Paddy McGuinness to complete UItra Endurance Cycle Challenge for BBC Children in Need

Appearing connected Vernon Kay’s Radio 2 this morning, the TV prima and Radio 2 presenter, 51, revealed helium plans to rhythm astir 300 miles done Wales, England and Scotland.

Due to acceptable disconnected connected Monday November 11 successful Wrexham. the way volition instrumentality him done 8 counties – Flintshire, Cheshire, Merseyside, Lancashire –including a halt astatine Preston, wherever Radio 2 successful the Park took spot successful Moor Park earlier this period – onto Westmorland, Cumberland, Dumfriesshire and Lanarkshire, and helium is aiming to decorativeness astatine connected the greeting of Friday November 15 successful Glasgow.

He volition beryllium documenting his situation crossed Radio 2, BBC Sounds and societal media passim the week. A TV unit volition besides beryllium pursuing Paddy each pedal of the mode for a behind-the-scenes documentary astir his situation to aerial connected BBC One successful November.

It volition spot the dad-of-three travel successful the footsteps of chap R2 presenter Kay, who completed his ain Ultra ULTRA Marathon challenge past twelvemonth wherever helium raised implicit £6 cardinal for the foundation to enactment children and young radical successful the UK who are facing disadvantages.

McGuinness - who presents a two-hour amusement connected the presumption each Sunday from 11am - said: “I’ll beryllium cycling from Wrexham to Glasgow. That’s 300 miles, 8 counties and 3 nations. ‘No likey, nary bikey’ conscionable isn’t an option!

“As a kid, I didn’t person overmuch and utilized to beryllium truly jealous of my mates riding astir connected those bikes, truthful I’m truly honoured to enactment BBC Children successful Need by getting peddling to rise arsenic overmuch wealth arsenic imaginable for the charity. After seeing Vernon’s unthinkable efforts past year... nary unit then!”

Kay added: “I cognize precisely what Paddy volition beryllium going done truthful I and the remainder of our Radio 2 buddies volition beryllium supporting him each pedal of the way, particularly up each those hills - ouch!”

It's hoped that Paddy's epic efforts volition promote others to instrumentality connected their ain challenge-on-wheels for Children successful Need, which takes spot connected November 15, this year. More details connected however to fundraise can beryllium recovered here.

Meanwhile, for those who bask the theatre, this year’s Radio 2 Gala show successful assistance of BBC Children In Need is Disney’s The Lion King.

It takes spot astatine 2.30pm connected November 10 astatine London’s Lyceum Theatre. Radio 2 presenter, Scott Mills, volition big the performance.

The multi-award winning musical, which celebrates its 25th day successful the West End this year, features beloved philharmonic numbers specified arsenic the Academy Award-winning Can You Feel The Love Tonight and stunning artistry from its plan team, who created 232 puppets and implicit 350 costumes particularly for the show.

It tells the iconic communicative of Simba's epic adventures, arsenic helium struggles with the responsibilities of adulthood and becoming king. For further accusation and to publication tickets, sojourn bbc.co.uk/radio2events.

As good arsenic putting connected this Gala show successful enactment of BBC Children successful Need, The Walt Disney Company is making a £50,000 donation to the charity.