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Hello and welcome to a very special Scottish Children In Need.

Tonight we're going to show you how, thanks to Children In Need

in Scotland, thousands of youngsters are cared for, protected and

have a better quality of life, just because you made a donation.

It's that simple - your money makes life better.

And coming up, we'll be showing you how this year,

and for over 30 years, Children In Need has made a difference.

Coming up on tonight's programme, we will be revealing what happened

in Shieldinch when River City met Scot Squad.

We'll enjoy some brilliant performances from our

Scottish Children In Need choir.

Jack and Victor get dancing.

We'll have a wonderful performance from Michael Buble.

Plus, we'll be showing you how your money has helped

so many children in Scotland.

Today, I'm at a very special place.

This is just one of eight Maggie's Centres in Scotland.

They offer care, support and advice for people with cancer,

and also for their families.

Later on we'll see how money they've received from Children In Need

helps fund an important part of their work right across Scotland.

And that's why we're here -

Children In Need helps fund charities that are much-loved

and much valued, from Maggie's or CHAS or Barnardo's

to the hundreds of smaller charities which all make a difference.

A donation to Children In Need is a donation

to a group helping children in Scotland.

Because of you, Children In Need helps children across the UK.

All across the UK.

From Scotland...

To England.

Wales...

To Northern Ireland.

Because of you, help is never far away.

Your parents are always there for you but she's someone else.

She's really special.

Because of you, there is a brighter future.

I've always wanted a friend.

I feel like she's part of the family.

Because of you, there is help in the toughest times.

I knew from that moment on that they would be OK.

You've helped children smile and laugh.

Even when life feels really hard.

What you have done is amazing.

But there's so much more to do.

So please, do something huge.

If you're going to do one thing tonight, pick up the phone and text.

Go on!

We need you.

We need you.

Go on, we need you!

Because of you, Children In Need can make a difference.

Because of you, my child gets her smile back.

Because of you, children like me have somewhere to go.

Because of you, my daughter can walk again.

Because of you, my son can talk again.

Because of you, I've got a friend.

Children In Need can make a difference.

It's all because of you. Thank you.

Thank you. Thank you.

Thank you. Thank you.

Thank you. Thank you.

Thank you!

Using your money,

Children In Need supports groups in every local authority in Scotland.

2016 will see over ?5 million distributed

to hundreds of organisations.

Some are involved in helping youngsters with medical or

physical problems, but other groups help in less obvious ways,

like offering a safe place to play, or simply someone to talk to.

Projects funded by Children In Need

support 55,000 children in Scotland a year.

Youth groups which divert kids from crime and offer opportunities

for socialising and support are at the heart of the charity's work.

Every week, Twilight Basketball's Dunfermline group

coaches 30 children.

One of those was Greg.

Greg was just ten when his dad died.

A year later, while still reeling from the shock,

his mum decided to uproot him from their home in Poland.

It all happened within a week,

so I just got told to pack and leave.

I was pretty scared and worried about my life at that moment.

Leaving all that was familiar was a huge wrench, but trying to

get to grips with a new language and find friends was even harder.

I had nobody to hang about with or to talk to.

Sadly I was alone all the time and just thinking about life.

It was an incredibly lonely and anxious time.

The one place where Greg hoped he'd feel safe and supported

was at home, but it wasn't to be.

My mum kind of started not to bother speaking to me.

She was either locked up in her own room or away with her boyfriend.

I was just myself in the living room.

I never had a bed, so I had to sleep on a sofa.

But I never had proper covers.

It was pretty cold in the winter.

And that wasn't the only hardship young Greg had to endure.

You noticed certain things - the clothes were dirty,

the shoes were getting more and more tattered.

You could say he was hungry.

Food was always on his mind.

My mum wasn't really focusing on what to get me to eat.

I was pretty hungry quite a lot of times.

Especially in summer when you have no school,

so you have no school meals to fall back on.

Life at home took its toll on Greg.

He was starting to discolour in the face.

I felt a bit unwanted by my own family,

that they don't really want me there.

But for a few hours every Friday,

basketball gave Greg contact with people who supported him.

I obviously asked Greg if everything was OK.

That's when he opened up about all the problems at home.

He was being locked out of rooms, didn't get access to the kitchen.

He very rarely got to wash his clothes.

That's when the alarm bells kicked in.

