Scrapheap Challenge

Five engineers stranded in the middle of hostile dessert terrain, surrounded by the wreckage of a vehicle, have only one way to survive - build a new machine and get out of there.

Follow the wild real life exploits of legendary wheeler dealer junkman, Lawrie Vautier, as he knocks down buildings, salvages scrap, and buys, sells and collects his way to a fortune.

The show combines a talent contest with a gaming element, as singers decide whether to stay in the competition or cash out.

A crew of young builders, Jamal, Kingston, Miguel, Luke, and Kai take on design adventures around the globe. Together they tackle design challenges and engineering in diverse contexts, applying creativity and technology to drive innovation. At the core of Built From Scratch are three anchors, designing, STEM, and play, which serve as the foundations for every invention, every solution, and every adventure they create together!

It's all about turning piles of rusting junk into a money making machine. To make this happen, Andy Cohen has to be a scrappy, ambitious leader who balances his own pie-in-the-sky drive with his father's down-to-earth perspective. For the day-to-day work, he's backed up by a group of talented, but not exactly mainstream, characters. And to succeed as a team, they all have to find the proverbial diamonds in the rough, chase down deals, and add value to what others throw away--it's not work, it's the hustle.