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Children in Need

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  • 1980– 1980–
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Children in Need (1980)
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The annual BBC telethon for its own children's charity. Every BBC local and national radio and television station gets involved. Your only chance to see Auntie Beeb's top newsreaders and pol... Read allThe annual BBC telethon for its own children's charity. Every BBC local and national radio and television station gets involved. Your only chance to see Auntie Beeb's top newsreaders and political pundits in The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975) revival, including Jeremy Vine in "... Read allThe annual BBC telethon for its own children's charity. Every BBC local and national radio and television station gets involved. Your only chance to see Auntie Beeb's top newsreaders and political pundits in The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975) revival, including Jeremy Vine in "The Narrator's" stockings and suspenders.
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  • Stars
    • Terry Wogan
    • Fearne Cotton
    • Gaby Roslin
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    • Terry Wogan
    • Fearne Cotton
    • Gaby Roslin
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    Terry Wogan
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    Joanna Lumley
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    Shona McGarty
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    Shane Richie
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    Sophie Raworth
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    Esther Rantzen
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    Mel Giedroyc
    Mel Giedroyc
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    Graham Norton
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    Kevan Allen
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    Gary Barlow
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    Alesha Dixon
    Alesha Dixon
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    6 episodes6 eps • 2003–2011
    Fiona Bruce
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    6 episodes6 eps • 2003–2010
    Nitin Ganatra
    Nitin Ganatra
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    5 episodes5 eps • 2010–2018
    Diane Parish
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    The annual BBC telethon for its own children's charity. Every BBC local and national radio and television station gets involved. Your only chance to see Auntie Beeb's top newsreaders and political pundits in The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975) revival, including Jeremy Vine in "The Narrator's" stockings and suspenders. —garryq
    • telethon
    • charity
    • cheque
    • long running tv
    • oversized check
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    • Trivia
      Pudsey Bear, this show's mascot, was created in 1985 by BBC Graphic Designer Joanna Ball who worked on this show. She named him after the town of Pudsey in West Yorkshire where she was born and where her grandfather was the Mayor.
    • Connections
      Edited into Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time (1993)

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    10/10
    Long may it reign
    Quite simply - the best thing the BBC does every year in terms of engaging people and raising money for valuable causes.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • November 21, 1980 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Official sites
      • BBC (United Kingdom)
      • BBC Online
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Дети в нужде
    • Filming locations
      • Arncliffe, North Yorkshire, England, UK
    • Production company
      • British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
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      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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