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'''''Robot Wars Revealed''''' was a spin-off series of the BBC robot combat gameshow ''Robot Wars'', which aired on BBC Choice in 1998. Hosted by Philippa Forrester, the show presented a behind-the-scenes look at Series 2, such as broadcasting the competitors' video diaries, to the setting up of trials and battles.
'''''Robot Wars Revealed''''' was a spin-off series of the BBC 2 robot combat gameshow ''Robot Wars''. Broadcast on BBC Choice from 1998 to 2000, it provided a behind-the-scenes look at Series 2 of the show.


At the time Robot Wars Revealed was first broadcasted, BBC Choice was a fledgling television channel, created to entice British people to buy digital set-top boxes<ref>https://www.facebook.com/KingBuxtonCombatRobot/videos/vb.299400573727546/411204535880482/?type=2&theater</ref>. However, few were purchased during this time period, meaning that very few people were able to watch and henceforth record the show. Also, no home media of Robot Wars Revealed has ever been released. Because of this, much of Robot Wars Revealed is now lost, with the spin-off series cast into relative obscurity since then.
==Background==
Hosted by ''Robot Wars'' pit reporter Philippa Forrester, the show presented a behind-the-scenes take of Series 2, also known as The Second Wars. It would document the teams as they progressed through the events, provided their video diaries on how they created their machines, as well as showing how the production crew set up trials like Joust. Additionally, battles would shown in a more raw format, containing music but no commentary from Jonathan Pearce.


Out of a total of around fourteen episodes, only two have resurfaced.<ref>http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/search/0/20?adv=0&q=Robot+wars+revealed&media=all&yf=1923&yt=2009&mf=1&mt=12&tf=00%3A00&tt=00%3A00#search</ref> On the Feburary 20th, 2017, Simon Harrison of the King Buxton team was able to find a VHS recording of the episode focusing on Heat I, which was eventually uploaded to YouTube three days later. On March 18th, 2018, John Denny of Team 13 uploaded the epsiode concerning Heat G.
According to the Genome archive of ''Radio Times'' issues, episodes were broadcast from 1999 to 2000.<ref>[http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/search/0/20?adv=0&q=Robot+wars+revealed&media=all&yf=1923&yt=2009&mf=1&mt=12&tf=00%3A00&tt=00%3A00#search BBC Genome list of ''Radio Times'' issues that listed ''Robot Wars Revealed'' episodes.] Retrieved 12 Nov '21</ref> Additionally, two other episodes were said to have been listed in 1998 based on a ''Robot Wars Wiki'' discussion, but have since been removed by Genome.<ref>[https://robotwars.fandom.com/wiki/Talk:Robot_Wars_Revealed ''Robot Wars Wiki'' discussion where episodes from 1998 were said to have been listed on Genome previously.] Retrieved 12 Nov '21</ref> During this time period, BBC Choice was a relatively new television channel, created to entice people in the United Kingdom to buy digital set-top boxes. However, few were purchased during this time period, meaning that ''Robot Wars Revealed'' likely received low viewership.<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/KingBuxtonCombatRobot/videos/vb.299400573727546/411204535880482/?type=2&theater ''Unofficial Robot Wars'' Facebook post where Simon Harrison revealed he had a copy of the Heat G ''Robot Wars Revealed'' episode and explained the show's disappearance.] Retrieved 12 Nov '21</ref>
 
==Availability==
Because of the low viewership, combined with a lack of any home media release, much of ''Robot Wars Revealed'' is now lost and remains relatively obscure among even hardcore ''Robot Wars'' fans. Out of a total of around fifteen possible episodes listed by Genome, only two have resurfaced. On 20th February, 2017, Simon Harrison of the King Buxton team was able to find a VHS recording of the Heat I episode, which was uploaded to YouTube three days later. On 18th March, 2018, John Denny of Team 13 uploaded the Heat G episode. Based on the tape's label, the episode was broadcast in November 1999.<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/groups/UnofficialRobotWars/posts/763235733956194 ''Unofficial Robot Wars'' Facebook post where John Denny revealed he had a copy of the Heat G ''Robot Wars Revealed'' episode.] Retrieved 12 Nov '21</ref>


