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Challenge Anneka

Season 1 1989

  • 1989-09-08T18:30:00Z on BBC One
  • 1h
  • 10h (10 episodes)
  • United Kingdom
  • English
The programme that tries to make the impossible possible. Each week Anneka Rice is set a challenge by a member of the public and, using only her giant Challenger truck, has to beg, borrow and otherwise persuade people to help her complete the task on time. All challenges aim to achieve something of lasting benefit, and Anneka has no idea what lies in store until the fateful moment when the challenge arrives.

10 episodes

Series Premiere

1989-09-08T18:30:00Z

1x01 The Playbuses

Series Premiere

1x01 The Playbuses

  • 1989-09-08T18:30:00Z1h

Anneka's first challenge is to convert double decker buses into playbuses in 3 days for the National Playbus Association.

1989-09-15T18:30:00Z

1x02 The Playground

1x02 The Playground

  • 1989-09-15T18:30:00Z1h

A rubbish tip in Northern Ireland was converted to a children's playground for the Ballynahinch community

1989-09-22T18:30:00Z

1x03 The White Horse

1x03 The White Horse

  • 1989-09-22T18:30:00Z1h

The ancient chalk horse above Weymouth was renovated with the help of local scouts and mountain climbing enthusiasts. The challenge was not completed in time but the work was finished by local volunteers the following week.

1989-09-29T18:30:00Z

1x04 The Football Field

1x04 The Football Field

  • 1989-09-29T18:30:00Z1h

A football pitch was re-turfed and new changing rooms were installed for the youngsters of Norbury Athletic Football Club, a group of youth teams in Stockport.

In 2 days, playwright Ray Cooney wrote and directed a new farce for the "Calibre" cassette library for the blind.

1989-10-13T18:30:00Z

1x06 Walled Garden

1x06 Walled Garden

  • 1989-10-13T18:30:00Z1h

With the help of Alan Titchmarsh, and in aid of the Country Houses Association, a huge neglected Victorian walled garden in Royal Berkshire was transformed back to its original state.

1989-10-20T18:30:00Z

1x07 Kent Railway Restoration

1x07 Kent Railway Restoration

  • 1989-10-20T18:30:00Z1h

At the request of the local community and volunteers of the Kent and East Sussex Railway, the local station at Northiam in Kent and the lines leading to it were renovated to allow steam trains to come to the town.

1989-10-27T18:30:00Z

1x08 Recycled Joke Book

1x08 Recycled Joke Book

  • 1989-10-27T18:30:00Z1h

In 36 hours, a joke book printed on recycled paper was put together in aid of Friends of the Earth. 10,000 copies were produced.

1989-11-03T19:30:00Z

1x09 Disabled Skiing Trip

1x09 Disabled Skiing Trip

  • 1989-11-03T19:30:00Z1h

Twenty disabled young people were taken to Switzerland where they skied for the first time in their lives.

1989-11-10T19:30:00Z

1x10 Series 1 Highlights

1x10 Series 1 Highlights

  • 1989-11-10T19:30:00Z1h

During the past ten weeks Anneka has tackled a variety of daunting tasks, from building a railway line in a weekend to producing a radio play in an afternoon.

Tonight Anneka looks back at the successes and the failures of the series - at those times when the impossible became possible.

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