Children in Need 2012

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Children in Need 2012
Genre Telethon
Presented by Sir Terry Wogan
Fearne Cotton
Tess Daly
Nick Grimshaw
Narrated by Alan Dedicoat
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
Production
Production location BBC Television Centre
Camera setupMultiple
Original release
Network
Release16 November 2012 (2012-11-16)
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Children in Need 2012 was a campaign held in the United Kingdom to raise money for the charity Children in Need. 2012 marks the 32nd anniversary of the appeal which culminated in a live broadcast on BBC One and BBC Two on the evening of Friday 16 November until the early hours of Saturday 17 November. [1]

Contents

The broadcast was hosted by Terry Wogan, with Tess Daly, Fearne Cotton and Nick Grimshaw as co-hosts. The show was broadcast from BBC Television Centre in London but also includes regular regional opt-outs presented from various locations around the UK. The 2012 appeal also marked the last Children in Need broadcast from BBC Television Centre as the BBC then sold and moved out of the building.

Telethon

Running order

Media

As part of the appeal, the reformed girl group Girls Aloud released the song "Something New", with all proceeds for the song going to the charity and the song becoming the Official single for the appeal. [1] In addition, the film Nativity 2: Danger in the Manger was shown in 42 Cineworld cinemas across the UK as charity screenings with all proceeds for these showings going to Children in Need.

Totals

The following are totals with the times they were announced on the televised show.

DateTimeTotal
16 November 201220:55 UTC£10,807,462
21:55 UTC£14,703,462
23:27 UTC£19,932,636
17 November 201201:08 UTC£23,924,845
02:03 UTC£26,757,446

Locations

The main telethon event was held inside BBC Television Centre, London, with other programmes coming from other locations. The preceding The One Show special was broadcast from outside Television Centre. In addition, each of the BBC Nations and Regions held their own event until approximately halfway through the telethon, contributing acts including the nationwide children's choir. These events were held at:

BBC programmes

In addition to the main telethon, several other BBC programmes and services have been fundraising for the appeal:

Partners

Other partners include BT, who run the telethon call centres, PayPal, for online payment methods and eBay, who operate the online shop.

See also

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