situated west of the ExCel Exhibition Centre in Royal Victoria Dock.

[1111Davo1]

thanks for the upload.

[Jovari100]

@AstroChickenII becuase they were idiots 

[Bowsersshell]

@Headbanger142 why robots like bodyhammer *a seed* and caliban the *first* fullbody spinner who had the same layout as typhoon two were never really seen in the second series caliban could have been champion but was knocked out in the gauntlet :'(