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Red Nose Day 2011, is a fund raising event organised by Comic Relief. There were a number of events on the run-up to the main live broadcast on BBC One and BBC Two from the evening of 18 March 2011 to early the following morning. Red Nose Day 2011 was part of the "Do Something Funny For Money" campaign.

Before Main Event

Documentaries

The BT Red Nose Desert Trek

The BT Red Nose Desert Trek saw Craig David, Ronni Ancona, Lorraine Kelly, Scott Mills, Olly Murs, Dermot O'Leary, Nadia Sawalha, Kara Tointon and Peter White traverse 100 kilometres (62 mi) in the Kaisut Desert in five days with temperatures reaching up to 100 °F (38 °C). It will be broadcast on 17 March 2011.[1]

Comic Relief: Girl On Wire

Helen Skelton traversed a 200 feet (61 m) high tight rope between two towers at Battersea Power Station. She became the first ever British woman to walk a tightrope this high.[2]

Famous, Rich and in the Slums

Famous, Rich and in the Slums, a two-part documentary for Red Nose Day followed Lenny Henry, Samantha Womack, Angela Rippon and Reggie Yates as they were left alone for a week to live, work and survive in one of the most impoverished places on earth – the slums of Kibera, Kenya.

Television and radio

24 Hour Panel People

From midday to midday on 5–6 March, a marathon panel show, titled 24 Hour Panel People, was broadcast live over the official website. The event took in a succession of popular programmes, with David Walliams a constant presence for the whole 24 hours, taking on various roles. The full list of panel shows are listed below:[3]

Room 101, with Nick Hancock returning as host after 14 years, was originally supposed to have come between They Think It's All Over and Call My Bluff, but was axed after the show ran behind. Paul Merton was advertised to reprise his role as regular team captain on Have I Got News For You but due to illness was replaced by Clive Anderson. Jason Manford was advertised to host Have I Got News For You, but for unknown reasons did not appear at all and was replaced by Patrick Kielty.

Radio 1's Longest Show Ever with Chris Moyles and Comedy Dave for Comic Relief

On 16 March 2011 at 6:30am GMT, Chris Moyles and Comedy Dave began their challenge for Comic Relief - Radio 1's Longest Show Ever with Chris Moyles and Comedy Dave for Comic Relief. Originally the challenge was to attempt to transmit for more than 37 hours to break the record for the longest show in BBC Radio 1's history, set by Simon Mayo in 1999. On the day of the challenge starting, the team announced they would attempt to set a brand new Guinness World Record for 'Radio DJ Endurance Marathon (Team)' - aiming to transmit for 51 hours and 30 minutes.[4] As of 15:20 GMT on 17 March (32 hours 50 minutes into the challenge), the record attempt had raised £641,726.[5]


Day 1

At 9:00pm, Chris Moyles did a live link on BBC One, fourteen and a half hours into the marathon. Various guests included:

Day 2

At 10:40am, Chris Moyles and Fearne Cotton did a live link on This Morning with Philip Schofield and Holly Willoughby. Various guests included:

Comic Relief does Glee Club

On 14 March on BBC One, CBBC created a show for the charity called Comic Relief does Glee Club which lets a group perform music in three varieties (choir, musical theatre and contemporary).

Let's Dance for Comic Relief

Main article: Let's Dance for Comic Relief

A series of Let's Dance for Comic Relief was broadcast between 19 February - 12 March).

Other celebrity support

Lord Prescott is going to read the Shipping Forecast on BBC Radio 4 to raise money for Comic Relief on Saturday 19 March 2011 at approximately 0:48. Comic duo Ant & Dec's Big Red Nose Broadcast aired on 14 March 2011. They appeared on various television shows and radio broadcasts to raise money for this years appeal, and took items to be auctioned off for charity.

UK Industry

Walkers crisps

Snack food manufacturer, Walkers created four new crisps flavours for Comic Relief 2011. Each flavour is named after a British comedian; Frank Skinner's Roast Dinner, Jimmy Con Carrne, Steak and Al Pie and Stephen Fry Up.[6]

Music

The Wanted released the official comic relief 2011 single "Gold Forever" on 13 March. Other Comic Relief singles include George Michael's cover of the 1987 song "True Faith" by New Order and the Take That song "Happy Now" featuring Take That and Fake That consisting of David Walliams, James Corden, John Bishop, Alan Carr and Catherine Tate.[7]

Celebrity auctions

More than a hundred celebrities are to be involved in "Twit Relief", an event on Twitter.[8]

