Challenge Anneka - Season 4

Season 4
Episodes

Best of Challenge Anneka Series 1–3
A nostalgic review of the last three years of the series with Anneka Rice recalling some of the highlights - including the group of disabled people who learned to ski in two days - and some of the disasters - such as when the entire camera crew fell out of the back of the buggy. She also looks back to one of her most memorable tasks: in 1990 she was challenged to restore an orphanage in Romania.
Within a week she had to transform it into a proper home for 600 children. Tonight she finds out how the children's lives have been changed since the team visited.

Heeley City Farm in Sheffield
A 77 hour challenge to partially refurbish and rebuild the animal housing at the Heeley City Farm in Sheffield run by the volunteers. It also included an appeal for new animals.

Tommy's Tape
Anneka was challenged by Tommy's Campaign to produce a cassette tape (plus 9,999 copies) of children's songs and nursery rhymes performed by celebrities in time for premature baby, Danielle Healy, to go home.

Ilfracombe Library
The challenge involved moving a dilapidated old library building from its site in the middle of Ilfracombe to be resurrected as a community centre in the Slade Valley, half a mile away. The time set was 51 hours.

Albrighton Angling Centre
A two and half day challenge was to create an angling facility for the disabled. Anneka had to evacuate the site, have a moat designed and take delivery of 200 fresh fish and 200,000 gallons of water in time for an angling competition.

Mencap Nursery
The challenge involved renovating a dilapidated old school building into a nursery for Leeds Mencap in 55 hours. Additionally, from the thousands of paintings sent in response to a radio appeal, Anneka had to select a winning entry and have 25,000 copies of a Christmas card produced in time for the nursery's opening.

Red Sea Diving
Anneka was challenged by Trevor Jones, a tetraplegic, to give himself and nine other disabled people the chance to learn to scuba dive. After a day's training in London, the team flew to Eilat for a further day in a pool and finally into the Red Sea.

Cumbrae
The 72 hour challenge involved transforming a derelict shell of an old building into a recreation/sports centre for the Greycraigs Outdoor Centre in the Isle of Cumbrae. The climax was a rally of 1,000 cyclists arriving at the renovated building at the deadline.

Africa Medical Centre
Anneka has 5 days to equip a medical centre in Malawi as well as drill a new bore hole for fresh water.
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