Big Sport Relief Spectacular! Blue Peter

Hello! We are here, so the show can begin.

Oh, no, Radz, it can't. No-one's turned up.

This is so unprofessional.

-And... What's that?

-Do you know what?

This is your sweaty socks you've been sending in for Sport Relief!

-Let's see where it goes.

-Let's go!

-Come on, I'm excited!

-CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

-Yay!

-Hello!

Your sweaty socks led us all the way here to the velodrome at

the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park

for our Blue Peter Sport Relief Spectacular!

So, do not move a muscle because we will be bringing you all

the behind-the-scenes sporty goodness your heart desires.

-Sporty goodness?

-Yes!

-I like that.

Coming up, CBBC's very own Mark Wright is going to be

testing out the velodrome. There he is! Hello, Mark.

And telling us all about Clash of the Titans for Sport Relief

tomorrow night.

We'll also be making something rather special with

all of your sweaty socks. I can't tell you.

-That's all you're getting.

-There they are.

And it's exciting, you'll see the final part of my epic

Sport Relief Wave Runner challenge.

It's going to get hashtag totes emosh!

And we want to hear from you, of course, as ever.

Head online and let us know

what you are doing this year for Sport Relief 2016.

It's all about getting involved. So, we want to hear from you.

Get involved. Get online!

But before all of that,

to tell us more about Sport Relief 2016 is BBC sports reporter

-Ore Oduba. Welcome to Blue Peter!

-Great to be here!

-APPLAUSE

-Thank you!

Stop, too much. Carry on. No, stop.

I'm excited about Sport Relief - tell us what we've got in store.

Oh, my goodness! What a weekend.

Always the biggest weekend on the calendar for me.

I'll start backwards, if I may, Radzi.

Because on the Sunday, we've got the Sport Relief Games.

And we're asking kids and everyone around the country

to do themselves proud.

We're asking them to swim, cycle, walk or run.

Anything they can do, do themselves proud.

On Sunday in the Sport Relief Games

there are thousands of events all over the country, quite literally.

We're asking people to grab a grown-up,

get themselves down there on Sunday.

Before that, Friday, so tomorrow night, is the night of TV.

Always one of the best nights of telly.

So it's live here in the Queen Elizabeth Park,

from seven o'clock on BBC One.

And we've roped in so many celebrities to do sketches and

-performances. The likes of footballer Rio Ferdinand...

-Legend.

..there's going to be Louis Smith, gymnast, you know him very well.

-Yes.

-Who else? Boxer David Haye.

So, everybody getting involved for what is always

-an epic evening.

-I cannot wait.

And I also can't wait for Clash of the Titans.

Happening - in fact, they are setting up as we speak.

Yes, they are doing it right now.

Clash of the Titans 2016 is back for another year.

-You're co-hosting!

-Thank you, mate. Thank you for making that point.

I'll be there. Myself and Dan Walker will be in the velodrome here

and also the London Aquatics Centre as well. Bringing it together.

We have two teams, led by sporting royalty. You'll know their names.

-OK.

-Freddie Flintoff, can we get a whoop, anyone?

-Woo!

-Sir Steve Redgrave.

-Woo!

-Oh, yeah, he won some medals once upon a time.

So those two are leading teams of celebrities and sporting stars

in some huge events. So, if anyone watched Clash of the Titans 2014...

-Absolutely.

-..we saw rhythmic gymnastics, that was the big one,

-track cycling...

-Yes.

-We have upped the ante for 2016.

-OK.

-We've got WRESTLING!

-Do we really?

We've got wrestling, people. So that's happening,

-that's got you excited.

-It has.

Veins pumped up and everything, mate.

We've also got a team triathlon.

So to finish the whole event, we've got athletes running

right around the Olympic site, finishing in the Aquatics Centre.

It will be tense, competitive, it will be awesome.

Let's talk about YOUR Sport Relief challenge,

-which was with The One Show.

-Do we have to?

-We do!

-I've just about got over that one, Radz!

-How was it? What was it?

Well, it was quite epic.

It was called the Hell On High Seas challenge.

