Genre Telethon Original language(s) English Camera setup Multiple Dates 18 Mar 2016 – 20 Mar 2016 | Country of origin United Kingdom Executive producer(s) Richard Curtis Original network BBC One, BBC Two | |
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Location Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, London, United Kingdom Presented by Gary Lineker, David Walliams, Davina McCall | ||
proud sport relief 2016
Sport Relief 2016 is a fundraising event organised by Sport Relief. A number of run-up events took place and the main event consisted of a live telethon broadcast on BBC One and BBC Two from the evening of Friday 18 March 2016 to early the following morning. Due to the closure of BBC Television Centre, the live studio event is now broadcast from the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in London.
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Main event
The live telethon will broadcast on BBC One and BBC Two from the evening of Friday 18 March 2016 to early the following morning as well as a number of run-up events and was presented by Gary Lineker, Davina McCall, David Walliams, Claudia Winkleman, John Bishop, Greg James,and Alesha Dixon.
Appeal Film Presenters
Stars including Danny Dyer, Clare Balding, Olivia Colman, Rochelle Humes and Marvin Humes presented appeal films.
Official single
James Bay has recorded the official Sport Relief Single for 2016, a new version of his single "Running" recorded at the Abbey Studios in London.
Within Other Shows
TV programmes that led up to the main event included: