Children in Need Rocks the 80s BBC Children in Need

CHEERING

Good evening and welcome, welcome, welcome

to the biggest party of the year.

We are all set for an evening of incredible music,

fantastic memories and eye-watering fashion.

Not least from the audience, who've all dressed up for the occasion.

You look dreamy!

Incredible!

Viewers at home, you may want to lower the brightness on your telly

just a little bit and lock away any sensitive pets.

We're here to get knee-deep

in the decade that brought us the best music

and, of course, we're going to raise lots of money

for a truly wonderful cause, for BBC Children In Need.

So please give generously, as your donations make a massive difference

to children and young people across the UK.

And we'll give you all the donation details very shortly.

We sure will. Right, backstage, we have our man with the mic,

the chap with the chat, the boy with the bants.

Go wild for Mr Roman Kemp. Roman, are you all right, sir?

What are you doing?

ROMAN: Hi, guys. Yeah, I'm majorly fanboying right now

because, as you can see, I'm joined by A-ha. Guys, hello.

Very excited to have you here.

And just a quick little teaser for you guys out there,

Morten, you've got something a little special planned for us today,

-am I correct?

-We're doing an acoustic version of Take On Me.

Whoa! Hey! All still to come. Tingling nerves back here backstage.

But back to you guys.

Thank you very much, Roman. Now, as you've just seen there,

appearing live on the stage tonight, we have A-ha.

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Plus Boy George, Erasure, Europe,

Imagination featuring Leee John...

Also, we have got Jason Donovan, Katrina from Katrina and the Waves,

Louisa Johnson, Mica Paris, Nick Heyward,

OMD, and UB40 featuring Ali, Astro and Mickey.

What's more, we'll have some surprise special guests.

Find out what a seven-year-old makes of this.

And a final performance that will blow your luminous socks off.

Yes, get ready. But now, to kick off the show,

one of THE greatest girl bands of all time,

reunited at last,

Siobhan, Keren and Sara, the mighty Bananarama!

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MUSIC: Venus

# Goddess on the mountain top Burning like a silver flame

# The summit of beauty and love

# And Venus was her name

# She's got it

# Yeah, baby, she's got it

# I'm your Venus, I'm your fire

# Your desire

# Well, I'm your Venus

# I'm your fire, your desire

# Her weapons were her crystal eyes

# Making every man a man

# Black as the dark night she was

# Got what no-one else had

# Wow!

# She's got it

# Yeah, baby, she's got it

# I'm your Venus

# I'm your fire, your desire

# Well, I'm your Venus I'm your fire, your desire

# Woo! #

Sing up!

# Venus

# She's got it

# Yeah, baby, she's got it

# I'm your Venus

# I'm your fire, your desire

# Well, I'm your Venus

# I'm your fire, your desire

# Goddess on the mountain top

# Burning like a silver flame

# The summit of beauty and love

# And Venus was her name

# Wow!

# She's got it

# Yeah, baby, she's got it

# I'm your Venus, I'm your fire

# Your desire

# Well, I'm your Venus

# I'm your fire, your desire

# Venus was her name

# Woo!

# Yeah, baby, she's got it

# Yeah, baby, she's got it

# Yeah, baby, she's got it

# Yeah, baby, she's got it

# Yeah, baby, she's got it

# Yeah, baby, she's got it

# Yeah, baby, she's got it

# Yeah, baby, she's got it. #

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-Thank you!

-Thank you so much.

-Thank you!

Have a great night!

Massive thanks to the amazing Bananarama!

-Wow. I always wanted to be the fourth Banana.

-There's still time!

That just confirmed it. Now's the time, Fearne!

There's plenty more to come this evening.

Brace yourselves for some of the biggest hits from the '80s.

Tonight, we're going to party like it's 1989.

Yeah.

Now, since 1980, BBC Children In Need has raised

over £900 million

for young people and their families in desperate need of help.

With your support, we'd like this year's appeal

to be the biggest and best one yet.

Yeah, so while we're celebrating the past, you can help us to build

a brighter future for children all over the UK.

So please dig deep and give as generously as you can.

You can choose to donate £5, £10 or £20...

..and the one that we really want...

..where you can also make a quick donation online.

Now, tonight, we are throwing an '80s spectacular.

So please help us to raise "Loadsamoney!"

That's good! It was good, wasn't it?

Time now for a man who's got more talents

than I've had hot chicken in a basket.

He's an actor, singer, West End star...

Scream, faint and cry a little bit.

-Are you ready, Fearne?

-Oh, I'm ready.

It's the heart-throb-tastic Jason Donovan!

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MUSIC: Too Many Broken Hearts

# Last night you talked about leaving

# I said I can't let you go

# It's not just emotional feeling

# I need you body and soul

# You give me one good reason to leave me

# I'll give you ten good reasons to stay

# You're the only one I believe in

# I'll be hurt I'll be hurt if you walk away

# Too many broken hearts in the world

# There's too many dreams can be broken in two

# Too many broken hearts in the world

# So I won't give up the fight for you

# The world is full of lonely people

# Who never held on to love

# Last night I tried to reach you

# Somehow it wasn't enough

# So I said Can't you wait a bit longer

# I'll give you all that a lover should give

# It ain't my pride but my love that is stronger

# I'll be hurt I'll be hurt if you walked away

# Too many broken hearts in the world

# There's too many dreams can be broken in two

# Too many broken hearts in the world

# So I won't give up the fight for you

# Too many broken hearts in the world

# There's too many dreams can be broken in two

# Too many broken hearts in the world

# So I won't give up the fight for yo-o-ou

# For you... #

Sing it for me!

Come on!