It was a huge relief for Greg to finally

tell someone about his troubles.

I knew that I could trust him with this and I knew he could help me.

As a result of Ross's intervention,

Greg was removed from his home and placed in emergency foster care.

Three years on and the teenager is thriving.

His best friend's parents took him in and invited Greg

to join their family for good.

We just wanted him to have what my kids have.

It's actually amazing how they basically just gave me

a new home and treat me like one of their own kids.

He actually became one of the family just overnight,

and he treats us like mum and dad.

Twilight Basketball means everything to Greg.

He wouldn't be here if it wasn't for them.

Greg's life has been transformed by the support and training

he received from the youth group.

Even though Twilight taught me sport and how to play basketball,

I kind of look at it more as a life-changing opportunity.

I met new people, I got a new family and I'm still with Twilight,

and now I'm volunteering, helping them out.

WHISTLE BLOWS Stop the dribbling.

They provided me all the things that I need to make myself

a happy guy again.

When you're dribbling the ball, make sure that your eyes are up...

'Because of them,'

I've got something new to look forward to and a new, happy life.

Twilight gave Greg the confidence to get a full-time job,

and in turn, his story has inspired one of their schemes.

The ambassador programme, which is funded by your money,

trains Greg and 23 other coaches to support the next generation.

Now I am a part-time basketball referee,

so I go on the weekends and referee basketball games.

WHISTLE BLOWS

I am very proud of how far I came because of Twilight.

Greg's on such a ride.

He's done a rollercoaster with his hands up,

just enjoying what's happening.

It's fantastic to see

and long may it continue for him.

Time now to find out what happened when two of our

favourite coppers from Scot Squad went on patrol

on the mean streets of River City.

The River City, where the river of dreams is under constant threat

from a tsunami of disorder.

Here to mop up the mess are PCs Jack McLaren and Sarah Fletcher.

We've been called to Shieldinch, which isn't our usual beat,

but sometimes when staffing levels are low

and maybe someone has phoned in sick...

Sick is the official line, but we know why we're really here.

Right, what's that?

The place is full of bams and the usual polis, Craig Donald,

ginger fella from Dundee, he's useless, really bad,

so they brought in Scotland's best policeman.

Oh.

Oh, you're Scotland's best policeman?

Top three for sure. Elite.

Erm, so if you're so elite,

why did we get lost on the way over here?

Place isn't even on a map. Neither is the subway.

Yeah, it's like platform 9 3/4, eh?

What's that?

It's, erm, Harry Potter. From Harry Potter.

I dinnae read kids' books.

I'm a 22-year-old man.

Anyway, we've only been here a couple of minutes.

I mean, we can see it's a challenging area.

What she means is it's hoaching with radgies, eh?

Like, my radgie antenna's twitching.

It's like Sixth Sense, but instead of ghosts it's radgies.

I see radgies everywhere.

Yeah, I mean, we've been notified

of a couple of challenging characters -

a Lenny Murdoch,

Shellsuit Bob,

Buster The Wrestler.

He'll no' want to wrestle me, that's for sure.

From warning Buster to busting wronging, the cops have received

a tip-off about a bent bag of bullion buried on this beat.

Eager to go toe-to-toe with the source of the sorry state

of Shieldinch, the cops go door to door.

Keep your eye oot for the polis.

There's a couple of them wanderin' aboot here. You'll recognise 'em.

Coupla dafties.

Jack, I've got eyes on that Lenny Murdoch. Copy that.

Keep your eyes on him.

Could I see some ID, please?

Pleased to meet you, Pudsey.

From pounding the streets to practitioning on patients,

Dr Annie Jandhu is hard at work

safeguarding the health of Shieldinch.

All right, Officer Annie?

Hi, Bobby. How you doin'?

Good. Just, erm, "Dr" Annie.

Office Dr Annie. No, no, no. Erm, so no "Officer", just "Dr" is fine.

It's like doctors are the polis of hospitals, ain't they?

Erm... Well, no, it's not really the same thing.

Erm, what can I do for you today?

Well, you know how, like, Children In Need's comin' up an' stuff?

Mm-hm. And, like, like I used to be a wean? Like, back in the day.

I'm going to sell whoopsies but see because whoopsies are ootta date,

and I was wonderin' to see if you could sell them to your patients.

An' we could, like, gie the money to Pudsey.

