The Great Egg Race

The Great Egg Race (1979)


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  • First Air Date: 1979-01-02
  • Last Air Date: 1986-09-12
  • Total Seasons: 8
  • Total Episodes: 68
  • Status: Ended
  • Episode Runtime: 30 min.

Summary

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 Seasons

Season 1

First Air Date: 1979-01-02
5 Episodes

Season 2

First Air Date: 1980-03-25
9 Episodes

Season 3

First Air Date: 1981-04-21
9 Episodes

Season 4

First Air Date: 1982-04-15
9 Episodes

Season 5

First Air Date: 1983-08-30
9 Episodes

Season 6

First Air Date: 1984-05-29
9 Episodes

Season 7

First Air Date: 1985-05-03
9 Episodes

Season 8

First Air Date: 1986-07-04
9 Episodes

The Great Egg Race Episodes

Title Air Date Duration
Season 1Episode 1Eggmobiles30 min
Season 1Episode 5Catapult30 min
Season 3Episode 3Gramophone30 min
Season 5Episode 2When the Petrol Runs Out30 min
Season 6Episode 3Cause for Alarm30 min
Season 6Episode 4Putting on the Pressure30 min
Season 6Episode 7Time for Tea30 min
Season 7Episode 1Igloos30 min
Season 7Episode 3Huskies30 min
Season 7Episode 4The Robot Piano Player30 min
Season 7Episode 6Hovercraft30 min
Season 8Episode 8Back to Nature30 min
Season 8Episode 9The Oil Platform30 min

  • Brian Cant

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  • Johnny Ball

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  • Lesley Judd

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  • Heinz Wolff

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