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{{InfoboxFound |title=<center>Robot Wars (BBC 2 Ident cameos)</center> |image=Robotwarsbbc2ident1.jpg |imagecaption=BBC 2 Ident. |status=<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span> |datefound=22 Nov 2017 (Series 3 Heat B) <br> 19 May 2019 (Series 4 Southern Annihilator) |foundby=SpaceManiac888 <br> Stephen McCulla }} ''Robot Wars'' is a British robot combat game show produced by Mentorn. Broadcast on BBC Two and Channel Five from 1998-2004, and from 2016 to 2017, the premise involved machines built by professional and amateur engineers battling other competitors in combat. For Series 3 and 4, Team Make Robotics, the team behind Behemoth, '''showcased their creation BBC 2 Ident in the introductions of Series 3 Heat B and Series 4 Southern Annihilator'''. ==Background== During his team's debut in Series 2, Team Make Robotics' member Anthony Pritchard felt that a ''Robot Wars''-themed BBC 2 ident would prove complementary for the show. He thus built the robot BBC 2 Ident, which was constructed as a side project.<ref name="specs">[http://www.antpritchard.co.uk/index.php/tv-shows/robot-wars/robot-wars-bbc2-ident Anthony Pritchard's website detailing BBC 2 Ident's specifications and premise.] Retrieved 25th Jan '22</ref> The machine weighed 6.1kg, used a BBC 2 logo as a base, and combined elements from the show's five House Robots. As the ''Robot Wars Wiki'' notes, this included the disc from Dead Metal; the horns from Matilda; various components from Sergeant Bash, including his sides, wheels, and flamethrower; Shunt's scoop and exhaust; and finally, Sir Killalot's mesh and top spikes.<ref name="specs"/> The robot was completed after Series 2.<ref name="specs"/> It appeared in a few promotional photos, including one where it was situated in the Pinball Arena.<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/groups/UnofficialRobotWars/posts/1047987305481034/ ''Unofficial Robot Wars'' post discussing BBC 2 Ident's promotional photos and videos.] Retrieved 25th Jan '22</ref><ref name="specs"/> Additionally, it starred in two cameos introducing Series 3 Heat B and the Series 4 Southern Annihilator. The first featured Pit Reporter Philippa Forrester introducing Heat B, with BBC 2 Ident driving into view and showcasing its lifter and disc. The other situated BBC 2 Ident driving on a workbench into the view of the camera, only for new Pit Reporter Julia Reed punching it back off-screen.<ref name="southern">[https://www.facebook.com/groups/UnofficialRobotWars/posts/1054730884806676/ ''Unofficial Robot Wars'' post discussing the upload of the Southern Annihilator cameo.] Retrieved 25th Jan '22</ref> ==Recovery== Because the introductions were intended only for the original BBC 2 airings of the episodes, the cameos were cut from re-runs showcased on other television channels. Thus, they were lost media for nearly two decades, until 19th May 2019, when ''Robot Wars Wiki'' and ''Lost Media Wiki'' user SpaceManiac888 discovered an embedded video on Pritchard's website, which turned out to be the Heat B cameo. This was then re-uploaded to YouTube. The Southern Annihilator cameo remained lost until 19th May 2019, when Stephen McCulla found a recording of the original airing of the episode and uploaded it to ''Unofficial Robot Wars''.<ref name="southern"/> ==Gallery== ===Videos=== {{Video|perrow =2 |service1 =youtube |id1 =eg_v2RDSCkw |description1 =BBC 2 Ident Series 3 Heat B introduction. |service2 =youtube |id2 =X-btrT0MBT4 |description2 =BBC 2 Ident Series 4 Southern Annihilator. }} ===Images=== <gallery mode=packed heights=250px> Robotwarsbbc2ident2.jpg|Behind-the-scenes of the Southern Annihilator introduction. Robotwarsbbc2ident3.jpg|BBC 2 Ident in a Pinball Arena promotional image. Robotwarsbbc2ident4.jpg|BBC 2 Ident with Philippa Forrester. Robotwarsbbc2ident5.jpg|BBC 2 Ident with Julia Reed. Robotwarsbbc2ident6.jpg|BBC 2 Ident with Craig Charles. </gallery> ==See Also== *[[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 game show; 2000)]] *[[BattleBots (found Comedy Central robot combat game show; 2000-2002)]] *[[BattleBots (partially lost build of unreleased GameCube/PlayStation 2 game based on robot combat TV series; 2003)]] *[[BattleBots Collegiate Championship (partially lost unaired spinoff of robot combat TV show; 2009)]] *[[Mechanoids (partially found BBC robot combat game show; 2003)]] *[[Plunderbirds: Talk Robots (partially found unfinished robot combat mockumentary film; 2019)]] *[[Robot Wars (lost footage and HSE documentation of behind-the-scenes accidents of BBC robot combat game show; 1998-1999)]] *[[Robot Wars (lost near-death footage of Jeremy Clarkson from robot combat game show; 1998)]] *[[Robot Wars (lost work on unfinished cartoon series based on robot combat game show; existence unconfirmed; 2002-2004)]] *[[Robot Wars (partially found footage of robot combat show qualifying auditions and battles; 1998-2003)]] *[[Robot Wars (partially found unaired or partially aired battles of BBC robot combat game show; 1998-2017)]] *[[Robot Wars (partially found uncut battles from BBC robot combat game show; 1998-2017)]] *[[Robot Wars Extreme: Series 1 (lost original BBC Choice version of robot combat battle; 2001)]] *[[Robot Wars: Extreme Warriors: Season 1 (found TNN robot combat game show; 2001)]] *[[Robot Wars: Extreme Warriors: Season 2 (partially found behind-the-scenes footage of TNN robot combat game show; 2002)]] *[[Robot Wars Revealed (partially found BBC Choice spin-off of robot combat game show; 1998-2000)]] *[[Robot Wars: Series 8 (lost unaired pilot of BBC robot combat game show; 2016)]] *[[Robot Wars: Series 8 (partially found Science Channel reruns of robot combat game show; 2018)]] *[[Robot Wars: The Kick-Off (lost BNN robot combat special; 2001)]] *[[Robotica (found TLC robot combat game show; 2001-2003)]] *[[Robots Revenge (partially found Discovery robot combat documentary series; 2001)]] *[[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/BBC_2_Ident?so=search ''Robot Wars Wiki'' article concerning BBC 2 Ident]. ==References== {{reflist}} [[Category:Found media]]
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