Er, well, not if they're out of date, obviously I couldn't.

Well, they're ootta date the 'morra.

I can't sell cakes. I'm a surgery, Bobby.

Even that one?

Anything else I can help you with today?

How come Pudsey's got an eye patch?

Dr Dre - is he a real doctor?

D'you dae homers? Yes, I do do home visits. Brilliant.

Cos I've got an uncle and he's dislocated his elbow but see if

I was tae gie you, like, 50 quid in an envelope, gie you a bung...

No, I can't do that, I can't accept any money, I'm sorry.

But I won't tell anybody cos it's, like, cash in hand an' that.

OK(!) Uh, what about, a...sponsored silence?

Sponsored silence? I mean, I would give you ?5 for that.

I mean, actually, do you know what?

I would even give you ?10 if you started it right now.

One of the musical highlights from last night was once again

our very own Children In Need Choir.

Hundreds of youngsters from across the UK sang as one, and in Scotland,

our singers this year came from in and around Inverness.

And before the big night, there was lots of work to be done.

The children have given up their weekends to rehearse with

Choir Master Andrew Panton.

Although the young people have been working in their schools separately,

this will be the first time they've all come together.

Everybody stand up and make a big semicircle round the piano.

'The aim for today is to get everyone working together

'as one cohesive choir.'

WARM UP NOTES

'And it's quite a big ask - this is a really concentrated rehearsal

'and I'm giving them really detailed notes.'

..two, three, and...

THEY SING A NOTE Good.

It's going quite good and it feels quite serious.

I'd rather quieter, warm, really in the middle of the note.

# Sometimes in our lives

# We all have pain

# We all have sorrow. #

This is the first time we've all seen each other, for a lot of us,

so it's really nerve-racking.

# You need a hand... #

The choir members even managed to squeeze in some fundraising

in their free time.

We're doing a bunch of activities to raise money for Children In Need.

Over there is Pin The Nose On Pudsey Blindfolded

and round on the football pitch we've got Toss The Welly.

Today we are selling wristbands and raising money for Children In Need.

Please give us a lot for money for Children In Need.

We're doing a Drakies Primary Spotacular Community Cafe

where loads of people from the community are coming in to eat cakes

and listen to people sing.

# I wonder how, I wonder why

# Yesterday you told me about the blue blue sky... #

ALL: Give money to Children In Need!

Back at the rehearsals, the songs are shaping up well. Good.

Give me that one more time with a smile this time.

We're doing Lean On Me.

It feels really exciting and fun.

# We know that there's

# Always tomorrow... #

Really exciting cos nothing really big's come up this far to Scotland.

# You just call on me, brother... #

This is young people helping other young people who maybe have

different needs and are from different backgrounds from them,

and I think that's what's so special about the choir and,

in particular, this song.

# I just might have a problem

# That you'll understand... #

I wouldn't even care if we were just practising in the school, as long as

we're raising money for people that don't have as much as we have.

For a lot of them, singing together as a group of over 100 people

is quite a new experience. I've got a funny feeling,

when they arrive at the studios they're going to be so excited.

So here they are, the Scottish Children In Need Choir, teaming up

with more than 1,500 children from across the UK, singing Lean On Me.

# Sometimes in our lives

# We all have pain

# We all have sorrow

# But if we are wise

# We know that there's

# Always tomorrow

# Lean on me

# When you're not strong

# I'll be your friend

# I'll help you carry on

# For it won't be long

# Till I'm gonna need

# Somebody to lean on

# You just call on me, brother

# When you need a hand

# We all need somebody

# To lean on

# I just might have a problem

# That you'll understand

# We all need somebody

# To lean on

# Lean on me

# When you're not strong

# I'll be your friend

# I'll help you carry on

# For it won't be long

# Till I'm gonna need

# Somebody to lean on

# You just call on me, brother

# When you need a hand

# We all need somebody

# To lean on

# I just might have a problem

# That you'll understand

# We all need somebody

# To lean on

# Please swallow your pride

# If I have faith

# You need to borrow

# For no-one can fill

# Those of your needs

# That you won't let show

# If there is a load

# You have to bear

# That you can't carry

# I'm right up the road

# I'll share your load

# If you just call me

# Call me

# Call me

# Call me

# Call me

# Call me

# Call me

# Call me

# Call me

# For

# It won't be long

# Till I'm gonna need

# Somebody to lean on

# Lean on, lean on

# Lean on, lean on, lean on me

# Lean on, lean on, lean on me

# Lean on, lean on, lean on me

# I'm gonna need

# Somebody to lean on

# I'm gonna need

# Somebody to lean on

# Lean on

# Me. #

CHEERING

Still to come - we meet a couple of familiar faces in part two

of River Squad.

