![]() The new format, presented by Terry Wogan, Sue Lawley and Esther Rantzen, saw a dramatic increase in public donations: £1 million was raised that year. It was devoted to raising money exclusively destined for charities working with children in the United Kingdom. It was a series of short segments linking the evening's programming instead of the usual continuity. In 1980, the first Children in Need telethon was broadcast. Pudsey Bear raising funds for BBC Children in Need 2009 Sometimes cartoon characters such as Peter Pan and Tom and Jerry were used. Terry Wogan first appeared during this five-minute appeal in 1978 and again in 1979. During that time a total of £625,836 was raised. The Christmas Day Appeals continued on TV and radio until 1979. The first televised appeal took place in 1955 and was called the Children's Hour Christmas Appeal, with the yellow glove puppet Sooty Bear and Harry Corbett fronting it. It raised about £1,342, which equates to about £69,950 by today's standards, and was donated to four children's charities. The BBC's first broadcast charity appeal took place in 1927, in the form of a five-minute radio broadcast on Christmas Day. The 42nd appeal show, which aired on 19 November 2021, took place at a new location of Dock10, MediaCityUK in Salford. In 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the telethon was reduced to a singular programme with only four presenters: Mel Giedroyc, Alex Scott, Chris Ramsey and Stephen Mangan. The telethon previously lasted for up to 7 hours, but since 2020, it has been reduced to a 3 hour programme from 7pm until 10pm. It is the only charity belonging to the BBC, the other telethon being Red Nose Day, supporting Comic Relief.įollowing the closure of the BBC Television Centre, the telethon broadcasts took place at the BBC Elstree Centre from 2013 to 2020. A prominent annual event in British television, Children in Need is one of two high-profile British telethons. ![]() Pudsey Bear has been BBC Children in Need's mascot since 1985, whilst Sir Terry Wogan was its long-standing host for 35 years. One of the highlights is an annual telethon, held in November and televised on BBC One and BBC Two. ![]() ![]() Since 1980, it has raised over £1.5 billion for disadvantaged children and young people in the UK. BBC Children in Need (also promoted as Plant mewn Angen in Wales ) is the BBC's UK charity. ![]()
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