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{{Short description|UK charity of the BBC}}
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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>

==History==
=== Earlier BBC appeals ===
The BBC's inaugural charity appeal was a five-minute radio broadcast on Christmas Day 1927, raising approximately £1,342 for four children's charities.<ref name="About Us">{{cite web |title=Our History |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/pudsey/aboutus/history.shtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091025155547/http://www.bbc.co.uk/pudsey/aboutus/history.shtml |archive-date=25 October 2009 |access-date=17 November 2014 |publisher=[[BBC]]}}</ref>

The first televised appeal, the ''[[Children's Hour]]'', aired in 1955. Fronted by [[Harry Corbett]] and the yellow [[glove puppet]] [[Sooty]] Bear, these appeals continued annually on television and radio until 1979, raising a total of £625,836.<ref name="About Us"/> Sir [[Terry Wogan]] made his debut during the five-minute appeal in 1978 and returned in 1979.<ref name="About Us"/> Animated characters such as [[Peter Pan]] and [[Tom and Jerry]] occasionally featured in these broadcasts.

=== ''BBC Children in Need'' ===
[[File:BBC pudsey bear in sheffield children in need-2009.jpg|thumb|right|Pudsey Bear raising funds for BBC Children in Need 2009]]

The first dedicated ''Children in Need'' [[telethon]] aired in 1980, replacing standard continuity segments with fundraising appeals during evening programming. Presented by [[Terry Wogan]], [[Sue Lawley]], and [[Esther Rantzen]], the event raised £1 million, exclusively for UK-based children's charities—a significant increase from previous campaigns.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-11-14 |title=How to donate to Children in Need - everything you need to know |url=https://www.dunmowbroadcast.co.uk/news/national/uk-today/24723420.donate-bbc-children-need---need-know/ |access-date=2024-11-18 |website=Dunmow Broadcast |language=en}}</ref>

By 1984, the telethon evolved into a single continuous programme, abandoning regular programming slots. The format expanded to include radio and online content, with Wogan remaining the primary host until 2014. He stepped down due to health issues and died in 2016.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sir Terry Wogan: Veteran broadcaster dies, aged 77 - BBC News |work=BBC News |date=31 January 2016 |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-35453541}}</ref>

In 1988, BBC ''Children in Need'' registered as a charity in England and Wales (no. 802052), followed by Scottish registration (SC039557) in 2008. A notable partnership in 2020 saw the charity collaborate with the [[McLaren|McLaren Formula One Team]] at a race to support initiatives in [[Turkey]].{{citation needed|date=December 2024}}

Simon Antrobus has served as chief executive since 2016.

===Sponsorships===
Corporate partners have played a key role in fundraising. [[Asda]], [[McDonald's]], [[One Stop]], [[Greggs]], [[Enterprise Rent-A-Car|Enterprise]], and [[Cineworld]] are among the charity's longstanding sponsors. [[Welcome Break]]—whose service stations host outlets such as [[WHSmith]], [[Waitrose]], [[Subway (restaurant)|Subway]], [[Burger King]], [[Pret a Manger]], [[Starbucks]] and [[Harry Ramsden's]]—has also supported the cause.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cineworld UK kickstarts February with a brand new digital and customer-facing fundraising campaign to support Variety |url=https://www.variety.org.uk/news-item/cineworld-uk-kick-starts-february-with-a-brand-new-digital-and-customer-facing-fundraising-campaign-to-support-variety/ |access-date=2024-11-18 |website=Variety, the Children's Charity |language=en-GB}}</ref> The 2025 [[Sidemen Charity Match]], scheduled for [[Wembley Stadium]], will raise funds for ''Children in Need''.

==Sir Terry Wogan Fundraiser of the Year Award==
The Sir [[Terry Wogan]] Fundraiser of the Year has been awarded annually since 2016 to individuals demonstrating exceptional commitment to raising funds for BBC ''Children in Need''. Established by Wogan's family in memory of the late Sir Terry Wogan—the charity's long-standing host—the award was first presented by his son, Mark, during the [[Children in Need 2016|2016]] telethon. Subsequent ceremonies have featured notable presenters, including [[Joanna Lumley]] (2017) and [[Michael Ball]] (2021).

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year !! Winner 
|-
| '''2016''' || Lauchlan Muir
|-
| '''2017''' || Ellie and Abbie Holloway
|-
| '''2018''' || Keeley Browse
|-
| '''2019''' || Austin and Esther Atkins
|-
| '''2020''' || Brian Pitt
|-
| '''2021''' || Amy Wright
|-
| '''2022''' || Aileen Kane
|}

== Telethon ==

=== Acts ===
The telethon features performances by prominent singers, musical groups, and celebrities, often participating in sketches or musical numbers during the {{frac|6|1|2}}-hour-long programme. Notable appearances include actors from [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]] programmes—sometimes in character or from their show's sets—as well as BBC newsreaders, whose performances became an annual tradition. Stars of [[West End theatre|West End]] musicals frequently perform excerpts from their productions after their theatre curtain calls.

=== Broadcast ===
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[[File:BBC Television Centre.jpg|thumb|right|[[Television Centre, London|BBC Television Centre]] on the night of the 2008 telethon]]
[[BBC One]] dedicates its entire evening schedule to the telethon, pausing only for a 35-minute break at 10:00&nbsp;pm to air ''[[BBC News at Ten]]'', weather updates, and regional news. Simultaneously, [[BBC Two]] broadcasts complementary programming, such as ''[[Mastermind (British game show)|Mastermind]] Children in Need'', which is a form of ''[[Celebrity Mastermind]]''. Pre-telethon specials include ''[[DIY SOS#DIY SOS: The Big Build (2010–present)|DIY SOS: The Big Build]]'', ''[[Bargain Hunt]]'', and ''[[The One Show]]'', featuring challenges like the hosts' rickshaw ride and a celebrity edition of ''[[Pointless]]'' hosted by [[Alexander Armstrong]] and [[Richard Osman]], assisted by Pudsey Bear.<ref>{{Cite web|date=14 November 2024|title=How to donate to Children in Need - everything you need to know|url=https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/national/uk-today/24723420.donate-bbc-children-need---need-know/|access-date=18 November 2024|website=The Herald|language=en}}</ref>

Regional contributions play a significant role: BBC England's regions provide hourly {{nowrap|5–8-minute}} updates, while [[BBC Scotland]], [[BBC Cymru Wales]], and [[BBC Northern Ireland]] historically aired extended local segments before rejoining the network broadcast around 1:00&nbsp;am. From 2010, however, these nations adopted the English regions' hourly update format.

