Gladiators (2008 British TV series) series 2

The second series of Gladiators started in December 2008 with a Legends Special. The series aired on Sky1 and Sky1 HD. Many changes were made from the first series, including six new Gladiators - Cyclone (returning from series one), Siren, Amazon, Warrior, Goliath and Doom. Three more games were added to the event pool - Pursuit & Suspension Bridge, which were seen in the ITV version of the show, and Rocketball. Ian Wright returned as presenter with Caroline Flack, who replaced Kirsty Gallacher.[1] Taking over from original referee John Anderson (due to his retirement from TV refereeing) was boxing referee John Coyle.[2]

Gladiators
Series 2
Release
Original networkSky1
Original releaseDecember 2008 (2008-12)

Gladiators

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Gladiators name Portrayed by
Amazon Zoe Williams
Atlas Sam Bond
Battleaxe Shirley Webb
Cyclone Donna Williams
Doom Wayne Gordon
Enigma Jenny Pacey
Goliath Mason Ryan
Inferno Jemma Palmer
Oblivion Nick Aldis
Panther Kara Nwidobie-Sharpe
Predator Du'aine Ladejo
Siren Amy Guy
Spartan Roderick Bradley
Tempest Lucy Boggis
Tornado David McIntosh
Warrior Daniel Singh

Events

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Three new events were added to the pool for the second series. Suspension Bridge and Pursuit returned from the original series. Suspension Bridge is now played over water and the Pursuit course also contains a water element. The only new event was Rocketball, a modified version of Swingshot from the original series. The Eliminator layout was also heavily revised for this series, now including the "Floor Travelator" as the preceding obstacle to the monkey bars.

Event Female Gladiator participation Male Gladiator participation
Duel Amazon
Battleaxe
Panther
Atlas
Goliath
Spartan
Earthquake Battleaxe
Enigma
Panther
Siren
Atlas
Doom
Goliath
Oblivion
Warrior
Gauntlet Amazon
Battleaxe
Enigma
Inferno
Panther
Siren
Tempest
Atlas
Doom
Goliath
Oblivion
Predator
Spartan
Warrior
Hang Tough Battleaxe
Cyclone
Siren
Tempest
Atlas
Oblivion
Spartan
Tornado
Hit & Run Amazon
Battleaxe
Cyclone
Enigma
Inferno
Siren
Tempest
Atlas
Doom
Oblivion
Spartan
Tornado
Warrior
Powerball Amazon
Battleaxe
Enigma
Panther
Siren
Doom
Goliath
Oblivion
Predator
Spartan
Tornado
Warrior
Pursuit Amazon
Enigma
Tempest
Doom
Predator
Spartan
Pyramid Amazon
Battleaxe
Enigma
Panther
Siren
Doom
Goliath
Oblivion
Predator
Spartan
Tornado
Warrior
Rocketball Cyclone
Enigma
Inferno
Siren
Tempest
Atlas
Oblivion
Predator
Spartan
Warrior
Suspension Bridge Battleaxe
Panther
Siren
Doom
Goliath
Oblivion
Warrior
The Wall Cyclone
Enigma
Tempest
Doom
Predator
Spartan
Tornado

The Contenders

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Female Contenders Male Contenders
Heat 1 Steph Owens Roz Richards Justin Thompson Mark Mills
Heat 2 Leanne Maisano Wendy Williams John Maisano Simeon Bambrook
Heat 3 Becky Pykett Kathryn Evans Kris Stirk Terry Sterling
Heat 4 Yvette Shaw Gemma Green Norris Thompson David Staff
Heat 5 Kelly McTighe Hannah Creelman Ronnie Williams Dan Atkinson
Heat 6 Vicky Poole Emma Piper Qu Adoo Paul Witham
Female Contenders Male Contenders
Quarter-Final 1 Yvette Shaw Steph Owens Kris Stirk Dan Atkinson
Quarter-Final 2 Wendy Williams Kathryn Evans Justin Thompson Paul Witham
Quarter-Final 3 Hannah Creelman^ Emma Piper David Staff Simeon Bambrook^
Female Contenders Male Contenders
Semi-Final 1 Kathryn Evans Emma Piper Kris Stirk Simeon Bambrook
Semi-Final 2 Hannah Creelman Steph Owens David Staff Justin Thompson
Female Contenders Male Contenders
Final Hannah Creelman Kathryn Evans David Staff Kris Stirk
Winner (Female) Winner (Male)
Kathryn Evans David Staff

Notes: Red & Blue denote the colours worn by the contestant
Contenders in bold are the ones that advanced
^ denotes the fastest runner-up in the 1/4 finals thus advancing to the semis.

