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August 9-11 2024 sees the largest European Transformers Fan Convention take place at the Birmingham Hilton Metropole NEC. This years event is all set to break new records with Transformers celebrating its 40th anniversary. I caught up with TF Nation organiser Billy Edwards to give some more details of the event and how TF Nation has now grown to 3 events per year. You can visit the TF Nation website here: https://tfnation.com/2024

Interview with Wesley Male about his run to the Grand Final of BBC’s Gladiators, the reaction to being on such an iconic show and how his wrestling background helped him going through the rounds.

Interview with Steph Wright (Owens) about her time on Gladiators in late 2008 and being the youngest contender ever on the show. Apart from Gladiators, she also went on to many other things including competing at the 2014 Commonwealth Games and even starring in an upcoming movie.

I had a chat with 13 year old Calvin Livesey at the recent Time Trial event at Ninja Warrior Gloucester. In his debut year of competing he also qualified for the World Ninja League Finals.

Interview with operations manager Beki at Ninja Warrior UK’s Gloucester venue which just hosted their latest Time Trial event which is open to everyone age 12 years and older. Competitors are of all abilities, ranging from beginners right up to contestants from the TV show itself Ninja Warrior UK.

I had the pleasure of chatting with 1996 Olympic Single Sculls Champion Xeno Muller where he recalls what it was like in the year leading up to the Atlanta Games as well as Sydney 4 years later and then the transition to becoming an Elite Rowing Coach.

7 year old Heath Hughes Davies has been running for almost 3 years now and is already faster than many adults. With a 5k parkrun best of 20:23 already, it was no surprise that he won the 2023 Cardiff Half Marathon Junior event. Clocking 8min 46sec in the 2.4km race. After his win I had a little chat with him.

Recorded September 2022 in London. Donovan talks about the whole process of what made him apply for Total Wipeout, right through to his experience on the show. On top of fan questions, there is also a video message from another Wipeout Champion. Donovan also talks about how it felt to win an award for his performance on TW and how the producers actually sent him an actual trophy as seen on the Awards Episode.

Recorded at Caldicot Castle in August 2023. Interview with one of the first ever contestants in the UK to take on Total Wipeout. Ben talks about what it was like applying for and taking part in a show that had never been seen in the UK. Apart from his experiences on TW, Ben also talks about his sporting activities which range from Parkrun’s to Trail Marathons right through to an amusing story regarding London Marathon.

Part 2 of my interview with Wesley 2 Scoops Berry, featuring fan questions such as ‘can you still jump over a car?’, as well as what he is up to in present day and what projects he has lined up, as well as his take on the UK Gladiators coming back to TV screens.

Part 1 of my interview with the legendary Gladiators Contender Wesley 2 Scoops Berry. Winning the American title 3 times and the International title twice, he was never beaten in competition, and now today at 57 he is still as fit as ever. Recorded June 2023. Wesley talks about his mental approach toward competition and even gives a running commentary on his last ever battle with American Gladiator Sabre on the Joust/Duel.

Interview with Mila Stanzani. Competitor in Series 6 of Ninja Warrior UK. She talks about her rapid rise in Ninja Sports and recently representing Team GB at the European OCR Sprint Championships. Filmed at True Function in Swindon, Mila also demonstrates some of her speed and agility on some of the classic Ninja Obstacles like the Salmon Ladder & Warped Wall. You can follow Mila on Instagram: https://instagram.com/mila_stanzani

Staged every 2 months at Ninja Warrior Gloucester. Competitors range from beginner to elite Ninja for this Time Trial event. 2 different challenges. Ninja Course & Warrior Course. Leaderboard for both. Staged in July 2023. Next event in September. Hosted in association with Ninja Sport UK and Ninja Warrior UK Adventure Park Gloucester.

Recorded September 2022. Had the pleasure of chatting to Nicola just after her first appearance on Series 6 of Ninja Warrior UK, having previously been on series 3 and 5. She talks about the audition process for getting on the show as well as giving advice to people wanting to audition in the future.

Recorded Aug 2022. I chat with one of the champions of Total Wipeout. Chris recalls the process of what made him apply, right through to lifting the trophy. He also talks about his Obstacle Course Racing (OCR) and even gives some advice for people wanting to audition for a TV game show.

Interview with former International Heptathlete Lisa Gibbs about her athletics career and becoming Welsh Women’s Athletics Captain at the 1994 Commonwealth Games as well as her time on Gladiator’s when the show was pulling in 14 million viewers per week.