=== ''Children in Need'' Choir ===
Since 2011, a central feature of the telethon has been a live choir performance involving over 1,000 children across 8–10 UK locations, singing in unison.
{{main|Children in Need Choir}}

=== Annual telethon overview ===

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%;"
|-
! scope="col" | No.
! scope="col" | Broadcast date
! scope="col" | Broadcast total
! scope="col" | Total raised
! scope="col" | Main presenter
! scope="col" | Co-presenters
! scope="col" | BBC One rating<br>(millions)
|-
! scope="row" | [[Children in Need 1980|1]]
| {{nowrap|21 November 1980}}
| {{n/a}}
| £1,200,000
| rowspan="35"| Sir [[Terry Wogan]]
| [[Sue Lawley]]<br/>[[Esther Rantzen]]
| {{n/a}}
|-
! scope="row" | [[Children in Need 1981|2]]
| {{nowrap|20 November 1981}}
| £508,625
| £1,008,697
| [[Esther Rantzen]]
| {{n/a}}
|-
! scope="row" | [[Children in Need 1982|3]]
| {{nowrap|26 November 1982}}
| £603,440
| £1,050,000
| rowspan="2"| [[Gloria Hunniford]]<br/>[[Fran Morrison]]
| {{n/a}}
|-
! scope="row" | [[Children in Need 1983|4]]
| 25 November 1983
| £839,429
| £1,158,737
| {{n/a}}
|-
! scope="row" | [[Children in Need 1984|5]]
| 23 November 1984
| £1,459,283
| £2,264,398<ref name="BBC Annual Report & Accounts 1987-88">{{cite web |url=http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BBC-Annual/BBC-Annual-Report-1988.pdf |title=BBC Annual Report & Accounts 1987–88 |work=BBC |page=21 |access-date=28 May 2015}}</ref>
| [[Sue Cook]]<br>[[Joanna Lumley]]
| {{n/a}}
|-
! scope="row" | [[Children in Need 1985|6]]
| 22 November 1985
| £2,431,085
| £4,476,780<ref name="BBC Annual Report & Accounts 1987-88"/>
| [[Sue Cook]]<br>[[John Craven]]<br>[[Joanna Lumley]]
| {{n/a}}
|-
! scope="row" | [[Children in Need 1986|7]]
| 21 November 1986
| £5,264,655
| £8,687,607<ref name="BBC Annual Report & Accounts 1987-88"/>
| [[Sue Cook]]<br>[[Joanna Lumley]]
| {{n/a}}
|-
! scope="row" | [[Children in Need 1987|8]]
| 27 November 1987
| £8,735,657
| £13,916,326<ref name="BBC Annual Report & Accounts 1987-88"/>
| [[Sue Cook]]
| {{n/a}}
|-
! scope="row" | [[Children in Need 1988|9]]
| 18 November 1988
| £13,099,246
| £17,563,458<ref name="BBC Annual Report & Accounts 1989-90">{{cite web |url=http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BBC-Annual/BBC-Annual-Report-1988.pdf |title=BBC Annual Report & Accounts 1987–88 |work=BBC |page=39 |access-date=28 May 2015}}</ref>
| [[Sue Cook]]<br>[[Joanna Lumley]]
| {{n/a}}
|-
! scope="row" | [[Children in Need 1989|10]]
| 17 November 1989
| £17,213,664
| £21,671,931
| [[Sue Cook]]
| {{n/a}}
|-
! scope="row" | [[Children in Need 1990|11]]
| 23 November 1990
| £17,547,227
| £20,921,929
| [[Sue Cook]]<br>[[Dave Benson Phillips]]
| {{n/a}}
|-
! scope="row" | [[Children in Need 1991|12]]
| 22 November 1991
| £17,182,724
| £20,819,508
| rowspan="4"| [[Sue Cook]]<br>[[Andi Peters]]
| {{n/a}}
|-
! scope="row" | [[Children in Need 1992|13]]
| 20 November 1992
| £11,549,490
| £16,700,000
| {{n/a}}
|-
! scope="row" | [[Children in Need 1993|14]]
| 26 November 1993
| £12,386,866
| £17,300,000
| {{n/a}}
|-
! scope="row" | [[Children in Need 1994|15]]
| 25 November 1994
| £12,012,524
| {{n/a}}
| {{n/a}}
|-
! scope="row" | [[Children in Need 1995|16]]
| 24 November 1995
| £11,843,385
| {{n/a}}
| [[Sue Cook]]<br/>[[Gaby Roslin]]
| {{n/a}}
|-
! scope="row" | [[Children in Need 1996|17]]
| 22 November 1996
| £11,847,168<ref name="BBC 21 Nov 1997">{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/33341.stm |title= Lou Reed and Pudsey aim to raise £20m |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=21 November 1997 |website= news.bbc.co.uk | access-date=14 November 2014}}</ref>
| £18,700,000<ref name="BBC 21 Nov 1997"/><ref>{{cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/97452.stm | work=BBC News | title=Pudsey bear says a big thank you | date=23 May 1998}}</ref>
| rowspan="9"| [[Gaby Roslin]]
| {{n/a}}
|-
! scope="row" | [[Children in Need 1997|18]]
| 21 November 1997
| £12,034,235<ref>{{cite web |title=Children in Need November 1998 |url=http://www.fundraising.co.uk/news/1998/11/23/children-need |publisher=fundraising.co.uk |access-date=16 November 2014 |archive-date=29 October 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029192549/http://www.fundraising.co.uk/news/1998/11/23/children-need |date=23 November 1998}}</ref>
| £20,900,000<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/218346.stm |title=Entertainment Stars come out for Children In Need |publisher=[[BBC]] |date=20 November 1998 |access-date=3 November 2014}}</ref>
| {{n/a}}
|-
! scope="row" | [[Children in Need 1998|19]]
| 20 November 1998
| £11,380,888<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/218810.stm |title=Children in Need appeal passes £11m  |publisher=[[BBC]] |date=21 November 1998 |access-date=16 November 2014}}</ref>
| £17,900,000
| {{n/a}}
|-
! scope="row" | [[Children in Need 1999|20]]
| 26 November 1999
| £11,639,053<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/537470.stm |title=TV appeal hits record total  |publisher=[[BBC]] |date=27 November 1999 |access-date=16 November 2014}}</ref>
| £16,700,000
| 6.61
|-
! scope="row" | [[Children in Need 2000|21]]
| 17 November 2000
| £12,244,764<ref name="Appeal 2000">{{cite web |title=BBC Children In Need Appeal 2000 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/cin/ |publisher=[[BBC]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20001218032800/http://www.bbc.co.uk/cin/ |archive-date=18 December 2000 |access-date=17 November 2014}}</ref>
| £20,000,000
| 6.8<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Deans |first1=Jason |url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2000/nov/20/broadcasting.overnights |title=Cilla beats Ant and Dec in TV ratings |newspaper=[[The Guardian]] |date=20 November 2000 |access-date=16 November 2014}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | [[Children in Need 2001|22]]
| 16 November 2001
| £12,895,853<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/1659535.stm |title=Children In Need raises millions  |publisher=[[BBC]] |date=17 November 2001 |access-date=17 November 2014}}</ref>
| £25,900,000<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/1960723.stm |title=Children In Need breaks record
|publisher=[[BBC]] |date=30 April 2002 |access-date=16 November 2016}}</ref>
| 7.12
|-
! scope="row" | [[Children in Need 2002|23]]
| 15 November 2002
| £13,501,375<ref name="BBC 16 November 2002">{{Cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/2480491.stm |title= Record total for Children In Need |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=16 November 2002 |website= news.bbc.co.uk| access-date=14 November 2014}}</ref>
| £26,200,000<ref>{{cite web |title=How much money did BBC Children in Need raise last year?|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/pudsey/faqs/3.shtml |publisher=[[BBC]] |access-date=17 November 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040415042852/http://www.bbc.co.uk/pudsey/faqs/3.shtml |archive-date=15 April 2004}}</ref>
| 7.56
|-
! scope="row" | [[Children in Need 2003|24]]
| 21 November 2003
