Children in Need 2025 on TV and BBC iPlayer

Pudsey and buddies are again to deliver autumn cheer, coronary heart and sparkle to residing rooms throughout the nation with Children in Need’s 2025 Appeal Night on Friday 14 November.

Hosts, Mel Giedroyc, Rochelle Humes, Vernon Kay, Paddy McGuinness, Lenny Rush and Big Zuu will lead the a lot cherished Appeal Night, presenting a jam-packed night of sketches, performances, and particular moments – with the only real goal of elevating life-changing funds for youngsters and younger individuals throughout the UK, and viewers may also get the chance to fulfill a few of the younger people who find themselves helped by BBC Children in Need.

Calling on the nation to come back collectively, everyone seems to be invited to get entangled and donate to assist make a distinction to the lives of youngsters and younger individuals in communities throughout the UK. Money raised will assist the charity guarantee there’s somebody capable of give meals, garments and beds to a baby residing with out; somebody certified to speak to a baby who’s anxious, remoted or grieving; somebody skilled to mentor youngsters in communities going through inequality, violence or lack of alternative; somebody to be there for youngsters residing with critical sickness, incapacity or carrying a load that’s simply too heavy to handle alone.

When is Children in Need 2025 on TV and BBC iPlayer?

Watch the Children in Need 2025 Appeal evening reside on BBC One and BBC iPlayer at 7pm on Friday 15 November.

Children in Need 2025 Presenters

Your hosts for the night are Mel Giedroyc, Rochelle Humes, Vernon Kay, Paddy McGuinness, Lenny Rush and Big Zuu, who’ve been telling us all about their favorite Children in Need moments and reminiscences.

Children in Need 2025 Sketches

Viewers can count on to see an Apprentice rarity, when the tables are turned on Lord Sugar as he faces a boardroom grilling from a troublesome new set of junior apprentices, and viewers may also get an unique taster of the extremely anticipated festive episodes of The Celebrity Apprentice: Christmas Specials – the place 12 superstar candidates have been challenged with creating festive biscuits for BBC Children in Need.

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BAFTA-winning TV chef and musician, Big Zuu, will take to the CBeebies Bedtime Story chair for a really particular BBC Children in Need episode, and he received’t be studying alone.

In a CBeebies Bedtime Story first, Big Zuu shall be joined by Pudsey Bear, together with a gaggle of youngsters from a Children in Need funded theatre and humanities venture at Z-arts in Manchester, who will assist him deliver the story to life.

BAFTA successful actor and BBC Children in Need presenter, Lenny Rush and Pudsey have been promoted to the roles of excessive flying telly executives, they usually have been charged with placing kids on the coronary heart of all programming on the BBC. What may go mistaken?

Lenny will get to work immediately. Deciding that the BBC wants a lot youthful faces on the coronary heart of its programming, he arranges an “epic Gladiators takeover” with a brand new class of mini, however mighty, Gladiators getting into the sector as contemporary new substitutes for his or her grown up counterparts, Bionic, Giant, Nitro, Fire, Athena and Diamond.

And the Gladiators aren’t the one BBC faces coping with competitors from a lot youthful contenders. Gladiators host, Bradley Walsh faces off in opposition to his personal ‘mini me’, BBC Newsreader, Sophie Raworth will get fairly the shock as her information desk experiences a mini invasion; Over on the Queen Vic, Shane Richie realises that some iconic EastEnders have turned again time; and UEFA Women’s Euro 2025 champion Lionesses, Ella Toone and Alessia Russo discover themselves in a singular and extremely memorable BBC Sport interview!

Audiences will be capable of watch McFly’s Tom Fletcher, carry out for the primary time ever on TV alongside his 11 yr outdated son. The duo shall be accompanied by the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra as they carry out Thread of Hope.

The track was written by Tom particularly for Pudsey and the Thread of Hope – a brand new 25-minute animated movie for CBeebies, coming to BBC One and BBC iPlayer this December. The movie focuses on themes of connection and togetherness, with the goal of bringing individuals nearer. It is hoped that audiences will expertise this too – creating particular moments for households to come back collectively, watch, and revel in.

Remember Monday, who represented the United Kingdom at Eurovision this yr, shall be performing a really particular cowl of Perfect Day with the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra. Testimonies of younger individuals who have benefited from BBC Children In Need shall be included on this extremely heartwarming and emotional composition, demonstrating the life-changing impression that the charity has had – and continues to have – for thus many.

And there may also be an additional particular music efficiency from BBC Children in Need supporter, Lewis Capaldi.

A a lot liked and cherished factor of the Appeal Night, the BBC Children in Need Choir will carry out an exquisite association of Coldplay’s Yellow – Pudsey’s favorite color. The choir will characteristic 16 kids from throughout the 15 BBC nations and areas, all of whom have been supported by BBC Children in Need funded initiatives.

Sara’s Great Northern Marathon Challenge

Assuming (and hoping) all goes effectively, Radio 2’s Sara Cox will arrive on the Salford studio, having accomplished her gruelling 135 mile problem, able to learn the way a lot she’s raised after taking up the gap of 5 marathons throughout 5 days.

Starting on the Monday of Children in Need week, Sara’s Great Northern Marathon Challenge has seen her run, jog, and stroll by means of sweeping moorland, steep ridges, and the rolling hills of Northumberland, Durham, North Yorkshire and West Yorkshire, all whereas carrying a really particular Pudsey Bear backpack.

Throughout the evening, attraction movies will characteristic a few of the kids and younger individuals whose lives have been modified by means of the help of BBC Children in Need.

And there are much more pawsome surprises on the best way, however bear with us as Pudsey will reveal extra particulars sooner or later. All we will say for now, is please be ready to be furry excited.

The One Show’s Challenge Squad

The One Show Challenge Squad are a gaggle of inspirational younger individuals, who’ve been supported by BBC Children in Need and championed by The One Show as they tackle private fundraising challenges.

This yr two members of The Challenge Squad will fulfil their private challenges in entrance of a studio viewers on Appeal Night, with Kat performing a particular duet with Sam Ryder, and Eloise throwing herself in to a musical theatre problem, on skates with the solid of Starlight Express.

Throughout the evening, attraction movies will characteristic a few of the kids and younger individuals whose lives have been modified by means of the help of BBC Children in Need.

And there are much more pawsome surprises on the best way, however bear with us as Pudsey will reveal extra particulars sooner or later. All we will say for now, is please be ready to be furry excited…

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