Myself and a bunch of celebrities sailed from Belfast round to London,

and while sailing on a yacht might see like quite an easy adventure,

-it was anything but.

-OK.

It was a racing yacht that sailed all around the world, actually.

We got hold of it for five days.

Basically the boat goes at a 45-degree angle, like that.

-So we were having to exist for five days like that.

-Seasickness?

I may have done a sick...

I may have done three sicks, Radzi.

It was really, really hard.

Yeah, because this yacht is not built for comfort.

So it's not a cruise liner, this one. There is nothing.

It's stripped back, it's just for racing, just for going fast.

And, yeah, there's no comfort at all.

But even just trying to put anything on, you're doing it like this...

-Absolutely.

-So, it was really hard and intense.

-But all for a fantastic cause, Sport Relief?

-Completely.

We raised a load of money, which we're so proud of

and all for Sport Relief, all for so many people that

deserve it and need the money around the UK and round the world as well.

That's what we all do Sport Relief for. That's what this is all about.

Getting people out there, getting involved...

Couldn't say it better myself.

Also, raising huge amounts of cash for the people that need it.

Talking about the important work Sport Relief does,

here is just some of it, and Barney found out how.

This year Sport Relief has made some special films in Bangladesh,

to show YOU how they're changing lives.

Barney took them into one school to watch and find out how the money

you raise can make a difference.

-Ready to watch some clips?

-Yeah!

OK. Our first story's about Russell. He sleeps on the streets.

Have a look and see what you think.

My name is Russell.

I live in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

My mum left home and then my dad did too,

so I came to Dhaka city to look for a new life.

Things didn't turn out how I thought they would

and now I live on the streets.

I work as a litter picker, collecting rubbish to sell.

This is his life. This is what he does every single day.

If I don't work, I don't have any money to buy food.

Sometimes, I cut myself on glass and broken bottles.

It's really hard for him because he doesn't have any money

and he can't take care of himself properly.

It's like, really bad, because they don't have to just pick up litter,

-they have got to pick up glass...

-Pretty dangerous stuff.

-Yeah.

I usually sleep up on the roof, where nobody can see me,

so I feel safe.

We lie down on a sack, using it like a mat.

I would really like to sleep with a pillow

and a mattress made of cotton.

All he wants is a pillow and a cotton mattress.

And that's what most people in the world have.

He's dreaming of something little whilst everybody else's dream

is to have the fastest sports car in the world.

But thanks to the money raised by Sport Relief, Russell is now

able to sleep in a centre which is safe and comfortable.

Going to the centre, it's peace.

I just grab a pillow and put my head down and fall asleep.

It's so comfortable.

Even though they didn't have a good past,

Sport Relief will make it a good future.

Thank you!

We're now going to meet Champa.

Champa has to collect litter so that she can eat. Here we go.

My dad was a rickshaw puller.

But when I was two years old, he died.

Now we don't have much money.

So I have to work to help my family survive.

I work as a litter picker, with my little brother.

She's got a lot on her shoulders for a ten-year-old, that's for sure.

If I was like other kids, I would have more time to play

and go to school. But unlike them, I can't afford it.

It's not fair that she should have to be litter picking,

when we can be here with our friends.

I don't like working, and if I spent my time studying,

I could do much better.

If you were to change something about Champa's life,

what would you change?

So she could be safe every day. So people don't hurt her.

But there IS a place Champa can go

where she can be just like any other child.

This special centre is funded by Sport Relief.

It allows her to get an education and learn to dance.

They've given her, like, one wish that she wanted her whole life.

Now, the centre has arranged for me

to go to a proper school where I can really learn things.

I love to read and study.

And by doing this, one day I hope to go on to do something really good.

It's good that they made Sport Relief,

because they could have a better life and better future.

-Thank you!

-Thank you!

So I think it's fair to say

-it's really important we raise money for Sport Relief. Yes?

-Yeah!

Well, it's something you know all about at home

because you've been designing your very own Sport Relief sweaty socks.

I think it's only right, after what we've seen today,

-that we get involved and make our own sweaty socks.

-Yeah!

-Let's do it!

Glue!

-ALL:

-Make your socks sweaty for Sport Relief!

