Scrapheap Challenge events. Examples of challenges included making a jet car, a bridging machine, a car-crusher, and a machine to fling a British Leyland Mini as far as possible. Assistant producer Eve Kay had the idea for the show after watching a scene in the movie "Apollo 13", where NASA engineers had only a short period of time to construct a carbon dioxide filter out of parts available on the space capsule. The show also draws its inspiration from the 1980s TV series "The Great Egg Race". The UK show was originally presented by Robert Llewellyn, joined in series 2-4 by producer
Miguel Rodriguez (actor) Miguel Rodriguez (actor) Miguel Rodriguez (November 23, 1961 – February 14, 1997) was a Filipino actor and model. He got his start in show business when he was discovered by Lino Brocka, who cast him in a Close Up commercial in 1981. Often referred to as the "Filipino Christopher Reeve", he was most famous for his role on the television sitcom "Palibhasa Lalake", and for his role opposite Sharon Cuneta in the 1983 movie "To Love Again". He also was known for having appeared with Snooky in the 1984 film "Experience" in which he played an actor in the film