Children in Need

BBC Children in Need is the BBC's UK charity. Since 1980 it has raised over £500 million to change the lives of disadvantaged children and young people in the UK. One of the highlights is an annual telethon, held in November and televised on BBC One and BBC One HD from 7pm until 2am. "Pudsey Bear" is BBC Children in Need's mascot, whilst Terry Wogan is a long standing host. BBC Children in Need is one of three high-profile British telethons, although the only charity belonging to the BBC, the other telethons being Red Nose Day and Sport Relief, both supporting the Comic Relief charity. The BBC's first broadcast charity appeal took place in 1927, in the form of a five-minute radio broadcast on Christmas Day. It raised about £1,143, which...