# You give me one good reason to leave me

-# I'll give you... # ALL:

-Ten good reasons to stay

# You're the only one I believe in

# I'll be hurt I'll be hurt if you walk away

# Too many broken hearts in the world

# There's too many dreams can be broken in two

# Too many broken hearts in the world

# So I won't give up the fight for you

# Too many broken hearts in the world

# There's too many dreams can be broken in two

# Too many broken hearts in the world

# So I won't give up the fight for you

# I won't give up the fight for you. #

Children In Need!

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INAUDIBLE

Hello, everyone. Oh, yes, that was absolutely incredible, wasn't it?

It was amazing.

But right now, super excited, I'm joined by these fabulous ladies.

-I'm joined by Bananarama. Girls, how are you?

-Fantastic.

That was unbelievable. Opening the show.

-How did it feel going out there?

-Fantastic audience.

Absolutely love it. We're about to go on tour,

so that was just a little taster, really, for us. It was great.

-A little taster for Siobhan.

-8,000 happy people. It was great.

Seeing, you know, everyone out there enjoying themselves,

do you still get such a big buzz out of doing this, right?

And especially for such an incredible cause.

What did it mean about going out there in such an occasion?

Well, it's such an amazing cause and it's always the most...

You know, you have to watch that night.

It's, at turns, exciting and heartbreaking.

-And I just hope everyone gives.

-Exactly.

Now, the 1980s were such a fabulous time for many different reasons.

Not just for music, but there were

a few dodgy, you know, bits of fashion and technology.

However, I thought I would show some schoolchildren a brief introduction

to some of the highlights.

Now, that is not a reference to Simon Le Bon's hair.

What is this?

Space invaders.

Top...

Of The...

Pops.

Top Of The Pops.

# A-weema-weh, a-weema-weh... #

SHE CHUCKLES

Look at the man!

Look at the man. He's like this.

# A-weema-weh, a-weema-weh... #

The dancing is like the old type of dancing.

# A-weema-weh... #

Is this The Lion King or something?

It's just, like, so funny.

# A-weema-weh... #

Old type singing.

MUSIC: Ace Of Spades by Motorhead

-Yes, rock!

-Yeah, this is more like it.

# You know I'm born to lose And gambling's for fools

# But that's the way I like it, baby

# I don't wanna live forever... #

THEY SING ALONG

Head shaking.

# And don't forget the joker! #

THEY SING ALONG

Rock was really popular at that time.

# Uno, duo, tre, quatro! #

What's smelly you?

Hey!

# Gotta no respect? #

-Is this a different language?

-Hey!

They make people join in.

I think they're trying to make people join in.

Hey!

# It's-a nice-a place Ah, shaddap-a you face! #

He says, "Oh, shut up in your face."

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

-Erm...

-I'm speechless.

And now on BBC One...

Oh, I know what this is.

No, you need to take the case off. There's a case, you know.

I think you have to open that thing. You have to open that

-and then put it in.

-Do you have to the open this?

I can't fit it in. Where am I supposed to put it?

-A disc?

-I think this is the entertainment.

-Oh, God.

-No, no, turn it round.

I'll do it. I'm doing it.

It looks like it has string inside it.

-Which way?

-Put the middle in the hole.

-Yeah, I know.

Put the middle in the hole.

And then be very careful.

I know how to do it. Would you let me?

Just put it in now.

I only can put CDs in.

What's this?

Yeah! You did it.

VCR MOTOR WHIRS

What just happened? "Ra-a-arr!"

-It's a CD!

-No, it's not.

-No, it's like a picture.

NEEDLE SCRATCHES, AUDIENCE GROANS

Try it in that one.

I can't see the TV that well.

It's like stars.

This is the volume, this is volume.

LOUD INTERFERENCE ON TV

Oh, my God!

Play, play, play. Press play.

Play!

Stop!

NEEDLE SCRATCHES

-Any second now.

-Come on!

I think you've murdered it!

What's wrong with this thing?

Yay!

I hope it works because I want to see this footage.

Yay!

Let me try... Yes!

SONG PLAYS FAST

This is very weird, to normal TV. Because it's all fuzzy.

My flatscreen doesn't look like this!

It doesn't have the screen or anything.

It's not even like a laptop.

It might look like one, but it's not.

Eject, eject!

Yay!

We are the champions!

Please don't worry.

All of the kids who watched that Joe Dolce clip have been

offered the option of having their memories permanently wiped.

Wiping their memories. Is that a link to the next song?

Because here they are, it's Erasure.

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MUSIC: A Little Respect

# I tried to discover

# A little something to make me sweeter

# Oh, baby, refrain

# From breaking my heart

# I'm so in love with you

# I'll be forever blue

# That you give me no reason

# You know you're making me work so hard

# That you give me no That you give me no

# That you give me no That you give me no soul

# I hear you calling

# Oh, baby, please

# Give a little respect

# To me

# And if I should falter

# Would you open your arms out to me?

# We can make love, not war

# And live with peace in our hearts

# I'm so in love with you

# I'll be forever blue

# What religion or reason could drive a man to forsake his lover?

# Don't you tell me no Don't you tell me no

# Don't you tell me no Don't you tell me no soul

# I hear you calling

# Oh, baby, please

# Give a little respect

# To me

# Yeah!

# I'm so in love with you

# I'll be forever blue

# That you give me no reason

# You know you're making me work so hard

# That you give me no That you give me no

# That you give me no That you give me no soul

# I hear you calling

# Oh, baby, please

# Give a little respect

# To me

# Soul, I hear you calling

# Oh, baby, please

# Give a little respect

# To me

# Give a little respect. #

CHEERING

Thank you so much. Thank you very much.

