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"
Grand Prix (TV programme) some as highlights. The show had featured one of the most iconic theme tunes in sport, with Fleetwood Mac's "The Chain". 1979 saw James Hunt join the commentary booth alongside Walker after Hunt announced his retirement from racing that year and continued until his death in June 1993. Hunt would be succeeded by Jonathan Palmer. By the 1990s all of the races were broadcast live with the summer races shown as part of Sunday Grandstand, with highlights on the Grand Prix programme. Some races were shown on Grand Prix due to either TV times In the morning/evening or on the