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ruskino80 - 2/7/17 at 12:14 PM

After hearing a tv show narrator the other day i recognized his voice, i can only remember that he hosted a tv show a good few years back which was based on a farm and there were two teams repurposing vehicles to then race around a track.
The show was crap and remember the host was also a tad annoying but still i would like to know who he is just to see what he is up to now.

any help appreciated.


Dick Axtell - 2/7/17 at 08:50 PM

Robert Llewellin (I think?) - He also played Kryton, in Red Dwarf.


loggyboy - 2/7/17 at 10:23 PM

Show may have been Scrapheap challenge. But was based in a scrapyard. (At one point in woking iirc).


Ugg10 - 2/7/17 at 10:42 PM

Wasn't there something similar set in a disused power station. Had to build vehicles to go over an assault course?


JC - 3/7/17 at 07:12 AM

My brain is hurting trying to think of the BBC(?) rival to scrapheap - is it this one the the OP is talking about?

I think there were three teams and they had to modify cars...I can see the (annoying) host too but memory and google is failing me too!


ruskino80 - 4/7/17 at 05:57 PM

I think there may have been 3 teams, they had to spray them in a hurry and were marked on 'style' . they would do things like stitch 2 cars together and have 2 men steering it.
the guy did the narrating on a discovery show 'rides'? i think.
just remembered there was co host who was a specialist,i think from some motorsport background.

[Edited on 4/7/17 by ruskino80]


Ugg10 - 4/7/17 at 07:01 PM

Full metal challenge was the programme I was thinking about based in a power station. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Full_Metal_Challenge

Presenter was Henry rollins - has presented a few shows and is also one of the original metalcore band singers.


ruskino80 - 4/7/17 at 07:59 PM

Boom!

Thunder races and Adrian Simpson.

been bugging me for days.