Now, all the voices you heard there in Bangladesh were actors.

But it's so brilliant to know that people like Russell, even though

he's sleeping on the streets, he's got somewhere really

safe that he can go during the day.

And that is all thank you to Sport Relief.

Speaking of which,

we have loved receiving all your brilliant sweaty socks this year.

You've been letting us know what you're up to for

Sport Relief 2016 and it's all about getting involved and having a go.

Thank you for sending those in.

We've had them from all the way up here at the top of our sweaty

map there, in Inverness, all the way down here to the Isle of Wight.

So thank you to everyone who's got involved,

and I can reveal we've had a whopping

4,149 sweaty socks!

I think that's brilliant! So I think we need to celebrate that.

And here's how we're going to do it...

Thousands of you have sent in your sweaty socks. These are just a few.

There has been an unbelievable effort.

To get across to you just what that looks like, I've had an idea...

I get a bit worried when Radz has an idea.

But this could be SOCK-tacular!

If he and the rest of the Blue Peter team can lay down your sweaty socks

around this 200 metre athletics track eight times,

that would stretch a whole Sport Relief mile.

I'm not going to tell anyone else this.

But I'm not sure if we've got enough socks!

And that...

We're done!

Would you look at that!

A magnificent mile of your sweaty socks for Sport Relief.

What an effort from you guys. Well done!

Yes, well done to each and every single one of you who sent in

a sweaty sock for Sport Relief.

-Good luck with the fundraising as well!

-That's right.

Speaking of Sport Relief, if you just cannot get enough - we can't -

you need to head online to the Blue Peter website,

where you'll find a lovely game called Geo's Gym.

It's our Sport Relief 2016 game. You can see Lawson having a go there.

They were OK - not quite as good as Trevor and Lamar.

-Look at them, top of the leaderboard!

-Wow!

Thousands of points!

-Radzi, I think we're at the bottom.

-I think we're stone-cold last.

Why not check out Barney's game,

where you have to guess which sport he is acting out.

-Looks like he's just got a headache.

-He's slapping his head and pointing.

I have no idea. We would be bottom of that one.

You may have watched in the last few weeks

and you may have been loving my Wave Runner challenge.

I know some of you have. Because look at this week's Big Badge Wall,

covered in all of your fab Sport Relief posts. It is brilliant.

Less sweaty than the socks.

This has been sent in by Kaden, who's 7, from Cirencester.

I am in my Wave Runner box thing. That's taken a loads of time

to make. Thank you. I've even got glittery hair. That's great. Thanks.

The creativity all of you have shown over Lindsey's Wave Runner challenge

is off the charts, including George from Oxfordshire - feast your eyes

upon his delicacy work here. Made from a water bottle and straws,

to make paddles. George, you're a genius!

He thinks it rained on the challenge.

I'm glad it didn't. That was the one bit of bad weather we didn't have.

This one is brilliant.

It's from Keira, who's 10, from Tamworth.

I'm there with my hands in the air, loving my Wave Runner challenge.

And the sun has even got sunglasses on. Brilliant, thank you.

And let's take a look at Susanna from Bishop Stortford,

who's made this magnificent picture of Lindsey

who's smiling away there, covered in bubble packaging.

There she is inside her zorb. Well done, Susanna.

I just want to take a minute to say thank you for all of this post.

It does mean the world to me.

It just shows how much YOU care about my challenge as well.

-So thank you very much.

-Now, we know that Lindsey is the Wave Runner.

But are YOU the Wave Runner?

Find out by taking our quiz

on the Blue Peter website.

Check it out, and figure out if you've got what it takes!

We had a go to see if we could be mini Wave Runners the other day.

That is on the website - Radzi and I playing a fun game. You won it,

I know you did. Check it out on the website. It's very good fun.

And you can see me getting all my good luck messages before

the Wave Runner challenge.

-It's all Wave Runner today!

-Rightfully so.

I think we'd better do it...

It's time for the final part of my epic Sport Relief challenge.

Six months ago,

I began my Sport Relief challenge to run across the Irish Sea.

Working with a team of elite engineers,

we created a unique machine.

And I had to get fitter than I've ever been before.

(I feel sick!)

