10,000BC - Episode 4 Intervention

10,000 BC Episode 4

*For a brief background to the show and a who's who please scroll to the bottom.

Only one day of rations left ......

Day 8 & 9

Steve has decided to abandon hunting and forging and just concentrate to on the lake, so he takes 9 of the tribe out with him to the lake (Tom, Paul W, Rachel, Kam, Bobby, Emily, Jodie, Mel and Mike). Smart Lad Tom has carried embers in a horseshoe mushroom, so that they can have a fire down by the lake. Steve has a lot of respect for Tom because he' not shy of hard work but he also brings some great thinking to the group.

JP is left in charge of camp, by Steve, in an effort to get him more involved and prove that he is a team player. Unfortunately it seems that whilst Paul B is moving the fire wood under a tree (to protect it from rain) and Josie is preparing the remaining acorns, JP is just surveying his manor for the time being and washing his feet. 

The rest arrive at the lake, after a 2km trek and find that the traps have only caught 2 Crayfish. So Steve and Paul W set about trying the fishing lines again, whilst the rest of the group make more fishing traps. 

Bobby isn't bothered about doing any work and instead goes to admire his surroundings. This results in him getting stuck in the sinking sand mud, yes you guessed it "I'm gonna die out here", luckily there is fireman (Mike) in the group that is used to saving plonkers that insist on walking in mud. 

Funniest of all though is as soon as Bobby is out he runs over to Steve to ask if they can go back to camp now, like he's on a boring family trip to the seaside and wants to get back to his XBOX. 

Paul B is complaining about JP's managerial skills, fair enough he doesn't seem to be pulling his weight but complaining he's bossy is a bit like the pot calling the kettle black. 

With still no sign of fish at the lake, using the fishing lines, the group have a lunch of Crab apples and Rose hips. Not happy with the lines, Steve has made a weighted fish trap but it only catches one. Never one to not try, try, try again he goes into the lake with his bare hands and catches 7 more. Probably would have been a good idea to get the rest of the group to have a quick go seeing as that seems to be the most effective method yet; but who am I to talk as I sit cosy drinking a nice cuppa.

Mike fully engages with his hunter gatherer self and catches a mouse for his tea. I'm sure he would have happily shared but the tribe let him skin, cook and eat it himself. 

Josie, the vegetarian, has only eaten Crab apples & Leafs and ironically is the one to get food poisoning.

Despite having 10 crayfish it still isn't enough and moral is very low, so low that even Tom is thinking of walking. 

The production team medics have been monitoring the tribe and they are concerned that they are all starting to get dangerously ill. They attend the camp to check everyone out and find that they are all Malnourished and tell production that the tribe are too ill to continue.

The experiment is put on hold temporarily and the production team provide the tribe with  Isotonic drinks, Honey, Jerky and Meat. They are told to rest until the medics are happy that they are well enough to continue.

The camp is divided about the production teams intervention. Tom is not happy because he is fed up with carrying people and feels that the intervention has only reinforced that idea some peoples minds, that there will always be someone to help them out if it gets too difficult. 


Mike and Paul B are thinking along the same lines as Tom and express disappointment that some of the tribe are not viewing this as a second chance to start the experiment and get it right. Instead some of them are now viewing it more as a camping trip. 

Good old Bobby then proves them right by saying he will only stay if the production team will feed them once a week and they get one phone call a week. 

Day 10 & 11

The next morning the tribe are given the OK to continue with the experiment. 

Over night, however, It's got much colder again and now it's raining heavily too. The tribe are stuck in the shelters but some of them still put their time to good use. Jodie, Kam and the Harding Girls are making cording. Mike, Paul B and Steve are carving wooden spoons. 

Not everyone is finished with the medics though, Tom has to be taken to an emergency clinic as he has a swelling down the side of his neck and face. and poor Josie has to removed from camp because her nausea and vomiting has continued. The production doctors have said that she will only be allowed to return to camp if she makes a full recovery. In the meantime she is hooked up to a drip in the production camp, which to be honest isn't much more glamorous than the Stone Age one but at least the bed is off the floor. 

Bobby has been slumped in the corner of the shelter, watching the girls make the cording, and that's when I realise his spirit animal must be the Sloth. Suddenly he's up and out the shelter .... Bobby has had enough and is walking. 

Later on Tom comes back with bad news that he has a swollen gland from eating leaves and it's going to take at least 6 days to get better. He chooses that the best way to get better is to leave the experiment. As he does he quite honestly comments that he can understand how stone age man coped but sadly he is a 21st Century man and no amount of experiment is going to change that.

Steve says what everyone is thinking, another strong member of the team with excellent skills has left. 

And it doesn't stop there, Kam is now talking to the production team and says that although she knew it would be really hard she is finding it much harder. She agrees to sleep on it and make a decision in the morning.

There is a definite split in the tribe now, those who want to fully participate in the stone age experience and the other that want constant 21st century intervention.Steve talks to Paul B about whether they should continue helping the tribe as a whole and hope that the slackers start to pitch in. Talk comes back round to JP and they agree to give him one last chance to be a team player.

With a break in rain the tribe are able to come out and start improving their shelters, to protect better from the rain and cold. Suddenly row breaks out between Mike and JP over hay usage and the age old saying 'Theres no I in team".  Paul W takes JP to one side and says he needs to do something about it if he wants to prove to everyone wrong. JP says he just needs some direction in what needs doing and admits that, that's what might be missing in his on the outside. 

All the younger lads seem to not be coping well in this experience and it all seems to come round to not having enough direction in their real lives. Be it parental guidance that's missing perhaps or too much too soon.

Steve and Mel have been out on hunting but they can't have caught anything because there are no 'Hurrahs' from the tribe, on their return.

Whilst JP is contemplating walking after today's bust up with Mike, Kam calls a tribe meeting to tell them she is walking after all.

Only 12 people left in the tribe and the decline in people, specially the strong ones, is worrying the remainder.  Rachel voices the main worry that so many people have left, because there are still just as many jobs to be done but only half of the amount of people left to do them.

I tell you what, we all thought Celebrity Big Brother was mad this year. With people walking so early and the crazy stuff that was going on from the start but I think 10,000BC is going to give it a run for it's money in the 'Craziest Reality TV Series' title.

What is 10,000BC about?

20 volunteers, from a cross section of people of the 21st Century, were sent into  a Bulgarian hunting reserve, similar to prehistoric Britain, to survive 8 weeks in the Stone age, without any help from 2014 (Filmed through October & November 2014)

The chosen ones for the experiment, from a cross section of modern day Britain are: 

Rachel Harding - Education Assessor (Mother of the Camp / Organised)
Paul Wilshurst - Fence Contractor (Stubborn But Hard Worker)

Emily Harding - Graphic Designer                                                      > The Harding Family

Mary Harding - Student
Alice - Restaurant Maitre D' (Willing to help out every day)

Paul Barnes - Lorry Driver  (Wanna be Bear Grylls and someone that clearly lives on his    
                                            own for a reason) 

Mike Soumelides - Simms  - Firefighter (All round handy guy to have around and always                 
                                                                 positive. Has a degree is hugs)

Josie & Jodie O'Rourke - Bookmaker / Event Manager ( Mother & Daughter )

Steve Nicholson - Archer (Amateur survivalist / Tribe Leader / Strategist)

John Paul Mullen (JP) - Club Promoter (Looked like he might walk to begin with but has           
                                                                knuckled down and getting on with it / Chatterbox)

Melissa Selling - Prop Maker

Perry Brookes - Landscape Gardener (Geezer) - WALKED

Kym Hall - Marketing Manager (Strong, Organised, Natural Leader) - WALKED

Oliver Farr - Electrician (Terris's Boyfriend / Survivalist Skills / Keen to Try Anything and        
                                     Embrace Stone Age Life) - WALKED
 Terri Perry - Florist (Oliver's Girlfriend/ Positive Person / Kind & Caring) - WALKED 

Caroline Mortimer - Retired Secretary (Stone Age enthusiast) - UNABLE TO CONTINUE 
                                                             POOR HEALTH

