When is Children in Need 2024? BBC's Pudsey Day telethon plans and Strictly Come Dancing competition

The 44th BBC Children successful Need star-studded telethon is astir upon us, with proceeds going to section charities and organisations that enactment children and young radical crossed the UK.

Sometimes referred to arsenic Pudsey Bear Day, the yearly lawsuit sees millions of pounds raised for worthy causes crossed the nation.

Last year, the lawsuit raised a monolithic £33.5m and the organisers volition beryllium hoping to rise adjacent much this year.

As always, celebrities volition beryllium taking connected idiosyncratic challenges and presenting the yearly telethon to promote the nationalist to unfastened their wallets for the charity.

Introduced successful 1985 arsenic the event’s celebrated mascot, Pudsey Bear volition besides beryllium spotted astir the state during fundraisers, and connected TV.

With dates and immoderate of the docket already confirmed, here’s what we we cognize astir Children successful Need 2024 truthful far.

Children successful Need’s telethon volition aerial unrecorded connected BBC One and iPlayer astatine 7pm connected Friday (November 15).

You volition besides beryllium capable to drawback up aboriginal connected iPlayer. The amusement volition diagnostic immoderate of the fundraising challenges section communities and celebrities alike are taking connected to rise money, arsenic good arsenic showcasing the inspiring stories of young radical who are helped via Children successful Need.

After taking portion successful an ultramarathon past year, Vernon Kay volition articulation the presenting line-up for BBC Children successful Need’s unrecorded telethon successful 2024.

You tin besides expect different celebrities to marque appearances successful VTs oregon little cameos to promote donations.

Pudsey Bear became the awesome of Children successful Need backmost successful 1985. It was created by Joanna Lane, a decorator astatine the BBC, who named the carnivore aft a municipality successful West Yorkshire.

This twelvemonth volition beryllium the yellowish bear’s 39th birthday.

The mascot was an instant deed and has remained a awesome of the yearly lawsuit ever since.

Ahead of Children successful Need 2024, Pudsey volition beryllium making an quality astir the state and visiting a fig of organisations and events.

As Children successful Need is organised by the BBC, plentifulness of its shows are getting progressive to assistance rise money.

Strictly is moving a contention that volition spot the fortunate victor fixed 2 tickets to the Strictly Come Dancing expansive last connected Saturday, December 14 astatine Elstree Studios, arsenic good arsenic an exclusive VIP backstage acquisition connected spin-off amusement It Takes Two and a two-night edifice stay, implicit with spa treatments, food, and travel.

After Kay’s ultramarathon past year, Paddy McGuinness is taking connected a monolithic carnal fundraising effort.

McGuinness’s Ultra Endurance Cycle Challenge started during the Radio 2 Breakfast Show connected Monday (November 11).

You tin travel his travel and use for tickets to beryllium astatine the decorativeness enactment successful a peculiar lawsuit hosted by Zoe Ball successful Glasgow here.

This year’s mentation volition diagnostic pb vocals from archetypal set subordinate Sarah Harding, who passed away from bosom crab successful 2021. The featuring vocals were discovered earlier this twelvemonth erstwhile the set was putting unneurotic archive worldly for the arena tour.

The single, which is called ‘I’ll Stand By You – Sarah’s Version’, debuted astatine the opening of November connected The Zoe Ball Breakfast Show connected BBC Radio 2.

Proceeds from the azygous volition payment BBC Children successful Need projects moving with children successful communities crossed the UK facing a assortment of challenges, including those supporting children with cancer.

Fans of the long-standing BBC play Doctor Who volition person a accidental to get the 15th incarnation of the Time Lord astatine a peculiar auction astatine this year’s Children successful Need event.

Plus, Doctor Who himself, Ncuti Gatwa, volition beryllium introducing an exclusive preview from the show’s upcoming Christmas special.

Elsewhere successful the satellite of Children successful Need, The One Show and BBC Radio 2 person teamed up to invited backmost the Challenge Squad: a radical of 4 inspirational young radical who person benefitted from BBC Children successful Need funding.

They are moving with Alex Jones, Roman Kemp, and much celebrated faces – soon to beryllium announced – to promote much radical to articulation successful connected fundraising.

Countryfile is besides organising its tenth ramble, coming to Derbyshire this year. Even if you’re not local, you tin besides organise your ain ramble to bash your portion for Children successful Need.

More events and challenges are definite to beryllium announced successful the run-up to Children successful Need, and there’ll beryllium immoderate surprises connected the night.