| £15,305,212<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/3229234.stm |title=Westlife boost Children in Need  |publisher=[[BBC]] |date=22 November 2003 |access-date=16 November 2014}}</ref>
| £31,400,000<ref>{{cite web |title=How much money did BBC Children in Need raise last year?|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/pudsey/faqs/ |publisher=[[BBC]] |access-date=17 November 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050115182221/http://www.bbc.co.uk/pudsey/faqs/ |archive-date=15 January 2005 |date=19 July 2012}}</ref>
| 10.49
|-
! scope="row" | [[Children in Need 2004|25]]
| 19 November 2004
| £17,156,175<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2004/11_november/20/cin.shtml |title=£17,156,175 raised by BBC Children in Need so far. |publisher=[[BBC]] |date=20 November 2004 |access-date=16 November 2014}}</ref>
| £34,200,000<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/6157986.stm |title=Children in Need total tops £18m |publisher=[[BBC]] |date=18 November 2006 |access-date=16 November 2014}}</ref>
| 8.48
|-
! scope="row" | [[Children in Need 2005|26]]
| 18 November 2005
| £17,235,256<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2005/11_november/19/cin.shtml |title=£17m raised by BBC Children in Need so far. |publisher=[[BBC]] |date=19 November 2005 |access-date=16 November 2014}}</ref>
| £33,200,000<ref>{{cite web |url=http://apps.charitycommission.gov.uk/Accounts/Ends52/0000802052_AC_20060930_E_C.PDF |title=Report and Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended 30 September 2006 |publisher=The BBC Children in Need Appeal |access-date=19 November 2011 |page=9 }}{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
| [[Fearne Cotton]]<br>[[Natasha Kaplinsky]]<br>[[Matt Allwright]]{{efn|name=overview1}}
| 9.07
|-
! scope="row" | [[Children in Need 2006|27]]
| 17 November 2006
| £18,300,392<ref>{{cite web|title=How much money did BBC Children in Need 2006 raise?|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/pudsey/faqs/|publisher=[[BBC]]|access-date=17 November 2014|date=19 July 2012}}</ref>
| £33,600,000<ref>{{cite web |url=http://apps.charitycommission.gov.uk/Accounts/Ends52/0000802052_AC_20070930_E_C.PDF |title=Annual Report and Accounts – Year Ended 30 September 2007 |publisher=The BBC Children in Need Appeal |access-date=19 November 2011 |page=21 }}{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
| [[Fearne Cotton]]<br>[[Natasha Kaplinsky]]<br>[[Chris Moyles]]{{efn|name=overview1}}
| 7.72
|-
! scope="row" | [[Children in Need 2007|28]]
| 16 November 2007
| £19,089,771<ref>{{cite web|title=Latest News|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/pudsey/|publisher=[[BBC]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071215224141/http://www.bbc.co.uk/pudsey/|archive-date=15 December 2007|access-date=17 November 2014}}</ref>
| £37,500,000<ref>{{cite web |url=http://apps.charitycommission.gov.uk/Accounts/Ends52/0000802052_AC_20080930_E_C.PDF |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129013404/http://apps.charitycommission.gov.uk/Accounts/Ends52/0000802052_AC_20080930_E_C.PDF |url-status=dead |archive-date=29 November 2014 |title=Annual Report and Accounts – 30 September 2008 |publisher=The BBC Children in Need Appeal |access-date=19 November 2011 |page=25 }}</ref>
| [[Fearne Cotton]]
| 9.56
|-
! scope="row" | [[Children in Need 2008|29]]
| 14 November 2008
| £20,991,216<ref>{{cite web|title=Who You've Helped 2008|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/pudsey/aboutus/whoyouvehelped.shtml|publisher=[[BBC]]|access-date=17 November 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090209132109/http://www.bbc.co.uk/pudsey/aboutus/whoyouvehelped.shtml|archive-date=9 February 2009}}</ref>
| £38,500,000<ref>{{cite web |url=http://apps.charitycommission.gov.uk/Accounts/Ends52/0000802052_AC_20090930_E_C.PDF |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129013421/http://apps.charitycommission.gov.uk/Accounts/Ends52/0000802052_AC_20090930_E_C.PDF |url-status=dead |archive-date=29 November 2014 |title=Annual Report and Accounts – 30 September 2009 |publisher=The BBC Children in Need Appeal |access-date=19 November 2011 |page=22 }}</ref>
|  [[Fearne Cotton]]<br/>[[Tess Daly]]<br/>[[Alesha Dixon]]{{efn|name=overview1}}
| 9.83
|-
! scope="row" | [[Children in Need 2009|30]]
| 20 November 2009
| £20,309,747<ref name="2009-10-report" />
| £40,200,000<ref name="2009-10-report">{{cite web |url=http://apps.charitycommission.gov.uk/Accounts/Ends52/0000802052_ac_20100930_e_c.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129013436/http://apps.charitycommission.gov.uk/Accounts/Ends52/0000802052_ac_20100930_e_c.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=29 November 2014 |title=Annual Report and Accounts – 30 September 2010 |publisher=The BBC Children in Need Appeal |access-date=19 November 2011 }}</ref>
| [[Tess Daly]]<br/>[[Alesha Dixon]]<br/>[[Peter Andre]]{{efn|name=overview1}}
| 10.08
|-
! scope="row" | [[Children in Need 2010|31]]
| 19 November 2010
| £18,098,199<ref name="2010-11-report" />
| £36,600,000<ref name="2010-11-report">{{cite web|url=http://apps.charitycommission.gov.uk/Accounts/Ends52%5C0000802052_ac_20110930_e_c.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129013348/http://apps.charitycommission.gov.uk/Accounts/Ends52%5C0000802052_ac_20110930_e_c.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=29 November 2014|title=Annual Report and Accounts – 30 September 2011|publisher=The BBC Children in Need Appeal|access-date=19 November 2011}}</ref>
| [[Fearne Cotton]]<br/>[[Tess Daly]]<br/>[[Peter Andre]]{{efn|name=overview1}}
| 9.36
|-
! scope="row" | [[Children in Need 2011|32]]
| 18 November 2011
| £26,332,334<ref name="2011 BBC News">{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-15790669|title=Record £26m for Children in Need|publisher=[[BBC]]|date=19 November 2011|access-date=16 November 2014|newspaper=BBC News}}</ref>
| £46,100,000<ref name="2011-12-report">{{cite web|url=http://apps.charitycommission.gov.uk/Accounts/Ends52/0000802052_AC_20120630_E_C.pdf|title=Annual Report and Accounts Nine Months to 30 June 2012|publisher=The BBC Children in Need Appeal|access-date=22 July 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140107160420/http://apps.charitycommission.gov.uk/Accounts/Ends52/0000802052_AC_20120630_E_C.pdf|archive-date=7 January 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| [[Fearne Cotton]]<br/>[[Tess Daly]]<br/>[[Alesha Dixon]]
| 10.01
|-
! scope="row" | [[Children in Need 2012|33]]
| 16 November 2012
| £26,757,446<ref name="2011 BBC News"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2012/cin-on-the-night-total.html|title=BBC Children in Need 2012 reaches highest total ever of £26,757,446|publisher=[[BBC]]|date=17 November 2012|access-date=16 November 2014|archive-date=3 February 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160203004457/http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2012/cin-on-the-night-total.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| £43,300,000<ref name="Third Sector 3 July 2014">{{cite web|url= http://www.thirdsector.co.uk/bbc-children-need-raised-record-496m-last-year/fundraising/article/1301782|title= BBC Children in Need raised a record £49.6m last year|last= Ricketts|first= Andy  |date= 3 July 2014|website= www.thirdsector.co.uk | access-date=14 November 2014}}</ref>
