Children in Need 2008
| Children in Need 2008 | |
|---|---|
| Genre |
Entertainment Fundraising |
| Presented by |
Terry Wogan Fearne Cotton Tess Daly Alesha Dixon |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | English |
| Production | |
| Location(s) | BBC Television Centre |
| Camera setup | Multiple |
| Running time | 180 mins (Part 1) 205 mins (Part 2) |
| Release | |
| Original network | BBC One, BBC Two |
| Picture format | 16:9 |
| Original release | 14 November – 15 November 2008 |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | Children in Need 2007 |
| Followed by | Children in Need 2009 |
| Related shows | Celebrity Scissorhands |
| External links | |
| Website | |
Children in Need 2008 was a campaign held in the United Kingdom to raise money for Children in Need. It culminated in a live broadcast on BBC One on the evening of Friday 14 November, through to the morning of Saturday 15 November. The broadcast was hosted by Terry Wogan, Fearne Cotton and Tess Daly joined by other guest presenters throughout the night, including Alesha Dixon presenting from BT Tower. The voice-over reading out running totals was Alan Dedicoat. The 2008 event broke all previous records, with a total of £20,991,216 raised by the end of the broadcast.
During the customary break for the BBC News at Ten the first episode of the 6th series of QI was screened on BBC Two. The episode had a Children in Need theme. As with previous Children in Need specials, it guest starred Pudsey Bear, David Mitchell and Ronni Ancona, however immediately following the contestant introductions, Terry Wogan appeared to dismiss Pudsey and take his place. Stephen Fry admitted on Twitter that the special was recorded in May or June of this year.
A third series of Celebrity Scissorhands was shown in the run up to the 2008 event, again featuring celebrity hairdresser Lee Stafford and Steve Strange as lead stylist. The winner was Sabrina Washington with Jeff Leach as the runner up.
On 30 October 2008 the BBC announced that the 2008 Children in Need official single would be a double A side of "Do Ya" and a cover of Faces "Stay With Me" by British pop band McFly. The songs were released for download on 23 November and in stores the following day, with all profits raised going to the appeal. The band performed both songs as part of the 2008 broadcast on BBC1. "Do Ya" charted at Number 18 on 30 November 2008, making it the lowest chart entry for a Children in Need song to date.
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