Complete Top 50

0:00:02 > 0:00:05Welcome to this extra special Children in Need night.

0:00:09 > 0:00:12For the past 30 years, Children in Need has raised

0:00:12 > 0:00:17a staggering £550 million for disadvantaged children in the UK.

0:00:17 > 0:00:22The amount of money it raises for the kids is unbelievable.

0:00:22 > 0:00:24I like the way it unites the whole country.

0:00:24 > 0:00:27People pull together and want to help out.

0:00:27 > 0:00:29Everyone is clubbing together for one cause.

0:00:29 > 0:00:31It's a way of life in this country.

0:00:31 > 0:00:36Over the next two hours, we celebrate the weird, wacky, and wonderful ways

0:00:36 > 0:00:39in which our most cherished celebrities

0:00:39 > 0:00:43have gone above and beyond their duty, all in the name of charity.

0:01:05 > 0:01:08Here at Children in Need, we've spent almost 200 hours

0:01:08 > 0:01:14selecting our favourite clips from the show's 30-year history.

0:01:14 > 0:01:20Tonight, as we enjoy this veritable smorgasbord of Children in Need sketches...

0:01:20 > 0:01:21Do I look bovvered? I ain't bovvered...

0:01:21 > 0:01:25- ..songs... - # A whole new world... #

0:01:25 > 0:01:27..and stand-out moments...

0:01:27 > 0:01:30- That's, like, freaking me out. - That's, like, freaking ME out!

0:01:30 > 0:01:34..we'll be joined by some familiar faces keen to relive...

0:01:34 > 0:01:37It was an absolute honour to be part of it, to be honest.

0:01:37 > 0:01:39I love it. I absolutely adore it.

0:01:39 > 0:01:42There wasn't a better platform for us than Children in Need.

0:01:42 > 0:01:44..or maybe forget...

0:01:44 > 0:01:46I looked ridiculous, like an embarrassing uncle.

0:01:46 > 0:01:48Why on earth did I say yes?

0:01:48 > 0:01:50..their time on Children in Need.

0:01:55 > 0:01:58So, let's take a look at our first clip.

0:02:01 > 0:02:04We're back in 2007, and it's the satisfying moment

0:02:04 > 0:02:08when the hard-bitten Dragons of Dragons' Den

0:02:08 > 0:02:13were brought down a peg or two by some brave young entrepreneurs.

0:02:13 > 0:02:16'If we had any thought at all of patronising those kids,'

0:02:16 > 0:02:19- straight out the window as soon as they came up.- Hello, I'm Callum.

0:02:19 > 0:02:22Last year, I noticed that my guinea pigs were getting bored

0:02:22 > 0:02:24with nothing to do but eat grass,

0:02:24 > 0:02:28so I designed a house and got my grandad to make it with me.

0:02:28 > 0:02:30'There was one little guy called Callum,'

0:02:30 > 0:02:33who was absolutely cool as a cucumber,

0:02:33 > 0:02:35very serious about his pitch, and quite rightly so.

0:02:35 > 0:02:41I'd like £1,000 for heating in Grandad's workshop,

0:02:41 > 0:02:43so it doesn't get cold in the winter,

0:02:43 > 0:02:48and also for some wood, instead of the other wood that we've got.

0:02:48 > 0:02:51Well done, Callum. Excellent presentation.

0:02:51 > 0:02:53Surely everybody's on board?

0:02:53 > 0:02:57'Callum was pretty confident. I never would have thought'

0:02:57 > 0:02:59I would have had a pitch given to me by a ten-year-old.

0:02:59 > 0:03:02It looks like the hamster could escape,

0:03:02 > 0:03:06- because you have holes coming out. - They're windows!

0:03:06 > 0:03:10Ah. Some of these Dragons aren't as bright as they look.

0:03:10 > 0:03:11They're windows?

0:03:11 > 0:03:12Yes!

0:03:12 > 0:03:17- Yeah.- The hamster doesn't jump through windows?

0:03:17 > 0:03:18Come on, Peter, keep up.

0:03:18 > 0:03:21Well, they'd be a bit silly if they would.

0:03:21 > 0:03:23I think we're wasting our time, Callum.

0:03:23 > 0:03:25Every single retort was pretty strong.

0:03:25 > 0:03:27In fact, he was probably better

0:03:27 > 0:03:30than half the people we get in the Den for real.

0:03:30 > 0:03:33It's better than just running around in an empty cage.

0:03:33 > 0:03:34It's a lot better.

