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Sara Cox has been getting some advice from some people in the know ahead of her mammoth Children In Need challenge.

She is he latest in a long line of broadcasters to put her body on the line in the name of charity, with the BBC Radio 2 star is preparing to take on a huge physical and mental feat from Monday (November 10).

Bolton-born Sara will take on the equivalent of five marathons in five days, covering 135 miles on foot across four counties, all to raise money for Children In Need.

The beloved TV fundraiser returns with its big appeal night next Friday night (November 14) and Sara's challenge has been designed to celebrate 40 years of Pudsey Bear, as she ends in the West Yorkshire town BBC graphic designer Joanna Lane named the bandana-wearing bear after.

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