The Making of Robot Wars (1998)

This video created from Chris Philpot’s YT channel -    / @chrisphilpot   -- Original Description -- Originally broadcast on BBC2, on New Year’s 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.