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| Children in Need hosting 'biggest ever' appeal | Children in Need hosting 'biggest ever' appeal |
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| The BBC has said this year's Children in Need will be "bigger and better than ever" as it bids to match 2011's record on-the-night total of £26m. | The BBC has said this year's Children in Need will be "bigger and better than ever" as it bids to match 2011's record on-the-night total of £26m. |
| Terry Wogan is hosting the six-hour fund-raiser along with Fearne Cotton, Tess Daly and Radio 1's Nick Grimshaw. | Terry Wogan is hosting the six-hour fund-raiser along with Fearne Cotton, Tess Daly and Radio 1's Nick Grimshaw. |
| Kylie, Girls Aloud and One Direction are among the show's live performers. | Kylie, Girls Aloud and One Direction are among the show's live performers. |
| Other highlights include the BBC Newsreaders taking on Top Gear's Star in a Reasonably Priced Car and Lord Sugar's The Walford Apprentice. | Other highlights include the BBC Newsreaders taking on Top Gear's Star in a Reasonably Priced Car and Lord Sugar's The Walford Apprentice. |
| This year's event is taking place against the backdrop of widespread allegations of child abuse against former BBC presenter Jimmy Savile, and Newsnight's dropped investigation into some of the allegations. | This year's event is taking place against the backdrop of widespread allegations of child abuse against former BBC presenter Jimmy Savile, and Newsnight's dropped investigation into some of the allegations. |
| The BBC has confirmed the Children in Need programme will make a reference to recent events that have featured in the news, but no specific names will be mentioned. | The BBC has confirmed the Children in Need programme will make a reference to recent events that have featured in the news, but no specific names will be mentioned. |
| More than £3,645,530 has already been pledged this year, and will be given to projects supporting children and young people around the UK. | More than £3,645,530 has already been pledged this year, and will be given to projects supporting children and young people around the UK. |
| Last year's event raised £26m on the night, which rose to £46m over the year | |
| Friday night's live show will also feature performances from Susan Boyle, Leona Lewis and Tim Minchin, while the newly reunited Girls Aloud will give the first TV performance of their official Children in Need single, Something New. | Friday night's live show will also feature performances from Susan Boyle, Leona Lewis and Tim Minchin, while the newly reunited Girls Aloud will give the first TV performance of their official Children in Need single, Something New. |
| Around 20 of Britain's Olympic and Paralympic stars have also got in on the action in a special music video. | Around 20 of Britain's Olympic and Paralympic stars have also got in on the action in a special music video. |
| Tom Daley, Rebecca Adlington, Zara Philips, Louis Smith and Ellie Simmonds are among those seen dancing to everything from Beyonce's Single Ladies to Gangnam Style. | Tom Daley, Rebecca Adlington, Zara Philips, Louis Smith and Ellie Simmonds are among those seen dancing to everything from Beyonce's Single Ladies to Gangnam Style. |
| Meanwhile two of Strictly Come Dancing's most amusing celebrity competitors returned for a Children in Need special. | |
| Ann Widdecombe and Russell Grant dusted off their dancing shoes to perform again with partners Anton Du Beke and Flavia Cacace. | |
| Children in Need mascot Pudsey the bear will also be dancing, after being partnered with this year's Britain's Got Talent winner and his namesake, Pudsey the dog. | Children in Need mascot Pudsey the bear will also be dancing, after being partnered with this year's Britain's Got Talent winner and his namesake, Pudsey the dog. |
| The show will also offer a first glimpse of Doctor Who's new companion in action in a preview of the Christmas special. | The show will also offer a first glimpse of Doctor Who's new companion in action in a preview of the Christmas special. |
| "This year's campaign is bigger and better than ever and people right across the country are once again coming together to raise thousands that will help change the lives of disadvantaged children right here in the UK," said David Ramsden, BBC Children in Need chief executive. | "This year's campaign is bigger and better than ever and people right across the country are once again coming together to raise thousands that will help change the lives of disadvantaged children right here in the UK," said David Ramsden, BBC Children in Need chief executive. |
| DIY: SOS and Bargain Hunt also recorded special Children in Need programmes, while Terry Wogan paid a fund-raising visit to Lee Mack sitcom Not Going Out. | DIY: SOS and Bargain Hunt also recorded special Children in Need programmes, while Terry Wogan paid a fund-raising visit to Lee Mack sitcom Not Going Out. |
| The BBC Symphony Orchestra teamed up with urban artists including Fazer, Angel, Stooshe and Tyler James to produce Wish I Belonged, with proceeds going to the charity. | The BBC Symphony Orchestra teamed up with urban artists including Fazer, Angel, Stooshe and Tyler James to produce Wish I Belonged, with proceeds going to the charity. |
| Other fund-raising events include The One Show's Rickshaw Challenge, Radio 2's Children in Need Jukebox and Saturday night's Strictly Live Wembley Show. | Other fund-raising events include The One Show's Rickshaw Challenge, Radio 2's Children in Need Jukebox and Saturday night's Strictly Live Wembley Show. |
| The TV broadcast will also feature films highlighting some of the work the charity does with children throughout the UK, presented by stars including Fearne Cotton, Robbie Williams, Geri Halliwell and EastEnders actress Nina Wadia. | The TV broadcast will also feature films highlighting some of the work the charity does with children throughout the UK, presented by stars including Fearne Cotton, Robbie Williams, Geri Halliwell and EastEnders actress Nina Wadia. |
| Children in Need is on BBC One. | Children in Need is on BBC One. |