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The ___MASK22___ is a long - ___MASK38___ ___MASK13___ ___MASK68___ with an ___MASK59___ ___MASK38___ of 42 . 195 kilometres ( 26 . 219 miles , or 26 miles 385 yards ), usually run as a road race . The ___MASK68___ was instituted in commemoration of the fabled run of the Greek soldier Pheidippides ( more correctly , Philippides ), a messenger from the Battle of Marathon to Athens , who reported the victory . Tiswas ("" Today Is Saturday ___MASK15___ And Smile "") was a Saturday morning children ' s British ___MASK99___ which ran from 5 January 1974 to 3 April 1982 and was produced for the ITV network by ATV Network Limited . Christopher John " Chris " Tarrant , OBE ( born 10 ___MASK81___ 1946 ) is an English radio and television broadcaster . He hosted the ITV children ' s television show " Tiswas " from 1974 to 1982 , the ITV game show " Who Wants to Be a Millionaire ?" from 1998 to 2014 , and was a Capital Radio host from 1984 to 2004 . Man O Man was a British ___MASK5___ based on a popular German format , which ran from 4 May 1996 to 7 August 1999 , hosted by Chris Tarrant . The first series was produced by Richard Hearsey who previously produced another show hosted by Tarrant called Prove It ! . The first series was recorded at Twickenham Film Studios during the winter of 1995 and aired in 1996 . The show was given another shot in 1998 with 2 one - off specials and a second series in 1999 , both being recorded at The Fountain Studios . One of the hostesses in the first series , Tracey McAndrew later changed her stage name to Nell McAndrew and went on to co - host the re - make of It ' s a Knockout ! for Channel 5 , again working with Richard Hearsey as producer but was produced by Ronin Entertainment . Nell McAndrew ( born Tracey Jane McAndrew on 6 ___MASK12___ 1973 ) is an English glamour ___MASK93___ . She is also an accomplished amateur athlete , with a marathon personal best time of 2 : 54 : 39 .