Sport Relief 2018
BBC ONE AND BBC TWO, FROM 7.00PM
Having raised a record-breaking £55,444,906 in 2016, Sport Relief returns with another night of laughs, challenges, music and assorted silly sports-related japes to coax more generous donations from the viewing public.
Among the highlights this year, Celebrity Boxing makes a comeback with six well-padded famous faces (among them Helen Skelton and Spencer Matthews) taking to the ring for a knockout series of bouts. Also on the cards, comedian John Bishop is on a mission to help England win the World Cup (if they’re not boycotting it); there’s a clash-of-the-channels BBC vs ITV boat race; and a Strictly Come Dancing special session in which football stars Alex Scott, Chris Kamara and David Ginola transfer their fancy footwork to the dance floor. Gary Lineker, Davina Mccall and Ore Oduba are among those hosting on BBC One, and Sue Barker keeps things ticking over on BBC Two while the News at Ten is on with a special edition of A Question of Sport on BBC Two (with guests Denise Lewis, Frank Skinner, Paddy Mcguinness and Ed Balls). The fun, frolics and fundraising then continues into the wee hours on BBC One. Gerard O’donovan