The Last Leg: Live from Rio - Season 1

The Last Leg: Live from Rio - Season 1

Season 1

Network
Episodes11
DatesSep 7, 2016 - Sep 17, 2016

Episodes

Welcome to Rio - Clare Balding, RJ Mitte, Ade Adepitan, Arthur Williams, JJ Chalmers, Sophie Morgan, Pele
Season 1Episode 160 min

Welcome to Rio - Clare Balding, RJ Mitte, Ade Adepitan, Arthur Williams, JJ Chalmers, Sophie Morgan, Pele

Adam Hills, Josh Widdicombe and Alex Brooker get back to their roots of Paralympic punditry to introduce the most entertaining sporting extravaganza known to humanity. This, the first of 11 nightly shows from Rio, is a celebration of all that was mind-blowing about London 2012 while teeing up what will be unmissable in Rio 2016 ahead of tonight's Opening Ceremony. The #isitok feature returns enabling viewers, and athletes alike, to ask the questions we're all too afraid to ask. The boys chat to C4's Paralympic presenters: Clare Balding, Breaking Bad's RJ Mitte, Ade Adepitan, Arthur Williams, JJ Chalmers, Sophie Morgan and Brazilian footballing legend Pele while also checking in on some of the show's favourite Superhumans of 2012.

Sep 7, 2016
Stephen Mangan, Sarah Storey, Jody Cundy
Season 1Episode 260 min

Stephen Mangan, Sarah Storey, Jody Cundy

Adam Hills, Josh Widdicombe and Alex Brooker are joined live in Rio by special guest Stephen Mangan for a comedic review of the early Paralympic highlights and a look at what lies ahead. There are clips, sketches and discussion, which via the show's #isitok enable both viewers and athletes alike to ask questions about the games and disability in general. Nothing is off the table. The show features cyclist Sarah Storey ahead of her attempt to win an incredible 12th gold medal and Jody Cundy, the man who famously lost his cool on the track in 2012. Repeated later on 4seven with open signing and audio description.

Sep 8, 2016
Johnny Vegas, Jonnie Peacock, Stef Reid
Season 1Episode 360 min

Johnny Vegas, Jonnie Peacock, Stef Reid

Adam Hills, Josh Widdicombe and Alex Brooker are live in Rio with special guest Johnny Vegas for a comedic review of the highlights as the second day of the Paralympics are well underway. There's a look ahead to the spectacles to come and the show's #isitok feature in which viewers ask the sort of questions about the Paralympics that while unacceptable, are always illuminating. There's a special performance by sprinter Jonnie Peacock ahead of the defence of his London 2012 gold medal haul, and the gang are joined live in the studio by the long jumper Stef Reid.

Sep 9, 2016
Stephen Mangan, Hannah Cockroft, Ali Jawad, Jonnie Peacock
Season 1Episode 460 min

Stephen Mangan, Hannah Cockroft, Ali Jawad, Jonnie Peacock

Adam Hills, Josh Widdicombe and Alex Brooker are joined live in Rio by special guest Stephen Mangan for a comedic review of the Paralympics as Day 3 gets underway. There's a special performance from Superhuman 'Hurricane' Hannah Cockroft, as she begins the defence of her two London 2012 gold medals, and the gang is also joined by powerlifter Ali Jawad and sprinter Jonnie Peacock. Expect sketches, clips, and A-grade comic discussion via taboo-busting #isitok questions from viewers and athletes alike.

Sep 10, 2016
Johnny Vegas, Richard Whitehead, Jody Cundy & Jon-Allan Butterworth
Season 1Episode 560 min

Johnny Vegas, Richard Whitehead, Jody Cundy & Jon-Allan Butterworth

Adam Hills, Josh Widdicombe and Alex Brooker are joined by special guest Johnny Vegas for an irreverent review as Day 4 hots up. There's a very special performance from Superhuman and 2012 hero Richard Whitehead, who looks to defend his 200m title later, and stars of the Paralympic velodrome, Jody Cundy and Jon-Allan Butterworth also join the boys in the studio. Expect sketches, tomfoolery, clips, chaos and the always entertaining and often illuminating, bordering-on-the-unacceptable #isitok questions from viewers and athletes alike. Packed day: packed show.

