Editing Craig Charles (section)

=== ''Robot Wars'' ===
Charles presented ''[[Robot Wars (TV series)|Robot Wars]]'' on BBC2 (1998–2003) and Channel 5 (2003–04), from series 2 until series 7, which included two ''Extreme'' series and numerous 'specials'. Charles was the main host and presided over the arena in which teams of amateur engineers battled their home-made radio-controlled robots against each other, and against the house robots. Charles introduced the show, enthusiastically announced the results of the battles and spoke to the contestants after the main events. He ended each episode with a short ''Robot Wars''-themed poem. Charles' son, Jack, appeared on the show on several occasions, and was a contestant on "Team Nemesis" during series 4. Charles also hosted the ''Robot Wars Live'' UK tour, in 2001 and shows performed at the [[Wembley Arena]].

''Robot Wars'' returned to the BBC in 2016. Charles stated his interest in hosting it again, but the job went to [[Dara Ó Briain]] and [[Angela Scanlon]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Fletcher |first=Harry |title=Dara Ó Briain replaces Craig Charles as new Robot Wars presenter |url=https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/a782201/dara-o-briain-and-angela-scanlon-taking-over-from-craig-charles-as-robot-wars-presenters/ |access-date=15 October 2020 |publisher=Digital Spy |date=3 February 2016}}</ref>