| [[Fearne Cotton]]<br/>[[Tess Daly]]<br/>[[Nick Grimshaw]]
| 8.22
|-
! scope="row" | [[Children in Need 2013|34]]
| 15 November 2013
| £31,124,896<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2013/cin-2am-total|title=BBC Children in Need Appeal 2013 raises the highest total ever, £31.1million!|publisher=[[BBC]]|date=16 November 2013|access-date=16 November 2014}}</ref>
| £49,600,000<ref name="Third Sector 3 July 2014"/>
| [[Fearne Cotton]]<br/>[[Tess Daly]]<br/>[[Nick Grimshaw]]<br/>[[Zoe Ball]]<br/>[[Shane Richie]]{{efn|name=overview1}}
| 9.99
|-
! scope="row" | [[Children in Need 2014|35]]
| 14 November 2014
| £32,620,469<ref>{{cite news|title=BBC Children in Need Appeal 2014 raises the highest total ever, £32.6 Million|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2014/children-in-need-record|work=BBC.co.uk|access-date=15 November 2014}}</ref>
| £49,100,000<ref>{{cite news|last1=Carson|first1=Sarah|title=Children in Need 2015: 'Record-breaking' 37m raised as fundraising continues|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/children-in-need/11992094/bbc-children-in-need-2015-what-time-when.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/children-in-need/11992094/bbc-children-in-need-2015-what-time-when.html |archive-date=12 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|newspaper=[[The Daily Telegraph]]|access-date=14 November 2015|date=14 November 2015}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
| rowspan="2"| [[Fearne Cotton]]<br/>[[Tess Daly]]<br/>[[Nick Grimshaw]]<br/>[[Rochelle Humes]]<br/>[[Shane Richie]]{{efn|name=overview1}}
| 8.54
|-
! scope="row" | [[Children in Need 2015|36]] 
| 13 November 2015
| £37,100,687<ref>{{cite web|last1=Silverstein|first1=Adam|title=Children in Need's 2015 total is a record-breaking £37,100,687 million|url=http://www.digitalspy.com/tv/news/a774019/children-in-needs-2015-total-is-a-record-breaking-37100687-million/|website=[[Digital Spy]]|access-date=14 November 2015|date=14 November 2015}}</ref>
| £55,000,000<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2016/bbc-cin-highest-ever-fundraising-total|title=BBC Children in Need announces highest ever fundraising total: £55million|publisher=BBC Media Centre|date=6 July 2016|access-date=7 July 2016}}</ref>
| [[Dermot O'Leary]]
| 7.95
|-
! scope="row" | [[Children in Need 2016|37]] 
| 18 November 2016 
| £46,624,259
| £60,000,000<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2017/cin-total|title=BBC – BBC Children in Need announces highest ever fundraising total: £60 million – Media Centre|website=bbc.co.uk|access-date=14 March 2018}}</ref>
| rowspan="4"| [[Tess Daly]]
| [[Rochelle Humes]]<br/>[[Greg James]]<br/>[[Graham Norton]]<br/>[[Ade Adepitan]]<br/>[[Marvin Humes]]<br/>[[Russell Kane]]
| 6.60
|-
! scope="row" | [[Children In Need 2017|38]] 
| 17 November 2017
|£50,168,562
| £60,750,000<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2018/children-in-need-total|title=BBC – BBC Children in Need announces 2017 fundraising total: £60.7 million – Media Centre|website=www.bbc.co.uk|language=en-GB|access-date=15 November 2018}}</ref>
| [[Rochelle Humes]]<br/>[[Graham Norton]]<br/>[[Ade Adepitan]]<br/>[[Marvin Humes]]<br/>[[Mel Giedroyc]]<br>[[Matt Edmondson]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2017-10-16/mel-giedroyc-joins-the-children-in-need-presenting-team/|title=Mel Giedroyc joins the Children in Need presenting team|website=radiotimes.com|access-date=14 March 2018}}</ref>
| 7.12
|-
! scope="row" | [[Children In Need 2018|39]] 
| 16 November 2018
| £50,595,053
| £62,072,000<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbcchildreninneed.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Final-CIN-Appeal-Annual-Report-2020.pdf|title=BBC Children in Need Annual Report and Accounts Year To 30 June 2020, p.41|website=www.bbcchildreninneed.co.uk|language=en-GB|access-date=15 September 2022}}</ref>
| [[Graham Norton]]<br/>[[Mel Giedroyc]]<br/>[[Rochelle Humes]]<br/>[[Marvin Humes]]<br/>[[Ade Adepitan]]<br/>[[Rob Beckett]]
| 6.44
|-
! scope="row" | [[Children In Need 2019|40]]
| 15 November 2019
| £47,886,382
| £57,346,000<ref name="auto"/>
| [[Graham Norton]]<br/>[[Mel Giedroyc]]<br/>[[Rochelle Humes]]<br/>[[Marvin Humes]]<br/>[[Ade Adepitan]]<br/>[[Tom Allen (comedian)|Tom Allen]]
| 6.13
|-
! scope="row" | [[Children In Need 2020|41]]
| 13 November 2020
| £37,032,789
| £63,443,000<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbcchildreninneed.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/CN1226-Annual-Report-2020-2021.pdf|title=BBC Children in Need Annual Report and Accounts Year To 30 June 2021, p.38|website=www.bbcchildreninneed.co.uk|language=en-GB|access-date=15 September 2022}}</ref>
| rowspan="6"| [[Mel Giedroyc]]
| [[Alex Scott (footballer, born 1984)|Alex Scott]]<br>[[Chris Ramsey (comedian)|Chris Ramsey]]<br>[[Stephen Mangan]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2020/cin-presenters|title=Children in Need Presenters Revealed |website=bbc.co.uk|access-date=23 October 2020}}</ref>
| 5.12
|-
! scope="row" | [[Children In Need 2021|42]]
| 19 November 2021
| £39,389,048
| £50,991,355 <ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.bbcchildreninneed.co.uk/2022/07/bbc-children-in-need-announces-overall-fundraising-total-for-the-charitys-2021-appeal-51million | title=BBC Children in Need announces overall fundraising total for the charity's 2021 Appeal: £51million | date=26 July 2022 }}</ref>
| [[Ade Adepitan]]<br/>[[Graham Norton]]<br/>[[Chris Ramsey (comedian)|Chris Ramsey]]<br/>[[Alex Scott (footballer, born 1984)|Alex Scott]]
| 4.56
|-
! scope="row" | [[Children In Need 2022|43]]
|  18 November 2022
| £35,273,167
| £43,400,000<ref name="Amounts Raised">{{Cite web |title=Amounts Raised |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/charityappeals/what-your-money-does/amounts-raised/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231227151224/https://www.bbc.com/charityappeals/what-your-money-does/amounts-raised |archive-date=2023-12-27 |access-date=2023-12-27 |website=www.bbc.co.uk |language=en}}</ref>
| [[Ade Adepitan]]<br/>[[Jason Manford]]<br/>[[Chris Ramsey (comedian)|Chris Ramsey]]<br/>[[Alex Scott (footballer, born 1984)|Alex Scott]]
|3.96
|-
! scope="row" | [[Children In Need 2023|44]]
|  17 November 2023
| £33,513,325
| £46,200,000<ref name="Amounts Raised"/>
| [[Ade Adepitan]]<br/>[[Jason Manford]]<br/>[[Chris Ramsey (comedian)|Chris Ramsey]]<br/>[[Alex Scott (footballer, born 1984)|Alex Scott]]<br/>[[Lenny Rush]]
|3.77
|-
! scope="row" | [[Children In Need 2024|45]]
|  15 November 2024
| £39,210,850
| TBA
| [[Ade Adepitan]]<br/>[[Vernon Kay]]<br/>[[Chris Ramsey (comedian)|Chris Ramsey]]<br/>[[Rochelle Humes]]<br/>[[Lenny Rush]]
|3.88<ref>{{Cite web |title=Most viewed programmes Barb |url=https://www.barb.co.uk/viewing-data/most-viewed-programmes/ |access-date=2024-11-25 |language=en-GB}}</ref>
|-
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}}

