< /figure>By Olimpia ZagnatBBC News, East Midlands
What do a former firefighter, a professional sprinter and the UK's fittest man have in common?< /p>
Unfortunately for the contenders for the BBC's upcoming reboot of Gladiators, they are united against those prepared to take them on in a series of grueling and challenging events. harsh test of the nerves. Are you ready?
The BBC hopes the show, which returns to screens on Saturday, can replicate the success of the programme, first broadcast on United Kingdom. on ITV on October 10, 1992, before ending in 2000.
Twenty-four years later, three of the 16 Gladiators competing in the new series have spoken of their travels.
< /figure>By Olimpia ZagnatBBC News, East Midlands
What do a former firefighter, a professional sprinter and the UK's fittest man have in common?< /p>
Unfortunately for the contenders for the BBC's upcoming reboot of Gladiators, they are united against those prepared to take them on in a series of grueling and challenging events. harsh test of the nerves. Are you ready?
The BBC hopes the show, which returns to screens on Saturday, can replicate the success of the programme, first broadcast on United Kingdom. on ITV on October 10, 1992, before ending in 2000.
Twenty-four years later, three of the 16 Gladiators competing in the new series have spoken of their travels.
< /figure>By Olimpia ZagnatBBC News, East Midlands
