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The stars of Gladiators are on this week's Radio Times cover

Gladiators, ready... RT reveals the men and women behind the god-like egos and mammoth muscles.

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• Shem Law

Published: Tuesday, 13 January 2026 at 12:01 am

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Contenders, ready? Gladiators, ready? As referee Mark Clattenburg might say... Three, two, one! Welcome to an issue that comes with six different covers, each celebrating one of the athletes who is part of the new generation of Gladiators.

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They are at the heart of BBC One's hugely successful revival, a show that has taken a Saturday teatime classic and transformed it into must-watch family TV.

It's fast, funny and full of spectacle, and it resonates with children of all ages. That's why we invited some of the show's youngest viewers to put their own questions to our half-dozen cover stars.

Elsewhere, as we prepare for The Traitors finale, we bring together three unforgettable contestants: Diane, Amanda and Linda. Each perfectly embodies what Fiona from the current series called the show's secret ingredient: middle-aged women.

And we discover the secrets of Claudia Winkleman's wardrobe, as we go behind the scenes with her stylist, Sinead McKeefry.

It's a cracking issue, brought vividly to life by the Radio Times picture desk, who have surpassed themselves with these shoots. Big, bold and colourful, rather like the Gladiators. Readers, ready? Oh, yes!

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Also in this week's Radio Times:

• Michael McIntyre's Big Show, the return of Mock the Week, Last One Laughing plus more shows to look forward to later in the year.
• Sea, sun and cement – celebrity chums Alan Carr and Amanda Holding are tackling a home renovation in Corfu.
• The Mummy star and Oscar winner Brendan Fraser is back on the big screen playing a struggling actor.

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Shem Law

Shem Law is the brand editor of Radio Times, and the 20th person to hold that esteemed position in over 100 years. He wasn't allowed a television growing up, but over the years he has rather overcompensated for that fact.

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