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Children in Need 2017
GenreTelethon
Presented by
Narrated byAlan Dedicoat
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
Production
Production locationBBC Elstree Centre
Camera setupMultiple
Running time7:30 pm–3:00am
Original release
Network
Release18 November 2017 (2017-11-18)
Related

Children in Need 2017 was a campaign held in the United Kingdom to raise money for the charity Children in Need. It was the 38th Children in Need appeal show which was broadcast live on BBC One on the evening of Friday 17 November until the early hours of Saturday 18 November.

Greg James and Russell Kane didn't return for the 2017 telethon, and were replaced by Mel Giedroyc[1]

Telethon

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The culmination of Children in Need 2017 was broadcast on BBC One on 17 November from the BBC Elstree Centre. It was the longest Children In Need with the show running seven and half hours finishing at 03:00 making it the longest appeal show.

Presenters

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Show Date Timeslots Presenters Channel(s)
Children in Need Rocks the 80s 13 November 2017 20:30-22:00 Fearne Cotton
Sara Cox
Roman Kemp (backstage)
BBC One
BBC One HD
The One Show 17 November 2017 19:00-19:30 Alex Jones
Greg James
Main show 19:30-20:30 Tess Daly
Ade Adepitan
20:30-22:00 Graham Norton
Mel Giedroyc
The Weakest Link Celebrity Special for Children in Need 22:00-22:40 Anne Robinson BBC Two
BBC Two HD
Main show 17/18 November 2017 22:40-00:30 Marvin Humes
Rochelle Humes
Matt Edmondson
BBC One
BBC One HD
DIY SOS: The Million Pound Build for Children in Need 18 November 2017 00:30-01:30 Nick Knowles BBC One
BBC One HD
Children in Need Rocks the 80s (repeat) 01:30-03:00 Fearne Cotton
Sara Cox
Roman Kemp
(backstage)
BBC One
BBC One HD

Features

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Local Opt-outs

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The BBC Regions hosted events which provided local coverage of where the money went. These were shown as opt outs from the main telethon 3 times during the first part and finished around 22:00.

The events were held at the following locations:

Totals

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Time Amount (£)
20:31 £11,729,538
21:58 £33,698,156
00:43 £50,168,562

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Mel Giedroyc joins the Children in Need presenting team". radiotimes.com. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
  2. ^ "Latest updates: East Midlands Live Friday 17 November 2017". 17 November 2017.
  3. ^ "BBC Children in Need in Northern Ireland raised a LOT of money". 18 November 2017.
  4. ^ "Children in Need at the Museum | Science and Industry Museum". 22 November 2017.
  5. ^ "North Ayrshire school pupils are on song with Children in Need". 22 November 2017.
  6. ^ "Pudsey comes to Newbury for Children in Need fundraiser". 17 November 2017.
  7. ^ "Children in Need for the south east will come live from Dreamland – here's how you can be there". 3 November 2017.
  8. ^ "BBC Radio Humberside - Amanda White, BBC Children in Need special (17/11/2017)".
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