The 1988 event was the first national one and was hosted from the studios of London Weekend Television and presented throughout by Michael Aspel. All of the ITV regions took part with many local op-outs from the London coverage to highlight events in their own area. The Granada coverage came from the Quay Street studios in Manchester and featured many spots in which the stars of Coronation Street took part, including meeting fundraisers and entertainment slots. Two highlighted in the local edition of TV Times were "Percy Sugden and Liz Dawn - the Weatherfield warbler."