It's time to take on the sea.

Can I become...the Wave Runner?

So I am finally here in Donaghadee, in Northern Ireland.

Pretty nervous - tomorrow is the biggest challenge of my life.

There's loads still left to do, got to get the machine up,

but I guess all that's left to say is, "Let's do this."

As our engineers start preparations,

I meet up with my mentor, Professor Greg Whyte.

-So how you feeling, mate?

-Really, really scared.

It sounds obvious but I just feel terrified.

What you've got to do now is get that mental self ready.

-I've hit walls before with Blue Peter challenges.

-Yeah.

But all I remember is that feeling of, "I cannot go on."

What you want to do is draw on that experience.

The fact is you got to that point in the Patrouille des Glaciers,

when you were doing that race, and you thought, "I cannot go on"

and yet you did. In the marathon, when you think, "I can't go on,

"I can't keep going" - but you DID.

You know that if you keep pushing, you will be able to make it.

Agh! I want YOU to do it, Greg.

I'll be watching!

The team gathers to finalise tomorrow's route across the sea.

I can't travel in a straight line, so starting in Donaghadee,

I'll head southeast to the centre of the Channel.

Then, when the tide turns, I'll travel northeast

towards Portpatrick. It's an estimated 28 miles.

So, it's time for bed.

Tomorrow is the biggest day of my life.

This is it.

My Wave Runner team have done THEIR job,

and now it's time for me to do MINE.

Welcome to my home for this challenge.

Finally, it's time to get started.

Here we go...

Despite the fact it's dark, conditions are perfect.

There's not a breath of wind in the air

and I can feel myself really pushing through the water.

-How you feeling?

-Yeah, I'm OK. I'm calm.

Brilliant, Lindsey! Fantastic!

I'm feeling really strong.

She is absolutely flying.

I manage to cover 2.5 miles in my first hour.

As the sun rises, the world wakes up to my Wave Runner challenge.

Blue Peter presenter Lindsey Russell is planning to make

the journey in nothing more than an inflatable ball.

She's zorbing across the Irish Channel!

Follow Lindsey's progress at bbc.co.uk...

Thank you, and pass on our best wishes to Lindsey.

For the next hour, I manage to ride the tide

and force myself out into the Irish Sea. I have now covered four miles

and I'm starting to find my rhythm.

Oh!

And all that hard work is already paying off,

as I'm treated to the most stunning sunrise I've ever seen.

This is beautiful!

But it doesn't last long. I've still got a lot of work to do.

Every hour I stop to take on fuel,

which also gives Greg a chance to check on my health.

Course is good, pace is good.

It's just having to work that little bit harder to keep it,

that's the difference, mate.

But everything that goes in has to come out.

So I've done a wee in my wet suit.

OK. Too much information.

After four hours, I've gone eight miles. But we have a problem...

It feels like I'm in a balloon that's gone down a little bit.

What it looks like is actually the zorb's deflating.

If the ball keeps losing air

it could put the whole challenge at risk.

Our only option is to inflate the ball at sea.

That's it! Better!

Thankfully, it works.

I'm now in my fifth hour. It's by far the longest time

I've ever been in this ball, and I'm really starting to ache.

But I keep remembering why I'm doing this. It's all for Sport Relief.

Money that's raised by Sport Relief helps fund charities like Jigsaw.

They run loads of sports sessions,

especially for people with disabilities...

Oh!

..to help them get active and make friends.

Coming here is really important because it gives me

a chance to get out with people of my own age.

The staff here at Jigsaw provide a really safe

and a fun environment for all these swimmers.

It's really good fun.

It makes us very healthy and fit.

This is just one of the ways

the money you raise can make a real difference to people's lives.

So do your bit and get involved, with Sport Relief.

Well, she's 6.5 hours in, so about 13 miles done.

24,000 uphill steps.

This is where she starts to question whether she can make it or not.

So, she's done a lot, but she's got an awful long way to go.

The conditions have changed since this morning.

The wind and waves are much stronger

and I'm struggling to keep my balance...

It's just pushing me over!

It's pushing me to the left.

This is so tough. But I've got to keep trying.

