Comic Relief and Red Nose Day return to our screens this Friday with a line-up that promises to be one of its biggest ever.
The annual charity event hosted by the BBC aims to raise as much money as possible in order to help children in poverty. The night includes live performances, comedy specials and sketches alongside footage showing viewers at home the impact their donations will make.
This year's Red Nose Telethon will be broadcast broadcast live from MediaCityUK in Salford, Greater Manchester with events held across the UK. Until last year, Red Nose Day was a biannual event but will now take place annually.
Red Nose Day is the event that takes place whereas Comic Relief is the charity itself, co-founded by Lenny Henry. Various television specials air across the week in the build up to Comic Relief with a host of celebrities getting involved in the Friday night climax, scheduled for March 18th.
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What's the schedule?
The BBC will be airing one off specials every night leading up to the telethon. March 14 will see Olympian, Tom Daley, take on four Team GB disciples as they row, swim, cycle and run their way back to his hometown of Plymouth at 9pm on BBC One.
CBeebies will be introducing five new celebrity guests across the week. Radio One DJs will be trekking from London to Burnley as as part of Rowing Home with Jordan North for BBC Three March 15 at 8:30pm
Ricky Hatton, Claire Richards, Deborah Meaden and Robert Rinder will be trying to convince Chris Eubank, Harry Hill, Claudia Winkleman and Nina Wadia they're each the owner of a certain house on the BBC One show This Is My Home, airing at 8pm. Here are the full details for the March 18 broadcast:
- Six celebrities will be learning how to become opera singers in the Comic Opera challenge
- Jude Law and Eddie Redmayne surprise school children at the Wizarding World of Harry Potter
- David Walliams and Matt Lucas bring back their cult sketch show Rock Profile
- Kylie Minogue appears in a one-off sketch with the cast of Ghosts
- Strictly Come Dancing champions Rose Ayling-Ellis and Giovanni Pernice perform
- The Repair Shop's Jay Blades gets a visit from French and Saunders' characters 'The Extras'
- Jack Whitehall takes on Mason Mount and Declan Rice in a game of Mini Golf
- Stephen Fry and other celebrities read a one-off Bedtime Story that's strictly for adults
- The cast of & Juliet perform a medley of hits
- The team behind Magic Goes Wrong performs a hilarious mind-reading routine
- Sandi Toskvig and Alan Davies welcome Jo Brand, Sally Phillips and Guz Khan for a special edition of QI
Where can I buy a Red Nose?
Sainsbury's is the official retailer of the iconic Red Nose and offer a wide variety of other merchandise including wigs and shirts from all of their stores. The proceeds from all of their sales will go straight towards the grand total of Comic Relief.
Whilst other stores may offer similar products, Sainsbury's has been the official partner of both Comic Relief and Red Nose Day for over 21 years.
How can I get involved?
Comic Relief accepts donations via their website by registering online. You can also call or phone in on any night leading up to the show or even start a fundraiser to help raise cash for the charity.
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