Jack and Victor get dancing.

And we have another brilliant performance

from our Scottish Children In Need Choir.

Children In Need doesn't run groups itself,

but it does make sure your money goes to organisations

that really need support.

And those groups are changing lives in Scotland every single day.

It funds a huge range of activities,

whether it's offering help to those with special needs

or caring for those who're ill.

HEARTBEAT THUMPING

Aimee was born three months premature.

Her condition at birth was critical.

They're saying the baby's in distress.

Her heartbeat's right down.

15 doctors run into the theatre.

I was...petrified.

We didn't know whether I was going to survive,

whether Aimee was going to survive...

Thankfully, both pulled through.

Aimee spent her first few months in hospital,

but shattering news lay ahead.

They did a check that revealed that Aimee had hydrocephalus,

and it was...shock beyond shock.

Hydrocephalus is a condition that affects the brain

and how it functions.

Too much fluid in the brain can have damaging consequences.

The scan showed that it was bad.

This pressure was building up in Aimee's tiny wee brain.

Aimee was rushed to theatre to have a shunt inserted in her head.

The plastic device drains excess fluid,

but it's not without risk.

The doctor was honest with us.

And he says, "This is what keeps her alive,

"it could work for couple of years,

"or it could work for an hour."

Since Aimee's first trip to theatre,

a cyst was discovered on the other side of her head,

so she now depends on two shunts.

In her lifetime, Aimee has endured 17 surgical procedures.

We know that's not the final count.

She's going to have to go through this time and time again.

Aimee has already spent half her life in hospital,

and she will require further operations.

For her parents, every parting is agonising.

It's a horrible, horrible situation to be in,

and it's the same, every single surgery that she has,

you think, "Is she going to come out this time?"

Naively, we always said, "It might get easier when she gets older,"

but I think it's got harder.

When life's been one long round of anaesthesia and oxygen masks,

it leaves little time for laughter.

When she comes out of surgery,

she's that sore that she just can't move.

Sometimes, though, a different dose of medicine is called for.

Your donations fund weekly visits from Hearts And Minds Clowndoctors.

In will come these Clowndoctors.

BOTH: AIMEE!

It's just a total mood changer.

It's Dr Squeegie and Dr Groovy!

She goes from this look of,

"Please, everyone, just go away and don't even look at me,"

to this wee excited face, she's smiling away.

The Clowndoctors know exactly what these kids have been through.

BOTH: Hello!

# Aimee, Aimee, Aimee, ooh! #

These highly trained professionals spread joy and hijinks

throughout Glasgow's Royal Hospital For Children.

Excuse me, could you possibly give me a hand?

If you could just get... Thank you.

For Aimee and hundreds of other children who spend

so much of their lives in hospital, it's the perfect prescription.

They're medicine in their own right.

They've got us giggling away, laughing...

It makes a huge difference.

You just sit back and they're entertaining her, and she's happy.

It's taking her mind off what she's in for.

For that split second, she's back to her old wee self.

And if we didn't have that, we'd all be doom and gloom.

See you, Aimee! AIMEE: Bye. Bye, Aimee!

It relaxes us and can give us ten, 15 minutes' respite.

If you could keep them with you 24 hours on the ward,

it would be amazing.

It's that easy.

Every penny will help a child in some way.

Children In Need are giving out more money than ever before,

but sadly, even though you've been hugely generous over the years,

there's still not enough money to go around.

So here's a message from our friends in Craiglang.

Yeah, sweeties for Isa's a nice idea. Oh, hello. I'm Jack.

And I'm Victor.

Every year, Children In Need helps thousands of kids across Scotland.

But they can only do that if you continue to donate.

Which you have done so generously, so please get your phone out

and text the number you see on screen.

# Get your phone out

# Get your phone out

# Text the number

# Text the number

# Get your phone out

# Text the number... #

From Craiglang to Shieldinch now,

and the final part of When River City Met Scot Squad.

This is River Squad.

We're back in the Shieldinch surgery.

