Sounds of the 80s Red Nose Danceathon with Sara Cox

Summary

UPDATE: On Wednesday's breakfast show Chris revealed to Sara the total now stands at an incredible £1,071,264!
Sara danced along to the hits of the 80s for 24 hours
It was to raise money for Red Nose Day
At the 24 hour mark you'd donated £730,271 and the money's still coming in!

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Team Cox

And that's it from the Sound of the 80s Danceathon for Red Nose Day published at 09:40 GMT 21 March 2017
Thank you again for joining Sara and for all your amazing support throughout her challenge. Your outstanding generosity has kept her going through the 24 hours of non-stop dancing. Thank you so much! The money raised will make a real difference to the lives of so many people.
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And as Sara hits 24 hours of dancing the total is unbelievable - it's £730,271 published at 09:32 GMT 21 March 2017
Thank you for all your brilliant support and donations!
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Three, no two songs left....published at 09:21 GMT 21 March 2017
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And the latest total is... £600,999!published at 09:14 GMT 21 March 2017
Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!
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How to donatepublished at 09:04 GMT 21 March 2017
All of your donation goes to Comic Relief
You can donate to Comic Relief by text:
TO DONATE £5 TEXT SARA TO 70205
TO DONATE £10 TEXT SARA TO 70210
To find out more and to read the full terms and conditions head over here.
We rewound too far - it's Billy Ocean. But from the 1970spublished at 09:01 GMT 21 March 2017
Enjoying Sara's Red Nose Day Danceathon? Worried about being late for work? 😱 published at 08:50 GMT 21 March 2017
Fear not - Dara O'Briain has recorded this message to your boss, giving you OFFICIAL PERMISSION to turn up after 9.30 😂
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Because we're all enjoying Sara's Danceathon so much, Dara has a message for your boss.
This is what we want to see...published at 08:44 GMT 21 March 2017
Donations and dad dancing!
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The Sounds of the 80s Danceathon Playlistpublished at 08:37 GMT 21 March 2017
We've put together some of the greatest tunes from Sara's challenge. Check it out here .
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"And the latest total is... £385,450!"published at 08:14 GMT 21 March 2017
That is amazing and there's still over an hour to go!
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If you're asking "How can I help?" here's howpublished at 08:11 GMT 21 March 2017
You can donate to Comic Relief by text:
TO DONATE £5 TEXT SARA TO 70205
TO DONATE £10 TEXT SARA TO 70210
To find out more and to read the full terms and conditions head over here.
"Thank you everyone. Only a couple of hours to go...." published at 08:09 GMT 21 March 2017
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Imagination's Leee John is serenading Radio 2's Saraaa Cox to keep her moving published at 08:02 GMT 21 March 2017
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Mr Phil Collins and Mr Billy Joel meet at the pianopublished at 07:45 GMT 21 March 2017
Top of the Pops 1989
Michael Ball, today's breakfast presenter, has an idea...published at 07:35 GMT 21 March 2017
Michael Ball
Presenter, BBC Radio 2
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Don't have that frothy coffee - give us the money instead!
Thank you for all your donations so far!published at 07:28 GMT 21 March 2017
And if you're thinking of giving here are the details:
Donate to Comic Relief by text:
TO DONATE £5 TEXT SARA TO 70205
TO DONATE £10 TEXT SARA TO 70210
To find out more and to read the full terms and conditions head over here.
What's keeping Sara going?published at 07:23 GMT 21 March 2017
We'll let her tell you herself
Sara Cox
Presenter, BBC Radio 2
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This is Radio 2 and we've raised over £300,000 so far! The listeners have kept me dancing with their generosity.
Whitney Houston's "One Moment in Time" will never be the same again published at 07:10 GMT 21 March 2017
The next Red Nose Day single?
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How much?published at 06:55 GMT 21 March 2017
That's amazingly generous. As Michael Ball says "We have the best listeners in the world!"
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"People hold on!"published at 06:46 GMT 21 March 2017
Just a few more hours to go
And you've just been listening to the dulcet tones of Lisa Stansfield with Coldcut
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Top of the Pops, 1989