Challenge Anneka - Season 1

Challenge Anneka - Season 1

Season 1

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Episodes10
DatesSep 8, 1989 - Nov 10, 1989
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Episodes

The Playbuses
Season 1Episode 140 min

The Playbuses

Ten double decker buses were converted into playbuses in 3 days for the National Playbus Association. Two buses were completed on time; the other eight partially refurbished for completion by the charity

Sep 8, 1989
The Playground
Season 1Episode 240 min

The Playground

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

Sep 15, 1989
The White Horse
Season 1Episode 340 min

The White Horse

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

Sep 22, 1989
The Football Field
Season 1Episode 440 min

The Football Field

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

Sep 29, 1989
Ray Cooney Farce 'Dead Trouble' for Calibre Cassette Library for the Blind
Season 1Episode 540 min

Ray Cooney Farce 'Dead Trouble' for Calibre Cassette Library for the Blind

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

Oct 6, 1989
Walled Garden
Season 1Episode 640 min

Walled Garden

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.

Oct 13, 1989
Kent Railway Restoration
Season 1Episode 745 min

Kent Railway Restoration

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.

Oct 20, 1989
Recycled Joke Book
Season 1Episode 845 min

Recycled Joke Book

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.

Oct 27, 1989
Disabled Skiing Trip
Season 1Episode 945 min

Disabled Skiing Trip

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

Nov 3, 1989
Series 1 Highlights
Season 1Episode 1045 min

Series 1 Highlights

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. 

Nov 10, 1989

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