Bobby's happy with his top treatment.

Thank you very much, and I'll see you later, right. Yeah.

Children are in need.

Yeah, yeah. They... They are...

children, in need.

Dr Jandhu.

What are you doing here?

I'm PC McLaren. I'd like to ask you a few questions

about your association with a local crime family.

What is this?

It's just a few questions, it's nothing to worry about.

Oh, no, I get it.

You're...

Ah, you're trying to make up with me with a whole...

role-play thing?

Sorry? Yeah, you wear a uniform well.

Looks good on you. I know.

You know, I never really go in for the whole...

man in a uniform type thing,

but I think that's about to change.

I understand.

It's a perfectly natural feeling for you to want to get aff with me,

but you'll need to wait till I'm off shift.

But I really do need to ask you some questions first.

Oh, you are really getting into character, aren't you?

I'd love to see your bedside manner, I really would.

I mean, you're a very attractive woman. You're...

You're an eight or a nine and I'm a ten,

so that would average us out at...

..7.5?

DOOR OPENS

Annie, I...

I know I'm not your favourite person right now, but...

Lenny needs us to look after this.

Can I stick it in your office?

OK. This is weird.

What?

Are you kidding me?

What, you can't see it?

See what?

You and him! Oh, the resemblance.

You think he looks like me?

You wish yous had a coupon like me.

As if! Babe, you're imagining it.

Babe? What, is Zoolander here your boyfriend?

Er... Well, I mean, yeah.

Kind of. But...

Bit weedy for you, is he no?

You're punching well above your weight, mate.

Look, if you ever want to upgrade to a proper handsome copper,

gies a call.

Are you not a bit small to be in the police?

I'm above average,

in all departments.

Right, well, thank you very much,

but my love life is complicated enough.

Well, if you ever want to simplify it,

call the emergency services.

What's in the bag?

Em, what's it got to do with you?

Something you don't want me to see?

What makes you think that?

Open it and let me see.

No. Open it.

Make me.

Catlike reflexes, honed at the tae kwon do,

which I do twice a week, by the way.

Well, well, well.

What have we got here?

It's, em, a...

a donation for Children In Need.

Well, it's not safe for a civilian

to be carrying around this much cash,

so I'll keep it safe,

and make sure it finds its way to Children In Need.

That's not necessary, I can manage.

Well, police have friends in high places.

I'll make sure it ends up in the right hands.

Well, thank you for your time, Dr Jandhu.

It has been a pleasure.

Do you know anywhere you could hire a police uniform from?

That guy? Really?!

Nice big smile.

I smile with my eyes.

From Barry's bags to bear's buckets,

Children In Need have friends indeed

in the River Squad.

Yeah, thanks to the presence of the Scottish police force,

Shieldinch is no longer a hotbed of crime.

I'll be going back to visit that doctor,

to make sure she's all right,

give her peace of mind.

That's the level of service I like to offer to members of the public,

and I'll certainly be giving it to the doctor.

Did you see that Alex?

He was dashing, he looked like Poldark.

Does he remind you of me?

No! You?!

We'd better get to... Cos the job never stops.

Yeah, we've been called to another Scottish town up north -

Balamory.

Some brightly coloured houses are causing a bit of a nuisance.

And there's continual singing, so...

We've got to liaise with a PC Plum,

and find out what's the story.

In this Balamory.

We'd like to know.

Over ?2.5 million of your cash supports

children in Scotland with disabilities.

GAME BEEPS

14-year-old Josiah lives in Edinburgh.

Like most teenagers, he's transfixed with technology.

But there's a difference between him and his peers

that isolated him growing up.

When Josiah was a toddler, we used to take him to playgroups,

and realised he wouldn't associate himself with the others.

He couldn't talk,

so if he wanted to get reaction from the other kids,

he would push them.

And most of the parents didn't like that.

He would see people...

..taking their kids away.

The rejection hit hard.

Aged three, Josiah was diagnosed with autism,

a disability that affects how he relates to others.

I didn't know anything about autism, then.

Initially, it was difficult for me.

So finding a school with a headteacher who supported Josiah

was a huge relief.

Josiah is a lovely, happy young person.

With numbers, he is an absolute star.

He will memorise numbers and sequences and codes...

It's an amazing talent.

But figuring out the world around him isn't always easy for Josiah.

