The Great Egg Race

The Great Egg Race

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1979-01-02

The Great Egg Race was a BBC television series that ran from 1979 to 1986 and featured Brian Cant, Professor Heinz Wolff and Lesley Judd, who joined the series in 1984. It was later revived on BBC Choice 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.

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The Great Egg Race was a BBC television series that ran from 1979 to 1986 and featured Brian Cant, Professor Heinz Wolff and Lesley Judd, who joined the series in 1984. It was later revived on BBC Choice 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.

First Aired

1979-01-02

Last Aired

1986-09-12

Seasons

8

Episodes

68

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Status

Ended

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Language

English

Network

Production

Casts

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    Brian Cant

    Brian Cant
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    Johnny Ball

    Johnny Ball
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    Lesley Judd

    Lesley Judd
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    Heinz Wolff

    Heinz Wolff