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1 Format  



1.1  Resident drones  



1.1.1  Air Marshall  





1.1.2  P.I.G. (Personalised Interactive Gyrocopter)  





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





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





1.1.5  W.A.SP (Weaponised Assault Ship)  





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







1.2  Challenges  



1.2.1  Round 1  



1.2.1.1  Airsault Course  







1.2.2  Round 2  



1.2.2.1  The Drop  





1.2.2.2  Barrage Balloons  





1.2.2.3  Paintball Precision  





1.2.2.4  Slalom  





1.2.2.5  Wall Buster (Semi-finals)  





1.2.2.6  Bubble Burst (Grand final)  





1.2.2.7  Laps  





1.2.2.8  Bottle Bash  





1.2.2.9  Balloon Cutters  







1.2.3  Round 3  



1.2.3.1  Dogfight  











2 Transmissions  



2.1  Series  





2.2  Specials  







3 External links  














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Airmageddon
Genre
  • Comedy (series 2)
  • Created bySteve Carsey
    Presented by
  • Rachel Stringer
  • Narrated by
  • Jim Howick (series 2)
  • ComposerDobs Vye
    Country of origin
    • United Kingdom
  • Canada
  • Original languageEnglish
    No. of series2
    No. of episodes22(inc. 4 specials)
    Production
    Executive producers
    • Steve Carsey
  • Ken Faier
  • Asaph Fipke
  • Richard Rowe
  • Hugh Lawton
  • ProducerAndrew Norgate
    Editors
    • Ylva Garnert (series 1)
  • Scott Edwards (series 2)
  • Running time30 minutes
    Production companies
    • Conceive Media
  • DHX Media
  • Original release
    Network
  • Family Channel (Canada)
  • Release20 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

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    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

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    Air Marshall

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    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)

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    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)

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

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

    [edit]

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

    W.A.SP (Weaponised Assault Ship)

    [edit]

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

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

    [edit]

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

    Challenges

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    Round 1

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    Airsault Course
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    Information needed

    Round 2

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    The Drop
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    Information needed

    Barrage Balloons
    [edit]

    Information needed

    Paintball Precision
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    Information needed

    Slalom
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    Information needed

    Wall Buster (Semi-finals)
    [edit]

    Information needed

    Bubble Burst (Grand final)
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    Information needed

    Laps
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    Information needed

    Bottle Bash
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    Information needed

    Balloon Cutters
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    Round 3

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    Dogfight
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    Transmissions

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    Series

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

    Specials

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    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
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    Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Airmageddon&oldid=1235946395"

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