Nickelodeon Game Shows That Crossed The Pond #3 - Robot Wars

In 1998, long before he was traveling the world with James May and Richard Hammond, Jeremy Clarkson became the host of ‘Robot Wars’ on BBC Two. A series which pitted homemade radio-controlled robots against a series of tasks, which tested the builders' control of their machines and the machine's abilities, and fights against one another testing their durability. Created after producer Tom Gutteridge saw a tape of amateur robot battles in the US, Robot Wars became a Friday night hit for the channel. With commentary by experienced football commentator Jonathan Pearce and pit coverage by Phillipa Forrester, then already known for presenting technology program ‘Tomorrow’s World’, the show became a well-established franchise in the UK market.