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Sunday, March 16, 2008

HAND RELIEF 2 

The Sport Relief weekend continues, and is set to carry on into the next decade.

Today, BBC1 featured Sport Relief Mile, a programme based on countrywide mile long fundraising runs.

The programme lasted for three and a half hours.

Even a centenarian one legged tortoise could complete a mile race in less than three and a half hours.

In fact, Pinta Island tortoise Lonesome George (the last survivor of his species, and estimated to be at least sixty years old) completed the mile today on one of the Galapagos Islands in a personal best time of 17:32 minutes.


George: fast off the marks

Later, BBC 1 continued with the interminable charideethon coverage in the form of Antique Roadshow Sport Relief Special (if you don't believe me, look it up in your TV guide). The highlight of this was Dishy Michael Aspel attempting to complete an It's A Knockout style obstacle course carrying a Victorian tureen in one hand and a Ming vase in the other, while balancing a miniature of a Turner seascape on his head. Commentary was provided by Stuart Hall and there were *hilarious* consequences.

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