London - Do you fear Armageddon is coming? British farmer Mike Parrish can offer peace of mind in his underground bunker - at a price.
The £30 000 (about R393 000) admission fee guarantees a place for the next 10 years in a bunker designed to withstand nuclear, chemical and biological warfare.
Parrish, 53, who is to become a grandfather for the first time in November, has booked spots for the 50 members of his extended family. This leaves room in the triple-storey bunker for 100 people. Parrish is looking for all types, from a comedian to an engineer.
"The comedian would be there to keep us all amused. Boredom would weigh heavily on us in the bunker," he said, sifting through applications for his survivalist safe haven.
"Being in a tight community for an indeterminate time, you would need a variety of skills - cook, bottle washer, comedian and electrician."
Parrish is determined to get the right psychological mix.
"People need to be compatible," he says of the community he intends to pick for the Kelvedon Hatch Nuclear Bunker in the countryside east of London.
With London supporting United States President George Bush's worldwide "war on terrorism", many traditionally phlegmatic Britons have abandoned their stiff upper lips.
The bunker mentality abounds.
The government has called for vigilance, but insists there is no specific threat. That has not averted a run on gas masks. "Chemical suits are the latest fashion accessories for survivalists," the Independent newspaper has said.
Tabloids are full of nightmare scenarios. Pictures abound of soldiers in chemical warfare suits and masks.
Parrish says he is not pushing the panic button.
"I have offered this facility for the past two to three years," he said. "There was no crisis and no one was interested. What am I meant to do? Close the doors and let no one in?
"This is not profiteering, nor is it scare-mongering."
The bunker was built on Parrish's land in 1952 to house government officials in the event of a nuclear attack. Parrish bought it when the Cold War ended.
It is a tourist attraction and has a website,