Other Events

Sack Racing

On 9 March 2011 The London Shoreditch crowd wore sacks as they took part in the world's first night-time, over-18s sack racing event at Village Underground to raise money for Comic Relief. Sponsered by drinks brand, Cafédirect, and is a perfect blend of live music, comedy, DJs, espresso Martinis and a highly-charged sack race tournament. Music will be provided by Dog is Dead, CockNBullKid, Roll Deep. Pre and post race DJ sets will come from T4’s Jameela Jamil, Gavin and Stacey star Mat Horne, BBC 1Xtra DJ Gemma Cairney, Professor Green’s tour DJ DJ IQ, back to back with his lead vocalist Tom Jules and Greg Leigh, The Venus Fury lead singer Iraina Mancini and Ronnie Joice. The sack race contenders include a host of famous faces, overseen by former The Apprentice contender, James McQuillan. There will also be a retro raffle, photo booth and more, bringing the best of fifties fun to the East End. The cost will be £5 with all profits go to Comic Relief.

Main Event

Red Nose Day 2011
GenreTelethon
Presented byMichael McIntyre
Claudia Winkleman
Graham Norton
Davina McCall
Dermot O'Leary
Lenny Henry
Fearne Cotton
Jonathan Ross
Claudia Winkleman
James Corden
Jack Whitehall
Kevin Bridges
Country of origin United Kingdom
Production
Executive producerRichard Curtis
Production locationBBC Television Centre
Camera setupMultiple
Original release
NetworkBBC One, BBC Two
Release18 March –
19 March 2011
Related
Let's Dance for Comic Relief

The 2011 event will take place on Friday 18 March 2011.

The evening will be hosted by Lenny Henry, Fearne Cotton, James Corden, Davina McCall, Michael McIntyre, Graham Norton, Jack Whitehall, Kevin Bridges, Claudia Winkleman and Jonathan Ross. Whitehall and Bridges will host the latenight show with some of their favourite comedy clips in their Comic Relief Late Night Lock In. There will be a special edition of Harry Hill's TV Burp and sketches featuring Smithy from Gavin and Stacey. A special of Outnumbered is set to air as well. There will also be a special episode of the sitcom Miranda,[9] and a special 10-minute episode of EastEnders.[10] Various celebrities will perform a kazoo concert and attempt to break a world record, and the cast of The Inbetweeners have performed something for the appeal. Steven Moffatt has confirmed a set of two four-minute special episodes of Doctor Who.[11] The cast of the 2010 series of The Apprentice will do something for the appeal as well as a group of celebrities will be trained to sing for The Choir. Musical guests will include Adele, Annie Lennox, JLS, Take That and the Wanted.

Presenters

Times approximate:

Time Presenters
19.00–20.15 Michael McIntyre and Claudia Winkleman
20.15–21.20 Graham Norton and Davina McCall
21.20-22.30 Dermot O'Leary
22.30–23.05
(BBC Two) 		Lenny Henry and Fearne Cotton
23.05–01.00 Jonathan Ross and Claudia Winkleman
01.00–02.00 James Corden
02.00–03.35 Jack Whitehall and Kevin Bridges

References

  1. ^ http://www.rednoseday.com/whats-on/the-bt-red-nose-desert-trek
  2. ^ https://www.rednoseday.com/donate/helen-skelton?source=ppcgpaid_cam_Celebs_adgrp_helenskelton
  3. ^ "Schedule". Red Nose Day. BBC Online. Retrieved 8 March 2011.
  4. ^ "Chris Moyles and Comedy Dave attempt world record radio broadcast"; SWNS; 16th March 2011, (Retrieved 16 March 2011)
  5. ^ http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/chrismoyles/longestshow/
  6. ^ Stephen Fry "Frank Skinner's Roast Dinner, Jimmy Con Carrne, Steak and Al Pie and Stephen Fry Up are the new Comic Relief flavours #walkersclash", Twitter, 24 January 2011, accessed 1 February 2011.
  7. ^ http://www.rednoseday.com/whats-on/news/take-that-meet-fake-that
  8. ^ http://www.comicrelief.com/sites/default/files/doc/press_release/Twitrelief%20press%20release%20final%20for%20media%20centre.pdf
  9. ^ http://mirandahart.com/?p=111
  10. ^ Humphreys, Matt (9 January 2011). "EastEnders working with Comic Relief". EastEnders. BBC. Retrieved 9 January 2011.
  11. ^ http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/s7/doctor-who/news/a306899/moffat-reveals-who-comic-relief-plot.html
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