=== ''Children in Need'' Rocks ===

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%;"
|-
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Date
! scope="col" | Broadcast date
! scope="col" | Location
! scope="col" | Organised by
! scope="col" | Presenters
! scope="col" | BBC One rating (millions)
|-
! scope="row" | [[Children in Need Rocks the Royal Albert Hall|2009]]
| 12 November 2009
| 19 November 2009
| [[Royal Albert Hall]]
| rowspan="3"| [[Gary Barlow]]
| [[Chris Moyles]]<br/>[[Fearne Cotton]]<br/> Sir [[Terry Wogan]]
| 6.50
|-
! scope="row" | [[Children in Need Rocks Manchester|2011]]
| colspan=2|17 November 2011
| [[Manchester Arena]]
| [[Chris Moyles]]<br/>[[Fearne Cotton]]<br/>[[David Tennant]]
| 4.50
|-
! scope="row" | [[Children in Need Rocks 2013|2013]]
| 12–13 November 2013
| 14 November 2013
| [[Hammersmith Apollo]]
| [[Fearne Cotton]]<br/>[[Chris Evans (presenter)|Chris Evans]]
| 4.41
|-
! scope="row" | 2015
| 8 October 2015
| 12 November 2015
| [[Wembley Arena|The SSE Arena, Wembley]]
| [[BBC Studios]]
| Sir [[Tom Jones (singer)|Tom Jones]]<br/>[[Rob Brydon]]
| rowspan="4"|TBC
|-
! scope="row" | 2016
| 1 November 2016
| 14 November 2016
| Royal Albert Hall
| rowspan=3|[[BBC Studios]]
| [[Fearne Cotton]]<br/>[[Greg James]]
|-
! scope="row" | 2017
| 19 October 2017
| 13 November 2017
| rowspan="2"| The SSE Arena, Wembley
| [[Fearne Cotton]]<br>[[Sara Cox]]<br>[[Roman Kemp]] <small>(backstage)</small>
|-
! scope="row" | 2018
| 7 November 2018<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/46stXrBnqhcR1BzbTvpZGNq/bbc-children-in-need-rocks-2018|title=BBC Children in Need Rocks 2018|publisher=[[BBC]]|access-date=3 October 2018|archive-date=13 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181013082735/http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/46stXrBnqhcR1BzbTvpZGNq/bbc-children-in-need-rocks-2018|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| 15 November 2018
| [[Fearne Cotton]]<br>[[Clara Amfo]]
|-
|}

== Pudsey Bear ==
{{more citations needed|section|date=September 2020}}
[[File:Children in need 1980 logo.jpg|thumb|left|The original logo, used from 1980 to 1984]]
[[File:Pudsey_Bear_Mark_One.jpg|thumb|left|The very first Pudsey bear and logo, used in 1985]]
The mascot fronting the ''Children in Need'' appeal is called Pudsey Bear. He was created and named in 1985 by BBC graphic designer Joanna Lane, who worked in the BBC's design department. Asked to revamp the logo, with a brief to improve the charity's image, Lane said "It was like a lightbulb moment for me. We were bouncing ideas off each other and I latched on to this idea of a teddy bear. I immediately realised there was a huge potential for a mascot beyond the 2D logo".<ref name="Potts BBC News 14 November 2014">{{Cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leeds-30024318|title=Children in Need: Pudsey Bear's path from mascot to national treasure |last=Potts|first=Lauren |date=14 November 2014 |newspaper=BBC News | access-date=14 November 2014 }}</ref> The bear was named after her hometown of [[Pudsey]], West Yorkshire, where her grandfather was mayor.<ref name="Potts BBC News 14 November 2014"/>