Episodes

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Episode Title Original airdate
Special"The Legends Strike Back"21 December 2008 (2008-12-21)

Legends: Lightning, Rocket, Scorpio, Siren / Bullit, Cobra, Trojan, Wolf

  • Event 1 - Hang Tough

Tempest / Oblivion

Scorpio 0 / 0 Wolf 01

  • Event 2 - Gauntlet

Panther, Enigma, Inferno, Battleaxe / Atlas, Spartan, Tornado, Oblivion

Rocket 10 / 10 Cobra

  • Event 3 - The Wall

Tempest, Enigma / Predator, Tornado

Lightning, Scorpio 10 / 10 Cobra, Bullit

  • Event 4 - Duel

Panther / Spartan

Siren 20 / 10 Trojan

  • Eliminator Relay

Enigma, Battleaxe, Panther, Tempest / Spartan, Predator, Tornado, Oblivion

Female Legends LOSERS - WINNERS Female Gladiators / Male Legends LOSERS - WINNERS - Male Gladiators

1"Heat 1: Roz Richards vs. Steph Owens / Mark Mills vs. Justin Thompson"4 January 2009 (2009-01-04)

  • Event 1 - Duel

Panther / Spartan

Roz 0 - 0 Steph / Mark 0 - 0 Justin

  • Event 2 - Rocketball

Inferno, Siren / Atlas, Oblivion

Roz 3 - 5 Steph / Mark 4 - 7 Justin

  • Event 3 - Earthquake

Siren, Enigma / Oblivion, Goliath

Roz 3 - 15 Steph / Mark 14 - 7 Justin

  • Event 4 - Hit & Run

Battleaxe, Cyclone, Inferno, Siren / Atlas, Doom, Spartan, Warrior

Roz 3 - 15 Steph / Mark 14 - 15 Justin

  • Eliminator

Roz LOSER - WINNER Steph / Mark LOSER - WINNER Justin

2"Heat 2: Wendy Williams vs. Leanne Maisano / Simeon Bambrook vs. John Maisano"11 January 2009 (2009-01-11)

  • Event 1 - Powerball

Amazon, Battleaxe, Panther / Spartan, Oblivion, Predator

Wendy 2 - 0 Leanne / Simeon 8 - 2 John

  • Event 2 - Hang Tough

Siren, Tempest / Tornado, Spartan

Wendy 2 - 0 Leanne / Simeon 8 - 7 John

  • Event 3 - The Wall

Tempest, Cyclone / Predator, Tornado

Wendy 2 - 0 Leanne / Simeon 18 - 12 John

  • Event 4 - Gauntlet

Panther, Amazon, Siren, Battleaxe / Oblivion, Predator, Warrior, Goliath

Wendy 12 - 6 Leanne / Simeon 28 - 22 John

  • Eliminator

Wendy WINNER - LOSER Leanne / Simeon WINNER - LOSER John

3"Heat 3: Kathryn Evans vs. Becky Pykett / Kris Stirk vs. Terry Sterling"18 January 2009 (2009-01-18)

  • Event 1 - Hang Tough

Tempest, Siren / Atlas, Tornado

Kathryn 0 - 0 Becky / Kris 0 - 0 Terry

  • Event 2 - Pursuit

Enigma, Amazon / Predator, Doom

Kathryn 4 - 0 Becky / Kris 01 - 10 Terry

  • Event 3 - Hit & Run

Battleaxe, Inferno, Siren, Tempest / Atlas, Doom, Spartan, Warrior

Kathryn 14 - 0 Becky / Kris 12 - 102 Terry

  • Event 4 - Pyramid

Amazon, Enigma / Spartan, Tornado

Kathryn 14 - 0 Becky / Kris 12 - 203 Terry

  • Eliminator

Kathryn WINNER - LOSER Becky / Kris WINNER - LOSER Terry

4"Heat 4: Yvette Shaw vs. Gemma Green/Suzie / Norris Thompson vs. David Staff"25 January 2009 (2009-01-25)

