Global Stars Unite To Combat Illiteracy On International Literacy Day

Global Stars Unite To Combat Illiteracy On International Literacy Day Sep 8, 2016

o celebrate the 50th anniversary of International Literacy Day, 26 of the world’s most high profile personalities from film, music, politics and the arts, have joined forces to raise awareness for literacy with one common goal in mind: by 2030, no child will be born at risk of poor literacy. More
The Elders Welcome New Moves In Africa To End Child Marriage

The Elders Welcome New Moves In Africa To End Child Marriage Jul 18, 2016

The Elders today welcomed recent moves by leaders in The Gambia, Tanzania and Uganda to end or curb child marriage, as part of the African Union’s continent-wide campaign to eradicate the harmful practice. More
Game Of Thrones Star Attends Milk+Bookies Story Time Celebration

Game Of Thrones Star Attends Milk+Bookies Story Time Celebration Apr 20, 2016

Milk+Bookies, a non-profit organization that brings local families and celebrities together to promote literacy in underserved communities, held its popular annual “book-raiser” at California Market Center in Los Angeles on Sunday, April 17th. More
Stars Announced For WE Day Illinois

Stars Announced For WE Day Illinois Apr 1, 2016

WE Day, a powerful series of educational events that combines the energy of a live concert with the inspiration of extraordinary stories of leadership and change, announces the initial list of presenters, speakers and performers attending WE Day Illinois on April 28, 2016 at the Allstate Arena. More
Sport Relief Weekend Raises Over £55 Million

Sport Relief Weekend Raises Over £55 Million Mar 23, 2016

Sport Relief has raised over £55,444,906 following its massive weekend of television in the UK. More
Eddie Izzard Completes Marathon Charity Challenge

Eddie Izzard Completes Marathon Charity Challenge Mar 21, 2016

Comedian Eddie Izzard has completed an astonishing 27 marathons in 27 days across South Africa for Sport Relief. More
Eddie Izzard Nears End Of Marathon Charity Challenge

Eddie Izzard Nears End Of Marathon Charity Challenge Mar 17, 2016

This week Eddie Izzard is hoping to complete his sensational 27 marathons, in 27 days challenge, across South Africa for Sport Relief. More
Get Ready For Sport Relief Weekend

Get Ready For Sport Relief Weekend Mar 16, 2016

The Sport Relief Weekend is kicking off with a stellar line-up of sport and entertainment stars bringing viewers an unmissable evening of entertainment broadcast live from Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park on Friday 18th March. More
Celebrity Crew Completes Hell On High Seas Charity Challenge

Celebrity Crew Completes Hell On High Seas Charity Challenge Mar 15, 2016

Six exhausted and weather-worn celebrities have crossed the finish line of the BT Sport Relief Challenge: Hell on High Seas. More
James Bay Releases Song For Sport Relief

James Bay Releases Song For Sport Relief Mar 14, 2016

Sport Relief has announced that James Bay, winner of best British Male Solo Artist at this year’s Brit Awards, is releasing a very special version of his track ‘Running’ as the official Sport Relief 2016 single, available to download on iTunes now. More
Prince Harry Attends Sport Relief Training Session

Prince Harry Attends Sport Relief Training Session Mar 11, 2016

Prince Harry attended a Sport Relief training session this week to lend his support to the two 2014 Invictus Games competitors who will be taking part in Sport Relief: Clash of the Titans on Friday 18th March as part of the Sport Relief Night of TV on BBC One. More
Stars Set Out To Circumnavigate UK By Sea

Stars Set Out To Circumnavigate UK By Sea Mar 8, 2016

Alex Jones, Angellica Bell, Hal Cruttenden, Doon Mackichan, Ore Oduba and Suzi Perrset set sail on Monday in their bid to circumnavigate the UK for Sport Relief. More
Celebrities Face Hell On High Seas For Sport Relief

Celebrities Face Hell On High Seas For Sport Relief Mar 4, 2016

Six celebrities will be swapping the comforts of the stage and studio for five days of nautical torture as they attempt to sail around the UK, on the BT Sport Relief Challenge: Hell on High Seas. More
Celebrity Teams Announced For Sports Relief: Clash Of The Titans

Celebrity Teams Announced For Sports Relief: Clash Of The Titans Mar 2, 2016

Team captains Sir Steve Redgrave and Freddie Flintoff have revealed the first members of their teams for Sport Relief: Clash of the Titans. More
Fern Britton Talks About Maternal Mental Health

Fern Britton Talks About Maternal Mental Health Feb 25, 2016

As part of a series of new short films produced by Sport Relief, TV presenter Fern Britton will share her experience of maternal mental health alongside other mums and dads from across the UK, who have also been affected. More
Eddie Izzard Begins Marathon Challenge For Sport Relief

