What To Watch – Thursday 12 March

COMIC RELIEF – THE APPRENTICE

BBC ONE – 9:00 PM

The battle of the boardroom is back tonight and all in aid of Comic Relief. Watch famous names from the worlds of entertainment, television, and business compete in two teams. It’s boys versus girls and Sir Alan Sugar hands them the challenge of designing a children’s toy. Both teams must take into account the marketing and design. The one that is most popular wins. A member of the losing team will hear the infamous words, “You’re fired!” 

It looks like an amazing episode to set fans up for the return of the new series in a few weeks. Watch out for some sparks flying between EastEnder Patsy Palmer and businesswoman Michelle Mone. I love this show and tonight is going to be top quality television. The results are announced tomorrow during the Comic Relief telethon.

 

COMIC RELIEF – BIG RED NOSE CLIMB

BBC ONE – 8:00 PM

So, the nine celebs made it to the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro on Saturday morning. This programme follows their journey. There will be plenty of painful moments as the celebs face some of the toughest, most challenging moments of their lives. Having raised over £1 million for Comic Relief, their effort and enthusiasm has been remarkable. There aren’t many people that survive the mountain climb. They have had their fair share of setbacks and illnesses. Cheryl Cole was sick, Alesha Dixon fell off a ledge and Gary Barlow had back problems. However they all made it to the top so make sure you tune in tonight and follow their extraordinary journey.

Celebs reach the summit of Kilimanjaro

They have almost become a family when it comes to my blog but I can now reveal that thanks to that great corporation known as the BBC, the nine celebs climbing Kilimanjaro for Comic Relief have reached the summit, and quicker than I thought.

The celebs made it to the top in groups. Cheryl Cole, Denise Van Outen, Fearne Cotton and Ben Shepherd were the first to make it this morning as dawn broke. Kimberley Walsh, Gary Barlow and Ronan Keating were the next to arrive. It is believed that they were in a lot of pain. Chris Moyles arrived after them and finally Alesha Dixon.

Earlier Cheryl Cole had explained the hike as the most physically challenging thing she has ever done. The temperature dropped to minus 15 and the lack of oxygen meant it was difficult for the celebs to keep their strength up. The majority of them have had problems during the 19,300 ft climb.

Between them they have raised a staggering total of £1.4 million for Comic Relief. You can watch the celebs climbing the mountain next Thursday on BBC One in ‘Kilimanjaro: The Big Red Nose Climb’ at 8:00 pm. Look out for it in my ‘What To Watch’ section next week.

Celebs finding mountain trek tough

The nine celebs taking part in the hike to the top of Mount Kilimanjaro have faced countless problems during their fourth day.

I reported yesteday how Alesha Dixon had fallen off a ledge while answering the call of nature. She has made a recovery but Chris Moyles and Fearne Cotton have not had the best day. Moyles has been experiencing vertigo and Cotton has been suffering nosebleeds because of the rise in altitude. 

Gary Barlow, who has back pains has been escorted to a short cut up the mountain because he was finding the trek too taxing. Meanwhile Girls Aloud stars Cheryl Cole and Kimberley Walsh got a shock when they saw a climber being carried down the mountain on a stretcher. Let’s just hope that the nine celebs make it to the top in one piece and make it back to London for the Comic Relief telethon on 13 March.

Celebs begin mountain hike for Comic Relief

Chris Moyles, Fearne Cotton, Cheryl Cole, Kimberley Walsh, Gary Barlow, Alesha Dixon, Denise Van Outen, Ben Shepherd and Ronan Keating began their ascent up Mount Kilimanjaro on Sunday. The nine celebs are attempting to make it to the summit in aid of Comic Relief. It is believed that the challenge will take eight days to complete.

Mount Kilimanjaro is Africa’s tallest mountain, standing at a whopping 19, 340 feet tall. 

It was also reported today that Alesha Dixon suffered a fall during the challenge when answering the call of nature.

You can watch video interviews on the Comic Relief website.

Comic Relief airs on BBC One on Friday 13 March at 7:00pm

Oasis and Killers to headline at V Festival

Oasis and The Killers have been named as the headliners at the V Festival in August.

Other acts performing at the festival include:

Razorlight
Snow Patrol
Fatboy Slim
Keane
The Specials
Elbow
James
Lily Allen
The Enemy
Pendulum
The Script
Biffy Clyro
The Ting Tings
Paolo Nutini
MGMT
Katy Perry
The Wombats
James Morrison
Peter Doherty
The Streets
Lady GaGa
Dizzee Rascal
Happy Mondays
Seasick Steve
Ocean Colour Scene
The Saturdays
British Sea Power 
Taylor Swift 
Alesha Dixon

Tickets go on sale at 10am on Friday 6 March