  • Event 1 - Powerball

Enigma, Amazon, Panther / Tornado, Oblivion, Doom

Yvette 0 - 0 Gemma / Norris 2 - 5 David

  • Event 2 - Hang Tough

Tempest, Cyclone / Atlas, Tornado

Yvette 0 - 0 Gemma / Norris 7 - 10 David

  • Event 3 - Gauntlet

Enigma, Tempest, Battleaxe, Panther / Atlas, Oblivion, Warrior, Goliath

Yvette 4 - 10 Gemma / Norris 17 - 20 David

  • Event 4 - Suspension Bridge

Panther, Battleaxe / Warrior, Goliath

Yvette 4 - 10 Gemma / Norris 17 - 30 David

  • Eliminator

Yvette WINNER - LOSER Suzie / Norris LOSER - WINNER David

5"Heat 5: Hannah Creelman vs. Kelly McTighe / Dan Atkinson vs. Ronnie Williams"1 February 2009 (2009-02-01)

  • Event 1 - Duel

Panther / Goliath

Hannah 0 - 0 Kelly / Dan 0 - 0 Ronnie

  • Event 2 - Rocketball

Inferno, Tempest / Spartan, Predator

Hannah 3 - 2 Kelly / Dan 5 - 2 Ronnie

  • Event 3 - Earthquake

Battleaxe, Siren / Warrior, Oblivion

Hannah 8 - 2 Kelly / Dan 5 - 12 Ronnie

  • Event 4 - Hit & Run

Enigma, Inferno, Siren, Tempest / Atlas, Oblivion, Spartan, Warrior

Hannah 10 - 6 Kelly / Dan 7 - 124 Ronnie

  • Eliminator

Hannah WINNER - LOSER Kelly / Dan WINNER - LOSER Ronnie

6"Heat 6: Vicky Poole vs. Emma Piper / Paul Witham vs. Qu Adoo"8 February 2009 (2009-02-08)

  • Event 1 - Hang Tough

Siren, Cyclone / Atlas, Oblivion

Vicky 0 - 5 Emma / Paul 0 - 5 Qu

  • Event 2 - Pursuit

Enigma, Tempest / Spartan, Doom

Vicky 4 - 7 Emma / Paul 10 - 7 Qu

  • Event 3 - Hit & Run

Amazon, Cyclone, Enigma, Inferno / Atlas, Oblivion, Spartan, Tornado

Vicky 10 - 11 Emma / Paul 24 - 7 Qu

  • Event 4 - Pyramid

Amazon, Siren / Predator, Doom

Vicky 10 - 11 Emma / Paul 24 - 17 Qu

  • Eliminator

Vicky LOSER - WINNER Emma / Paul WINNER - LOSER Qu

7"Quarter-Final 1: Yvette Shaw vs. Steph Owens / Dan Atkinson vs. Kris Stirk"22 February 2009 (2009-02-22)

  • Event 1 - Hang Tough

Cyclone, Siren / Spartan, Atlas

Yvette 0 - 0 Steph / Dan 0 - 0 Kris

  • Event 2 - Gauntlet

Panther, Amazon, Enigma, Battleaxe / Spartan, Doom, Oblivion, Atlas

Yvette 6 - 105 Steph / Dan 10 - 10 Kris

  • Event 3 - Suspension Bridge / Rocketball

Siren, Battleaxe / Predator, Oblivion

Yvette 6 - 10 Steph / Dan 10 - 14 Kris

  • Event 4 - Powerball

Amazon, Panther, Enigma / Spartan, Oblivion, Doom

Yvette 6 - 10 Steph / Dan 14 - 18 Kris

  • Eliminator

Yvette LOSER - WINNER Steph / Dan LOSER - WINNER Kris

8"Quarter-Final 2: Wendy Williams vs. Kathryn Evans / Justin Thompson vs. Paul Witham"1 March 2009 (2009-03-01)