Wow. I mean, that jacket.

Like some sort of shimmering '80s merman.

And a voice that can shatter glass and hearts in equal measure.

I love you, Andy Bell!

So good. Do you reckon I can borrow that jacket off him? Love it!

Now, just a small contribution to BBC Children In Need will make

a huge difference to a young person's life.

Your donations help children across the UK to learn new skills

and to have fun.

And, you know, that's always easier when you've got a friend.

Children In Need believes that

friendship is one of the most important things a child can have.

Thanks to your donations,

friendships are starting all over the UK.

My name is Rudi.

No, you say me and I say you.

His name is Charlie.

And he's nine.

I'm ten. Start again!

Is it this foot?

Rudi is funny...

..crazy...and sometimes a bit annoying.

This is left and that's right.

Charlie makes me laugh.

-And he's great at football.

-Oh, thanks.

I have cerebral palsy.

Rudi's very caring.

Sometimes he can guide me which way to walk and then it will help me

guide the way to the ball.

Charlie and Rudi became best friends because of Children In Need.

They go to a football club in Portsmouth

for children with disabilities.

It helps us, like, build-up our confidence.

We make friends together.

When we play football, I wear a yellow helmet

because I have a poorly head.

Charlie helps me and he's my best friend in the whole world ever.

He's my best mate.

More friendships are being formed at Happy Hands in Liverpool -

a project for deaf children.

Alayna and Lucy come here every week.

In Plymouth, Noor and Hari became friends

when they met at Dare To Dazzle - a drama group for refugees,

funded by your donations.

I am Hari. This is Noor.

-She's ten. She comes from...

-Iraq.

-Iraq.

When I first came here, I didn't know how to speak English.

I just felt lonely.

At Dare To Dazzle, I made a lot of friends

and when I made friends I felt normal.

You never run out of stuff to do when you have friends.

THEY LAUGH

Hari's funny and kind.

He's a good friend.

Ow!

So, the thing about me is I have cystic fibrosis

and it affects all my organs, mainly my lungs.

It makes me different,

it makes me not be able to go out to play with my friends.

So because of Children In Need, I have a friend called Sophie,

and Sophie is a befriender. She's from The Butterfly Trust.

I really like her.

If I'm worried or scared about something,

I would talk to Sophie about it. She understands what I'm going through.

She's awesome.

Children In Need has made so many friendships possible.

On behalf of all of us who have made new friends,

we'd like to say a big thank you.

Now, life for some children can be tough,

but having friends really can make all the difference.

And, you know what, you too can make a difference

by picking up your phone and, please, making a donation.

You can choose to donate £5, £10 or £20...

Details are on your screen right now.

Your money will help bring sunshine into the lives of children

across the UK.

And right now we have a woman

who turned Sunshine into a massive worldwide hit.

Please give it up for Katrina!

CHEERING

Come on, Wembley!

Are you ready?

One, two... One, two, three, ow!

# Ooh, yeah

# I used to think maybe you loved me

# Now, baby, I'm sure

# And I just can't wait till the day

# When you knock on my door

# Now every time I go for the mailbox

# Gotta hold myself down

# Ooh, yeah

# Cos I just can't wait Till you write me

# You're coming around... #

Sing it with me!

# I'm walking on sunshine Whoa-oh

# I'm walking on sunshine, whoa-oh

# I'm walking on sunshine Whoa-oh

# And don't it feel good? Hey!

# All right now And don't it feel good?

# Hey! Yeah

# I used to think maybe you loved me

# Now I know that it's true

# And I don't want to spend my whole life

# Just waiting for you

# I don't want you back for the weekend

# Not back for a day

# Oh, no, no

# I said, baby, I just want you back

# And I want you to stay

# Oh, yeah, now

# I'm walking on sunshine Whoa-oh

# I'm walking on sunshine, whoa-oh

# I'm walking on sunshine Whoa-oh

# And don't it feel good? Hey!

# All right now

# And don't it feel good? #

Come on, Wembley!

-# And don't it feel good? #

-Clap your hands, come on!

# Everybody say ye-eah

# Say ye-eah... #

-ALL:

-# Ye-eah

-# Say ye-eah

-Ye-eah

-# Say ye-ea-eah

-Ye-ea-eah

# Walking on sunshine

# Walking on sunshine... #

Sing this bit with me.

-# I feel alive...

-I feel the love I feel the love that's really real

# I feel alive, I feel the love I feel the love that's really real

# I'm on sunshine, baby Whoa!

# Oh, yeah, I'm on sunshine, baby

# Come on!

# I'm walking on sunshine Whoa-oh

# I'm walking on sunshine, whoa-oh

# Walking on, walking on Walking on air

# And don't it feel good?

# All right now And don't it feel good?

# Say it, say it Say it again now

# And don't it feel good?

# Oh, yeah, now

# And don't it feel good?

# Now, tell me you feel good Tell me you feel good

# I'm gonna walk, walk, walk

# I'm gonna walk, walk, walk

# I'm gonna walk, walk, walk

# I'm gonna walk, walk, walk. #

I love you, Wembley!

Children In Need. Whoohoo!

CHEERING

Time now for a young man who first burst onto the scene

in the '80s as part of Haircut One Hundred.

Was that a burger? And since then, he's continued to grow on us.

Please go wild for Mr Nick Heyward.

CHEERING

MUSIC: Fantastic Day

All right!

# Well, there's a great amount of strain about getting on that train

# Every day and every night

# The only thing that makes it good is seeing my favourite sight

# Prance and flutter, stride down that green escalator, yeah

# Well, I'm getting off the train and my love is on my brain

# Every day and every night

# The only thing that makes it good is seeing my favourite sight

# Crying in the night with the summer in her eyes tonight

# Tonight... #

Here we go!