A reproduction of the bear mascot (made of vegetation) is in Pudsey park, near the town centre.<ref>{{Cite web |last=westleedslife |date=2021-04-21 |title=Pudsey Bear's blooming welcome return to Pudsey Park |url=https://westleedsdispatch.com/pudsey-bears-welcome-return-to-pudsey-park/ |access-date=2024-05-17 |website=West Leeds Dispatch |language=en-GB}}</ref> Originally introduced for the 1985 appeal, Pudsey Bear was created as a triangular shaped logo, depicting a yellow-orange teddy bear with a red bandana tied over one eye. The bandana had a pattern of small black triangles. The mouth of the bear depicted a sad expression. The lettering "BBC" appeared as 3 circular black buttons running vertically down the front of the bear, one capital letter on each, in white. Perpendicular to the buttons, the words "children-in-need" appeared in all lower case letters along the base of the triangular outline. Accessibility for young readers, and people with disabilities including speech and reading challenges, were factors weighed by the designer Joanna Ball, specifically the "P" sound in "Pudsey" name, and the choice of all lower case sans serif letters for the logotype.

[[File:CiNbbc.png|thumb|right|The second Pudsey bear and logo, used from 1986 to 2006]]
The original design was adapted for various applications for use in the 1985 appeal, both 2D graphics and three-dimensional objects. Items using the original 1985 design included a filmed opening title sequence, using cartoon cell animation, a postage stamp, and a prototype soft toy, commissioned from a film and TV prop maker (citation). The original prototype soft toy was orange and reflected the design of the logo, which was then adapted for approximately 12 identical bears, one for each regional BBC Television Studio. These bears were numbered and tagged with the official logo and auctioned off as part of the appeal. The number 1 Pudsey Bear was allocated to the Leeds region. Joanna Lumley appeared with one of the soft toys during the opening of Blackpool Illuminations and named Pudsey Bear the official mascot of the BBC ''Children in Need'' appeal.

In 1986, the logo was redesigned. Whilst retaining the concept of a teddy bear with a bandana over one eye, all other elements were changed. Specifically, the triangular elements of the underlying design were abandoned, and the corporate identity colour scheme was changed. The new bandana design was white with red spots, one of the buttons was removed and the logotype now appeared as building blocks, which spelled out "BBC CHILDREN IN NEED" in capital letters. Pudsey now had a smiling expression on his face rather than a sad one in the previous logo.

[[File:BBC Children in Need.svg|thumb|right|Third Pudsey bear and the previous Children in Need logo, used from 2007 to 2021]]

In 2007, Pudsey and the logo were redesigned again. This time, Pudsey's bandana had multicoloured spots, and all of the buttons were removed. By 2009, Pudsey had been joined by another bear, a brown female bear named "Blush". She had a spotty bow with the pattern similar to Pudsey's bandana pattern. In 2013, [[Moshi Monsters]] introduced Pudsey as an in-game item for 100 Rox.

The ''[[Children in Need 2015]]'' campaign on 13 November 2015 marked the thirtieth birthday of Pudsey Bear, who has been the charity's mascot since 1985.

In 2022, as part of the [[Logo of the BBC#2020s|corporate BBC rebrand]], the logo was completely redesigned. The phrase "CHILDREN IN NEED" in capital letters appeared in a modified rounded version of BBC Reith Sans Bold, and Pudsey Bear was removed as part of the logo. Despite this, Pudsey Bear remained in use as a mascot and was also given a redesign which involved making the multicoloured spots on his bandana larger and adding multicoloured spots onto the soles of his now white feet.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Everything you wanted to know about Pudsey |url=https://www.bbcchildreninneed.co.uk/fundraising/pudseyspage/ |access-date=2022-11-17 |website=BBC Children in Need |language=en-US}}</ref>

