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Sara Cox Thanks Donors After 135-Mile Children In Need Challenge Tops £10 Million

The BBC has commissioned her to front The Marvellous Miniatures Workshop following the high-profile Radio 2 fundraiser.

Overview

  • Cox finished the five-day route on Friday in Pudsey, West Yorkshire, carrying the charity’s bear mascot and greeting cheering crowds and her family.
  • The trek spanned 135 miles across Northumberland, County Durham, North Yorkshire and West Yorkshire, roughly the distance of five marathons in five days.
  • Outlets reported differing donation tallies depending on timing, with totals ranging from about £7 million to more than £10 million, with the latest citing the higher figure.
  • She called the feat the hardest thing she has ever done and credited support from people along the route, as Radio 2 noted it was the network’s longest-ever presenter challenge.
  • The BBC confirmed an eight-part daytime series titled The Marvellous Miniatures Workshop, which will feature professional model makers recreating personal stories in miniature with Cox as presenter.