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Children in Need show raises £19m Children in Need show raises £19m
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The BBC's Children in Need appeal is on course for a record total after this year's TV show raised more than £19m.The BBC's Children in Need appeal is on course for a record total after this year's TV show raised more than £19m.
The reunited Spice Girls opened the 28th annual fundraiser by performing CiN song Headlines from Los Angeles.The reunited Spice Girls opened the 28th annual fundraiser by performing CiN song Headlines from Los Angeles.
Songs from Kylie Minogue, Annie Lennox, Westlife, the Sugababes and the BBC's newsreaders were among the other highlights on the seven-hour programme.Songs from Kylie Minogue, Annie Lennox, Westlife, the Sugababes and the BBC's newsreaders were among the other highlights on the seven-hour programme.
In 2006, the night raised £18.3m - with the sum reaching £33m after donations from all fundraising was collected. In 2006, the night raised £18.3m - with the sum reaching £33m after donations from all fund-raising was collected.
'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.
In pictures: Children In NeedIn 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.
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.
Doctor Who David Tennant (right) meets predecessor Peter DavisonDoctor 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 were 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 were 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.
In the course of the live televised event:
  • Almost 212,000 calls from viewers were handled by BT
  • More than 36,000 online donations were made
  • More than 15,000 donations were made via the Red Button
  • BT used more than 2,500 volunteers in 50 call centres across the UK to cope with the demand
    • 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.