Editing Children in Need (section)

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{{Infobox television
| alt_name    = BBC Children in Need
| image       = BBC Children in Need 2022.svg
| genre       = Charity [[telethon]]
| creator     = [[BBC Studios]]
| presenter   = {{plainlist|
* Sir [[Terry Wogan]]
* [[Sue Lawley]]
* [[Sue Cook]]
* [[Gaby Roslin]]
* [[Gloria Hunniford]]
* [[Esther Rantzen]]
* [[Joanna Lumley]]
* [[Andi Peters]]
* [[Chris Moyles]]
* [[Tess Daly]]
* [[Alesha Dixon]]
* [[Fearne Cotton]]
* '''[[Rochelle Humes]]'''
* [[Marvin Humes]]
* [[Greg James]]
* '''[[Ade Adepitan]]'''
* [[Graham Norton]]
* '''[[Mel Giedroyc]]'''
* [[Matt Edmondson]]
* [[Rob Beckett]]
* [[Tom Allen (comedian)|Tom Allen]]
* [[Alex Scott (footballer, born 1984)|Alex Scott]]
* '''[[Chris Ramsey (comedian)|Chris Ramsey]]'''
* [[Stephen Mangan]]
* [[Jason Manford]]
* '''[[Lenny Rush]]'''
* '''[[Vernon Kay]]'''
}}
| narrated    = [[Alan Dedicoat]]
| country     = United Kingdom
| language    = English
| location    = {{plainlist|
* [[Television Centre, London|BBC Television Centre]] (1980–2012)
* [[BBC Elstree Centre]] (2013–20)
* [[Dock10 (television facility)|Dock10 studios]] (2021–)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.dock10.co.uk/about/news/bbcs-children-in-need-and-comic-reliefs-red-nose-day-set-to-broadcast-live-from-dock10-studios/ |title=BBC's Children in Need and Comic Relief's Red Nose Day set to broadcast live from dock10 studios |publisher=[[Dock10 (television facility)|Dock10]] |accessdate=20 September 2021}}</ref>
}}
| camera      = [[Multiple-camera setup|Multi-camera]]
| runtime     = 5 mins – 7 hours
| company     = [[BBC Television]]<br>[[BBC Studios]] Entertainment Productions
| network     = [[BBC One]]<br>[[BBC Two]]
| first_aired = {{Start date|1980|11|21|df=yes}}
| last_aired  = present
| related     = [[Comic Relief]] (1988–present)<br>[[Sport Relief]] (2002–2020)
}}

'''''BBC Children in Need''''' is the [[BBC]]'s UK [[Charitable organization|charity]] dedicated to supporting disadvantaged children and young people across the country. Established in 1980, the organisation has raised over £1 billion by 2023 through its fundraising efforts.<ref>{{cite web |title=BBC Children in Need – Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) |url=https://www.bbcchildreninneed.co.uk/about-us/faqs/ |website=BBC |access-date=17 September 2023}}</ref>

The charity's flagship event is an annual [[telethon]] broadcast every November on [[BBC One]] and [[BBC Two]]. [[#Pudsey Bear|Pudsey Bear]] has served as its mascot, while the late Sir [[Terry Wogan]] hosted the event for 35 years. As a cornerstone of British television, Children in Need is one of the UK's two major telethons, alongside [[Comic Relief]]'s [[Red Nose Day]]. It remains the BBC's sole in-house charity.

Originally broadcast from the [[Television Centre, London|BBC Television Centre]], the telethon relocated to the [[BBC Elstree Centre]] between 2013 and 2020 following the closure of the former.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2017/children-in-need-presenter-lineup|title=BBC – Star-studded presenter line-up announced for BBC Children in Need 2017 – Media Centre|website=bbc.co.uk|access-date=14 March 2018}}</ref> Historically lasting up to seven hours, the event was streamlined to a three-hour programme (7:00 pm to 10:00 pm) from 2020 onwards.<ref>{{Cite web |title=BBC - BBC Children in Need, 2022, Live Show |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001f8kb |access-date=2022-11-18 |website=BBC |language=en-GB}}</ref> To accommodate family-friendly content, the television [[Watershed (broadcasting)|watershed]] is postponed until 11:30 pm on the night of the broadcast.

The 2020 telethon, impacted by the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], featured a significantly reduced format with just four presenters: [[Mel Giedroyc]], [[Alex Scott (footballer, born 1984)|Alex Scott]], [[Chris Ramsey (comedian)|Chris Ramsey]], and [[Stephen Mangan]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/mediapacks/cin-2020#heading-appeal-night-highlights-|title=BBC – BBC Children in Need returns to BBC One on Friday 13 November at 7pm, live from BBC Elstree Studios – Media Centre|date=3 November 2020|website=bbc.co.uk|access-date=5 November 2020}}</ref> Since November 2021, the event has been staged at [[Dock10 (television facility)|Dock10]], [[MediaCityUK]] in Salford.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/BBCCiN/status/1418513885938786304|title=The BBC's Children in Need appeal now took place in dock10 studios in Manchester, located on behalf of MediaCityUK, that will be a new home for Pudsey and its presenters.}}</ref> In October 2023, it was announced that [[Lenny Rush]]—a children's television star and future ''[[Doctor Who]]'' actor—would become the first child co-presenter in the charity's history during the 2023 appeal broadcast.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/bbcstudios/2023/lenny-rush-joins-bbc-children-in-need-presenting-line-up|title=BBC – Lenny Rush joins BBC Children in Need presenting line-up – Media Centre|date=18 October 2023|website=www.bbc.co.uk|access-date=9 November 2023}}</ref>