Children in Need 2010


Children in Need 2010 was a campaign held in the United Kingdom to raise money for Children in Need. 2010 marked the 30th anniversary of the appeal which culminated in a live broadcast on BBC One which began on the evening of Friday 19 November and ran until the early hours of Saturday 20th. The broadcast was hosted by Terry Wogan, with Tess Daly from 7pm until 10pm and Fearne Cotton from 10:35pm until 2am. Peter Andre hosted from the BT Tower. The show was broadcast from BBC Television Centre in London but also included regional opt-outs hosted from various locations around the UK including Cardiff and Glasgow, viewers in Northern Ireland could see the whole show Live from London for the first time instead of having their own opt out as in previous years instead the Northern Ireland concert was broadcast live on BBC Radio Ulster and highlights on BBC One Northern Ireland the next day with Reggie Yates and John Daly. They returned to Belfast every so often to show fundraising from Northern Ireland but it wasn't a Live broadcast as in previous years. In 2010 contributions fell short of the previous year's fund-raising total. The 2010 event raised £18,098,199 compared to £20,309,747 in 2009.

Appeals

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In Order Of Appearance:
A two part special Children in Need: 50 Greatest Moments aired on BBC Three, on 9 and 16 November and featured top moments of the appeal throughout the years as well as some of the celebrities who participated in them. The top 10 was also shown on the Telethon.
50. Jr. Dragon's Den
49. "All You Need Is Love" Official Children in Need Single
48. Blankety Blank
47. Coronation Street "Grease"
46. Gok Wan and Coronation Street
45. Sybil Fawlty and Hotel Babylon skit
44. John Barrowman performs "Old Time Rock & Roll"
43. "Jack The Peg" skit from Rolf Harris
42. Bruce Forsyth and Friends dancing including Terry Wogan
41. BBC Newsreaders skit
40. OzEnders a skit of EastEnders set to The Wizard of Oz cameo by Ozzy
Osbourne
39. Trinity and Susannah of What Not To Wear perform "Vogue" by Madonna
38. Madonna performs "Hung Up" for the shows opening
37. Lee Mead performs "Any Dream Will Do" and has microphone problems
36. Three Little Maids skit
35. Eastenders Queen skit
34. BBC Newsreaders skit "King of Swingers"
33. Ozzy Meets Ozzy skit
32. The Return of Boyzone
31. Donny Osmond and The Kumars
30. Emmerdale skit
29. EastEnders do Motown skit
28. Casualty skit involving Pudsey Bear
27. Smell-O-Vision
26. An assortment of celebrities performing "Rockstar"
25. The Bill musical skit
24. Hollyoaks do Queen with Gerard McCarthy having microphone trouble
23. "The Breakfest Sketch" with Ainsley Harriot and Antony Worrall Thompson
22. Strictly Come Dancing routine with hosts
21. "Especially For You" Denise and Johnny
20. Top Gear meets Ashes to Ashes
19. Celebrity Hypnotism
18. BBC newsreaders "Rocky Horror Picture Show" skit
17. Walk On The Wild Side
16. Terry Wogan performs "Floral Dance"
15. Sawing Simon Cowell in half
14. EastEnders does "Thriller" with Shaun Williamson as Michael Jackson
13. Lumley Striptease
12. Ulrika Johnson and Kermit the Frog
11. Katie Price and Peter Andre "A Whole New World"
10. The Two Tony's skit
9. Dr Who "Time Crash"
8. Coronation Street does Oliver
7. "WestEnders" EastEnders does WestEnd musical numbers
6. Chefs "Full Monty"
5. "Perfect Day" Official Children In Need Single
4. BBC Newsreaders skit "Crazy in Love" and battle vs. Diversity
3. Peggy vs. Lauran skit
2. Peter Kay's All Star Band Official Children In Need Single
1. Paul McCartney singing "Hey Jude"

Locations

"Love You More" by JLS is the official single.

Other activities

As in previous years, the TV show Countryfile sold a calendar in aid of the appeal.
The BBC Radio 4 show PM released a CD of listeners' performances of the title music for Upstairs, Downstairs, composed by Alexander Faris, in a variety of styles from bossa nova to heavy metal, raising over £70,000.
A number of high-profile charity events not directly affiliated with the BBC also contributed a large amount of cash for the 2010 appeal, such as the Chris Evans 'Drive and Dine Magnificent Seven' motorsport event held in Hampshire at Chewton Glen.

Totals

The following are totals with the times they were announced on the televised show.
DateTimeTotal
19 November 201019:49 GMT£5,753,764
19 November 201020:32 GMT£8,356,800
19 November 201022:39 GMT£12,314,005
19 November 201023:28 GMT£13,224,202
20 November 201000:00 GMT£14,560,701
20 November 201001:00 GMT£16,162,347
20 November 201002:00 GMT£18,098,199

Total number of phone calls during the telethon
BT said that it handled 185,066 calls from viewers across the country during the event. Steve Smith, BT's eDonate platform manager, said: "At peak times, the BT network was handling more than 42 calls every second. More than 5,000 volunteers in 51 call centres across the UK manned the phone lines, answering more than 185,000 calls, which was a great way to celebrate 30 years of telethons."