Eddie Izzard Begins Marathon Challenge For Sport Relief Feb 24, 2016

Eddie Izzard has completed the first of his 27 marathons for Sport Relief. More
Michael Crawford Set To Return As Frank Spencer For Sport Relief

Michael Crawford Set To Return As Frank Spencer For Sport Relief Feb 23, 2016

After nearly 40 years off our screens, Michael Crawford is set to reprise his role as the iconic Frank Spencer in a special one-off Some Mothers Do ’Ave ’Em sketch for Sport Relief. More
James Corden Brings Smithy Back For Sport Relief

James Corden Brings Smithy Back For Sport Relief Feb 23, 2016

James Corden's much-loved character ‘Smithy’ is making a comeback for Sport Relief. More
Sir Steve Redgrave And Freddie Flintoff Clash For Sport Relief

Sir Steve Redgrave And Freddie Flintoff Clash For Sport Relief Feb 17, 2016

Sir Steve Redgrave and Andrew 'Freddie' Flintoff MBE are set to go head to head in a Clash of the Titans for Sport Relief. More
Eddie Izzard To Run 27 Marathons In 27 Days Across South Africa

Eddie Izzard To Run 27 Marathons In 27 Days Across South Africa Feb 16, 2016

Comedian Eddie Izzard has announced that he will attempt to complete 27 marathons in 27 days across South Africa for Sport Relief. More
Jo Brand Completes A Hell Of A Walk For Sport Relief

Jo Brand Completes A Hell Of A Walk For Sport Relief Feb 2, 2016

An exhausted but ecstatic Jo Brand crossed the finish line of her BT Sport Relief Challenge: Jo Brand’s Hell of a Walk on Thursday, having clocked up an incredible 135.7 miles in her journey which took her from east to west across the width of the UK. More
Jo Brand Sets Off On A Hell Of A Walk

Jo Brand Sets Off On A Hell Of A Walk Jan 25, 2016

Jo Brand on Friday set off on day one of her BT Sport Relief Challenge: Jo’s Hell of a Walk, a brutal ordeal which will see the 58-year-old attempt to walk an incredible 150 miles in just seven days. More
Dolly Parton Gives Free Books To Kids In The UK

Dolly Parton Gives Free Books To Kids In The UK Jan 20, 2016

Dolly Parton and her Imagination Library are providing free books to every child born in the South London borough of Southwark until the end of the year. More
Jo Brand To Take A Hell Of A Walk For Sport Relief

Jo Brand To Take A Hell Of A Walk For Sport Relief Jan 19, 2016

Comedienne Jo Brand will be ‘doing herself proud’ during Sport Relief by taking on the BT Sport Relief Challenge: Jo Brand’s Hell of a Walk, a brutal ordeal which will see the 58-year-old attempt to walk an incredible 150 miles in just seven days. More
Idris Elba To Join Star-Studded Sport Relief TV Special

Idris Elba To Join Star-Studded Sport Relief TV Special Jan 15, 2016

Sport Relief can today announce exciting new details about this year’s campaign, including Idris Elba donning his infamous Luther coat to uncover a serious case of hilarity in an unmissable sketch. More
Soledad O'Brien Hosts Star-Studded American Graduate Day 2015

Soledad O'Brien Hosts Star-Studded American Graduate Day 2015 Oct 7, 2015

American Graduate Day 2015 celebrated more than 4.1 million American Graduate Champions across the country who are working in the 52 partner organizations featured and focused on helping youth stay on track to high school graduation. More
Voice Of Dora The Explorer To Attend Read-A-Thon

Voice Of Dora The Explorer To Attend Read-A-Thon Sep 9, 2015

In commemoration of 9/11 and its 14th anniversary, the Brooke Jackman Foundation (BJF), a children’s literacy organization that has donated more than 250,000 books to children and families in need since its founding in 2001, will celebrate literacy and hope at the 6th Annual BJF Read-a-thon. More
Common Ground Foundation Celebrates An Evening Of Glory

Common Ground Foundation Celebrates An Evening Of Glory Mar 26, 2015

Over the weekend, the Common Ground Foundation celebrated Oscar winner, activist, and musician Common at Perillo Rolls Royce in Chicago. More
Comic Relief Raises Record Amount On Red Nose Day

Comic Relief Raises Record Amount On Red Nose Day Mar 16, 2015

Comic Relief – Face the Funny on BBC One on Friday night has raised a record breaking £78,082,988 so far – taking the total amount raised by Comic Relief to £1,047,083,706. More
Book Review - The Frood: The Authorised And Very Official History Of Douglas Adams

Book Review - The Frood: The Authorised And Very Official History Of Douglas Adams Oct 29, 2014

Douglas Adams was a frood who really knew where his towel was. He was also one of Britain’s best comedy writers, a keen conservationist and is the subject of a new book by Jem Roberts – The Frood: The Authorised and Very Official History of Douglas Adams and The Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy. More