# Fantastic day

# It's a fantastic day... #

Hey!

# I can find a funny feeling Funny as a smile

# Your mouth is all dry, why?

# Please tell me why

# Fantastic day

# Hey, yeah!

# Fantastic day

# It's a fantastic day

# Well, it's a fantastic day

# He knows he's lost his-self again

# True love has just passed him by

# He tried to shave himself

# And be a happier guy

# Night

# Night and day

# I can see it in your eyes Now summer always smiles

# On a happy honey day

# Am I being in the way? Well, I'm so in love with you

# He can't sit down He lies in pain all night

# Night and day... #

Altogether now!

# Fantastic day... #

Hey, yeah!

# Fantastic day

# Well, it's a fantastic day

# It's a fantastic day

# Fantastic day

# A fantastic day. #

CHEERING

Oh, we are loving Nick Heyward. He's so cute. He's adorable.

He's like a Care Bear in man-form!

OK. Next up, with another unforgettable classic,

put your hands together and open your minds to Imagination.

CHEERING

MUSIC: Just An Illusion

# Illusion

# Illusion... #

How are you feeling, Wembley?

Let me see your hands in the air!

I want everybody to jump when I tell you, OK?

Here we go!

Jump, jump, jump, jump, jump, jump,

jump, jump, jump, jump, jump, jump,

jump, jump, jump, jump.

# Who-oa-oa... #

-ALL:

-# Who-oa-oa.

# Searching for a destiny that's mine

# There's another place Another time

# Touching many hearts along the way, yeah

# Hoping that I'll never have to say

-# It's just an illusion

-Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, a-ah

-# Illusion

-Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, a-ah

# Illusion

# Follow your emotions everywhere

# Is it really magic in the air?

# Never let your feelings get you down

# You better open up your eyes and look around

-# It's just an illusion

-Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, a-ah

-# Illusion

-Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, a-ah

# Illusion

# Could it be that?

# Well, it's just an illusion

# Could it be that?

# In all this confusion

# Could it be that?

# Yeah, illusion

# Aaaaaah

# Could it be that?

# Ooh, yeah, just an illusion

# Could it be that?

# Yeah, yeah, all this confusion

# Could it be that?

# Yeah, just an illusion

# Aaaaaah

# Could it be a picture in my mind?

# Never sure exactly what I'll find

# Only in my dreams I turn you on

# Here for just a moment Then you're gone

-# It's just an illusion

-Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, a-ah

# Illusion... #

-Sing!

-# Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, a-ah

Hey!

# Ska-da ba

# Ska-da ba

# Ska-da ba

# Could it be?

# Ska-da ba... #

Everybody!

# Ska-da ba

# Could it be that?

# Well, it's just an illusion

# Could it be that?

-# Yeah, yeah

-All this confusion

# Could it be that?

-# Yeah, yeah

-It's just an illusion

# Aaaah

# Could it be that? #

CHEERING

Thank you, Wembley!

Leee John in the house!

Wow! I mean, Leee John showing us how it's done.

Ladies and gentlemen, that wasn't just an illusion,

that just happened. Wasn't that fabulous?

-Sure did.

-Thank you very much to the very vivid Imagination.

I was worried that wearing sequins tonight would be too much,

-but I think I'm OK.

-You're fine.

Now, like me, BBC Children In Need is a child of the '80s,

but they've given us

so much more than just shoulder pads and rainbow legwarmers.

Yeah, one of the projects they fund is Back Up,

and we want to tell you about an 11-year-old lad called Sam

and how his life has been completely transformed,

all thanks to your donations.

SAM: Sport was the thing I enjoyed the most.

That's the thing I looked forward to. It was always sport.

And then when it got taken away from me, it was sort of like...

..it was sort of like there's nothing which I enjoy any more.

Two years ago, Sam was playing in a rugby match for his local team.

I played for about three quarters of the game

and then I felt a big pull down the left hamstring

and collapsed.

The consultant just came and said to me

that Samuel had had a spinal stroke.

And that it meant that he was paraplegic.

He'd damaged his spinal cord

and it would mean that he wasn't able to walk.

How do you tell your son that?

How do you go back and break that news?

It's just so hard.

Then when my mum told me, I got really upset.

It was hard to get to sleep that night.

We just sat there, numb.

What had happened to our little boy, you know, who loved life,

loved charging about, like any other little boy?

And what were we going to do?

I didn't really want to do anything.

I went to watch all my mates play, and I just felt so sad.

Sometimes you feel really helpless.

Hello, Sam.

You're just thinking,

"I don't know who to turn to. Who's there to support us?"

But there WAS someone there to turn to.

Back Up, a charity that offers help to children like Sam,

following life-changing spinal cord injuries.

They can see us...

I just enjoy, like, the sense of excitement.

It just sprung my confidence up in a massive way.

It's made me feel more like I fit in.

Out of the way!

Back Up gave him the confidence,

gave him the adventure that he was after.

THEY CHEER

He's been able to talk to other people

that have went through a similar experience

and actually feed off some of the things that they've achieved.

Through Back Up, Sam met Ella, the charity's under-18s manager.

She is funded entirely by Children In Need.

Back Up connects people.

Sam is doing amazing.

It's really positive to see because being able to

talk to other people that can relate to what you're going through

and hear things that they're doing

focuses you more on what is still possible,

rather than what you've lost.

So, when I had my injury when I was 10...

SAM: Ella, she's just inspirational.

She goes to different countries and she's done all this stuff.

When I was over there in New Zealand, I did a skydive.

