Scrapheap Challenge last minute when one team couldn't travel due to a livestock epidemic. Both US teams made it to the final round. Series 9 was shown in two halves. The first eight episodes aired between 15 April and 3 June, and the remaining episodes between 4 November and 23 December 2007. Series 11 saw Dick Strawbridge (formerly a competitor from series 1-3) return as an expert and judge, replacing Robert Llewellyn. The show was now produced by RDF Bristol and Exec. producer Jane Lomas and series producer John Macnish had to deliver the new series on a fraction of the budget
Cathy Rogers During the same period, she played keyboards and sang vocals in the twee pop group Heavenly. In 1995 Rogers moved to the independent production company RDF Media, where she helped devise and produced the popular Channel 4 technology reality game show "Scrapheap Challenge", known in North America as "Junkyard Wars". She appeared onscreen as co-presenter of "Scrapheap Challenge" from the second series onwards until 2001 when Lisa Rogers (no relation) took over, and of "Junkyard Wars" for the first three series until replaced by Karyn Bryant. She also created and hosted a related programme, "Full Metal Challenge". She continued her