== Official singles ==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Artist(s)
! Song(s)
! [[UK Singles Chart]]
|-
|1980–1984
|colspan=3 align=center|None Applicable
|-
| 1985
| [[Clannad (musical group)|Clannad]]
| "[[Almost Seems (Too Late to Turn)]]"
| 80
|-
|rowspan=2|1986 
| The County Line 
| "[[Heroes (David Bowie song)|Heroes]]"
| DNC<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/search/artists/the%20county%20line/|title=Official Charts Company|website=officialcharts.com|language=en|access-date=8 November 2017}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan=2|[[Ray Moore (broadcaster)|Ray Moore]] 
| "O' My Father Had A Rabbit"<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/o%27-my-father-had-a-rabbit/|title=o'-my-father-had-a-rabbit {{!}} full Official Chart History {{!}} Official Charts Company| website=[[Official Charts Company|Official Charts]] |access-date=8 November 2017}}</ref> 
| 24
|-
|1987
|"Bog Eyed Jog"<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/bog-eyed-jog/|title=bog-eyed-jog {{!}} full Official Chart History {{!}} Official Charts Company| website=[[Official Charts Company|Official Charts]] |access-date=8 November 2017}}</ref>
|61
|-
|1988 || Spirit of Play with [[Paul McCartney]] || "Children in Need" || 72
|-
| rowspan=2|1989
| ''BBC Children in Need'' Choir
| "If You Want To Help"
| 78
|-
|[[Bruno Brookes]] and [[Liz Kershaw]] featuring [[Jive Bunny]] and [[Londonbeat]]
|"[[It Takes Two (Marvin Gaye and Kim Weston song)|It Takes Two]]"<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/25822/bruno-brookes-and-liz-kershaw/|title=BRUNO BROOKES AND LIZ KERSHAW {{!}} full Official Chart History {{!}} Official Charts Company|website=www.officialcharts.com|access-date=20 October 2019}}</ref>
| 53
|-
|1990
|Bruno and Liz and the [[BBC Radio 1|Radio 1]] DJ Possee
|"[[Let's Dance (Chris Montez song)|Let's Dance]]"<ref name=":0" />
|54
|-
|1991–1994
|colspan=3 align=center|None Applicable
|-
|-
|1995 || [[Patsy Palmer]] and [[Sid Owen]] || "You Better Believe It (Children in Need)" || 60
|-
|1996 || Red Hill Children || "When Children Rule The World" || 40
|-
|1997 || [[Lou Reed]] and Various Artists || "[[Perfect Day (Lou Reed song)|Perfect Day]]" || 1
|-
|1998 || [[Denise van Outen]] and [[Johnny Vaughan]] featuring [[Steps (group)|Steps]] || "[[Especially for You#Cover versions|Especially for You]]" || 3
|-
|1999 || [[Martine McCutcheon]] || "[[Love Me (Bee Gees song)#Martine McCutcheon version|Love Me]]"/"[[Talking in Your Sleep (Crystal Gayle song)|Talking in Your Sleep]]" || 6
|-
|2000 || rowspan=2|[[S Club|S Club 7]] || "[[Never Had a Dream Come True (S Club 7 song)|Never Had a Dream Come True]]" || 1
|-
|2001  || "[[Have You Ever (S Club 7 song)|Have You Ever]]" || 1
|-
|2002 || [[Will Young]] || "[[Don't Let Me Down (Will Young song)|Don't Let Me Down]]" / "[[You and I (Will Young song)|You and I]]" || 2
|-
|2003 || [[Shane Richie]] || "[[I'm Your Man (Wham! song)#Shane Richie Version|I'm Your Man]]" || 2
|-
|[[Children in Need 2004|2004]] || [[Girls Aloud]] || "[[I'll Stand by You#Girls Aloud version|I'll Stand by You]]" || 1
|-
|[[Children in Need 2005|2005]] || [[Liberty X]] || "[[A Night to Remember (Shalamar song)|A Night to Remember]]" || 6
|-
|[[Children in Need 2006|2006]] || [[Emma Bunton]] || "[[Downtown (Petula Clark song)#Emma Bunton version|Downtown]]" || 3
|-
|[[Children in Need 2007|2007]] || [[Spice Girls]] ||"[[Headlines (Friendship Never Ends)]]" || 11
|-
|[[Children in Need 2008|2008]] || [[McFly]] || "[[Do Ya/Stay with Me]]"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/a134183/mcfly-to-record-for-children-in-need.html|title=Digitalspy.co.uk|work=Digital Spy|access-date=3 November 2014|date=30 October 2008}}</ref> || 18
|-
|[[Children in Need 2009|2009]] || [[Peter Kay|Peter Kay's Animated All Star Band]] || "[[The Official BBC Children in Need Medley]]"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/pudsey/news/news201109.shtml|title=BBC Blogs – BBC Children in Need|work=bbc.co.uk|date=19 November 2014 }}</ref>|| 1
|-
|[[Children in Need 2010|2010]] || [[JLS]] || "[[Love You More (JLS song)|Love You More]]" || 1
|-
|[[Children in Need 2011|2011]] || The Collective{{ref|1|1}}<ref>{{cite news|title=X Factor judges to record Children in Need charity song|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/14667496|work=BBC.co.uk|date=25 August 2011}}</ref>|| "[[Teardrop (song)#The Collective|Teardrop]]" || 24
|-
|[[Children in Need 2012|2012]] || [[Girls Aloud]] || "[[Something New (Girls Aloud song)|Something New]]"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2012/bbc-cin-2012.html|title=BBC Children in Need 2012 – the stars of Appeal Night revealed|access-date=3 November 2014|archive-date=2 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131202190829/http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2012/bbc-cin-2012.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> || 2
|-
|[[Children in Need 2013|2013]] || [[Ellie Goulding]] || "[[How Long Will I Love You?#Ellie Goulding version|How Long Will I Love You]]"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2013/ellie-goulding-cin.html|title=BBC Ellie Goulding releases official single for BBC Children in Need|access-date=3 November 2014|archive-date=25 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150925072318/http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2013/ellie-goulding-cin.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> || 3
|-
| [[Children in Need 2014|2014]] || [[Gareth Malone]]'s All Star Choir{{ref|2|2}} || "[[Wake Me Up (Avicii song)#Children in Need 2014 version|Wake Me Up]]"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/profiles/3GcB6pTQ6QpNLFKFy0RC8JP/gareth-malone-forms-an-all-star-choir-for-the-official-bbc-children-in-need-single|title=BBC Children in Need – Gareth Malone forms an all-star choir for the Official BBC Children in Need single|work=BBC|access-date=3 November 2014}}</ref> || 1
|-
|[[Children in Need 2015|2015]] || [[Jess Glynne]] || "[[Take Me Home (Jess Glynne song)|Take Me Home]]"<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-34709575 | title=Jess Glynne sings Children In Need single | publisher=[[BBC]] | date=3 November 2015 | access-date=3 November 2015| newspaper=BBC News }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news | url=http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/news/jess-glynnes-take-me-home-to-lead-bbc-children-in-need-campaign-34165430.html | title=Jess Glynne's Take Me Home to lead BBC Children In Need campaign | newspaper=[[Belfast Telegraph]] | date=3 November 2015 | access-date=3 November 2015}}</ref> || 6
|-
|[[Children in Need 2016|2016]] || [[Craig David]] || "[[All We Needed]]"<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/1YgLk3H2LhtdCbJQYKsgwGv/craig-davids-all-we-needed-is-the-official-bbc-children-in-need-single|title=Craig David's "All We Needed" is the official BBC Children in Need single|work=Children in Need|publisher=[[BBC]]|access-date=18 November 2016|archive-date=6 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170106214902/http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/1YgLk3H2LhtdCbJQYKsgwGv/craig-davids-all-we-needed-is-the-official-bbc-children-in-need-single|url-status=dead}}</ref> || 42
|-
|[[Children in Need 2017|2017]] || [[Katie Melua]] || "[[Fields of Gold]]"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/BBCCiN/status/926003869280239619|title=We're delighted to announce @katiemelua is to release the official #CiN 2017 single, 'Fields of Gold'|first=BBC Children in|last=Need|website=twitter.com|access-date=14 March 2018}}</ref> || 29
|-
|[[Children in Need 2018|2018]]
|[[Jamie Cullum]]
|"Love Is In The Picture"<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2018/cin-jamie-cullum|title=BBC – Jamie Cullum to release BBC Children in Need's official single for 2018 – Media Centre|website=www.bbc.co.uk|language=en-GB|access-date=3 November 2018}}</ref>
|DNC
|-
|2019
|[[Jodie Whittaker]]
|"[[Yellow (Coldplay song)|Yellow]]"<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-49935443|title=Olivia Colman to sing Portishead for BBC charity|last=Savage|first=Mark|date=4 October 2019|access-date=20 October 2019|language=en-GB}}</ref>
|DNC
|-
|2020
|[[BBC Radio 2|BBC Radio 2 Allstars]]{{ref|3|3}}
|"[[Stop Crying Your Heart Out#BBC Radio 2 Allstars charity single|Stop Crying Your Heart Out]]"<ref>{{Cite web|title=All-star BBC Children in Need charity single announced|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/bbc-radio-2s-allstars-including-cher-kylie-and-robbie-williams-to-release-stop-crying-your-heart-out-cover-for-bbc-children-in-need__31577/|access-date=10 November 2020|website=www.officialcharts.com|language=en}}</ref>
|7
|-
|2021
|[[Niall Horan]] and [[Anne-Marie]]  
|"[[Everywhere (Fleetwood Mac song)#Niall Horan and Anne-Marie version|Everywhere]]"<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/2021/niall-horan-anne-marie-children-in-need-single/|title=BBC Radio 1 and BBC Radio 2 join forces to bring Niall Horan and Anne-Marie together for BBC Children in Need's 2021 official single|website=www.bbc.co.uk}}</ref>
|23
|-
|2022–2023
|colspan=3 align=center|None Applicable
|-
|2024
|[[Girls Aloud]]
|"[[I'll Stand by You]]" (Sarah's Version)<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-11-06 |title=Girls Aloud to release Sarah Harding's version of I'll Stand By You for Children in Need |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn5wkyq37wvo |access-date=2024-11-06 |website=BBC News |language=en-GB}}</ref>
|DNC
|-
|2025
|[[Cbeebies|The Cartoon Characters of Cbeebies]]
|"[[The Loco-Motion]]"
|TBA
|}