With inspiration from people like that, that's one of the reasons

why I feel like I'm so more positive now.

Nicely done, Sam.

You can do anything you want.

Right, you're in control of this now, all right?

We're incredibly proud of him.

When you've seen him at the lowest,

it is just really great to see him back with a smile on his face,

enjoying life, embracing life, doing what an 11-year-old should be doing.

Tonight, you can help more children just like Sam.

Children like Sam are living better, happier and more active lives,

thanks to the expertise and hard work of projects like Back Up.

But their amazing work does rely on your deep pockets.

Yes, so please pick up your phone and spread a little happiness.

You can choose to donate £5, £10 or £20...

..where you can also make a donation online.

Now, our next guests have asked, if you are able to,

please make a donation whilst they perform

a very special version of their timeless classic. Enjoy.

CHEERING

MUSIC: Take On Me

# We're talking away

# I don't know what I'm to say

# I'll say it anyway

# Today's another day to find you

# Shying away

# I'll be coming for your love, OK?

# Take on me

# Take me on

# I'll be gone

# In a day or two

# So needless to say

# I'm odds and ends

# But that's me I'm stumbling away

# Slowly learning that life is OK

# Say after me

# It's no better to be safe than sorry

# Take on me

# Take me on

# I'll be gone

# In a day or two

# Oh, the things that you say

# Is it a life or just to play my worries away?

# You're all the things I've got to remember

# You're shying away

# I'll be coming for you anyway

# Take on me

# Take me on

# I'll be gone

# In a day or two

# I'll be gone

# In a day or two

# In a day or two. #

CHEERING

Thank you so much. Thank you, everyone.

Wow. A chiselled-jaw-dropping performance

from Morten and the boys.

Thank you, A-ha.

Now, our next performer isn't too familiar with '80s music, so I've

lent her my home-made recording of the Sunday night Top 40 on cassette.

She actually has.

Now, despite being born in 1998... Oh, I'm fuming.

How dare she? How dare she?!

..we're very chuffed that she's here to perform an '80s favourite,

putting her "Heart" into it, it's the extremely talented

Louisa Johnson. CHEERING

MUSIC: Alone by Heart

# I hear the ticking of the clock

# I'm lying here The room's pitch dark

# I wonder where you are tonight

# No answer on the telephone

# And the night goes by so very slow

# Oh, I hope that it won't end, though

# Alone

# Till now I always got by on my own

# I never really cared until I met you

# And now it chills me to the bone

# How do I get you alone?

# How do I get you alone?

# You don't know how long I have wanted

# To touch your lips and hold you tight

# You don't know how long I have waited

# And I was going to tell you tonight

# But the secret is still my own

# And my love for you is still unknown

# Alone

# Whoa!

# Till now I always got by on my own

# I never really cared until I met you

# And now it chills me to the bone

# How do I get you alone?

# How do I get you alone?

# How do I get you alone?

# How do I get you alone?

# Alone

# Alone. #

CHEERING

Thank you! Thank you so much. Give it up for the band.

Thank you for having me. Thank you.

So, George, I saw you eyeing up the game earlier on.

So, I'm going to have to do this, right?

So... I've got a list of hairstyles with question faces.

So, you're going to have to tell me -

match the hairstyle to the person. So I'm going to give you this.

Well, that's definitely Bona Jovi, isn't it?

BUZZER It's not.

I know who it is. Hold on a second. It's the one...

What was that band from Birmingham?

BUZZER It is...

It was the band from Birmingham? Hold on a second. With the drummer.

I can't think. I do know who they are.

Do you want me to tell you the band?

-Yeah.

-Europe.

-Oh, I wouldn't have known!

It's Joey Tempest.

It could be, like, Bonnie Tyler, it could be my aunt.

It could be anyone.

-Right, so that was Joey Tempest.

-Oh.

I mean, this...

-Cyndi Lauper, obviously.

-BUZZER

That is such an iconic style, though, wasn't it?

That particular look was me channelling Brooke Shields.

It's amazing, I love it.

You need the big, bushy eyebrows to make it work.

Absolutely love it. Right, next up...

That's Roger Taylor, isn't it, from Duran Duran? Have I got it wrong?

Is it...? Oh, it's your dad! It's your dad!

BOTH LAUGH

-It's...

-Please just keep telling him he's in Duran Duran.

-It's Mr Kemp.

I know, the worst thing you can ever say to someone from Spandau Ballet,

-"Oh, yeah, Duran Duran."

-"He's in Duran Duran, yeah."

Next up, performing one of the standout hits of the '80s,

please make some noise for UB40 featuring Ali, Astro and Mickey!

# Red, red wine

# It's up to you

# All I can do I've done

# Memories won't go

# Red, red wine

# It's up to you

# All I can do I've done

# Memories won't go

# Memories won't go

# I'd have sworn that with time

# Thoughts of you would leave my head

# I was wrong Now I find

# Just one thing makes me forget

# Red, red wine

# Stay close to me

# Don't let me be alone

# It's tearing apart

# My blue, blue heart

# I'd have sworn that with time

# Thoughts of you would leave my head

# I was wrong Now I find

# Just one thing makes me forget

# Red, red wine

# Stay close to me

# Don't let me be alone

# It's tearing apart

# My blue, blue heart

# Red, red wine Make me feel so fine

# You keep me rocking All of the time

# Red, red wine Make me feel so grand

# Feeling of the diamonds Just in my hand

# Red, red wine You make me feel so sad

# Every time I see you You make me feel bad

# Red, red wine Make me feel so fine

# A bottle of sweet red wine

# Red, red wine

# It's up to you

# Your kind of love is like a present from above

# All I can do I've done

# Right from the start, right from the start

# Memories won't go

# Memories won't go

# In a rub-a-dub style

# Say me need that wine. #

HE FREESTYLES

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Thank you. Big love.

