Comic Relief - Season 8 / Year 1999

Comic Relief - Season 8 / Year 1999

Season 8 / Year 1999

Network
Episodes8
DatesMar 12, 1999 - Apr 24, 2000

Episodes

The Record Breaker
Year 1999Episode 1120 min

The Record Breaker

Red Nose Day 1999: the Record Breaker

More than seven hours of top comedy, music and documentary footage of Comic Relief in action.

7.00 Lenny Henry and Davina McCall kick off the night's programming. Including at

7.10 The Vicar of Dibley (part 1) Vicar Geraldine (Dawn French) invites Johnny Depp to a party.

7.15 Ewan McGregor and Friends How Red Nose cash makes a difference to people in Africa.

7.20 The Biggest Red Nose in the World Ever Presenting the first record of the night.

7.30 The Vicar of Dibley (part 2) A huge guest star arrives.

7.45 Johnny Vaughn and Zoe Ball take the reins.

7.50 The Great Big Record Breaking Gunge Griff Rhys Jones gets ready to splat 1,000 people.

8.00 Doctor Who (part 1) Rowan Atkinson stars, with Jonathan Pryce and Julia Sawalha.

8.10 Paul Bradley - Rwanda Reporting on the women who were widowed during the genocide.

8.20 Harry Enfield and Special Chums Kevin and Perry kiss a star.

8.30 Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders take over, presenting Doctor Who (part 2). Will the Doctor survive against the Master?

8.40 Boyzone sing When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going.

8.50 At Work in the UK A look at domestic Comic Relief projects.

8.55 Peter Snow Goes Tonto

Announcing the first big total.

Mar 12, 1999
Comic Relief: Alan Partridge Live
Year 1999Episode 230 min

Comic Relief: Alan Partridge Live

Comedian Steve Coogan takes on the persona oftactless local radio presenter Alan Partridge in a spoof Comic Relief charity broadcast which brings together the audio and visual qualities of Radio Norwich and BBC2 Featuring singer Bryan Ferry.

Mar 12, 1999
The Record Breaker
Year 1999Episode 3210 min

The Record Breaker

Dawn and Jennifer are back.

9.35 Doctor Who (part 3). The star-studded finale.

9.45 Record Breaking Broadcast Radio 1 DJ Simon Mayo just before going off air after 37 hours.

9.46 The Victoria Wood Special - Wetty Hainthrop Investigates: Victoria Wood stars as the northern detective, With Julie Walters, Judith Chalmers, Gary Wilmot, Matthew Kelly and stars of Coronation Street.

9.55 Rwanda Odyssey Another report by Paul Bradley.

10.00 Jack Dee, Jonathan Ross and Julian Clary introduce Men Behaving Bady- the Very Special Sketch set in 1968. With Martin Clunes.

10.15 The Fast Show Live for the first time on the BBC.

10.25 Dawn French - Child Prostitution The plight of teenage prostitutes in the UK.

10.30 Elvis Costello A rare live performance, just for Comic Relief.

10.35 The Son of the Fast Show Live More bespoke comedy.

10.40 The Most Naked People on TV Ever As the title suggests .. ?

10.45 Davina McCall joins Lenny Henry for this part of the evening.

11.05 Graham Norton The chat-show host puts in an appearance.

11.10 Have l Got Buzzcocks AII Over Comedy quiz hosted by Angus Deayton , with Nick Hancock , Phill Jupitus and special guests.

11.20 Where Are They Now? Tony Robinson with updates on Comic Relief projects in the UK.

11.25 Tantrums and Tiaras - the Out-Take: Sir Elton John with a peek at life backstage.

11.30 TFI/Comic Relief Chris Evans 's guests include Paul Gascoigne, Mick Hucknall and more. Plus Ruby Wax's visit to a Comic Relief project in Zanzibar.

12.30am Blast from the Past with Ben Elton Highlights of Comic Relief from years past.

Mar 12, 1999
Comic Relief: The Director's Cut
Year 1999Episode 415 min

Comic Relief: The Director's Cut

Harry Enfield presents the best bits of last Friday's show.

Mar 14, 1999
Comic Relief - Have I Got Buzzcocks All Over
Year 1999Episode 520 min

Comic Relief - Have I Got Buzzcocks All Over

A one-off comedy quiz, hosted by Angus Deayton , first shown as part of Comic Relief night. Plus Davina McCall with an update on the amount raised by the appeal.

May 1, 1999
Comic Relief: The Debt Wish Show
Year 1999Episode 650 min

Comic Relief: The Debt Wish Show

Recorded over two nights at the Brixton Academy in south London, this explosion of comedy, dance and music featured a host of stars performing in support of Jubilee 2000, the campaign advocating the cancellation of Third World debt by the end of this year The entertainment is interspersed with two reports filmed by award-winning directors which highlight issues surrounding world debt.

Jun 12, 1999
Comic Reliefs Debt Wish
Year 1999Episode 750 min

Comic Reliefs Debt Wish

Highlights from a star-studded evening of comedy held at Brixton Academy in June this year as part of Comic Relief's Debt Wish Campaign. Featuring performances from Steve Coogan , Lenny Henry , David Baddiel , the Goodness Gracious Me team, and the League of Gentlemen.

Aug 30, 1999
Comic Relief 99: What a Hooter
Year 1999Episode 850 min

Comic Relief 99: What a Hooter

Lenny Henry looks back at 1999, including a record-breaking Red Nose Day that raised £35 million. Davina McCall reports from Kenya on how some of the money has been spent.

Apr 24, 2000

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