BBC Children in Need (also promoted as Plant mewn Angen in Wales) is the BBC's UK charity. Since 1980, it has raised over £1 billion for disadvantaged children and young people in the UK. When adjusting for inflation in 2020, it totals £1,493,556,399 from 1980 to 2019.
One of the highlights is an annual telethon, held in November and televised on BBC One and BBC Two from 7:30 pm until 2:30 am. "Pudsey Bear" is BBC Children in Need's mascot, whilst Sir Terry Wogan was its long-standing host for 35 years. A prominent annual event in British television, Children in Need is one of three high-profile British telethons. It is the only charity belonging to the BBC, the other telethons being Red Nose Day and Sport Relief, both supporting Comic Relief.
Following the closure of the BBC Television Centre, the telethon broadcasts take place at the BBC Elstree Centre. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the telethon for 2020 was reduced to a singular programme which was 3 hours long, and there were only four presenters: Mel Giedroyc, Alex Scott, Chris Ramsey and Stephen Mangan.
The 41st appeal show, scheduled to air on 19 November 2021, will take place at Dock10, MediaCityUK in Salford.
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