This Friday evening, BBC Children In Need will be

celebrating its 38th live appeal.

And you know what, its work has never been so important.

Thousands of disadvantaged children

and young people throughout the UK need our help.

Children like Emily and Grace, who have experienced more

than their fair share of sadness, and yet still come up smiling.

Now, these children are a real inspiration.

Please just take a moment to watch this film and see how you can help.

Harry was born in 2003.

We had quite a healthy pregnancy, and had a lovely birth.

The eldest of three children,

Harry suffered in his early years with liver problems, and

while just a toddler he underwent tests to discover what was wrong.

I remember going along to this clinic.

And I walked into the room and it was filled with about 10 people.

And they were all there because of Harry.

And they said, "We've found the matter is.

"And unfortunately he's got a very rare genetic disease

"called Niemann-Pick Type C."

And I just felt devastation.

Niemann-Pick is very rare, affecting only one in 120,000 people.

A build-up of fats in the brain surely shuts down the body.

There is no cure, and the disease is terminal.

For somebody to come along and say the outcome is...

..um, not good, then it's just disbelief.

You just start grieving for the child

that you had a picture of in your mind, growing up.

Harry's twin sisters, Emily and Grace, are 18 months younger

than their brother, and after receiving Harry's diagnosis,

parents Fiona and Carl decided to get the girls tested.

They won't leave you alone, will they, Harry?!

Deep down, we did have a suspicion that Grace had Niemann-Pick,

but we didn't want to know. We didn't want to hear the words.

When we got the news that she had it, it was absolutely devastating.

Just as the family were coming to terms with Grace's diagnosis,

at the age of seven, Harry's health deteriorated quickly.

What's she doing to you, Harry?

He went to bed normally, and when we woke in the morning,

he was struggling, really struggling to breathe.

And...

He passed away in our arms, didn't he? In the bed.

These two are of Harry, but that was when he was in hospital.

I like having them because I can just remember him by them.

I think Emily likes to keep his memory alive. She always has done.

She's never stopped talking about him.

I really like this photo

because one night I just wanted to stay in Harry's bed.

So my mum let me. And we were just up all night giggling at each other.

This is a photo of me and Grace.

And I just really like it cos Grace has one in her room,

and I have one in my room.

Emily and Grace are now 12.

And seven years after Harry passed away,

the disease has started to take its toll on Grace.

-It's been quite sudden with Grace.

-She can't stand.

She's struggling now to even lift her arms.

What you doing?

She started to lose her ability to walk probably a year and a half ago.

She was still on her feet a year and a half ago.

You can tell when she's being cheeky with her eyes. She's never grumpy.

She's always smiling.

Since the first moment that Harry was diagnosed, the family have

been in touch with the charity Niemann-Pick UK.

They provide practical and emotional support

for sufferers and their families.

I couldn't imagine not having the charity, really.

I think we'd feel so isolated.

Your donations help fund specialist nurse Laura, who works

across the country, helping families and those around them

understand and cope with the disease.

This is an incurable disease,

but there are developments, there are treatments, and hope.

And you can't take hope away from families.

And we need to support them in every way, in every aspect we can.

The charity also brings families together once a year

for a conference, a vital space for families to bond.

She's grown quite a lot.

We are very fortunate to have Niemann-Pick UK

cos a lot of rare diseases don't have the same level of support

that we receive.

Without Children In Need funding, families wouldn't have access to

the knowledge and care needed to deal with this devastating,

life-limiting disease.

A completely heartbreaking film to watch,

yet so much strength and courage from the family.

It's thanks to grants from BBC Children In Need that

organisations like Niemann-Pick UK can do this amazing work,

so please give generously and give now.

You can choose to donate £5, £10 or £20.

Details are on your screen,

and if you don't have a mobile you can go online and donate.

While you are making your donation, we have an outstanding performance

from one of the country's best loved singers.

With a trio of '80s classics and the accompaniment of the ACM Gospel Choir,

put your hands together and put them together loud

for the glorious Mica Paris!

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

MUSIC: Like A Prayer

# Life is a mystery

# Everyone must stand alone

# I hear you call my name

# And it feels like home

# When you call my name It's like a little prayer

# Everybody!

# I'm down on my knees I wanna take you there

# In the midnight hour I can feel your power

# Just like a prayer You know I'll take you there

# Like a child

# You whisper softly to me

# You're in control Just like a child

# Now I'm dancing

# It's like a dream

# No end and no beginning

# You're here with me It's like a dream

# Let the choir sing

# When you call my name It's like a little prayer

# I'm down on my knees I wanna take you there

# In the midnight

# In the midnight hour I can feel your power

-# Feel your power

-Just like a prayer

# You know I'll take you there

# When you call my name It's like a little prayer

-# I'm down on my knees

-Oh, yeah

-# In the midnight hour

-I can feel your power

# Just like a prayer You know I'll take you there. #

MUSIC: Simply The Best

# I call you when I need you My heart's on fire

# You come to me Come to me wild and wired

# Everybody!

# Oh, you come to me

# Give me everything I need

# You're simply the best

# Better than all the rest

# Better than anyone

# Anyone I ever met

# Ooh

# Each time I'm near you I'm losing control

# You're walking away with my heart and my soul

# I can feel you even when I'm alone

# Oh, baby, don't let go

# You're the best... #

Come on, now, everybody!

