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Stars unite for Children in Need Children in Need show kicks off
(about 12 hours later)
Pop stars, actors and TV presenters are joining forces to raise money for BBC Children in Need. The Spice Girls, Kylie Minogue, Westlife and Annie Lennox will perform at this year's BBC Children in Need show, which has started in London.
The annual fundraising event culminates in a seven-hour BBC One show with performers including The Spice Girls, Kylie Minogue and Annie Lennox. David Gray and the Sugababes are also due to sing during the seven-hour BBC One fundraising programme.
Irish boy band Boyzone are reforming for the event and Doctor Who star David Tennant will meet his predecessor Peter Davison in a specially-written sketch. Irish boy band Boyzone are reforming for the show, and Doctor Who star David Tennant will meet his predecessor Peter Davison in a specially-written sketch.
Children in Need raises funds for disadvantaged young people in the UK. Children in Need raises money for disadvantaged young people in the UK.
This year it encouraged the public to "do something different" to raise money for the charity Last year the show raised £18.3m on the night it was broadcast.
Organisers hope to beat the £18.3m pledged on the night in 2006. 'Controversial fee'
This rose to more than £33m once all donations were collected.This rose to more than £33m once all donations were collected.
This year it encouraged the public to "do something different" to raise money for the charity
Presenter Terry Wogan has waived his controversial fee for presenting the show this year.
"Terry has said that he never asked for, never negotiated, a payment for presenting the Appeal Show. He would 'gladly do it for nothing' and he requested that the BBC did not pay him this year," a Children in Need spokeswoman said.
The reunited Spice Girls will perform Headlines (Friendship Never Ends), the official Children in Need single, from Los Angeles during the programme.The reunited Spice Girls will perform Headlines (Friendship Never Ends), the official Children in Need single, from Los Angeles during the programme.
Newsreaders including Fiona Bruce will perform a song from ChicagoNewsreaders including Fiona Bruce will perform a song from Chicago
BBC news readers Fiona Bruce, Dermot Murnaghan, Andrew Marr, Nicholas Owen, Bill Turnball and Ben Brown will perform a song from the West End musical Chicago. BBC news readers Fiona Bruce, Dermot Murnaghan, Andrew Marr, Nicholas Owen, Bill Turnbull and Ben Brown will perform a song from the West End musical Chicago.
The cast of BBC One soap EastEnders will appear and there will be special editions of TV shows Dragon's Den, Hotel Babylon and music quiz Never Mind the Buzzcocks.The cast of BBC One soap EastEnders will appear and there will be special editions of TV shows Dragon's Den, Hotel Babylon and music quiz Never Mind the Buzzcocks.
The cast of musical Dirty Dancing will also appear, as will singer David Gray, actor John Barrowman and Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat star Lee Mead. The cast of the musical Dirty Dancing will also appear, as will singer David Gray, actor John Barrowman and Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat star Lee Mead.
National and regional BBC radio and television stations have also been raising money for Children in Need. National and regional BBC radio and TV stations have also been raising money for Children in Need.
On Thursday, BBC Radio 2 listener Kenneth Donnell, from Glasgow, paid £83,000 for two tickets to Led Zeppelin's reunion gig in December in a Children in Need auction.On Thursday, BBC Radio 2 listener Kenneth Donnell, from Glasgow, paid £83,000 for two tickets to Led Zeppelin's reunion gig in December in a Children in Need auction.
Presented by Terry Wogan and Fearne Cotton, the TV programme begins at 1900 GMT on Friday.