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Techno Games
GenreRobot competition
Presented byUlrika Jonsson (2000)
Jayne Middlemiss (2001)
Philippa Forrester (2002–03)
StarringEd Hall (2000–01)
Sophie Blake (2000)
Julia Reed (2001)
Simon Scott (2002–03)
Andy Collins (2002)
Liz Bonnin (2003)
JudgesNoel Sharkey
Martin Smith
Voices ofBarry Davies
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series4
No. of episodes35
Production
Running time45 minutes
Production companiesTV21 (2000–01)
Mentorn (2002–03)
Original release
NetworkBBC Two
Release20 March 2000 (2000-03-20) –
28 March 2003 (2003-03-28)

Techno Games is a robot competition television programme that aired on BBC Two from 20 March 2000 to 28 March 2003. It is a spin-off from the hugely successful Robot Wars.

Format

Schools, colleges, individuals and technology clubs competed to break world records, win medals and the grand series prize. For most events lifelike movement was required, so, for example, in the swimming event propellers were banned in favour of legs, paddles, flippers and fins.

Events

Not all the events appeared in all of the series.

Transmissions

Series Start date End date Episodes
1 20 March 2000[1] 24 March 2000[2] 5
2 5 March 2001[3] 16 March 2001[4] 10
3 18 March 2002[5] 29 March 2002[6] 10
4 17 March 2003[7] 28 March 2003[8] 10

References

  1. ^ "Techno Games – BBC Two England – 20 March 2000". BBC Genome Project. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
  2. ^ "Techno Games – BBC Two England – 24 March 2000". BBC Genome Project. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
  3. ^ "Techno Games – BBC Two England – 5 March 2001". BBC Genome Project. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
  4. ^ "Techno Games – BBC Two England – 16 March 2001". BBC Genome Project. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
  5. ^ "Techno Games – BBC Two England – 18 March 2002". BBC Genome Project. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
  6. ^ "Techno Games – BBC Two England – 29 March 2002". BBC Genome Project. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
  7. ^ "Techno Games – BBC Two England – 17 March 2003". BBC Genome Project. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
  8. ^ "Techno Games – BBC Two England – 28 March 2003". BBC Genome Project. Retrieved 21 February 2017.

External links

Robot Wars
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