Activate! The Robot Wars Podcast

Activate! The Robot Wars Podcast

ACTIVATE! reviews the unique world of classic UK television series Robot Wars. Hear about the wars from the perspective of Rob E. Harmlessly and Benji 'also the Hitman' who grew up tainting their minds with the scraps of once-functioning machines.

  • 48 minutes 47 seconds
    Robot Wars Series 2 (1999) Heat K: In the darkness of post-nuclear days...
    Ever wonder what would happen if you attached some spikes to a wheelchair and made it run into another spike-equipped wheelchair? Does the answer even matter? After all, I hear a Plunderstorm is coming...
    30 March 2022, 5:46 pm
  • 1 hour 2 minutes
    Robot Wars Series 2 (1999) Heat J: Sir Killalot Feeds on the Tears of Children
    They say war cares for no man, woman, or child, and Heat J of Robot Wars Series 2 is here to prove that point. This episode features explosive barrels, a tug-of-war, and a 100% fool-proof self-righting mechanism.
    26 October 2020, 6:17 pm
  • 55 minutes 54 seconds
    Robot Wars Series 2 (1999) Heat I: The Punishment of Prometheus
    Welcome to the first of infinite episodes of Sir K and friends. This week guest starring Prometheus, who is going to show the world what he's best at - stealing fire and getting all hell for it.
    21 November 2019, 7:45 pm
  • 59 minutes 54 seconds
    BattleBots 2018 Episode 3: It Only Takes One Shot
    In this episode of The Twilight Zone, Benji and Rob are trapped on Gamma 9 - The planet where robots fight each other in identical battles, repeating for all eternity.
    14 April 2019, 4:23 pm
  • 1 hour 3 minutes
    Robot Wars Series 2 (1999) Heat H: That One Where a Wizard Plays Football
    This episode features Cassius, the pacifist robot that murders everything. We cried when they killed off Sir Killalot. RIP Sir K, all hail king Groundhog. Also guest starring: Wizard had that screams at you.
    3 March 2019, 2:09 pm
  • 1 hour 3 minutes
    Robot Wars Series 2 (1999) Heat G: Because Robot Wars Hates Children
    Racism bad. Crushing children's dreams bad. Fixed results bad. Episode bad. Back to BattleBots next time...
    20 January 2019, 5:42 pm
  • 1 hour 13 minutes
    BattleBots 2018 Episode 2: Exactly What You'd Expect if a Human Fought a Giant Himalayan Monster
    Featuring a much anticipated main event in which Voodoo Practitioner faces off against the Abominable Snowman, that goes pretty much as one would imagine. Guest starring 'Kid', the international champion.
    8 November 2018, 5:29 pm
  • 1 hour 25 minutes
    BattleBots 2018 Episode 1: Let's get right into Fight Night
    For the first time ever we enter a whole new world. The debut of Activate! Podcast reviewing BattleBots has finally arrived. Did we love it? Did we hate it? Did we spend a lot of time trying to figure out how to view it from the UK? The answer to all those questions can be found in the episode and it is 'maybe'.
    16 May 2018, 2:02 pm
  • 1 hour 15 minutes
    DOUBLE FEATURE: #BringBackRobotWars Special + Series 2 Heat F
    For the first time ever we bring you a double feature to Activate! We discuss the cancellation of Robot Wars with YOU, the public, through the magic of Twitter. Do we hate the BBC for axing the wars? No.. but they are dead to us. Just in case the subject matter was getting too depressing, we review a classic episode in Series 2 Heat F. Unfortunately for us, this is somehow even worse.
    25 March 2018, 4:40 pm
  • 1 hour 15 minutes
    Q&A Time Plus Robot Wars Series 10 Overview and Hall of Fame
    Three long months after it finished airing - we're finally looking back at the whole of series 10 with a much more simplified Hall of Fame and awards system because nobody really cared about 90% of the awards we were giving out before anyway... To make up the time we've now introduced a Q&A section to the series overview episodes and boy have we got some interesting questions from the world wide robot web!
    11 March 2018, 4:06 pm
  • 52 minutes 54 seconds
    Robot Wars (Once Again...) Goes International
    The entire rest of the world are back with a vengeance after being humiliated by the UK. Thank God this time they have the absolute greatest the planet has to offer and are in no way in any kind of disadvantaged position going into this totally fair competition.
    17 February 2018, 7:03 pm
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