At times, it can seem confusing and unpredictable.

What he's getting is a bombardment of information into his head.

It can be quite a scary place,

there's lots of different sensory things going on such as lights,

music, gadgets, technology, other people that will distract him.

What he's finding is that's overstimulating

and it just takes his focus in all sorts of different directions.

One way that Josiah's found to help him deal with

everything in his brain is through is body.

He's always running and jumping.

He's always constantly running and jumping.

Josiah can bounce the whole day if you don't stop him,

if you don't ask him, "Josiah, sit down."

It's quite a challenge to keep him calm.

Josiah.

It's quite a big challenge.

You want some grapes? Yeah. Do you want to calm down first? No.

But Josiah's enthusiasm for movement became a concern

when it began to affect his balance.

Josiah used to fall for no reason.

He will be walking and all of a sudden say,

"Oh, Daddy, I fell down."

The falls became more hazardous.

When he was coming down the stairs, you will hear, "Ouch! I fell!"

I couldn't explain why he fell.

That was when I began having concerns about him injuring himself.

Keeping Josiah safe from physical harm became a full-time job

for his family, so when school offered an activity

that would help him focus his energy, they jumped at the chance.

Your donations support Josiah and 25 other kids from his school

attend weekly ski sessions.

For Josiah, it's a chance to practise his social skills outwith

the safety of school and home.

OK, my man, what size are you? Size ten. Size ten, pal.

Most days, autism makes it a struggle for Josiah to feel independent,

but on the slopes, it's a different story.

Well done, Josiah. This is brilliant skiing.

'He likes the speed, he likes the freedom.

'When he was skiing and doing his turns,

'he was in a zone and he was concentrating on his turns.

'Boy, does it ground him.'

Look down a wee bit.

Skiing offers Josiah the chance to channel his physical energy,

but that's not all.

He's very, very outgoing now.

I like skiing because it's fun. OK.

His new hobby has given him the confidence to reach new heights.

He can now go to the top on the chair lift.

I think Josiah is very pleased with himself.

Right, go!

I did it!

The first time he went up there, he came back and was like,

"I went to the very top!"

You could see that excitement in him.

"I went to the very top!"

Look at that view.

It's just a wonderful feeling seeing him being able to reach his potential.

He can ski independently.

It's lovely to see.

In fact, Josiah's balance has improved so much

there's been another major benefit.

He's not falling ever since he started skiing.

He just loves it.

When he comes back sometimes he says,

"Daddy, I am the ski champion!"

And he likes to tell us how fast he was going.

When I saw him I was like, "Wow!"

I had never thought he had that ability.

He's really done well,

and that made me very, very proud of him.

KNOCKING

This is the Maggie's Centre in Glasgow,

a place where people diagnosed with cancer and their families

can visit for some much-needed support.

To have anyone in your family diagnosed with cancer is devastating.

Our next film is a very moving story.

It shows how your money allows Maggie's to help children

deal with that situation.

My mum is really fast.

She's very sporty, she does loads of exercise.

She's very fit, yeah.

She just goes out and runs and she's done races before,

she's faster than her friends.

Running and playing sport, I love it.

I think as long as I can keep doing that, and the kids, as long as they

can keep seeing me doing all the things I love, they think I'm OK.

Six years ago, Annette was diagnosed with cancer.

Since then it's been a constant presence in her family's life.

Your initial urge is to protect the children.

There are times when everything's fine and then suddenly

I'm diagnosed again with something else, and that is scary for them.

You struggle to know how you're going to deal with it.

How do you speak to kids about that?

Nobody's got the experience, really, to be able to do that.

That was one of the most difficult things.

I worry about my mum quite a lot.

Every time she gets cancer or every time something happens,

it's just a bit scary.

This, everything, you know, the sickness in the bathroom,

everything, they're aware of what's going on,

and there's no hiding that.

It hurts me to see them having to deal with this.

During these difficult times,

Annette and her children turn to Maggie's - a group of centres across

the UK that support all sorts of families who are facing cancer.

For Annette, Maggie's was just across the road

from where she was being treated in Edinburgh.

When I was having my last IV chemotherapy, I looked out of

the window to see the kids joyously playing at Maggie's.

It was just fantastic.

I knew from that moment on that they would be OK.

LAUGHTER

Yeah, exactly, that was from one of the kids' days that we had.

