Children in Need 2023

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The BBC East region started on 1st May 1959 as part of the BBC Television Service, before becoming BBC One East.

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BBC One London

London

Formerly part of a wider BBC One South East region. Separated as BBC One London 2001-09-03 following reorganisation of the South East region.

BBC One London HD

Simulcast of network BBC One in high definition. From 03/11/2010

BBC One HD

BBC One Cambridgeshire

BBC One Yorkshire HD

BBC One Channel Islands HD

BBC One Channel Islands

The BBC North East & Cumbria region started in 1959 (tbc) as part of the BBC Television Service, before becoming BBC One North East & Cumbria.

BBC One North East & Cumbria

BBC One North West

Formerly part of a wider BBC One South East region that included London and part of the South region. Separated from BBC One London 2001-09-03 following reorganisation of the South East region.

BBC One South East HD

BBC One West Midlands

BBC One South East

BBC One Oxfordshire

BBC One Yorkshire

BBC One Oxfordshire HD

BBC One East HD

The BBC South region started on 5th January 1961 as part of the BBC Television Service, before becoming BBC One South.

BBC One South

BBC One South HD

BBC One North East & Cumbria HD

BBC One region covering Derbyshire, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire.

BBC One East Midlands HD

BBC One East Midlands

BBC One Yorks & Lincs HD

The BBC West region started on 1st September 1957 as part of the BBC Television Service, before becoming BBC One West.

BBC One West

BBC One Cambridgeshire HD

BBC One West Midlands HD

BBC One Yorks & Lincs

BBC One West HD

BBC One Nightlight

The BBC South West region started on 20th April 1961 as part of the BBC Television Service, before becoming BBC One South West.

BBC One South West

BBC One South West HD

BBC One North West HD

Simulcast of BBC One Northern Ireland in high definition. From 24/10/2012

BBC One Northern Ireland HD

Simulcast of BBC One Wales in high definition. From 29/01/2013

BBC One Wales HD

BBC One Wales

Wales

Simulcast of BBC One Scotland in high definition. From 14/01/2013

BBC One Scotland HD

BBC Northern Ireland region started on 19th April 1955 as part of the BBC Television Service, before becoming BBC One Northern Ireland.

BBC One Northern Ireland

BBC One Scotland

Scotland

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Jason Manford

Ade Adepitan

Chris Ramsey

Alex Scott

Mel Giedroyc

Lenny Rush

Peter Davey

Andrew Cartmell

John L Spencer

BBC Children in Need: 2023: Live Show

2023

BBC - BBC Children in Need, 2023, Live Show

BBC Children in Need returns with a live spectacle including music and exclusive sketches.

BBC Children in Need returns with a live spectacle to entertain the nation while raising money for children and young people across the UK. Expect exclusive sketches and live music.

Live from MediaCityUK in Salford, BBC Children in Need returns with a three-hour spectacle to entertain the nation while raising money for children and young people across the UK.

Ahead is a night full of dazzling entertainment, jam-packed with exciting performances and some of the nation’s biggest stars as you’ve never seen them before. 

There are special one-off sketches from some of the UK’s most-loved TV shows, including MasterChef and a very special parody of Race Across the World, and music from Jerub, Leigh-Anne, and the UK’s Junior Eurovision act STAND UNIQU3.

This year’s BBC Children in Need is hosted by Ade Adepitan MBE, Mel Giedroyc, Jason Manford, Chris Ramsey, Alex Scott MBE and, for the first time, Bafta and RTS award-winning actor – 14-year-old Lenny Rush.


BBC Children in Need: 2023

The annual fundraising extravaganza and accompanying programmes from across the nation.

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