  • Event 1 - Hang Tough

Tempest, Siren / Oblivion, Spartan

Wendy 0 - 0 Kathryn / Justin 0 - 0 Paul

  • Event 2 - Gauntlet

Panther, Siren, Inferno, Enigma / Atlas, Doom, Warrior/Oblivion6, Goliath

Wendy 6 - 2 Kathryn / Justin 10 - 87 Paul

  • Event 3 - Rocketball / Suspension Bridge

Inferno, Enigma / Doom, Oblivion

Wendy 7 - 68 Kathryn / Justin 20 - 8 Paul

  • Event 4 - Powerball

Siren, Amazon, Panther / Spartan, Goliath, Warrior

Wendy 9 - 8 Kathryn / Justin 26 - 129 Paul

  • Eliminator

Wendy LOSER - WINNER Kathryn / Justin WINNER - LOSER Paul

9"Quarter-Final 3: Emma Piper vs. Hannah Creelman / Simeon Bambrook vs. David Staff"8 March 2009 (2009-03-08)

  • Event 1 - Duel

Panther / Goliath

Emma 0 - 0 Hannah / Simeon 0 - 0 David

  • Event 2 - Rocketball

Inferno, Cyclone / Predator, Warrior

Emma 3 - 2 Hannah / Simeon 2 - 6 David

  • Event 3 - Hit & Run / Earthquake

Enigma, Inferno, Siren, Tempest / Oblivion, Doom

Emma 3 - 2 Hannah / Simeon 7 - 16 David

  • Event 4 - The Wall

Cyclone, Tempest / Spartan, Predator

Emma 3 - 2 Hannah / Simeon 17 - 21 David

  • Eliminator

Emma WINNER - FASTEST LOSER Hannah / Simeon FASTEST LOSER - WINNER David

10"Semi-Final 1: Emma Piper vs. Kathryn Evans / Kris Stirk vs. Simeon Bambrook"15 March 2009 (2009-03-15)

  • Event 1 - Duel

Panther / Goliath

Emma 0 - 0 Kathryn / Kris 0 - 0 Simeon

  • Event 2 - Pursuit

Enigma, Tempest / Spartan, Predator

Emma 2 - 2 Kathryn / Kris 10 - 4 Simeon

  • Event 3 - Hit & Run / Earthquake

Cyclone, Inferno, Siren, Tempest / Oblivion, Atlas

Emma 2 - 210 Kathryn / Kris 10 - 14 Simeon

  • Event 4 - Pyramid

Siren, Panther / Predator, Doom

Emma 2 - 2 Kathryn / Kris 20 - 2411 Simeon

  • Eliminator

Emma LOSER - WINNER Kathryn / Kris WINNER - LOSER Simeon

11"Semi-Final 2: Hannah Creelman vs. Steph Owens / Justin Thompson vs. David Staff"22 March 2009 (2009-03-22)

  • Event 1 - Duel

Battleaxe / Spartan

Hannah 0 - 5 Steph / Justin 0 - 0 David

  • Event 2 - Pursuit

Tempest, Amazon / Predator, Doom

Hannah 0 - 5 Steph / Justin 2 - 10 David

  • Event 3 - Earthquake / Hit & Run

Siren, Panther / Atlas, Doom, Oblivion, Warrior

Hannah 5 - 5 Steph / Justin 6 - 14 David

  • Event 4 - Pyramid

Battleaxe, Enigma / Oblivion, Predator

Hannah 5 - 5 Steph / Justin 612 - 14 David

  • Eliminator

Hannah WINNER - LOSER Steph / Justin LOSER - WINNER David

12"Grand Final: Hannah Creelman vs. Kathryn Evans / David Staff vs. Kris Stirk"29 March 2009 (2009-03-29)

  • Event 1 - Gauntlet

Panther, Siren, Tempest, Inferno, Enigma / Oblivion, Warrior, Predator, Atlas, Goliath