Somebody got a bit enthusiastic with red paint.

Don't get any ideas, by the way. You're not going to do that.

Maggie's has just been phenomenal. I mean, it really has.

Tell me what you're going to do this time.

Thomas and Amelia can go and they can talk to Andrew about things.

You know, they can talk openly about treatment,

about hair falling out, about all sorts of things,

and they just feel that comfort and reassurance.

Maggie's is about having a space to talk about feelings,

but trying to make sure it's not done in a pushy way,

to try and to give kids particularly a range of different angles

to think about how they might express what's going on for them.

'It's normal to feel worried,

'it's normal to feel anxious and a bit frightened,

'but talking about it can make a real difference.'

He understands.

Andrew would like kind of explain stuff more...

and I wouldn't really talk to anyone else, I don't think.

In July, 2015, Annette was told that her cancer had spread...

..and this time it was incurable.

We spoke to the kids straightaway.

We just sat down on the bed one night

and they could tell we were really upset.

And just said to them, "Things have got really bad.

"And it's in Mummy's bones and bone marrow."

It was hard, really hard.

And we just all had a cry for about an hour.

And then the first thing they asked for was Maggie's.

Because of your donations,

Maggie's was there to support the children once again,

and it will be there in the future.

It just worries me because I don't know what's happening next.

When I talk about it I let out my feelings, it makes me feel better.

The uncertainty for the kids is something that worries me constantly.

It's not knowing and not knowing how they will be able to cope with things.

And I want to spend every moment with them,

but I don't know where I'm going to be in six months' time or a year.

I just want them to enjoy life and be happy,

and to me, it's a comfort knowing that Maggie's is there for them.

The money you've given to Children In Need

helps many charities like Maggie's,

groups that rely on donations just to keep going,

and as you saw with Annette and Thomas and Amelia,

the work you support can be life-changing.

Let's have some more music now

and a beautiful rendition of God Only Knows from Michael Buble.

# I may not always love you

# But long as there are stars above you

# You never need to doubt it

# I'll make you so sure about it

# God only knows what I'd be without you

# If you should ever leave me

# Though life would still go on, believe me

# The world could show nothing to me

# So what good would livin' do me?

# God only knows what I'd be without you

# God only knows what I'd be without you

# God only knows what I'd be without you

# If you should ever leave me

# Then life would still go on, believe me

# The world could show nothing to me

# But what good would living do me?

# God only knows what I'd be without you

# God only knows what I'd be without you

# God only knows

# What I'd be without you. #

APPLAUSE

Since 1990, a staggering ?90 million has been distributed

to groups in Scotland.

Every penny you donate will help change a young person's life.

Young people like Leah, who battles every day with chronic pain.

12-year-old Leah lives with a painful condition

that controls her life.

I've had arthritis as long as I can remember.

She was five when diagnosed with arthritis.

I don't remember ever being pain-free.

The condition affects almost every joint in Leah's body.

Mostly, it's my knees, my ankles and my jaw.

My legs especially will get very stiff

and it will be really hard to move them.

I've had problems with my fingers as well.

It can be absolute agony.

Leah's life has to be scheduled around taking her medicine.

Without it, things would be very different.

If I didn't have a weekly injection, I don't think I'd be able to walk.

I don't want to be stuck in a wheelchair because that's what

will happen if I don't have Methotrexate.

But even with medication,

pain stills dominates Leah's life.

I do hide the pain...

..for as long as I can.

I'll stretch the joints that are sore.

It's quite tricky to tell someone without arthritis

how it feels to have a pain in your legs or wherever it is.

Managing her arthritis can be a lonely experience for Leah.

It could be so sore my emotions get the better of me

and I can start to cry because it is so painful.

Your donations support a project that helps Leah.

Arthritis Care organises activities for kids from across Scotland.

For Leah, it's a chance to socialise with others

who live with the condition.

It's a relief to be able to just sit with people that have got arthritis.

They know what it's like to be stiff or to be sore.

You're like trying to explain your pain to a colour-blind person.

You can't explain a colour to a colour-blind person. Yeah.

And if you haven't experienced our pain,

then you won't know what that pain feels like.

I can be myself with no judgements about how my arthritis affects me

because everyone in the room is the same.

Today, the group is learning practical tips that will help

them at home and school.

Knowing your limits, so don't do too much. Yeah, good.