Aamer 'Bobby' Hussein - Council Duty Manager ("We're gonna die out here" / Self  
                                                                               Proclaimed Lazy) - WALKED

Tom Reader - Digital Content Creator (Keen team member/ not shy of hard word work/        
                                                            Nature Lover) - WALKED

Kam Khaira - Housewife & Shopkeeper  - WALKED

CBB The Beginning of the End - Tue 3rd

CBB 2015 - Tue 3rd Episode 

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Michelle comments to Katie H & Cami that Cheggars is looking like he is ready to blow.

Kav gets a secret task to pretend he is so emotional today that and has to get hugs from 3 separate housemates, after telling them a sob story. Which he passed with merit, he even had Katie H convinced. 

We see the nominations we saw yesterday which resulted in Cheggars, Katie P, Cami and Perez up for eviction and Cami going in the live eviction. 

Interesting that some of the people, inc Calum, who nominated Katie P used the reason that because she came into the house late so doesn't deserve a place in the final. For me, that it is the same cop out that they've blamed Katie P of doing whenever she put Calum up. 

Cheggars loses his temper with everyone because they are talking about their game plans, instead of feeling sorry for Cami being whisked out of a wall instead of getting her moment of glory in front of the crowd. Katie H then turns on him saying that he put her up for eviction and Calum then intercepts to explain what Cheggars is trying to say and ends up telling her "Let me Finish" and Katie H's face at his insolence (as I'm sure she'll see it).

The row continues when Calum checks if Cheggars is OK and then the Perez show interjects and goes, surprisingly, for Cheggars. 

Jesus, If I never hear the words "Own it" again it will be too soon.

Calum and Kav talk in the kitchen about Cami and Calum reveals that he is kind of pleased she has gone because he can now get a chance to be himself in the house, instead of worrying about and protecting her. 

Cheggars goes to the diary room to discuss how pissed off he is, and says he's more than ready to rumble if someone wants him to.

Perez is now rowing with Michelle and Calum, while Katie P and Kav, about Katie H making Cami's departure about her. Then Calum and Perez go head to head about Calum being a similar character to Patsy, taking himself out of the situation and UN Peacekeeper. 

Calum loses it on the scale of Cheggars did to Katie H and it ends with Calum dropping the C bomb. 

Then Michelle and Perez start rowing about being friends before and how they aren't now..... and I don't know because the rowing is getting so manic.

Katie P is just wandering about, drinking water, not saying a word and probably thinking "You mugs, less five days to go, I'm just trying to win this by being me". She then makes the mistake of checking everything is OK in the bedroom because she heard banging and Perez starts banging on to her but she manages to evacuate herself swiftly. 

Calum comes back into the house from having a fag and Perez pipes up again and starts rowing with anyone but in particular Michelle. Bringing up Michelle saying she represents the LGBT community, but she says she meant she is the voice of the LGBT. I still don't understand the concept even just as the spokesperson.

Katie P and Perez are in the bathroom and he says he hopes that the housemates don't start turning against her and Cheggars. Katie P says she knows they want her out the house anyway and isn't bothered.

We are left with a final thought for the night, from Calum in the diary room, for us to get Perez out the house. 

CBB - Alexander O'Neal Has Left The House Sun 18th

CBB 2015 - Sun 18th Episode 

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Perez starts the morning by saying (to Katie P) he is 99% sure he will walk and leave the house today, because he fears for his own safety.

Alicia tells Kav & Cheggars that she feels left out, as Perez is now BFF's with Katie P, but Nadia seems pleased to share the load. 

Katie P is telling everyone about her relationships and how quickly she falls in love (and gets pregnant!) but says she wouldn't change a thing she has done....apart from trying out to be the UK entry for Eurovision.  PMSL. I love how Michelle interacts with her as she is clearly a fan but she doesn't crowd her or seem overbearing, just honestly interested.