0:03:34 > 0:03:36He made me feel about six years of age.

0:03:36 > 0:03:40Confident pitch, fielded the questions well,

0:03:40 > 0:03:42but what did the experts think?

0:03:42 > 0:03:47You haven't really got an idea of how you're going to grow the business.

0:03:47 > 0:03:48That's a bit harsh.

0:03:48 > 0:03:52- If that's the best you've done, you've done a very poor job. - Come on, he's only ten.

0:03:52 > 0:03:57I don't like the way you presented today.

0:03:57 > 0:04:01I don't like your business plan. That's the reason why I won't be investing.

0:04:01 > 0:04:03Hold it there, we're only joking!

0:04:03 > 0:04:07Let's rewind the tape and see how it really went down.

0:04:07 > 0:04:11- It's better than just running around in an empty cage.- It's a lot better.

0:04:11 > 0:04:16Callum, I like the idea that you care about the animals,

0:04:16 > 0:04:17and I will give you the £1,000.

0:04:17 > 0:04:19- Have we got a deal?- Yeah.

0:04:19 > 0:04:21Let's shake hands.

0:04:21 > 0:04:23Ahh, well done, Callum.

0:04:23 > 0:04:26There we are, the spirit of Children in Need in action.

0:04:28 > 0:04:32At number 49 is the first Children in Need charity single

0:04:32 > 0:04:37to feature in our countdown, 2009's All You Need Is Love.

0:04:45 > 0:04:47As with all the Children in Need singles,

0:04:47 > 0:04:51a percentage of the sales went directly to the charity,

0:04:51 > 0:04:55and this helped raise £40 million last year.

0:04:55 > 0:04:57# All you need is love... #

0:04:57 > 0:04:58Pretty good, huh?

0:04:58 > 0:05:05And next on the countdown, it's time to say hello to an old favourite.

0:05:05 > 0:05:10Back in the '80s, Sir Terry Wogan entertained millions of viewers

0:05:10 > 0:05:15hosting Blankety Blank, a kind of "finish my...sentence" panel show.

0:05:15 > 0:05:19Fast forward to Children in Need 2004, and the stage was set

0:05:19 > 0:05:22for a triumphant return,

0:05:22 > 0:05:26reuniting Blankety Blank and Sir Terry once again.

0:05:26 > 0:05:27We were in for a treat.

0:05:27 > 0:05:30Much may have changed in 21 years since I last held this microphone.

0:05:30 > 0:05:33It's extraordinary what a feeling of power it gives you.

0:05:33 > 0:05:36'I'm not a great one for preparation.'

0:05:36 > 0:05:40I had, frankly, forgotten completely how to play Blankety Blank.

0:05:40 > 0:05:42Oh, dear, and forgetting how to play the game

0:05:42 > 0:05:44was only the start of Terry's problems.

0:05:44 > 0:05:47First, there were the unruly contestants.

0:05:47 > 0:05:48Don't do it now, put it back!

0:05:48 > 0:05:50For heaven's sake!

0:05:50 > 0:05:53Then the set went on strike.

0:05:53 > 0:05:58The automatic...roundabout will take you away...

0:05:58 > 0:06:01because it works like clockwork.

0:06:01 > 0:06:03You got the sense that, "Still sat here!

0:06:03 > 0:06:07- '"I think we should be moving!"' Shall I go and push it? - I would, yeah.

0:06:09 > 0:06:11Shall we all pull together?

0:06:13 > 0:06:15It's all going wrong!

0:06:15 > 0:06:18Poor Terry. What else could possibly go wrong?

0:06:22 > 0:06:26I hope we're not going to have a lot of trouble from you.

0:06:26 > 0:06:27You're a troublesome person.

0:06:27 > 0:06:31- I've never seen you on TV myself. - When you end up on one of these things,

0:06:31 > 0:06:33you're thinking, "Why on earth did I say yes?"

0:06:33 > 0:06:36I'm always going to make a complete idiot out of myself.

0:06:36 > 0:06:39I understand you that have a tart way about you?

0:06:39 > 0:06:41Occasionally, Terry.

0:06:41 > 0:06:44He was provoking me with his silly microphone.

0:06:44 > 0:06:48Stick that any closer...

0:06:48 > 0:06:51'So I decided to break it!'

0:06:51 > 0:06:56- You're a brave man, Cowell, very brave.- 'He got a bit sulky.'

0:06:56 > 0:07:00- I don't think he was too happy about that.- Anybody got another one?

0:07:00 > 0:07:01'The thing didn't work.'

