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| The BBC's annual Children in Need show has kicked off with news that the appeal has already raised £4m. | The BBC's annual Children in Need show has kicked off with news that the appeal has already raised £4m. |
| Host Terry Wogan announced £4,364,411 had been raised by 20:00 GMT - the most ever raised at this stage in the show. | |
| The show was preceded by a One Show special, which saw the show's co-presenter Matt Baker end his 500-mile rickshaw ride from Edinburgh to London. | The show was preceded by a One Show special, which saw the show's co-presenter Matt Baker end his 500-mile rickshaw ride from Edinburgh to London. |
| Westlife, JLS, Susan Boyle are set to appear, and Fearne Cotton, Alesha Dixon and Tess Daly join Wogan as hosts. | Westlife, JLS, Susan Boyle are set to appear, and Fearne Cotton, Alesha Dixon and Tess Daly join Wogan as hosts. |
| Former X Factor boy band One Direction opened the show, which runs until the early hours, by performing their single What Makes You Beautiful. | |
| 'Extraordinary' | 'Extraordinary' |
| Following his arrival at BBC Television Centre, in west London, shortly after 19:10 GMT, Matt Baker described his gruelling rickshaw ride as an "extraordinary" experience. | |
| "To actually see people running after you with money and wanting you to have it, it's just unbelievable," he told One Show presenter Alex Jones. | "To actually see people running after you with money and wanting you to have it, it's just unbelievable," he told One Show presenter Alex Jones. |
| Baker, who began the challenge on 11 November and cycled for up to 10 hours a day, raised more than £1.2m for Children in Need. | Baker, who began the challenge on 11 November and cycled for up to 10 hours a day, raised more than £1.2m for Children in Need. |
| As the live show kicked off, BBC newsreaders Sian Williams, Sophie Raworth, Susanna Reid and Emily Maitlis were joined by former newsreader Angela Rippon to re-enact the dance routine Rippon performed with Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise in 1976. | |
| The cast of The Wizard of Oz also performed a variety of songs from the hit musical, and revealed they had raised more than £10,000 for Children in Need. | |
| Later, the Collective, a supergroup featuring Gary Barlow, Ed Sheeran, Tinchy Stryder, Chipmunk, Ms Dynamite, Tulisa, Wretch 32, Rizzle Kicks, Mz Bratt, Dot Rotten and Labrinth will perform the Children in Need single Teardrop during Friday's live show. | |
| Lord Sugar will enter the Dragons' Den and Gok Wan, best known for presenting fashion shows, has been lined up to sing. | |
| The cast of comedy series Outnumbered will perform Hey Hey We're the Monkees and the Muppets will lead an all-star version of the classic song Mah Na Mah Na. | The cast of comedy series Outnumbered will perform Hey Hey We're the Monkees and the Muppets will lead an all-star version of the classic song Mah Na Mah Na. |
| There will be regional segments to the show, allowing viewers to see fundraising events across the UK. | |
| The aim of the night is to raise as much money as possible to help support children's charities across the country. | The aim of the night is to raise as much money as possible to help support children's charities across the country. |
| A record £2,032,642 has been raised by BBC Radio 2 listeners, beating the £1,693,444 raised last year. |