Category: Children in Need; Radio 2
Date: 18.11.2005
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大象传媒 Radio 2 listeners have raised 拢1,066,667 for 大象传媒 Children in Need.
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The network's fundraising activities, including the 'auction of things money can't buy' on Wake Up To Wogan and the 24 Hour Music Marathon, have already proven a success for the 26th Children in Need.
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This year's auction proved popular with the eclectic selection of lots on offer.
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The highest bid was for 拢50,000 to spend a weekend in the wild with survival-expert Ray Mears, Chris Evans and his Radio 2 colleague, Big Pete.
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Ray, the star of the series Extreme Survival, will teach them how to survive in the wild over a weekend. They'll be taught how to make fire and other types of bushcraft.
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The chance to team up with Terry Wogan and be grilled by Chris Tarrant on the Christmas edition of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? to try and win money for Children in Need sold for 拢40,000.
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A game of golf with Terry and his producer Paul Walters in Dubai went for 拢40,000 and a generous bidder has paid 拢17,000 to appear in a special edition of 大象传媒 Radio 4's The Archers with Terry.
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Plus, the chance to headline your own Radio 2 show at a top London venue went for 拢19,500.
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A Epiphone Hummingbird guitar signed by all four of the Rolling Stones went for 拢15,500 and a game of tennis with Radio 2's Jonathan Ross at the world-famous Queen's Club in Kensington went for 拢11,600.
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The total raised by the auction was 拢439,100.
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Terry Wogan paid tribute to his listeners for their contributions.
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He said: "As always I am amazed by the fantastic generosity of our listeners who every year dig deeper into their pockets for Children in Need."
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The 24 hour Music Marathon ran from 7.00pm on Thursday (17 November) to 7.00pm today with listeners calling in to make requests, dedications and pledge money.
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