# Better than all the rest

-# Yeah, yeah

-Better than anyone

# Anyone I ever met

# Ooh, I'm stuck on your heart

# I hang on every word you say

# Tear us apart No, no, no

# Oh, I would rather be dead

# Ooh, you're the best. #

MUSIC: Man In The Mirror

# Na na na, na na na na na na

# As I turn up the collar on my favourite winter coat

# This wind is blowing my mind

# I see the kids on the street with not enough to eat

# What am I to be blind? Pretending not to see their needs

# A willow deeply scarred Somebody's broken heart

-# And a washed-out dream

-Washed-out dream

# They follow the path of the wind, you see

# Cos they got no place... #

Everybody sing!

# Starting with me

# I'm starting with the girl in the mirror

# I'm asking her to change her ways

# And no message could have been any clearer

# If you wanna make the world a better place

# Take a look at yourself and make a change

# I'm starting with the girl in the mirror

# I'm asking her to change her ways

# A change

# Do-do-do-do been any clearer

# If you wanna make the world a better place

# Take a look at yourself and make a change

# You gotta get it right while you got the time

# You got to You got to

# You got to Your mind. #

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Wow! Important life lesson, there - don't try and sing along

-with Mica Paris.

-Never.

-Incredible stuff.

-Wow! Powerful.

Now, the 1980s were about more than parachute pants,

Rubik's Cubes and glamorous music.

We had some of the greatest television moments ever made.

Yes, while Frankie said, "Relax, don't do it,"

the pupils of Grange Hill said, "Leave it out, Tucker,"

and, "I only want to help you, Roland!"

That was good!

The series ran for 30 years, and over 600 episodes.

And yet, one mystery was never solved.

Who threw the sausage on the fork?

MUSIC: Grange Hill Theme

Oh, no, I missed my bus!

-Sausage!

-That's my favourite food.

-"Granj Hill"?

-"Granj"?

-How do you pronounce that? "Gran-gee"? "Granj"?

-ALL:

-Oh!

# Just say no, no

# Just say no. #

Maybe they're saying no for not going to the gym.

# Just say no. #

Wow! That sausage was on that fork, but who threw it?

I know the question you are all asking -

where are Zammo, Roland, Mrs McClusky, Fay and Tucker now?

Well, I'm delighted to tell you, ladies and gentlemen, they are here!

Please welcome Lee MacDonald, Erkan Mustafa, Gwyneth Powell,

Alison Bettles and Todd Carty!

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

GRANGE HILL THEME PLAYS

It's lovely to have you here. As everyone else thinks as well.

Lee, we saw the Just Say No video there.

How important do you think that was in the 1980s?

Well, I think in the '80s, drugs weren't a big thing,

and the Grange Hill campaign brought that to light.

Now, Todd, or should I say Jenkins...

CHEERING

Hello! Look, the ladies still love Todd!

Right. Todd, you weren't in the actual video there,

but don't worry, we've managed to dig something else out,

I'm sure you'll enjoy seeing this again.

Have a quick look, you'll be thrilled.

PUNK MUSIC

# I remember it was last September when a stranger came to school

# Everyone up here is very, very glad

# We couldn't do the show without him!

# All right! #

Wow!

Wow, emotional scenes here.

From you, mainly. How do you feel seeing that again?

Very old, at the moment, but it was great.

I think it was number 691 in the pop charts,

and I've never looked back since.

-Could be time for a cheeky rerelease, possibly.

-Oh, I think so!

Wonderful.

Gwyneth, what were your fondest memories of working on Grange Hill?

-Well...

-CHEERING

It's Mrs McClusky!

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

If I say those were

the happiest days of my life,

school days.

I got to be employed for 10 years, the whole decade.

And I got to work with these gorgeous people

and keep them in order. And thank you for watching.

-Thank you, Mrs McClusky.

-Mrs McClusky!

Erkan, I mean, what a pleasure to meet you.

How does it feel being here supporting

BBC Children In Need tonight?

Well, Children In Need,

I mean, this is an amazing night, amazing crowd.

Children In Need rocks!

Woo! Yes.

I love that Roland goes rock.

Alison, tell us, highlights so far. What are you excited about?

Did you go all of a-quiver at Morten Harket?

I just have to say, everything has been amazing.

It's just so good to be here, and everyone needs to dig deep

and support such a fantastic cause.

Yes, and there's still loads to come, isn't there, Fearne?

There is. Thank you so much, you lovely people.

The cast of Grange Hill!

CHEERING

Back to the music now,

and a band who took synthpop to whole new levels of sophistication.

OMG - it's OMD!

MUSIC: Enola Gay

# Enola Gay, you should have stayed at home yesterday

# Oh, oh, words can't describe the feeling and the way you lied

# These games you play

# They're gonna end in more than tears someday

# Oh, oh, Enola gay

# It shouldn't ever have to end this way

# It's 8:15, that's the time that it's always been

# We got your message on the radio

# Conditions normal And you're coming home

# Enola Gay Is mother proud of little boy today?

# Oh, oh, this kiss you give is never ever gonna fade away

# Enola Gay, it shouldn't ever have to end this way

# Oh, oh, Enola Gay It should've faded our dreams away

# It's 8:15, that's the time that it's always been

# We got your message on the radio

# Conditions normal And you're coming home

# Enola Gay is mother proud of little boy today?

# Oh, oh, this kiss you give

# Is never ever gonna fade away. #

HE SHOUTS

Thank you!

CHEERING

OMD. Fantastic. Right, then.

We're having a lot of mega fun out here, especially

the lady in the audience with the pirate hat and the caftan,

though I think she just wandered in by mistake.

I'm into it, I like that look.

Let's see what's happening backstage.

Roman, how are you getting on?

I'm very, very excited. What an amazing show so far.

All of those guys out there looking incredible.

