Gladiators 2008
Gladiators is a British television series which is currently airing on Sky One and being filmed in Shepperton,UK is produced by Shine Limited. The show is hosted by Ian Wright and Kirsty Gallacher. It is a revival of the earlier series of the same name and is based on the American version of the show which itself along with the Australian version of the show were both revived in 2008. The winners of the show will earn £50,000.
John Anderson, who was the referee in the original series, has returned for the new series and the only person from the original series to return, Alan Parry now provides the commentary which was previously provided by John Sachs on the original series.
All the Gladiator's names are new except the female Gladiator names of Panther which was used in the old series, Predator which was used in the original Australian series and Ice which was used in the old American Gladiators series.
All the music to the new series was specially composed by British composer Paul Farrer also known for his music for The Weakest Link and Dancing on Ice. However other artists' music has been used, such as "Slam" by Pendulum in the premier episode.
The show has undergone many changes, mainly the new music and changes to the events. Whereas the original show featured five events, the new series only features four. It contains more commercial breaks, three compared to two in the original and are often shown between the womens' event and the mens' event.
