05 June 2020
A West Ham fan and a superfan of 90s show Gladiators has created the dream job – co-hosting a new series of podcasts with the iconic Jet.
David Blackmore, editor of fanzine Blowing Bubbles Monthly, has been addicted to the show since he first saw it as a youngster with his family.
Fast forward almost three decades and he is co-presenting a brand new podcast devoted to the popular show – GladPod – which has brilliant interviews from gladiators, contenders and superfans like David.
“I was glued to the show, and Jet was by far and away my absolute favourite,” said the 33-year-old. “Gladiators had 14 million viewers at its peak – a figure that today’s shows can only dream about.
“It had everything for family Saturday night viewing, drama, fun, sport, a bit of ‘nasty’ and competition, a perfect combination.
“I was lucky enough to meet Jet a couple of years ago and we had a chat about how great the Gladiators series was and how much it’s still loved today.”He continued: “The idea for ou..