Anneka Rice 1988, being replaced by former tennis player Annabel Croft. Rice hosted the BBC's Children in Need appeal in 1987 and tested an early version of her next project, "Challenge Anneka". This had been devised by Rice herself and was launched in 1989 on BBC 1. It ran for a further five years. On 9 June 2006, it was announced that "Challenge Anneka" would return, but this time on ITV. The first of three specials was broadcast on Boxing Day 2006. A further episode was aired on 6 June 2007. As a result of her owning the rights to "Challenge Anneka"
The View (Irish TV programme) spin-off programme which featured different artist interviews and profiles from around Ireland. A special edition was broadcast on 13 April 2009. Titled "The View Presents: Duke Special versus Neil Hannon", it saw Neil Hannon and Duke Special performing songs from each others's careers, a duet together and answering questions put to them by John Kelly. The last episode of "The View" was broadcast on RTÉ One on 13 December 2011. A new replacement programme called "The Works" replaced "The View", beginning on 26 January 2012. The View (Irish TV programme) The View is an Irish television programme broadcast on RTÉ