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Sara Cox’s Children In Need Challenge Raises £10,169,084 After 135-Mile Trek

A five-day trek across northern England now leads into a BBC One documentary on Nov. 19.

Overview

  • The £10,169,084 total was confirmed live on BBC Radio 2 Breakfast on Monday.
  • The challenge spanned 135 miles from Kielder Forest to Pudsey across Northumberland, County Durham, North Yorkshire and West Yorkshire.
  • Cox said recovery has been harder than expected, with swollen feet checked by physio and medics after she finished.
  • Approximately £35,000 of the total came from spectator bucket collections along the route.
  • She returns to Radio 2 on Wednesday, as BBC One airs Sara Cox: Every Step of the Way on Nov. 19 at 8pm, also on iPlayer from 6am.