Sport Relief 2016
| Sport Relief 2016 | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Telethon |
| Presented by |
Main telethon: Gary Lineker David Walliams Davina McCall Claudia Winkleman John Bishop Greg James Alesha Dixon Clash of the Titans Dan Walker Ore Oduba |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | English |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Richard Curtis |
| Location(s) | Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park from Copper Box |
| Camera setup | Multiple |
| Release | |
| Original network | BBC One, BBC Two |
| Picture format | 16:9 |
| Original release | 18 March – 19 March 2016 |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | Sport Relief 2014 |
| External links | |
| Website | |
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.
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.
Stars including Danny Dyer, Clare Balding, Olivia Colman, Rochelle Humes and Marvin Humes presented appeal films.
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.
TV programmes that led up to the main event included:
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