Children in Need passes Au20m mark.Summary: The BBC's annual Children in Need show featuring a host of stars has raised Au20.3 million. The BBC's annual Children in Need show featuring a host of stars has raised Au20.3 million. Performers from EastEnders, The Bill and The One Show were among those on the seven-hour telethon tel·e·thon n. A lengthy television program to raise funds for a charity. [tele- + (mara)thon. , hosted by Sir Terry Wogan Sir Michael Terence Wogan, KBE DL (born August 3rd 1938, in Limerick, County Limerick, Republic of Ireland), more commonly known as Terry Wogan, is a radio and television broadcaster who has worked for the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) in the United Kingdom (UK) , Alesha Dixon and Tess Daly. Peter Kay launched the official single, featuring dozens of children's TV characters, while dance group Diversity spiced up a routine by the BBC BBC in full British Broadcasting Corp. Publicly financed broadcasting system in Britain. A private company at its founding in 1922, it was replaced by a public corporation under royal charter in 1927. newsreaders. There were also performances from other acts including Peter Andre, Stereophonics and Alison Moyet. Bringing the 30th Children in Need appeal to a close, Wogan urged Britons to help beat last year's record-breaking Au38 million total, more than Au21 million was raised on the night. This year's total has fallen just short of the figure raised at the same point last year. The veteran broadcaster said: "By the time we give you the full total in a couple of months' time I bet it's got to be pretty close to what we made last year." Independent Television News Limited 2009. All rights reserved. Independent Television News Limited 2009. All rights reserved. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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