Sport for global Relief

  • Posted on 20 January 2012

BBC Worldwide is taking televised UK biennial charity event Sport Relief to international audiences for the first time. The event brings together the best of British sporting talent, comedians and entertainers to raise money to help some of the world's most vulnerable people.

Sport Relief 2012 will be presented to global viewers as a special season across two weeks, bringing together a number of brand new and exclusive shows. The highlight of the season will be a four hour show of comedy and entertainment, presented directly from London.

This season, which features sports and entertainment stars like David Beckham and comedians John Bishop, airs between March 17 and April 1 on BBC Entertainment (Asia, India), UKTV (Australia and New Zealand) and BBC World News (global). The shows will also be available to users of the global BBC iPlayer.

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