'''Notes:'''
:{{note|1|1}} The Collective includes [[Gary Barlow]], [[Tulisa Contostavlos]], [[Wretch 32]], [[Ed Sheeran]], [[Ms. Dynamite]], [[Chipmunk (rapper)|Chipmunk]], [[Mz Bratt]], [[Dot Rotten]], [[Labrinth]], [[Rizzle Kicks]] and [[Tinchy Stryder]].
:{{note|2|2}} The All Star Choir includes [[Linda Robson]], [[Jo Brand]], [[Mel Giedroyc]], [[Larry Lamb]], [[Craig Revel Horwood]], [[Alison Steadman]], [[Alice Levine]], [[John Craven]], [[Fabrice Muamba]], [[Margaret Alphonsi]], [[Radzi Chinyanganya]] and [[Nitin Ganatra]]
:{{note|3|3}} BBC Radio 2's Allstars consists of [[Bryan Adams]], [[Izzy Bizu]], [[Cher]], [[Clean Bandit]], [[Melanie C]], [[Jamie Cullum]], [[Ella Eyre]], [[Paloma Faith]], [[Rebecca Ferguson (singer)|Rebecca Ferguson]], [[Jess Glynne]], [[Sheku Kanneh-Mason]], [[Lenny Kravitz]], [[KSI (entertainer)|KSI]], [[Lauv]], [[Ava Max]], [[Kylie Minogue]], [[James Morrison (singer)|James Morrison]], [[Gregory Porter]], [[Nile Rodgers]], [[Jack Savoretti]], [[Jay Sean]], [[Anoushka Shankar]], [[Robbie Williams]] and [[Yola (singer)|Yola]]

== Criticism ==
{{criticism section|date=November 2022}}
In November 2006, [[Intelligent Giving]] published an article about ''Children in Need'', which attracted wide attention across the British media. The article, titled "Four Things Wrong with Pudsey", described donations to ''Children in Need'' as a "lazy and inefficient way of giving" and pointed out that, as a grant-giving charity, ''Children in Need'' would use donations to pay two sets of administration costs. It also described the quality of some of its public reporting as "shambolic".<ref name="guardian.co.uk">{{cite news| url=https://www.theguardian.com/society/2006/nov/29/voluntarysector.guardiansocietysupplement | work=The Guardian | location=London | title=Pudsey's worst nightmare | first=Annie | last=Kelly | date=28 November 2006| access-date=28 April 2010}}</ref>

In 2007, it was reported that presenter [[Terry Wogan]] had been receiving an annual honorarium since 1980 (amounting to £9,065 in 2005). This made him the only celebrity paid for his participation in ''Children in Need''. According to Wogan's account, he would "quite happily do it for nothing" and had "never asked for a fee". The BBC stated that the amount, which was paid from BBC resources rather than from the ''Children in Need'' charity fund, had "never been negotiated", having instead increased in line with inflation.<ref>{{cite news |title=Wogan charity fee defended by BBC |work=BBC |date=4 March 2007|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/6417329.stm |access-date= 2 June 2007 }}</ref> Two days before the 2007 event, Wogan waived his fee.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/terry-wogan-waives-his-9000-fee-for-children-in-need-6648423.html|title=Terry Wogan waives his £9,000 fee for Children in Need|date=15 November 2007|website=Evening Standard}}</ref>

There has been concern about the type of groups receiving funding from ''Children in Need''. Writing in ''[[The Spectator]]'', Ross Clark noted that funding goes towards controversial groups such as Women in Prison, which campaigns against jailing female criminals. Another charity highlighted was the Children's Legal Centre, which provided funding for [[Shabina Begum]] to sue her school as she wanted to wear the [[jilbāb]]. Clark pondered whether donors seeing cancer victims on screen would appreciate "that a slice of their donation would be going into the pockets of [[Cherie Blair]] to help a teenage girl sue her school over her refusal to wear a [[school uniform]]".<ref>{{cite news |url=http://archive.spectator.co.uk/article/24th-march-2007/16/read-the-small-print-before-the-next-comic-relief |title=Read the small print before the next Comic Relief |last=Clark |first=Ross |date=24 March 2007 |work=[[The Spectator]] |pages=16 |access-date=17 December 2013}}</ref>

A former BBC governor said that [[Jimmy Savile]] was kept away from ''Children in Need''. Sir Roger Jones who was also chairman of the charity said he had suspicions about Savile a decade before the news of Savile's [[Jimmy Savile sexual abuse scandal|sexual abuse scandal]] came to public light in 2012. His comments came on the day an inquiry began into whether the BBC's child protection and whistle-blowing policies were acceptable.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-20131031/savile-inquiry-begins-as-children-in-need-ban-is-revealed|title=Savile inquiry begins as Children In Need ban is revealed|date=29 October 2012|work=BBC News|access-date=27 March 2019}}</ref>

During November 2024, [[Rosie Millard]] stepped down as Chair of BBC ''Children in Need'' after protesting over grants awarded to an LGBT youth charity whose former chief had been involved in a child abuse scandal.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cp35652x26yo|title=Children in Need chair resigns over grants to scandal-hit LGBT charity|date=21 November 2024|work=BBC News}}</ref>

== See also ==
*[[ITV Telethon]]
*[[STV Children's Appeal]]
*[[Text Santa]]

== References ==
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== External links ==
{{Commons category|BBC Children in Need}}
*{{BBC programme}}
*{{IMDb title|id=0126739|title=Children in Need}}

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