| Genre: | Telethon |
| Camera: | Multiple |
| Runtime: | Various |
| Executive Producer: | Richard Curtis |
| Presenter: | Gary Lineker Claudia Winkleman Dermot O'Leary Davina McCall David Walliams Miranda Hart James Corden John Bishop Patrick Kielty Fearne Cotton |
| Starring: | Helen Skelton David Walliams John Bishop Freddie Flintoff Frank Skinner |
| Voices: | Alan Dedicoat |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Location: | BBC Television Centre |
| Network: | BBC One, BBC Two |
Sport Relief 2012 was a fundraising event organised by Comic Relief. It was broadcast on BBC One and BBC Two on the evening of 23 March 2012 from 7:00 pm to 1:45 am, live from the BBC Television Centre. It raised £50,447,197, the most ever raised by a Comic Relief event.
In the autumn of 2011, David Walliams swam 140miles of the River Thames in eight days. During the eight days Walliams suffered from illness and flu. Walliams took time to recover after the event due to the intake of Thames water that contained bacteria and sewage. He swam a total distance in eight days, a total of 111,352 strokes were swam and 68,186 calories were burnt. So far he has raised £1,194,258 for Sport Relief.
Fearless Blue Peter presenter Helen Skelton made it to the South Pole in just 18 days by ski, bike and kite, bringing her epic, 500miles Antarctic expedition to a triumphant close. For this gruelling challenge, she travelled up to 14 hours a day across the coldest and windiest place on earth, battling blizzards and sub-zero temperatures. It was shown for 9 weeks on Mondays on BBC1 at 4:30pm and an adult version was shown on the Fridays on BBC1 at 8:30pm before the main event.
On 27 February 2012, comedian John Bishop took on a week of challenges billed as "John Bishop's Week of Hell". Originally John was to complete the challenge with James Corden but he had to pull out due to his commitments with the West End Show One Man, Two Guvnors. John rowed, ran and cycled 295 miles from Paris to London in just five days. John raised £3,412,261. His programme was shown the day before Sport Relief night at 9:00pm on BBC1.
"The One Show 1000" ran from 16 to 25 March, 1,000 One Show viewers ran a mammoth 1,000-mile, ten-day relay through cities across Scotland, Northern Ireland, Wales and England. Starting on the Isle of Mull, our brave team ran night and day to finish triumphantly on The Mall in London. "The Frank Skinner Dipping Challenge" was on Sport Relief day, brave Frank is threw himself in at the deep end for Sport Relief and facing one of his biggest phobias – swimming. He did a length, 25 metres, in front of 3,000,000 people on the Sport Relief show. On Saturday 10 March, celebrity teams from England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales set off head-to-head in the "DHL First Nation Home" challenge. Over seven days, the teams covered a gruelling distance of more than 1,000 miles around the four nations. On Sunday 25 March, the public joined them and team England won, the celebrities were Jason Isaacs, Timothy Peake, Caroline Quentin, Evanna Lynch, Brendan O'Carroll and Alan Sugar along with 5 other celebrities. The challenge was judged by Richard Hammond and Anita Rani, and was narrated by Alexander Armstrong.
