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TV presenter Nick Knowles and the DIY SOS crew have teamed up with BBC Radio 2 presenters in<\/span> aid of BBC Children<\/span> in<\/span> Need this week \u2013 but he has revealed the special collaboration didn\u2019t go as smoothly as planned.<\/span><\/p>\n The special episode, airing on BBC One tomorrow (Wednesday 16th November), will show how Knowles along with Zoe Ball, Jo Whiley, Sara Cox, DJ Spoony, Trevor Nelson, Rylan and Scott Mills helped transformed a centre for The Getaway Girls choir in Leeds.<\/p>\n The team managed to successfully revamp the centre, which provides support to girls and young women across the city. However, speaking exclusively to RadioTimes.com<\/a>, Knowles reveals he had to adjust plans following the passing of Queen Elizabeth II on 8th September 2022.<\/p>\n \u201cWe tried to do what a construction company would do in six months in about nine days and in order for that to work everything has to fit together like a perfectly organised jigsaw. And then of course, Her Majesty the Queen passed away, and of course we had the funeral which meant that we had to give people the opportunity to grieve.<\/p>\n \u201cWe showed due respect and [on] the day of the funeral massively reduced what we did to let people watch [it]. We\u2019ve worked with the royals before and they would absolutely have wanted us to finish this facility for a charity as important as The Getaway Girls. So, we got the job done, but it did overrun.\u201d<\/p> Instead of nine days, the DIY SOS team managed to complete the job in 13 days, which is a massive achievement regardless.<\/p>\n Knowles continued: \u201cWhen you\u2019re trying to do six months\u2019 work in nine days there are always surprises, but the main thing that caused the difficulty obviously was the sad passing of the Queen, which meant everything was all thrown up in the air.<\/p>\n \u201cBut actually, we\u2019re still fairly happy! 13 days to do a six month job is still fairly miraculous, even if it was meant to be done in nine days.\u201d<\/p>\n The DIY SOS Children in Need special will air on BBC One on November 16th at 9pm.<\/strong><\/p>\n Looking for something else to watch? Check out our\u00a0TV Guide<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>or\u00a0Streaming Guide<\/a>, or visit our hub for more\u00a0Entertainment<\/a>\u00a0news.<\/strong><\/p>\n The latest issue of Radio Times is on sale now \u2013\u00a0subscribe now<\/a>. For more from the biggest stars in TV, listen to the\u00a0Radio Times View From My Sofa podcast<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p><\/body><\/html>\n By Grace Henry Published: Tuesday, 15 November 2022 at 12:00 am TV presenter Nick Knowles and the DIY SOS crew have teamed up with BBC Radio 2 presenters in aid of BBC Children in Need this week \u2013 but he has revealed the special collaboration didn\u2019t go as smoothly as planned. 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