Paddy McGuinness nears end of cycling challenge

BBC Radio 2 presenter Paddy McGuinness is owed to implicit his epic Children In Need cycling situation connected Friday, aft riding 300 miles connected a Chopper bike.

The erstwhile Top Gear and Question of Sport host, 51, has raised astir £5.9m during his five-day travel from Wrexham to Glasgow.

Speaking connected Thursday, helium said helium was "in bits physically and emotionally", but thanked the nationalist for the "wave of support".

McGuinness volition find retired the full raised by his ultra-endurance situation during this year's televised Children successful Need appeal, which starts astatine 19:00 GMT connected Friday connected BBC One.

He was joined by Olympic cyclist Sir Chris Hoy connected Thursday, and has received messages of enactment from astronaut Tim Peake and his Phoenix Nights co-star Peter Kay, arsenic good arsenic hundreds of listeners.

In his message, Kay told him: "Get crossed that finishing enactment and get yourself a bully ail bread. This is the mode to Glasgowrilla!"

McGuinness's fundraising full volition emergence importantly aft Scottish businessman and philanthropist Sir Tom Hunter said helium would treble immoderate donations made from Wednesday onwards, up to a £3m limit.

The Bolton-born prima has said helium was motivated to instrumentality connected the situation by the radical helium had met who benefitted from projects funded by BBC Children successful Need.

"When you conscionable these people... that's what spurs you on, and erstwhile you spot the enactment that's being done successful and astir it, and again, erstwhile you're retired and about, conscionable radical stopping me," helium said.

Last year, different Radio 2 presenter, Vernon Kay, raised much than £5m for Children successful Need after completing his ultra-marathon.

The DJ ran from Leicester to Bolton - a region of 116 miles - implicit 4 days.

Children successful Need is the BBC's foundation for disadvantaged children and young radical crossed the UK.

It has raised much than £1bn for charities and projects since its archetypal large entreaty successful 1980.

Friday's unrecorded amusement extravaganza connected BBC One volition impact 3 hours of comedy, euphony and astonishment guests.

Ade Adepitan, Chris Ramsey and Rochelle Humes volition big the show, alongside Kay, Mel Giedroyc and Lenny Rush.

One of the astir anticipated elements of this year's entreaty is a caller mentation of Girls Aloud azygous I'll Stand By You, with the pb vocal sung wholly by their precocious bandmate Sarah Harding.

The ballad was primitively released arsenic a Children In Need opus successful 2004 and topped the UK illustration for 2 weeks. The 20th day re-release volition again rise wealth for the charity.

A caller mentation of the euphony video, featuring unseen archive footage, volition beryllium screened during Friday's entreaty show.

Other highlights connected the nighttime volition see Doctor Who prima Ncuti Gatwa introducing a preview from the forthcoming Doctor Who Christmas Special.

Doctor Who fans volition person the accidental to ain pieces of memorabilia from the amusement erstwhile 2 items spell up for auction.

There volition besides beryllium a show by vocalist Ella Henderson, portion chap popular prima Kylie Minogue has recorded a peculiar connection which volition beryllium played connected the night.

Viewers tin besides expect a sojourn from the stars of Gladiators, arsenic good arsenic a peculiar show from Strictly Come Dancing arsenic the professionals are joined by TV quality Bluey.

And histrion Gary Oldman volition work a CBeebies bedtime story, which volition beryllium aired arsenic portion of the show.

BBC Children successful Need volition aerial astatine 19:00 connected Friday 15 November connected BBC One and BBC iPlayer.