The Great Egg Race
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The Great Egg Race was a BBC
television series that ran from 1978 to 1986 and featured Professor Heinz Wolff and Lesley Judd
, who joined the series in 1984. It was later revived on BBC Choice (now BBC Three
) and was presented by Johnny Ball
.
In a similar vein to the later Channel 4
series Scrapheap Challenge
, the show featured teams creating Heath Robinson-esque
mechanical creations in an attempt to solve a problem set at the start of the show.
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
television series that ran from 1978 to 1986 and featured Professor Heinz Wolff and Lesley Judd
Lesley Judd
Lesley Judd is an English dancer and TV presenter, best known as a long-serving host of the BBC children's programme Blue Peter. She was educated at the independent Royal Ballet School...
, who joined the series in 1984. It was later revived on BBC Choice (now BBC Three
BBC Three
BBC Three is a television network from the BBC broadcasting via digital cable, terrestrial, IPTV and satellite platforms. The channel's target audience includes those in the 16-34 year old age group, and has the purpose of providing "innovative" content to younger audiences, focusing on new talent...
) and was presented by Johnny Ball
Johnny Ball
Johnny Ball is a British television personality, a great populariser of mathematics and the father of BBC Radio 2 DJ Zoë Ball.-Early life:...
.
In a similar vein to the later Channel 4
Channel 4
Channel 4 is a British public-service television broadcaster which began working on 2 November 1982. Although largely commercially self-funded, it is ultimately publicly owned; originally a subsidiary of the Independent Broadcasting Authority , the station is now owned and operated by the Channel...
series Scrapheap Challenge
Scrapheap Challenge
Scrapheap Challenge is an engineering game show produced by RDF Media and broadcast on Channel 4 in the UK. In the show, teams of contestants have 10 hours in which to build a working machine that can do a specific task, using materials available in a scrapheap. The format was exported to the...
, the show featured teams creating Heath Robinson-esque
W. Heath Robinson
William Heath Robinson was an English cartoonist and illustrator, best known for drawings of eccentric machines....
mechanical creations in an attempt to solve a problem set at the start of the show.