Hannah 2 - 2 Kathryn / David 8 - 6 Kris

  • Event 2 - Duel

Panther / Atlas

Hannah 2 - 2 Kathryn / David 8 - 6 Kris

  • Event 3 - The Wall / Hang Tough

Tempest, Cyclone / Oblivion, Atlas

Hannah 2 - 2 Kathryn / David 8 - 6 Kris

  • Event 4 - Pyramid

Siren, Enigma / Warrior, Goliath

Hannah 2 - 2 Kathryn / David 18 - 6 Kris

  • Eliminator

Hannah RUNNER-UP - CHAMPION Kathryn / David CHAMPION - RUNNER-UP Kris

13"Champion of Champions: Anna Miller vs. Kathryn Evans / Simon Wray vs. David Staff"5 April 2009 (2009-04-05)

  • Event 1 - Duel

Battleaxe / Atlas

Anna 0 - 5 Kathryn / Simon 0 - 0 David

  • Event 2 - Powerball

Amazon, Panther, Siren / Oblivion, Spartan, Doom

Anna 8 - 7 Kathryn / Simon 8 - 9 David

  • Event 3 - Hit & Run / Earthquake

Battleaxe, Inferno, Siren, Tempest / Oblivion, Goliath

Anna 18 - 15 Kathryn / Simon 8 - 9 David

  • Event 4 - Pyramid

Battleaxe, Panther / Goliath, Warrior

Anna 18 - 15 Kathryn / Simon 18 - 14 David

  • Eliminator

Anna WINNER - LOSER Kathryn / Simon LOSER - WINNER David

14"Battle of the Athletes: Karen Pickering vs. Kelly Smith / Kyran Bracken vs. James DeGale"12 April 2009 (2009-04-12)

  • Event 1 - Hang Tough

Siren, Battleaxe / Oblivion, Atlas

Karen 0 - 0 Kelly / Kyran 0 - 0 James

  • Event 2 - The Wall

Enigma, Cyclone / Doom, Predator

Karen 0 - 0 Kelly / Kyran 10 - 0 James

  • Event 3 - Duel

Amazon / Goliath

Karen 1013 - 0 Kelly / Kyran 10 - 0 James

  • Event 4 - Powerball

Panther, Siren, Enigma / Tornado, Oblivion, Doom

Karen 10 - 11 Kelly / Kyran 10 - 214 James

  • Eliminator

Karen LOSER - WINNER Kelly / Kyran WINNER - LOSER James

15"The Legends Last Stand"25 October 2009 (2009-10-25)

Legends: Panther, Rebel, Siren, Vogue / Ace, Cobra, Khan, Trojan

  • Event 1 - Duel

Panther / Goliath

Panther 0 / 0 Khan

  • Event 2 - Rocketball

Inferno, Tempest / Oblivion, Predator

Vogue, Panther 6 / 3 Cobra, Ace

  • Event 3 - Earthquake

Siren / Wolf15

Rebel 11 / 13 Trojan

  • Event 4 - Hit & Run

Amazon, Cyclone, Inferno, Siren / Atlas, Oblivion, Spartan, Warrior

Siren 15 / 13 Ace

  • Eliminator Relay

Siren, Panther, Amazon / Oblivion, Warrior, Spartan, Goliath

Female Legends LOSERS - WINNERS Female Gladiators / Male Legends LOSERS - WINNERS - Male Gladiators

^01 Wolf ignored the referee and was disqualified from this event.
^1 Kris was disqualified from this event.
^2 Terry was disqualified from this event.
^3 Tornado was disqualified from this event, giving Terry 10 points.
^4 Ronnie was disqualified from this event.
^5 Steph originally scored 6 points but was given an extra 4 points due to infringements from Panther and Enigma.
^6 Warrior was injured during a clash with Justin and had to retire from the event, instead Oblivion took his place.
^7 Paul originally scored 6 points but was given an extra 2 points due to an infringement from Doom.
^8 Kathryn originally scored 2 points but was given an extra 2 points due to two infringements from Enigma.
^9 Paul originally scored 2 points but was given an extra 2 points due an infringement from Warrior.
^10 Kathryn was disqualified from this event.
^11 Doom was disqualified from this event, giving Simeon 10 points.
^12 Justin was disqualified from this event.
^13 Amazon was disqualified from this event, giving Karen 10 points.
^14 Kyran placed a red ball on the outer pod, giving James 2 points.
^15 As Trojan said he wanted a revenge with Wolf for this' transition to the Gladiators team, Wolf decided to face him on Earthquake instead of Oblivion.

