John Bishop's Sport Relief Hell
BBC1, Thursday, 9pm - 10pm
Repeat - BBC1 Sat 24 Mar 2:15pm Cycling, rowing and running from Paris to London in five days.
The lamb to the celebrity slaughter is the usually cheery stand-up John Bishop, who cycled the 185 miles from the Eiffel Tower to Calais, then after an hour’s sleep began rowing across the Channel in a boat
with Davina McCall, Denise Lewis and Freddie Flintoff, after which there was the small matter of running 90 miles from Dover to London, completing over a marathon’s distance each day.
Since his ordeal Bishop has joked about the experience: “You know how it is,” he told The One Show. “You get roped into it and after the first hour
you think, ‘Come on lads, we’ve all had a laugh, let’s go home now.’” But he kept going.
Step-by-step coverage of the comedian's recent three-part challenge in aid of Sport Relief. Setting off at the Eiffel Tower, he faced a punishing 185-mile cycle ride to Calais. But that was just the beginning. With little rest, he then got in a boat and had to row his way across the choppy waters of the Channel - with support from celebrity friends Davina McCall, Denise Lewis and Andrew Flintoff, helping to boost the sleep-deprived comic's spirits. Once in England, his gruelling journey continued with a three-day run from Dover to London - each day covering more than a marathon - again, with celebrity friends such as Dermot O'Leary, Frank Skinner, Greg James and Robbie Savage running alongside to keep him going as he headed toward the finish line in Trafalgar Square.
Cast John Bishop
Davina McCall
Denise Lewis
Andrew Flintoff
Dermot O'Leary
Frank Skinner
Greg James
Robbie Savage
Chris Boardman
Radiotimes
