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Children in Need raises over £19m Children in Need raises over £19m
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This year's BBC Children In Need appeal has raised more than £19m. This year's BBC Children In Need appeal TV show has raised £19.09m.
The reunited Spice Girls opened the 28th annual fundraiser with a performance from Los Angeles of official CIN song Headlines.The reunited Spice Girls opened the 28th annual fundraiser with a performance from Los Angeles of official CIN song Headlines.
Songs from Kylie Minogue, Annie Lennox, Westlife, the Sugababes and the BBC's newsreaders were among the other highlights on the seven-hour show.Songs from Kylie Minogue, Annie Lennox, Westlife, the Sugababes and the BBC's newsreaders were among the other highlights on the seven-hour show.
Last year, £18.3m was raised on the night of broadcast, rising to more than £33m once all donations were collected.Last year, £18.3m was raised on the night of broadcast, rising to more than £33m once all donations were collected.
'Controversial fee''Controversial fee'
This year Children In Need encouraged the public to "do something different" to raise money for the charity.This year Children In Need 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.Presenter Terry Wogan has waived his controversial fee for presenting the show this year.
Hollyoaks soap actors pick up a microphone to help raise money class="" href="/1/hi/in_pictures/7099446.stm">In pictures: Children In Need
"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."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, all dressed glamorously in black, performed Headlines (Friendship Never Ends), the official Children in Need single, from Los Angeles during the programme.The reunited Spice Girls, all dressed glamorously in black, performed Headlines (Friendship Never Ends), the official Children in Need single, from Los Angeles during the programme.
They were followed by a rendition of Elton John's Your Song by actor John Barrowman, accompanied by Myleene Klass on piano.They were followed by a rendition of Elton John's Your Song by actor John Barrowman, accompanied by Myleene Klass on piano.
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat star Lee Mead was one of the first acts to open the show.Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat star Lee Mead was one of the first acts to open the show.
Irish boy band Boyzone also reformed for the show, and Doctor Who star David Tennant met his predecessor Peter Davison in a specially-written sketch.Irish boy band Boyzone also reformed for the show, and Doctor Who star David Tennant met his predecessor Peter Davison in a specially-written sketch.
BBC newsreaders Fiona Bruce, Dermot Murnaghan, Andrew Marr, Nicholas Owen, Bill Turnbull and Ben Brown performed All That Jazz from the West End musical Chicago.BBC newsreaders Fiona Bruce, Dermot Murnaghan, Andrew Marr, Nicholas Owen, Bill Turnbull and Ben Brown performed All That Jazz from the West End musical Chicago.
Lee Mead dazzled in his Dreamcoat Doctor Who David Tennant (right) meets predecessor Peter Davison
The cast of BBC One soap EastEnders covered the Beatles' Sgt Pepper's Lonely Heart Club Band 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 covered the Beatles' Sgt Pepper's Lonely Heart Club Band and there will be special editions of TV shows Dragon's Den, Hotel Babylon and music quiz Never Mind the Buzzcocks.
The cast of the musical Dirty Dancing also appeared.The cast of the musical Dirty Dancing also appeared.
National and regional BBC radio and TV 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.