Alan Carr's Specstacular - Season 3 / Year 2013
Season 3 / Year 2013
Episodes
Grand National Specstacular
On 19 March 2013 Alan Carr's Grand National Specstacular was announced by Channel 4 as part of their line-up of programming building up to the 2013 Grand National. The 95-minute special was broadcast on 5 April 2013, on the eve of the Grand National, and featured Jonathan Ross, Paddy McGuinness, Kimberley Walsh, Louis Walsh, James Nesbitt, Abbey Clancy, Rylan Clark, Alex Brooker, Russell Brand and Clare Balding, with music performed by Madness. Miranda Hart was scheduled to appear but could not after injuring her knee earlier in the week. The celebrities played games and drew out which horses they got in the sweepstake. The special pulled in 1.49 million viewers.
New Year Specstacular 2013
A third New Year Specstacular was broadcast on 31 December 2013 and featured Abbey Clancy, Ben Cohen, James Corden, Keith Lemon, Seann Walsh and Emma Willis with music from Katy B and Tinie Tempah featuring Labrinth.
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