Adrian Chiles was an integral part in BBC Three's African Cup of Nations coverage. He was also a member of the BBC's World Cup team often bringing viewers late night highlights. He was a main presenter of the BBC's Euro 2008 coverage and was one of the anchors of the morning 2008 Olympics coverage from Beijing. After news media speculation suggesting that the BBC wished to increase the popularity of "The One Show" on Fridays by introducing Chris Evans alongside Christine Lampard in an extended one-hour format, Chiles was said to be discussing a contract with ITV. After Evans was confirmed as
Going Straight (TV programme) winner. In 2004, an investigation was launched into the programme after a contestant suffered severe burns following a retake of a stunt. The programme was later penalized NZ$65,000 in district court for the incident. Going Straight (TV programme) Going Straight is a New Zealand television reality programme by Touchdown Television that aired on TV3 in 2003. The programme was hosted by New Zealand actor Manu Bennett, where contestants had to continue moving in a straight line, no matter what the obstacles in the way, to compete for prize money of $NZ10,000. The format of the programme challenged five contestants, wearing