15 miles in, and I've reached a critical moment in my journey.

The tide is turning and should start pushing me

towards my destination of Portpatrick.

But over the next hour, the wind increases

and the waves just get higher.

It's taking all my strength to stay upright.

Agh!

I'm so frustrated.

I know I have to beat these conditions to stay on track.

It is too slippy!

After 16 miles,

Greg calls me in for a crisis talk.

Your pace has been amazing from start to this point.

But the problem is that those tides are just really quick today.

And with the combination of that and the wind,

it's just pushing you in the wrong direction.

This is tough. Really, really tough.

-OK?

-Are just not going anywhere?

No, we are, but we're going in the wrong direction.

We're not going where we want to go. OK?

This has got nothing to do with you.

There's not many people as brave as you, let me tell you that.

I'm running out of time. But I'm determined to get back on course.

# I never thought I needed help before... #

Pushing me around.

The extra effort is agony.

# Thought that I could get by by myself... #

And the waves are impossible.

# Now I know I just can't take it any more... #

I manage one more mile.

# And with a humble heart... #

Then I hear the words I'm dreading.

Greg tells me to stop.

Come on, let's get you out. Let's get you out of there.

Are you sure we can't just keep trying?

Mate, the tide simply won't let you get to shore. That's the problem.

It fundamentally becomes too dangerous to be out there.

I can't believe it's over.

I've been at sea for nine hours, but I have to accept

that I can't make it to Scotland against the tide.

I'm devastated.

I did manage to walk 17 miles across the Irish Sea.

But it just wasn't enough.

As we head into Portpatrick, I'm feeling gutted.

But then everything changes when I see a crowd.

CROWD CHEERS

-ALL:

-Well done, Lindsey!

The town has come to show their support and cheer me in.

And right at the front is my dad.

THEY CLAP AND CHEER

Well done, you. So proud of you.

This means the world to me.

Thank you so much for coming! Thank you, thank you, thank you.

This has been the toughest challenge of my life.

Agh!

And in the end, although I didn't quite make it,

I'm so proud that I never, ever gave up.

I hope it's inspired you to get involved for Sport Relief, and most

importantly, I hope it's shown you it's just about having a go.

It doesn't matter how you get to the finish line, just have a go.

I need a hot bath!

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

-Aw!

-Linz...?

-Yeah?

I'm going to start things off by saying

the thing I'm most proud of, Blue Peter, is what it stands for.

So it stands for the badge.

But another thing it stands for are the values.

So perseverance, trying your best, determination.

And what you've done there will leave every single viewer

watching at home under no illusions or any doubt whatsoever

-that you personify Blue Peter.

-Yeah.

And what you're trying to do is to inspire people

to give something a go for Sport Relief. You gave something a go.

And we are so, so proud of you. Can we please hear it

for Lindsey Russell? CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Thank you. I don't know if we've got time

but I just want to quickly say that it is all about giving it a go

and to anyone who tries something and thinks,

"I can't make it to the finish line," it doesn't matter.

Just get to the start line, and you'll be really proud of yourself.

As we are proud of you, Lindsey. We really are. And as a friend,

not just as a presenter, as your friend, I'm really proud of you.

I'm crying! Anyway, on this track behind me...

Everyone's crying in the gallery as well! It's not helping.

This track behind me has been the home of so many incredible

sporting moments.

Of course, Sir Chris Hoy got his gold medal here.

Victoria Pendleton as well, and Dame Sarah Storey.

Some true legends have all won gold here.

As well as, you may remember a couple of weeks ago,

Laura Trott was right here to win not one but two golds.

She's an amazing, amazing woman.

So now, I'm going to chat to another sporting legend.

I'm just going to get rid of my tears and stop being emotional.

Over here is CBBC's very own Mark Wright!

-How you doing, Lindsey?

-Are you good? I was before that VT, yeah.

I'm doing all right. How are YOU feeling?

Because in just a few hours, you've got to get that bike

onto that track.

-Yeah. Firstly I'm feeling extremely nervous...

-Understandable.

It's a nerve-racking thing, and I'm quite competitive as well

-so I want to do well.

-I was going to ask, are you competitive?