Alexander bless him is called to the diary room to see how he is feeling. He says that he is still frustrated by Perez and this is unfortunately leading him to be a negative force in the house. When he is like this he tends to isolate himself from everyone and not just Perez and he doesn't want to do that, so he is going to pull himself up by the boots straps. 

Housemates have to nominate today, for the first time form the diary room, but Katie P is unable to vote or be voted as she has only just come into the house. The voting goes as follows: 

Katie H >>>    1. Perez - "A Genital Wart on the face of the house                           

                       2. Nadia - Is the liberal left and gives Perez a platform

Cheggars >>> 1. Alexander - Leaving Phlegmy tissues around the house 

                        2. Perez - You just don't know where you are with him 

Nadia >>>       1. Katie H-  Don't like each other 

                        2. Alexander - Because of tension since Perez and he fell out

Calum >>>      1. Perez - Root of awkwardness

                        2. Alicia - Doesn't pay attention or Alert 

Cami >>>        1.  Alicia - Not someone she would hangout with on the out

                        2. Perez - He's disgusting, manipulative and calculating

Patsy >>>       1.Perez - Tension and Anger in the house caused by him 

                       2.Nadia - Life is being sucked out of her by being the caring mother and        

                          needs peace

Michelle >>>   1. Perez - Pity & Disdain

                       2. Alicia - Plays the victim, especially with Perez

Kav >>>          1. Perez - Everyone is mentally & physically exhausted by him

                       2.Nadia - is not genuine with Perez and she is mothering him too much

Perez >>>       1. Katie H - threatened physical violence and to poison him

                        2. Cami Li - flies off the handle when she's had a drink

Alicia >>>        1. Cami li - becomes a potty mouth when she has a drink

                        2. Katie H - Called her a cruel mother and thick

Due to Alexander leaving his votes are now void so Nadia and Cheggars have re-do one vote. 

Nadia >>>       2. Michelle - friends with Katie h

Cheggars >>> 2. Kav - Messy lad and leaves food everywhere

Katie P has a chat with Alexander in the garden and she says it feels like the house has settled and he admits that he thinks it's Katie P's presence in the house that has done that and in part that's because Perez is now entertained by having a new housemates.

Katie P and Alicia have a 'Men are all Bastards' and discuss the men that two timed them with each other. They also admit that they had issues with each other over the years but now they've met each other in the flesh they actually quite like each other. 

Perez puts on Katie P's princess dress on, as part of his fake idol worship and no doubt to do some sort of taunting in the garden ritual. I'm sure she's only given it to him to have a break for 5 minutes.

Alexander is getting more irate the more he see's and says he doesn't want to eat anything that Perez is breathing his bird flu on. Nadia gets told to butt out by Alexander too.

Perez is in the diary room, claiming that everyone is fearing for his safety and is ranting that he is shaking with fear because Alexander is staring at him menacingly as if he is going to jump him. 

Alexander is outside explaining to Calum that he is making Perez only feel as uncomfortable as Perez has been making everyone else. Alex' aggravation is starting to worry housemates but only because they don't want Alexander to be provoked into losing his temper and being thrown out for threatening Perez. 

Perez finally gets his way and Alexander walks from the house, he leaves a touching message for the housemates and asks them not to let the reason for his leaving affect the rest of his stay. Everyone but Alicia leaves Perez sitting on his own but even she walks away in the end. 

Cami, Katie H, Patsy and Michelle are in tears. Even Kav loses his cool and has a ranty swear. 

Then Katie H gets all cross and shouty not just at Perez but at those who have 'hosted' him. So Nadia and Patsy go to bed to avoid the fallout and Nadia asks her not to let Katie H provoke her into being a fishwife. Michelle even gives Alicia a mother and daughter chat about it being time to stop taking back her "Shitty boyfriend" (Perez) back.

Katie H continues to taunt Perez whilst she helps pack Alexanders case but also carries on her tirade against those who continue to entertain him after all he's done i.e. Nadia, Alicia and Patsy but its interesting to note that she doesn't confront Katie P on the very same.

As Alexander has left there will be no live eviction on Tuesday, but nominations will remain in place until Tuesday when Emma will reveal a live nominations twist.