The Great Model Railway Challenge

Season 2

Teams of the UK's most talented model railway enthusiasts compete in a series of knockout heats to create amazing miniature masterpieces on specific themes against the clock. Expert judges determine who will go on to the next round.

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8 Episodes

Heat 1: The Restless Earth
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Heat 1: The Restless EarthThree teams compete to create a deluge of volcanoes, earthquakes and other tiny natural disasters in only three days.
Heat 2: Best Sellers
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Heat 2: Best SellersThree teams create best sellers based on the books of Lawrence of Arabia, HG Wells and Agatha Christie, featuring Roman ruins, alien motherships and the Orient Express.
Heat 3: The Best of British
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Heat 3: The Best of BritishThree teams create a bucolic landscape of crochet trees, massive replicas of Kings Cross and St Pancras station, and a fiendishly technical haggis delivery system.
Heat 4: Uncharted Territory
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Heat 4: Uncharted TerritoryThree teams take a magical mystery train tour through the jungle, a historic flood and the centre of the Earth.
Heat 5: The Sky's the Limit
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Heat 5: The Sky's the LimitThree teams fight for a place in the final with their sci-fi displays incorporating miniature aerial acrobatics, towering peaks and space travel.
Semi-Final 1: Myths, Monsters, Legends and Fables
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Semi-Final 1: Myths, Monsters, Legends and FablesOnly two can make it to the last stretch, and with a tough challenge on a fabulous fantasy theme to overcome, any team could find themselves on the next train home.
Semi-Final 2: Blockbusters
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Semi-Final 2: BlockbustersThe semi-finalists offer up blockbuster layouts based on Harry Potter, Jurassic Park and James Bond. Plus there is a mysterious operational challenge to overcome.
Grand Final: Surprise Surprise
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Grand Final: Surprise SurpriseFour finalists have three days to create miniature railway layouts that amaze, confound and delight. But who will take the prize?