CHALLENGES
A RUN FOR HOPE
EDDIE IZZARD 2021
On 31st January 2021 actor & comedian Eddie Izzard successfully completed a gruelling month of back to back marathons and stand up comedy gigs in support of Eddie’s charitable fund, Make Humanity Great Again. The extraordinary challenge, to run 32 marathons and perform 31 stand up comedy gigs in 31 days, was live streamed to a global audience and was covered worldwide across social media and by broadcast news
Eddie was joined on the challenge by hundreds of supporters including celebrities like Dame Judi Dench, Ewan McGregor and George Clooney. Eddie ran for over 200 hours, covering 838 miles and raising over £300,000 for a range of charities, including CARE International, Covenant House, FareShare, Uniting To Combat Neglected Tropical Diseases & Walking With The Wounded
zero30media helped devise the challenge, build the support team and engage with the charity partners & sponsors. We provided support & expertise around the live production, the fundraising, the guest booking, and fast turn around content production for broadcast & social media. It was a marathon effort all round, but we are proud to have supported a truly incredible achievement by a quite remarkable person
MAKE HUMANITY GREAT AGAIN
EDDIE IZZARD 2020
Across February 2020, zero30media Ltd was proud to support Eddie Izzard’s extraordinary challenge to run 28 marathons in 28 countries in 28 days. Starting in London on the evening of 31st January, Eddie’s challenge saw him running a marathon a day in every capital of the European Union, plus an extra 29th marathon back in London. We shot and produced video content to support Eddie’s incredible efforts, which raised over £140,000 for charity
ATLANTIC FLYERS
STARLIGHT CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION 2022
On the 17th January 2022 the Atlantic Flyers completed an epic challenge to row 3000 miles across the Atlantic Ocean, raising money for the Starlight Children’s Foundation. It was a very personal endeavour for an extraordinary crew of RAF heroes, led by Wing Commander Phil Holdcroft.
THE GREAT BIG WALK
EDEN PROJECT COMMUNITIES
The Great Big Walk was designed to engage and bring together communities, neighbours & friends to celebrate The Big Lunch and Great Get Together. Five groups of walkers spent three weeks walking across the UK drumming up support and visiting a vast range of incredible local projects
zero30media devised & delivered a broadcast communications plan; engaged & managed national TV coverage (including live coverage on The One Show & Lorraine); provided outreach to artists & celebrities; shot & edited 74 fast turnaround films promoting the challenge; provided live outside broadcast coverage into TV programming, and delivered daily social media support, video editing & uploads