| Time | Presenters | |
|---|---|---|
| 19:00-20:40 | Gary Lineker and Claudia Winkleman | |
| 20:40-22:00 | Dermot O'Leary and Davina McCall | |
| 22:00-22:40 (BBC Two) | David Walliams and Miranda Hart | |
| 22:40-00:25 | James Corden and John Bishop | |
| 00:25-01:45 | Patrick Kielty and Fearne Cotton |
| Time | Amount | |
|---|---|---|
| 20:37 | £15,427,038 | |
| 21:55 | £29,143,340 | |
| 00:21 | £45,903,150 | |
| 01:41 | £50,447,197 |
| Title | Brief Description | Starring | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Outnumbered | Karen is Frank Lampard's mascot, and begins to discuss with him his skills and how he could improve at football. Meanwhile, Jake receives numerous autographs he plans to sell for his economics coursework, ending up donating the proceeds to charity. | Claire Skinner, Hugh Dennis, Tyger Drew-Honey, Daniel Roche, Ramona Marquez, Howard Webb, Christine Bleakley and Frank Lampard | |
| Strictly Come Dancing Underwater | The finalists from 2011 battle for one final time but this time underwater. | Claudia Winkleman, Len Goodman, Craig Revel Horwood, Mark Foster, Bruno Tonioli, Chelsee Healey, Harry Judd, Aliona Vilani and Pasha Kovalev | |
| Horrible Histories | Stephen Fry and the Cast of Horrible Histories take some sporting stars back to the classroom. | Stephen Fry, Jermain Defoe and Amir Khan | |
| Frank Skinner's Big Swim | Frank Skinner faces his fears and swims a length of a swimming pool, live. | Frank Skinner | |
| Miranda | Miranda finds herself facing off against one of the greatest Tennis stars in the world at the Royal Albert Hall. Meanwhile, Miranda, Penny, and Stevie are acting weird – in the VIP area. | Miranda Hart, Patricia Hodge, Sarah Hadland, Robbie Savage, Tim Henman, Michael Owen, Sue Barker, Jayne Torvill, Roberto Mancini, Clare Balding, Goran Ivanišević and various others | |
| Benidorm meets Britain's Got Talent | The cast of Benidorm form the worst Boy Band ever and audition for Simon Cowell and the judges. | Jake Canuso, Sheila Reid, Siobhan Finneran, Steve Pemberton, Oliver Stokes, Tony Maudsley, Adam Gillen,Simon Cowell, Alesha Dixon, Carmen Electra, David Walliams, Anthony McPartlin and Declan Donnelly. | |
| Let's Dance for Sport Relief | A special dancing montage. | Rowland Rivron, Dani Harmer, Tyger Drew-Honey, Laurie Brett, Tameka Empson and other contestants of Let's Dance for Sport Relief. | |
| Saturday Kitchen | James Martin hosts as the England Football Team battle it out in an Omelette challenge. | James Martin and four members of the England Football Team (Robert Green, Glen Johnson, Scott Parker and Theo Walcott). | |
| QI | Stephen Fry hosts a special edition of the show. | Stephen Fry, Alan Davies, Jimmy Carr, Lee Mack and Sandi Toksvig | |
| Twenty Twelve | Zara Phillips and Sir Steve Redgrave join the regular cast of the BBC 4 Sketch Show for a special Sketch. | ||
| Never Mind the Buzzcocks | Jake Humphrey hosts as there is a special edition of the show just for Sport Relief. | Jake Humphrey, Louise Redknapp, Melanie C, Austin Healey, Tim Lovejoy, Phill Jupitus and Noel Fielding. | |
| Mock the Week | Special edition of the panelist show. | Dara Ó Briain, Andy Parsons, Hugh Dennis Ed Byrne, Stewart Francis, Adam Hills and Chris Addison. | |
| Absolutely Fabulous | A special episode of the show starring some of the best UK sporting stars. | Jennifer Saunders, Joanna Lumley, Stella McCartney, Kate Moss, David Gandy, Emma Bunton, Linford Christie and Colin Jackson. | |
| A Question of Sport | Some sporting greats join the regulars for a special edition of the show. | Sue Barker, Matt Dawson, Phil Tufnell, Steve Cram, Ricky Hatton, Adrian Moorhouse, Gail Emms and Richie Woodhall. | |
| Freddie Flintoff Record Breaker | Cricketer Freddie Flintoff attempts to break twelve world records in twelve hours. | ||
| Celebrity Juice | A potted edition of the show. | Keith Lemon, Fearne Cotton, Holly Willoughby, Rufus Hound, Harry Judd, Dougie Poynter, Mark Foster, Freddie Flintoff and David Hasselhoff. | |
| 8 Out of 10 Cats | A potted edition of the show. | Jimmy Carr, Jon Richardson, Sean Lock, Rachel Riley, Russell Kane, Example & Mark Watson | |
| Mo Farah and Misery Bear | Mo Farah and Misery Bear act out the famous fable of the Tortoise and the Hare. | Mo Farah, Lionel Richie and Misery Bear | |
| The Rugby Choir | JLS and Zoe Tyler attempt to turn the England Rugby Team into a tuneful choir and ready to perform live on Sport Relief. | JLS, Zoe Tyler and The England Rugby Team. | |
| Stand Up for Sport Relief | The comedy set of Gabby Logan, winner of the BBC Three programme Stand Up for Sport Relief | Gabby Logan, Patrick Kielty and Claudia Winkleman |
| Artist | Song | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| "Proud" | The Official Sport Relief 2012 Song | |
| "New York" and "Chasing Cars" | ||
| "Next to Me" | ||
| "Party Rock Anthem" and "Sexy and I Know It" | featuring GoonRock and "The Party Rock Crew" | |