Airmageddon

Airmageddon
Genre	Game show Comedy (series 2)
Created by	Steve Carsey
Presented by	Will Best Rachel Stringer
Narrated by	Colin Bryce (series 1) Jim Howick (series 2)
Composer	Dobs Vye
Country of origin	United Kingdom Canada
Original language	English
No. of series	2
No. of episodes	22 (inc. 4 specials)
Production
Executive producers	Steve Carsey Ken Faier Asaph Fipke Richard Rowe Hugh Lawton
Producer	Andrew Norgate
Editors	Ylva Garnert (series 1) Scott Edwards (series 2)
Running time	30 minutes
Production companies	Conceive Media DHX Media
Original release
Network	CBBC (UK) Family Channel (Canada)
Release	20 February (2016-02-20) – 18 December 2016 (2016-12-18)
Related
Robot Wars

Airmageddon is a children's technological game show that aired on CBBC from 20 February to 18 December 2016 and is hosted by Will Best and Rachel Stringer. The show involves teams of children using radio-controlled drones.

Format

Airmageddon follows a similar format to the Gauntlet/Trial/Arena format of the first and second series of Robot Wars. The show followed eight heats, two semi-finals and a grand final.

Resident drones

Air Marshall

The referee of the Airena, he announces the start of a challenge and makes sure that things are kept in order.

P.I.G. (Personalised Interactive Gyrocopter)

A pig-shaped drone who demonstrates how each challenge is done. He'll also oversee challenges if the Air Marshall is out of action.

G.U.A.R.D. (Giant Unmanned Aerial Reconnaissance Drone)

A large drone built for defensive purposes and is mentioned to not be the smartest.

D.R.A.GON (Direct Response Aerial Gyrocopter)

A prototype dragon-shaped drone who, true to his namesake, is armed with a flamethrower.

W.A.SP (Weaponised Assault Ship)

A wasp-shaped drone armed with a spark gun stinger.

B.U.G.s (Basic Unmanned Gyrocopter)

A trio of bug-shaped drones introduced for the second series to serve as distractive obstacles in the second round.

Challenges

Round 1

Airsault Course

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Round 2

The Drop

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Barrage Balloons

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Paintball Precision

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Slalom

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Wall Buster (Semi-finals)

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Bubble Burst (Grand final)

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Laps

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Bottle Bash

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Balloon Cutters

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Round 3

Dogfight

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Transmissions

Series

Series	Start date	End date	Episodes
1	20 February 2016	16 April 2016	11
2	14 August 2016	23 October 2016	11

Specials

Date aired	Title
23 April 2016	The Best of Series 1
19 June 2016	Father's Day Special
30 October 2016	The Best of Series 2
18 December 2016	Christmas Special

External links

• Airmageddon at BBC Online
• Airmageddon at UKGameshows.com