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Welsh farmer Ioan Humphreys was dropped into an abandoned American town with no food, water, electricity or tools for a new modern survival series.Ìý

Apocalypse, which first aired on Channel 4 last Sunday (September 13), puts fourteen ordinary people from the UK and Australia to the ultimate test where they must scavenge, recycle, reuse and reinvent anything they can find just to get by.ÌýÌý

The survivors are split into two rival groups and are each unaware of the others existence.Ìý

Surrounded by the remnants of modern life, a cross-section of society - including a mechanic, a paramedic, a farmer, a chef, a psychologist and a social media influencer - must discover whether reverting to primitive instincts is what it takes to make it through the Apocalypse, or whether cooperation is the key to survival.Ìý

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'Uncomfortable' city lifeÌý

Mr Humphreys, who took on the family farm in the middle of Wales aged just 20, said a city is uncomfortable place for him. Ìý

"I have not got Uber Eats or Deliveroo, or even Uber taxis. My nearest train station's half an hour away, my closest hospital is over an hour away," he said.Ìý

Navigating through a city might prove challenging for Mr Humphreys however, living in the ‘middle of nowhere' and experiencing power cuts all the time might actually make his chances of surviving an apocalypse fairly high.Ìý

"There was more stuff in the Apocalypse than at my house in Wales, I think."Ìý

Farm skills

Before going in, Mr Humphreys said he did ‘absolutely nothing' to prepare himself.Ìý

His farming skills might have proven handy during the 28-day expedition, but he says a few of his useful skills were just ‘common sense'. Ìý

"Starting a fire is basic knowledge; if you cannot start a fire, you are not going to survive," he said. Ìý

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"Fishing, I had never fished before going in there, so I learned that on the job. Ìý

"I think it was more that I hunted a couple of animals, but that is only because some people would not be comfortable with it, I suppose, but I am used to that kind of thing."Ìý

Lessons learntÌý

Mr Humphreys says going in the Apocalypse he has learnt that he has not got much patience for lazy people. The show ultimately did not change the way he thinks about modern life, but he says if you live in a city with all the modern comforts then it is more of a shock. Ìý

"And I suppose I spend a bit more time with the kids instead of doing work on the farm," he said.Ìý

"What is the point of working forever and missing your children grow up? Maybe that's what I have done differently."Ìý