Chris Moyles- Longest show ever

The other day in college i was asked to find a video that inspired me, i couldnt think of one. However after listening to, watching and hearing about Chris Moyles and the breakfast team completing the longest show ever which lasted a total of fifty two hours i was and am inspired. I would like too and hope to get into radio and it would be a great achievement to be given the oppurtunity too do that.



I was even more inspired because the show was done to raise money for comic relief. The aim was to beat the world record achieved by Simon Mayo of thirty seven hours in 1999. The record attempt began on wednesday 16th march. During the show it was announced that not only would chris moyles and his radio partner comedy dave try and beat this record they would try and continue on for thier own show which is usually broadcast at half past 6 in the morning. This amazed me because i know if i was them i would have ended it after the 37 hour mark but thats mostly due to the fact i like my sleep. On the 17th march at 7:30 they were joined by simon mayo and it was announced that they had broken the record for 37 hours. It was also announced that they had earned £1,009,033 and they kept going. It was clear they were tired and the strain was showing however they never grew up because the money raised helps those who need it most. On the 18th march at 10:30 they completed thier morning show and had been on air for a record breaking 52 hours non stop. It was also announced that they had earned £2,406,648 for Comic Relief. this has since risen to £2,622,421. This shows that even after completing thier show people kept donating. Now i cant speak for these donaters but i would imagine they are much like me and are inspired and admire the breakafast team. This means that on average they earned around £46,282 every hour.

During this show they were allowed five minute breaks every hour too take a shower and have a power nap. The thought of what they have achieved and not sleeping in three days amazes me and the money is all for a good cause so i guess this is what inspires me: Doing something incredible in order too help those less fortunate :) xxx