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==See Also==
==See Also==
*[[1995 Robot Wars UK Open (partially found rejected robot combat TV show pilot; 1995)]]
*[[1995 Robot Wars UK Open (partially found rejected robot combat TV show pilot; 1995)]]
*[[American Robot Wars 2000 (lost MTV pilot of British robot combat gameshow; 2000)]]
*[[BattleBots (found Comedy Central robot combat game show; 2000-2002)]]
*[[BattleBots (found Comedy Central robot combat game show; 2000-2002)]]
*[[BattleBots (lost build of unreleased GameCube/PlayStation 2 game based on combat TV series; 2003)]]
*[[BattleBots (lost build of unreleased GameCube/PlayStation 2 game based on combat TV series; 2003)]]
*[[BattleBots Collegiate Championship (partially lost unaired spinoff of robot combat TV show; 2009)]]
*[[BattleBots Collegiate Championship (partially lost unaired spinoff of robot combat TV show; 2009)]]
*[[Mechanoids (partially found BBC game show; 2003)]]
*[[Mechanoids (partially found BBC game show; 2003)]]
*[[Robot Wars (lost MTV pilot of British robot combat gameshow; 2000)]]
*[[Robot Wars (lost near death footage of Jeremy Clarkson from robot combat gameshow; 1998)]]
*[[Robot Wars (lost near death footage of Jeremy Clarkson from robot combat gameshow; 1998)]]
*[[Robot Wars (lost work on unfinished cartoon series based on robot combat gameshow; existence unconfirmed; 2002-2004)]]
*[[Robot Wars (lost work on unfinished cartoon series based on robot combat gameshow; existence unconfirmed; 2002-2004)]]
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*[[Robots Revenge (lost Discovery robot combat documentary series; 2001)]]
*[[Robots Revenge (lost Discovery robot combat documentary series; 2001)]]
*[[Why Hypno-Disc can't work in an office (found testing video of Robot Wars competitor; 2000, 2007)]]
*[[Why Hypno-Disc can't work in an office (found testing video of Robot Wars competitor; 2000, 2007)]]
==External Link==
*[https://robotwars.fandom.com/wiki/Robot_Wars_Revealed ''Robot Wars Wiki'' article for ''Robot Wars Revealed''.]


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 14:06, 12 November 2021

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Robot Wars Revealed was a spin-off series of the BBC 2 robot combat gameshow Robot Wars. Broadcast on BBC Choice from 1998 to 2000, it provided a behind-the-scenes look at Series 2 of the show.

Background

Hosted by Robot Wars pit reporter Philippa Forrester, the show presented a behind-the-scenes take of Series 2, also known as The Second Wars. It would document the teams as they progressed through the events, provided their video diaries on how they created their machines, as well as showing how the production crew set up trials like Joust. Additionally, battles would shown in a more raw format, containing music but no commentary from Jonathan Pearce.

According to the Genome archive of Radio Times issues, episodes were broadcast from 1999 to 2000.[1] Additionally, two other episodes were said to have been listed in 1998 based on a Robot Wars Wiki discussion, but have since been removed by Genome.[2] During this time period, BBC Choice was a relatively new television channel, created to entice people in the United Kingdom to buy digital set-top boxes. However, few were purchased during this time period, meaning that Robot Wars Revealed likely received low viewership.[3]

Availability

Because of the low viewership, combined with a lack of any home media release, much of Robot Wars Revealed is now lost and remains relatively obscure among even hardcore Robot Wars fans. Out of a total of around fifteen possible episodes listed by Genome, only two have resurfaced. On 20th February, 2017, Simon Harrison of the King Buxton team was able to find a VHS recording of the Heat I episode, which was uploaded to YouTube three days later. On 18th March, 2018, John Denny of Team 13 uploaded the Heat G episode. Based on the tape's label, the episode was broadcast in November 1999.[4]

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Heat I

See Also

External Link

References