Engineering enthusiasts battle to create the most ingenious contraption using everyday objects. Teams are challenged to fabricate and demonstrate a new chain reaction machine before being judged on their ingenuity, design, and workmanship.
Cast: Richard Hammond, Zach Umperovitch
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Season 1
7 episodes
1. Fieldhouse Brothers Vs Technical Knockout - Heat #1Three brothers from Somerset and a team from Loughborough University are challenged to build ingenious crazy devices that will allow Richard to straighten his duvet and "Make the Bed without Leaving the Bath Tub."TV-PGCCApr 29, 2022
2. Social Mediocrity Vs. Team Civilised - Heat #2Three Social Media Stars take on three civil engineering students from the University of Southampton, as they attempt to create ingenious chain reaction machines that allow Richard to boil his kettle while sitting on the lavatory.TV-PGCCMay 6, 2022
3. The Aviators vs Team Wildcards - Heat #3Three amateur British pilots take on the American team Wildcards in challenge to build a chain reaction machine that'll allow Richard to feed his dog without leaving his sun lounger in the garden. With a spot in the semi-finals at stake, the rival teams let their imaginations run wild - even employing a little espionage on each other's work in a bid to pull ahead, but will this tactic impress judge Zach?TV-PGCCMay 13, 2022
4. Bueno Brothers vs Young Physicists - Heat #4In the final 1st round Heat: a fascinating team of physics-obsessed students from Leeds University take on three wacky yet captivating Spanish-born brothers in a bid to build a machine that allows Richard to water his garden plants without ever having ti get up from watching the TV.TV-PGCCMay 20, 2022
5. Brothers Vs. Brothers: Semi Final #1In the first of the semi-finals, two teams of brothers go up against each other to build jaw-dropping chain reaction machines to enable Richard to dust his ornaments without getting out of bedTV-PGCCMay 22, 2022
6. Planes, Trains, and... Sausages?! - Semi-Final #2It is all to play for in the second semi-final of the crazy contraption building competition as the teams are tasked with creating a chain reaction machine that allows Richard to cook sausages in the kitchen without leaving his study.TV-PGCCMay 29, 2022
7. Grand Final: Aviators vs Fieldhouse BrothersIt is the grand final of the crazy contraption building competition as two teams battle to build the best party machine for Richard's house and garden - all made out of everyday objects.TV-PGCCJun 5, 2022
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Engineering enthusiasts battle to create the most ingenious contraption using everyday objects. Teams are challenged to fabricate and demonstrate a new chain reaction machine before being judged on their ingenuity, design, and workmanship.
Creators and cast
- Created by
- Michael Hyland
- Studio
- Discovery UK
