New Gladiators event Everest sees the series reach new heights

BBC’s Gladiators is back and continuing to raise the stakes with brand new event Everest being introduced from Saturday 24 January.

This dramatic new event is a head-to-head battle of sheer power between one Contender against one Gladiator, locked in a test of strength and nerve.

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Suspended 21ft above the arena floor - twice the height of Duel - there is nowhere to hide. Standing face to face on a narrow platform, the aim is clear: push your opponent off.

Both competitors are positioned on a platform, demanding total focus and balance. Between them stands a formidable obstacle: a Perspex barrier, reinforced with a steel frame and weighing 250kg, demanding maximum effort from both competitors.

And the challenge doesn’t stop there. At set intervals, the platform begins to tilt, shifting the balance and offering sudden advantage to either the Contender or the Gladiator.

The objective is simple. The challenge is anything but. Will the Contenders overpower the Gladiators and send them plunging from the platform?

Bradley & Barney Walsh will be back with our Saturday Night Superheroes Apollo, Athena, Bionic, Comet, Cyclone, Diamond, Dynamite, Electro, Fire, Fury, Giant, Hammer, Legend, Nitro, Phantom, Sabre, Steel, and Viper return to showcase their power, agility and bold banter against the courageous contenders.

Gladiators continues on BBC One and iPlayer on Saturday 24 January.

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