Unbreakable
Matt Taylor from Channel 5 programme Unbreakable has spoken of his joy at surviving the contest
Matt Taylor has proved he’s one of the toughest people in Britain by surviving channel Five’s Unbreakable TV series. The 24-year-old fitness instructor, from Tewkesbury, was one of only three contestants not to be broken by the hardest challenges from across the world. The last programme in the eight-week series saw rugby player Matt, skier... »
We love reality: Unbreakable
Let’s hope we never go to war with Norway. They’re a right hard bunch if their Winter Warfare Training is anything to go by. This week, the seven surviving Unbreakables (their description, not mine) plunge into icy waters, hike across melting snow carrying half a ton of kit, attempt to withstand blasts of TNT, breathe in... »
Reality TV in Britain: Sadism is entertainment
London, Oct 6 (IANS) In ancient Rome, ultimate reality entertainment meant watching gladiators kill each other. In Spain, it’s still done, but with bulls. In modern Britain, reality television has already reached the threshold of sadism. Channel Five has now been accused of crossing the sane borders of entertainment into sadism with its weekly reality... »
Unbreakables – The Contestants
Pain is glory, Pain is Pride, and Pain is great to watch – five.tv 8 people so driven to compete that they’ll stand in front of exploring bombs and sup down CS gas for nothing more than pride. No, we don’t know why they do it either. But we’ll sure as hell be watching every... »
Unbreakable – Pain is Glory, Pain is Pride
Adventure series with explorer Benedict Allen in which eight intrepid volunteers undergo an onslaught of physical and mental pressure in a bid to be declared ‘unbreakable’. The hardy participants contend with the heat, humidity and wildlife of the Amazonian jungle. Under the watchful eye of a tough military instructor, they must endure painful tribal... »
Matt is Action Show Star – Unbreakable
Matt Taylor will be seen by millions of TV viewers in a new reality adventure series. The 23-year-old, from Tewkesbury, survived being exposed to CS gas, stung by jungle ants and handling a giant South American snake. And those were just some of the tough tests he and seven other people were put through. They spent two-and-a-half... »
Tragedy was Heather’s hardest battle
Unbreakable – NEITHER the jungles of Guyana nor the ice fields of Norway held any terrors for Welsh nightclub bouncer and model Heather Loyns. For far worse than any challenges she might meet there was the day the 21-year-old student discovered that her long-lost father had died – just two days before she tracked him... »