Paddy McGuinness will be back on our screens this week as a documentary about his Children in Need fundraiser airs.
The TV and radio presenter completed a 300-mile bike ride last week while riding a Raleigh chopper bike and has so far raised more than £9 million.
While fans were able to track him and even line the streets in support, they can now see even more of his challenge as the cameras will show how he got on.
Paddy McGuinness documentary to air this week
The Radio 2 presenter, also known for Take Me Out and Top Gear finished his BBC Radio 2 Ultra Endurance Cycle Challenge, which saw him travel through three nations and eight counties over the week.
A summary of the programme, Paddy: The Ride of My Life, on Radio Times’ website, reads: “Cameras follow Paddy McGuinness on a 300-mile ultra-endurance cycle challenge for Children in Need, as well as covering his training under the expert guidance of Chris Hoy.
“The route takes Paddy from Wrexham through Flintshire, Cheshire, Merseyside, Lancashire, Cumbria, Dumfriesshire and to the finish in Glasgow, facing whatever weather November throws at him”.
He announced on his Sunday BBC Radio 2 show that the total fundraised had increased to £9.12 million.
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“Can you believe that we’re over nine million pounds?” McGuinness said.
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“My days, that is unbelievable. Do you know what you’ve done folks? This is you lot. This is you, listen. This is you (lining) the streets.
“This is the people who couldn’t get down because they were working, or you were all home and just couldn’t make it, but you’ve got online and you did this (donated). This is you lot.”
A total of £9,254,482 had been raised as of this morning (November 18).
How to watch Paddy: The Ride of My Life
The documentary will air on Tuesday, November 19 at 8pm on BBC One. Viewers can also tune in on BBC iPlayer.
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