'Lost' spoilers a headache for UK fans

Fans of the new Channel 4 smash Lost have been reacting angrily to the abundance of 'spoilers' in the UK media.

Many newspapers and magazines - as well as Channel 4 - have been unable to contain themselves from the lure of detailing key plotlines from episodes yet to be shown.

The Sun revealed details of one of the show's central themes - not fully realised until later in the series - last week, before the show even aired, while today's Daily Star featured images and details of a twist not to due to be shown for another two months.

Not even Channel 4 provides a safe haven from the unwanted revelations.

The show's official website includes an interactive puzzle, 'The Untold', which features details of an upcoming storyline involving Jack (Matthew Fox).

Meanwhile, Lost Revealed, a programme broadcast on E4 last weekend, was laden with footage from episodes stretching to the end of the season.

"It's too early in the series to be shown," complained one poster on the C4 website. "Too late now. Millions of people spoiled. Good job E4."

Added another: "Damn stupid idiots for airing it, they know that people can have only seen 3 episodes. I hate knowing the characters more in depth now... I feel like certain people's mystery is gone."