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CHILDREN IN NEED: DOCTOR WHO, STRICTLY COME DANCING, SIR TERRY WOGAN, TESS DALY AND ALESHA

CHILDREN IN NEED: Alesha, Sir Terry Wogan and Tess Daly

Friday November 20,2009

By Julia White for Express.co.uk

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CHILDREN In Need is set to be a star-studded occasion tonight as Doctor Who, Strictly Come Dancing and Casualty come together for the show hosted by Sir Terry Wogan, Tess Daly and Alesha Dixon.

The seven hour marathon for Children in Need show will feature some of the UK’s top names from the world of TV, music and theatre.

Highlights include a sneak preview of the Doctor Who Christmas episode and a special performance from the stars of Strictly Come Dancing.

An edition of Lark Rise to Candleford will also see Sir Terry make a guest appearance at the village Post Office.

The Dragons’ Den team will don hard hats and overalls to help renovate a Children in Need community centre in London, while the cast of The One Show will recreate Fame.

Meanwhile Gary Barlow, who rocked the Royal Albert Hall in aid of Children in Need, promises to raise the roof and the total when he brings on a big cheque during the night.

The show will also see a musical extravaganza from Albert Square and the cast of EastEnders, with a Motown celebration.

Contributions will also come from the cast of Merlin, Casualty and top TV detective, Poirot, with live performances from the cast of The Bill performing a Rat Pack classic and Hollyoaks actors rocking fans with a medley of Queen’s greatest hits.

Performances will also come from JLS, Pixie Lott, Dixon, Spandau Ballet, Little Boots, and the Nolans.

Another treat of the night will be the regular headline-grabbing performance by the BBC newsreaders.

Organisers will be hoping to emulate the success of last year’s broadcast, which raised more than £21 million on the night, with the 2008 total appeal eventually topping £38 million.

Comedian Peter Kay, who had a smash hit with (Is This The Way To) Amarillo, has brought together almost 100 famous faces from around the world to create this year’s official single.

** BBC Children in Need airs from 7pm on BBC1.

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20.11.09, 6:37pm

Hang on a minute; we are in 2009, a member of the EU, had a socialist government for more than ten years now and thereby taxed to glory for the sake of those on benefit so I ask the BBC just how many chidren in need can there really be in the UK today?

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