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We're the Superhumans is a television advert which was produced by Channel 4 to promote its broadcast of the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro.. Serving as a follow-up to Meet the Superhumans (which was used to promote the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London), the advert featured people of various backgrounds and disabilities (including several British Paralympic athletes) performing ...
Veteran TV pundit, the late Clive James said: "Taken as a whole, the Channel 4 coverage of the Paralympics was very good, but almost the best part of it was The Last Leg, the discussion show at the end of each day". [27] The programme provoked a discussion in the media about whether disability and comedy could work together on TV. [28]
Rollason became involved in charity work, raising £5 million for a cancer wing at North Middlesex Hospital, which was named in her honour. [3] She died on 9 August 1999 at the age of 43, in Brentwood, Essex. [3] On 17 August, a service of thanksgiving was held for Rollason at a church near her home, and attended by friends and colleagues. [28]
The following is a list of episodes for the British political satire and talk show The Last Leg which began airing on 30 August 2012 on Channel 4, originally as part of the channel's London 2012 Paralympic Games coverage and later spun off as its own show after the games finished.
Will Reeve was just three years old when his dad, Superman actor Christopher Reeve, was paralyzed from the neck down in a horse riding accident.Eight years later, after living an inspiring life as ...
Morgan had a small role as a presenter for Channel 4's sports coverage of the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, [36] and co-hosted, with JJ Chalmers, the channel's coverage of the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro [13] [37] [38] [39] Morgan has also co-hosted Channel 4's paralympic magazine show, The Superhuman Show, with Alex Brooker ...
[3] [4] Radio coverage was provided by the BBC on its radio channels BBC Radio 5 Live and BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra. [5] [6] Australia: The Australian Broadcasting Corporation broadcast the 2012 Paralympics across Australia, mostly on its digital channel ABC2. It broadcast over 100 hours of live coverage including both ceremonies. [7]
The Paris Games will be Romanchuk's third Paralympic experience, and he is poised to compete in five events: the 400-, 800-, 1500- and 5000-meter races, as well as the marathon.