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New look Challenge Anneka...

(October 2006)

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MA
Markleete
peterrocket posted:
Dave was the sound guy - was it Graham or am I thinking back to Treasure Hunt times?


No, you're right. Dave was the sound guy. And the bloke who drove the track (with the fuzzy head) was Paul.....

....and she had a dog in series 2, which used to travel with them.

I hope they don't change the idea too radically as it was top notch when they left it in 1995....
DJ
DJ Dave
lol sorry I was only about 7 when it ended. Embarassed
DJ
DJF
DJGM posted:
nok32uk posted:

Oh and bring back the Dakar I say!....oh..
http://www.dakar4x4.co.uk/news/images/ucf450y.jpg


What the blinking flip happened to that?!? Is that the same vehicle Anneka used to drive in the original BBC series?


Anneka Rice' Dakar destroyed
October 18th, 2001

A horrifying arson attack on Warren Barn Farm, used by Green Dragons Paragliding, thankfully injured no one but completely gutted the Dakar used by Anneka Rice in the Challenge Anneka series. A second Dakar stationed on the farm was rescued from the inferno and later had a timed incendiary device on it defused by Army bomb disposal experts. It is believed that Hunt saboteurs are behind the attacks aimed at the farm as it has hosted hunts, Green Dragons Paragliding and their Dakars are believed to of been victims simply by using the same location for their business.

Remains of UCF 450Y, aka Challenge Dakar Despite the Anneka Dakar being totally destroyed there are plans in place by Dakar Cars for it to be recovered and completely rebuilt to the original specifications.

Two Dakar's were made featuring the Challenge Anneka colour scheme and livery, but only UCF 450Y featured the roll cage modifications and was used by Anneka Rice. The second Dakar is currently believed to be located in France.
MH
miss hellfire
nok32uk posted:
Another classic from my childhood - this is really is the year of the TV revival - I'll include that in my end of year TVF review.

I should think Anneka will have replaced the 1980s brick phone for a Motorola Razr and the shell tracksuit?...haha..ohhh, whats the fashion at the moment?

Oh and bring back the Dakar I say!....oh..
http://www.dakar4x4.co.uk/news/images/ucf450y.jpg



Now there's a challenge for Anneka to rebuild the old buggy.
PT
Put The Telly On
Even if that was all she was doing, ITV would have it just the same.
BE
Ben Founding member
Markleete posted:
....and she had a dog in series 2, which used to travel with them.


Pedro Razz
BU
buster
The closing credits of a certain Chris Tarrant-hosted gameshow may be worth looking out for on Saturday in relation to this Wink
MA
Markleete
Buster

Are you teasing???

I hope not! Laughing
WH
Whataday Founding member
Maybe it's just another ploy to try and get more people watching Millionaire. It's on the skids at the mo!
JW
JamesWorldNews
I remember that Anneka also presented the news on TV-AM in the earlier days!! Do any of you remember that??????? I bet not........
GE
Gareth E
God I'm way too excited about this . . . very worrying! Confused Embarassed

All we need now is for Challenge to repeat the original series'!

There's a Wiki article with some links to other info at the bottom, just in case your memory needs refreshing.
MA
Markleete
I doubt Challenge will repeat the original series.

They're much too busy showing 5 solid hours of Cackiators on Sunday afternoons.....

[rant]

It's reasons like this that I boycott Challenge on a regular basis....no diversity. You've got five hours, why not show 10 different half hour gameshows instead of 360 minutues of Lycra and posing?

And what's the deal with the same season of "It's a knockout" being repeated over and over and over???

AAAAAHHHHGGGGHHHHHH!!!!

[/rant]

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