A little time is spent relaxing big muscles in the body.

Think about your calves.

Your calves are warm.

Heavy...

Now it's on to the small muscle workout.

You are going to start trying to make the person across from you

laugh and giggle using your face.

THEY GIGGLE

Spending time with other kids who understand how she feels

really improves Leah's life.

It's really fun to just hang out with them.

It can have a massive impact on living with arthritis.

It makes it so much easier.

Rocking the piano! 'It definitely makes a difference in my life.'

Children In Need has been helping children in every corner of

Scotland for over 30 years.

Every year we say your money can change lives and our next film

shows just how that can happen.

In 2004, we featured a girl called Megan.

At the time, Megan was lonely and felt isolated.

12 years on, how did the help of a local group,

funded by Children In Need, change her life?

We caught up with her to find out.

Back in 2004, your donations supported

a 14-year-old girl from Dundee.

Megan differs from other teenagers.

She has multi-complex learning difficulties.

She has trouble making and maintaining friendships.

She feels very isolated.

Not having any true friends is upsetting.

It makes me feel nervous to meet other people.

I worry in case they don't want me included.

The Dream Time project helped Megan learn about friendships.

My hope for the future is to have friends who I could trust.

I'll be jumping around everywhere saying, "Yes!

"I've met a good friend! Thank you!"

12 years later, Megan's life has totally moved on.

I don't feel so afraid to socialise with people.

Hiya! How are you? OK, thanks.

Good, good. Three items.

'I've come on a lot.

'I'm not so shy.'

?10.45 and your receipt.

OK? No bother.

Being part of the project gave Megan the confidence to make

lasting friendships.

Today, friends are an important part of her life.

I've met loads of friends through college.

I have found more than one true friend.

Megan is kind, helpful, always there if something happens or helps me

if I need something.

I'd be lost without her.

Children In Need really gave me hope.

I was such a sad child.

I felt worthless, but now I feel happy and that I'm worth something.

Children In Need have made a big difference.

They've made my dreams come true.

You have the power to make someone's life better.

Every penny you donate will help a disadvantaged child or young person.

Children In Need has been supporting local and national groups for more

than 30 years but there is always more work that can be done.

Playing us out tonight is a group of brilliant kids

doing their bit to help others -

the Scottish Children In Need Choir

with their version of Justin Timberlake's Can't Stop The Feeling.

Thank you and thanks for watching.

# I got this feeling inside my bones

# It goes electric, wavy when I turn it on

# All through my city, all through my home

# We're flying up, no ceiling, when we in our zone

# I got that sunshine in my pocket Got that good soul in my feet

# I feel that hot blood in my body when it drops, oooh

# I can't take my eyes up off it, moving so phenomenally

# You're gonna like the way we rock it, so don't stop

# Under the lights when everything goes

# Nowhere to hide when I'm getting you close

# When we move, well, you already know

# So just imagine, just imagine, just imagine

# Nothing I can see but you when you dance, dance, dance

# Feeling good, good, creeping up on you

# So just dance, dance, dance, come on

# All those things I shouldn't do But you dance, dance, dance, yeah

# Ain't nobody leaving soon, so keep dancing

# I can't stop the feeling

# So just dance, dance, dance I can't stop the feeling

# So just dance, dance, dance, come on

# Ooh, it's something magical

# It's in the air, it's in my blood, it's rushing on

# Don't need no reason, don't need control

# I fly so high, no ceiling, when I'm in my zone

# I got that sunshine in my pocket Got that good soul in my feet

# I feel that hot blood in my body when it drops, ooh

# I can't take my eyes up off it moving so phenomenally

# You're gonna like the way we rock it, so don't stop

# Under the lights when everything goes

# Nowhere to hide when I'm getting you close

# When we move, well, you already know

# So just imagine, just imagine, just imagine

# Nothing I can see but you when you dance, dance, dance

# Feeling good, good, creeping up on you

# So just dance, dance, dance, come on

# All those things I shouldn't do But you dance, dance, dance

# And ain't nobody leaving soon, so keep dancing

# I can't stop the feeling

# So just dance, dance, dance I can't stop the feeling

# I can't stop the feeling

# Got this feeling in my body I can't stop the feeling

# Wanna see you move your body I can't stop the feeling

# Got this feeling in my body

# Got this feeling in my body

# Got this feeling in my body, come on. #

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE