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"
Anneka Rice money went to the Bengal tigers and their celebrity, Pauline Collins. In September 2007, she appeared in the third series of "Hell's Kitchen". Rice appeared as a contestant on episode 5 of "Celebrity Mastermind" (broadcast 1 January 2010). She chose the life and career of Jean Rhys as her specialist subject and finished as runner-up to the winner, Gemmill. In June 2012, Rice co-hosted a BBC1 programme "Rolf Paints... Diamond Jubilee" with Rolf Harris in celebration of Queen Elizabeth II's jubilee. In August 2012, she was named co-presenter of "The Flowerpot Gang" on BBC 1 with Joe Swift (TV garden