The Great Egg Race
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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Seasons
- Ep 1
1.Series 1, Episode 1
02-01-197930mThis is the first episode of the series devoted to finding a machine that can transport a single egg the furthest possible distance, using only a rubber band as a power source. Als...
- Ep 2
2.Series 1, Episode 2
09-01-197930m - Ep 3
3.Series 1, Episode 3
16-01-197930m - Ep 4
4.Series 1, Episode 4
23-01-197930m - Ep 5
5.Series 1, Episode 5
30-01-197930mTeams vie to keep their eggs whole as they are transported in eggmobiles and hurled across the studio by throwing machines. Brian Cant and Heinz Wolff are among those involved in t...
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