Because you're in the elimination race -

for those at home who don't know what that means, talk us through it.

So basically it's six competitors,

eight laps - every other lap,

whoever crosses the line last is out.

So basically it's a sprint from the start because

after two laps they start eliminating people.

-You don't want to be that first one out.

-You don't.

You can't be that first one, Mark. Do CBBC proud!

And normally I'm quite confident when it comes to sports,

but this one, I've seen the other guys and the competition is stiff.

It's also a really hard sport. Getting on that velodrome -

-I know it doesn't look very steep but it really is, isn't it?

-Yeah.

Who's on your team?

So my team is the gorgeous Harry Judd,

and our team captain is Freddie Flintoff,

who actually won it last year

so we've got an advantage there.

The other team's Hugh Dennis, Olympian Steve Redgrave...

Or should I say SIR Steve Redgrave,

and comedian Hugh Dennis.

-Wow. They're quite strong teams.

-Yeah, I know.

I can see why you're nervous now.

No disrespect to someone like Steve, I thought I had,

like, the age advantage on him being a few years younger

but when I saw him out on that track, every time

we were going to sprint during practice, he was faster every time.

The man has got powerful legs!

Well, listen, Mark, your legs are looking powerful too.

-I think you're going to be all right.

-Thank you.

I'm going to send you on your bike. Give me your mic. Off you go.

-Go and train.

-See you later.

-Do it for CBBC! See you later.

Remember, you can watch Clash of the Titans

tomorrow, BBC One, at 7:00pm. So make sure you're watching.

And if you want to get involved this year for Sport Relief 2016,

grab a grown-up and get down to the Sport Relief Games on Sunday.

-Which we're going to, aren't we, Radz?

-We are indeed.

-Bye, Mark!

He's out of here. On yer bike!

He's ON his bike, you see, it's literal!

At the start of the show we asked what you are doing for this year's

Sport Relief tomorrow. Your comments have come flooding in.

-Will you kick things off?

-I will.

Lime Quiet Snail - good name - says,

"I'm going to attempt to run around "my garden 50 times in 40 minutes."

-Yes!

-I hope it's a small-ish garden, not like this velodrome.

-Otherwise you're in trouble.

-You'll be very tight.

Or you're just really, really fit.

Now, Silver Cyclone Conker says, "For Sport Relief,

"I'll be bouncy-hopping to our local park, 1000 metres." Ho-ho! Yes!

Cyan Violin Dolphin says,

"My whole school has to run for 100 minutes in fancy dress."

-That's a lot of minutes.

-Hang on! Over an hour and a half?

Indy Happy Iguana says, "My brother and I and all pupils at my school

"are doing a sponsored all-day football match tomorrow."

-Just like Alan Shearer.

-You would love that.

-I would.

Blue/Green Curly Wallaby says,

"My school did a fun run obstacle course in our PJs."

Very nice, very good.

And Peach Icicle Pegasus says,

"I'm doing a sponsored walk from a city back to my home,

"that's 20 miles." You guys are awesome!

What is also awesome is what's coming up on next week's show.

Make sure you do not miss it

because it's a Lindsey Russell Wave Runner extravaganza.

That's right, it's a half-hour special.

You're going to see my whole challenge from the very start

of building that three-metre ball, all the way to the end,

which you just saw there, in Portpatrick.

It's going to be brilliant. Do not miss it!

There are some highs and lows.

Also do not miss, 1:15pm on Sunday, we'll be doing a mile

and Mr Ore Oduba, how can we forget about you?

Oh, we can't forget about that!

Make sure you tune in for Clash of the Titans, and the big night

of Sport Relief, BBC One, tomorrow at 7:00pm. We've got Mark Wright...

Yes, of course.

..Sir Steve Redgrave, Sir Freddie Flintoff - he's not a sir yet

-but he could be after tomorrow...

-Oh! I see what you did there.

-Hello!

-The Queen might be watching.

-She WILL be.

-We'll be watching.

Well, thank you for coming in, Ore, and we want to say a huge thank you

to all of you for getting involved with Sport Relief.

-We'll see you next week. Bye!

-Bye-bye!

-Bye!

-See you!