By J. Kim Murphy
BBC’s Big Night In raises $67 million for coronavirus relief funds
24.04.2020 - 11:15 / peoplemagazine.co.za
The BBC’s Big Night In telethon raised a combined total of over $67 million (£54.2 million) on Thursday evening.
The star-studded show, hosted by Lenny Henry, Zoe Ball, and Paddy McGuinness, featured appearances from some of Britain’s TV favourites and raised funds for two of the BBC’s biggest charity partners, Children in Need and Comic Relief.
As the evening’s celebrations drew to a close, it was announced that a total of $33,844,327 (£27,398,675) had been raised via public donations – with
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