Ratings

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Episode Viewing figures from BARB.[3]

Series

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Episode No. Heat No. Airdate Total Viewers Sky One Weekly Rank
1 Heat 1 4 January 2009 748,000 #3
2 Heat 2 11 January 2009 621,000 #5
3 Heat 3 18 January 2009 N/A (Under 561,000) N/A (Outside Top 10)
4 Heat 4 25 January 2009 N/A (Under 548,000) N/A (Outside Top 10)
5 Heat 5 1 February 2009 645,000 #7
6 Heat 6 8 February 2009 N/A (Under 592,000) N/A (Outside Top 10)
7 Quarter-Final 1 22 February 2009 605,000 #7
8 Quarter-Final 2 1 March 2009 558,000 #10
9 Quarter-Final 3 8 March 2009 N/A (Under 584,000) N/A (Outside Top 10)
10 Semi-Final 1 15 March 2009 N/A (Under 505,000) N/A (Outside Top 10)
11 Semi-Final 2 22 March 2009 N/A (Under 532,000) N/A (Outside Top 10)
12 Grand Final 29 March 2009 N/A (Under 514,000) N/A (Outside Top 10)

Specials

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Episode No. Heat No. Airdate Total Viewers Sky One Weekly Rank
1 The Legends Strike Back

(1½ hours)

21 December 2008 697,000 #3
2 Battle of the Forces 15 February 2009 548,000 #7
3 Champion Of Champions 5 April 2009 N/A (Under 471,000) N/A (Outside Top 10)
4 Battle Of The Athletes 12 April 2009 N/A (Under 485,000) N/A (Outside Top 10)
5 The Legends Last Stand 25 October 2009 N/A (Under 621,000) N/A (Outside Top 10)

Specials

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The Legends Strike Back

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Aired on 21 December 2008, original Gladiators Lightning, Wolf, Scorpio, Trojan, Rocket, Cobra, Siren and Bullit returned to the arena to compete against the new breed of Gladiators. In both of the Eliminators, the new breed of Gladiators won.

Battle of the Forces

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Aired on 15 February 2009, Contenders from the RAF, Navy and the Army competed against each other in the second Battle of the Forces competition. The winning female contender was from the RAF and the winning male contender was from the Army.

Champion of Champions

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Aired on 5 April 2009, last year's champions, Anna and Simon, compete against this year's champions, Kathryn and David. Anna proved to be on better form in the women's competition, but Simon failed to meet his expectations, and this year's winner David scooped the win.

Battle of the Athletes

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Aired on 12 April 2009, four Olympic Athletes - Karen Pickering, Kelly Smith, James DeGale and Kyran Bracken - competed against each other for charity. Kelly Smith and Kyran Bracken were the Champions. Although a first occurred in Gladiators as boxer James DeGale slipped on the Floor Travelator, which has never happened before.

The Legends Last Stand

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Aired on 25 October 2009, in the last ever episode, ex-Gladiators Trojan, Ace, Khan, Cobra, Rebel, Vogue, Panther and Siren return to the arena for one last time to compete against the new Gladiators. Features include Khan facing Goliath on Duel, and Wolf battling Trojan on Earthquake.[4]

Notes and references

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  1. ^ "Caroline Flack (Presenter) | Gladiators Cast | GladiatorsTV.com". Gladiators. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
  2. ^ "Sky TV | Sky.com". www.sky.com. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
  3. ^ "BARB". Archived from the original on 5 October 2008.
  4. ^ April HighlightsSky Media Archived 21 May 2011 at the Wayback Machine
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