Love the pirate hats, to be honest.

Right now I'm joined, of course, by the legendary Europe.

Guys, how are you? Feeling good today?

Feeling good, it's great to be here.

Now guys, it's such an important day as well,

and doing this for Children In Need.

What does it mean being here for you guys?

Kids, you know?

I've lived in the UK, I've lived in London for so many years,

and Children In Need is a big thing.

-It's huge.

-Yes. And now, guys, you are closing the show today.

What does it mean to be closing the show with such a big number?

It's amazing, and The Final Countdown is the main song to close

any show, I would say.

Open or close or any time. The Final Countdown is the...

HE MOUTHS

That's it. You heard it from the guys themselves.

The Final Countdown is nigh, it's very close.

Can't wait to see these guys. Europe are going to be on stage.

Guys, back to you.

Roman, thank you very much.

Now, life can be very confusing for a teenager,

and even more so when they lose someone close.

BBC Children In Need helps young people to get through the hard

times by reaching out, listening, and sometimes just by being there.

Here's a story of two incredible young people called Amy and Greg.

They've suffered a devastating loss to their family,

but they are rebuilding their lives and treasuring their memories.

I think the thing that I miss the most about my mum is her hugs.

I think about Mum every day, mostly. Just some...

Just my mind will start thinking

and then it'll just instantly drag back to Mum.

In 2013 the Baxter family were rocked

by the news that their mum, Dawn, had ovarian cancer.

You're heartbroken that the one you love

has got this horrendous disease.

And then we had to sit down and tell the kids.

And I would say that's the worst hour of my life.

I wouldn't wish that on anyone.

Last October, after a three-year battle with the disease, the family

were told that Dawn's cancer had spread,

and that she would not recover.

Mum was looking more frail,

she wouldn't eat much. It was quite scary.

I didn't want her to see me upset,

and I didn't want her to know how much it, like, hurt.

With Dawn's health failing,

she was moved into Rowans Hospice for her end-of-life care.

It was here that Amy and Greg

were introduced to Sophie, who runs the Meerkat Service.

They wanted to be with Mum, they wanted to be here at the hospice,

but sometimes being in a loved-one's bedroom

when there is so much grief can be overwhelming for children.

The Rowans Meerkat Service offers support

and a safe space for children as they try to cope with

the complicated emotions around death.

Dawn said that she wanted to see Christmas with the family,

that was her aim, and the good news was

that she did make it to Christmas Day before she passed.

Dad picked up the phone and left the room.

None of us really said anything.

And then he came back in and he just said that she'd gone.

And that she wasn't with us any more.

It's almost a sense of...

I don't want to say relief, but that she wasn't suffering any more.

That she wasn't in pain.

My whole body kind of felt numb.

You don't really know how to feel when you find out stuff like that.

Since they lost their mum, Amy and Greg have both received help from

the Meerkat Service, taking part in group and one-to-one sessions.

It can be the littlest thing, but it triggers a memory.

With the support of Children In Need,

the Meerkat Service helps hundreds of children deal with

the deep emotional trauma of losing a loved one.

And I guess sadness can be a mixture of feelings as well.

I think it's very difficult as a parent,

because you are trying to deal with your own grief in your own way,

and yet you're also trying to support your kids

dealing with their grief.

We should never underestimate that the loss of a parent or

a significant other person for a child.

But actually, with the right support,

they can manage what's happened.

They come out of every one of these sessions with smiles on their faces.

I think it's doing them the world of good.

I want everyone to know about my mum,

and I think to tell Sophie about my mum

was...one of the best feelings.

Without the Meerkat Service, I don't know where we'd be now.

The Meerkat Service does incredible work in providing care

and support for grieving children,

helping them to pick up the pieces and rebuild their lives.

Young people like Greg and Amy need your support,

so please pick up your phone and make a donation.

You can choose to donate £5, £10 or £20.

All the details, along with

the terms and conditions, are on your screen now.

We have something really rather majestic for you now.

A legend of British pop music paying tribute to a much-missed superstar.

Performing the epic song Purple Rain, please welcome

the unstoppable, untouchable, the one and only Boy George!

CHEERING

MUSIC: Purple Rain

# I never meant to cause you any sorrow

# I never meant to cause you any pain

# I only wanted to see you one time laughing... #

What do you sing?

# I only want to see you laughing in that purple rain

# Purple rain, purple rain

# Purple rain, purple rain...#

Beautiful!

# Purple rain, purple rain

# I only want to see you laughing in that purple rain

# Honey, I know times are changing

# Oh, yeah

# It's time to reach out for something new, yeah

# Oh

# You say you want a leader

# But you can't seem to make up your mind

# I want you to come with me Oh, yeah

# To that purple rain

# Purple rain, purple rain

# Purple rain, purple rain

# Purple rain, purple rain

# I only want to see you laughing in that purple rain

# Ooh ooh ooh ooh

# Ooh ooh ooh ooh Ooh ooh ooh ooh...#

Let me hear you, Wembley!

# Ooh ooh ooh ooh...#

Beautiful!

# Ooh ooh ooh ooh Ooh ooh ooh ooh

# Ooh, yeah

# Ooh ooh ooh ooh Ooh ooh ooh ooh

# Ooh ooh ooh ooh

# Ooh ooh ooh ooh Ooh ooh ooh ooh

# Ooh ooh ooh ooh. #

Thank you very much.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Thank you very much.

Well, we're almost out of time, but you know what,

it's not quite over yet.

No, before our show-stopping finale, we'd like to thank

all of the artists, bands and singers who appeared tonight.

To Steve Sidwell and his band.

And especially to all the people in the audience for dressing up