Sep 11, 2016
Johnny Vegas, Aled Davies, Sam Ingram & Chris Skelley
Season 1Episode 660 min

Johnny Vegas, Aled Davies, Sam Ingram & Chris Skelley

Adam Hills, Josh Widdicombe and Alex Brooker are live in Rio with special guest Johnny Vegas on his last night in Brazil for an anarchic review of all things Paralympic as Day 5 hots up. Be prepared for sketches, clips, and no holds barred #isitok questions from viewers and athletes. Plus, world and European champion shot putter Aled Davies and judokas Sam Ingram and Chris Skelley are in the studio, so the boys better behave themselves if they don't want to get an Ippon.

Sep 12, 2016
Katherine Ryan, David Weir, Lauren Steadman
Season 1Episode 760 min

Katherine Ryan, David Weir, Lauren Steadman

Comedian Katherine Ryan gets Adam Hills, Josh Widdicombe and Alex Brooker in line as Day 6 hits its crescendo. There's a very special performance from six-time Paralympic gold medalist David 'Weirwolf' Weir, and para-triathlete Lauren Steadman joins the gang. Expect all the usual irreverence, plus sketches, clips, and the taboo-busting #isitok questions from viewers and fellow athletes.

Sep 13, 2016
Stephen Mangan, David Weir, Libby Clegg & Chris Clarke
Season 1Episode 860 min

Stephen Mangan, David Weir, Libby Clegg & Chris Clarke

Stephen Mangan runs interference for Adam Hills, Josh Widdicombe and Alex Brooker for an alternative look at the day's events. David 'Weirwolf' Weir gives a very special performance ahead of his 800m heat this evening, and Paralympic sprinter Libby Clegg and guide Chris Clarke drop in. Expect more sketches, clips, and whip-like wit and nothings-off-limits #isitok questions from viewers and athletes alike.

Sep 14, 2016
Katherine Ryan, Matt Skelhon, Piers Gilliver & Dimitri Coutya, Jack Rutter
Season 1Episode 960 min

Katherine Ryan, Matt Skelhon, Piers Gilliver & Dimitri Coutya, Jack Rutter

Comedian Katherine Ryan joins Adam Hills, Josh Widdicombe and Alex Brooker for more high jinks and alternative review from the Rio Paralympics. The boys are joined in the studio by British medal winners for sketches, clips, and anarchic discussion of the Games via no-holds-barred #isitok questions from viewers and athletes alike. Shooter Matt Skelhon; wheelchair fencers Piers Gilliver and Dimitri Coutya; and Jack Rutter, captain of Men's 7-a-side football team, join in the fun.

Sep 15, 2016
Katherine Ryan, Richard Whitehead, Will Bayley, Ross Wilson & Aaron McKibbin, Kadeena Cox, David Smith, Emma Wiggs
Season 1Episode 1060 min

Katherine Ryan, Richard Whitehead, Will Bayley, Ross Wilson & Aaron McKibbin, Kadeena Cox, David Smith, Emma Wiggs

Adam Hills, Josh Widdicombe and Alex Brooker are live in Rio for the 2016 Paralympic Games. The guys are joined by special guest Katherine Ryan, and medal-winning athletes for the penultimate leg of their comedic take on the Rio Paralympics with sketches, clips, and taboo-busting #isitok questions from viewers and athletes alike. Marathon man Richard Whitehead drops in along with table tennis stars Will Bayley, Ross Wilson and Aaron McKibbin, cycling and athletics star Kadeena Cox, boccia's David Smith and canoeist Emma Wiggs.

Sep 16, 2016
'Unofficial Closing Ceremony' - Sarah Storey, Hannah Cockroft, Gordon Reid, Jordanne Whiley, Dan Greaves, Lee Pearson
Season 1Episode 1160 min

'Unofficial Closing Ceremony' - Sarah Storey, Hannah Cockroft, Gordon Reid, Jordanne Whiley, Dan Greaves, Lee Pearson

Adam Hills, Josh Widdicombe and Alex Brooker are live in Rio for the 'unofficial closing ceremony' of the Rio Paralympics 2016. For their last show from Rio, the boys are joined in the studio by a multitude of medal winners and heroes of the Games, including Dame Sarah Storey, Hannah Cockroft, Gordon Reid, Jordanne Whiley, Dan Greaves and Lee Pearson. Plus, there's the usual tomfoolery, sketches, clips, and anarchic discussion via nothing's-off-limits #isitok questions from both viewers and athletes.

Sep 17, 2016

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