Chris Moyles 37hour show!
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You missed the part where it's for charity then.
I don't like facts to get in the way of a good bandwagon!
He also doesn't normally only work 1 hour, during that time he'd be on the air twice (7 hours) and normally in the office for a few more hours.
So if he was getting paid for it (which he won't be) it would be more like 3 times.
He's also taken two substantial pay cuts in the past couple of years along with other BBC radio "talent", he's by no means a pauper yet, but still he is about marginally more than just the money.
Isn't that just the standard excuse for doing something you fancy now? Like that ridiculous 100km walk they just did in the desert? Seriously, 5 days to walk 100km, not exactly pushing themselves are they?
What's your point? Having a go at them because they did something "easy" in your view, even though they raised half a million for a decent cause?
Easy? 20km in a day even in temperatures like that is nothing, although it'll be shot to make it seem tough and gruelling. The point is that they basically went on a bit of a walk for "charity", if you want people to donate you should at least do something that requires a bit of effort.
They may have raised half a million, but how much did it cost to setup and run this trip? I'll presume that "celebrities" were paid nothing, but think about all the support crew, cameramen, audio engineers, equipment and flights for it all.
It's common practice for any expenses like that to be sponsored by providers/funded by the broadcaster. Not going to even quote your comments on what they did, just seems bizarre. Doing a tandem sky-dive is hardly challenging, but shedloads of people do just that for charity and I don't see anyone complaining that it's too easy or that it's just something they wanted to do.
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wow sounds like a really really really hard challenge. glad to see he's really trying
Comic relief is about doing "something funny for money" since when was sitting in a bath of baked beans a really really really hard challenge? It's about doing anything you can to raise money, I doubt this will raise as much as he raised two years ago going up kilimanjaro, but it's going to raise a hell of a lot more than I will
Remind me again who the broadcaster is and how they're funded? I think it's bizarre that more people don't comment on the stupefying inanity of what celebrities do to raise money.
As for what I've bolded? Really? I've actually heard quite a few people complain about others getting free skydives by doing them for "charity"
Doesnt matter how much it cost to setup as thats covered by corporate sponsorship. BT picked up the bill for most of it and you will find all the kit they used would be provided free as donating a few rucksacks that are made for peanuts is a very cheap way of advertising.