0:07:01 > 0:07:03Nothing really worked.

0:07:03 > 0:07:05Except that it was fun to do.

0:07:05 > 0:07:08- That wasn't as slick as we were hoping!- No!

0:07:08 > 0:07:13Sir Terry there, doing what he does best, keeping cool under pressure.

0:07:13 > 0:07:19And here at number 47 is another lot who know something about being cool.

0:07:22 > 0:07:25In 2003, the cast of Coronation Street

0:07:25 > 0:07:29gave us their expert rendition of Grease.

0:07:29 > 0:07:32Casting for the male was easy.

0:07:32 > 0:07:36Boyzone stud Keith Duffy assumed the lead role of Danny.

0:07:36 > 0:07:40But the role of Sandy needed someone real special.

0:07:40 > 0:07:43But, hey, there's over 35 ladies in this soap,

0:07:43 > 0:07:46surely it can't be that hard?

0:07:46 > 0:07:47I wasn't in Grease!

0:07:47 > 0:07:53Sorry, Fiz, to play Sandy, you need a striking stage presence,

0:07:53 > 0:07:58a fierce musical ability and years of dance lessons.

0:07:58 > 0:07:59I don't know if I would have been Sandy.

0:07:59 > 0:08:02# You better shape up... #

0:08:02 > 0:08:05Oh, and looking good in leather doesn't hurt much either.

0:08:05 > 0:08:08# ..And my heart is set on you

0:08:08 > 0:08:11# You better shape up... #

0:08:11 > 0:08:14There's pictures up on the wall in the green room

0:08:14 > 0:08:20of Nikki Sanderson in some very tight leather trousers.

0:08:20 > 0:08:23I wonder why that's still up in the green room!

0:08:23 > 0:08:24# Ooh, ooh, ooh, honey... #

0:08:24 > 0:08:29I watched it with a bit of a tinge of...hmmm!

0:08:29 > 0:08:34- # ..The one that I want... # - Fiz may not have been the one they wanted,

0:08:34 > 0:08:36but Corrie's effort helped raise £15 million on the night,

0:08:36 > 0:08:39and the cast had such a great time,

0:08:39 > 0:08:42they like to keep a permanent reminder somewhere very special.

0:08:42 > 0:08:44We have a photograph of that up

0:08:44 > 0:08:47on the set behind the Rovers.

0:08:47 > 0:08:50When Fiz goes to the toilet,

0:08:50 > 0:08:52I go to the toilet and then that's where it is,

0:08:52 > 0:08:54hanging, Coronation Street do Grease.

0:08:54 > 0:08:56# ..You're the one that I want. #

0:08:56 > 0:09:00OK, Corrie, we know you can sing and dance, but can you act?

0:09:00 > 0:09:03Ooh! Fabulous bangers.

0:09:03 > 0:09:04Pay attention, girlfriends,

0:09:04 > 0:09:06it's time for some Children in Need Gok Shock.

0:09:06 > 0:09:08Do you have any idea where I am?

0:09:08 > 0:09:12- Yeah! You're on Coronation Street, cock.- No, it's Gok.

0:09:12 > 0:09:13Oh, cock instead of Gok.

0:09:13 > 0:09:17Cock meaning the northern colloquialism,

0:09:17 > 0:09:22not the rude... We weren't calling him a rude word.

0:09:22 > 0:09:24Right, glad we got that cleared up. Oh, yes, where were we?

0:09:24 > 0:09:28In 2008, the Fairy Gokmother really had his work cut out

0:09:28 > 0:09:32making over the residents of Coronation Street.

0:09:32 > 0:09:35- Yeah, baby, it's time to get naked. - Naked?

0:09:35 > 0:09:37'I know the other three said, "Yes, I'll do it,'

0:09:37 > 0:09:39"as long as I don't have to be naked."

0:09:39 > 0:09:41But for me, I'd already spent half my time naked,

0:09:41 > 0:09:43practically, on that show anyway.

0:09:43 > 0:09:46Blimey, must have missed that episode.

0:09:46 > 0:09:49Listen, Auntie Gok's in town, and it's time to dress.

0:09:49 > 0:09:50So, to cut a long story short,

0:09:50 > 0:09:54Auntie Gok strips them down, before putting on a Gok-tastic fashion show.

0:09:54 > 0:09:55You go, girlfriend!

0:09:55 > 0:10:00Shouting out some trademark catchphrases before inexplicable smoke appears,

0:10:00 > 0:10:02fireworks explode, confetti falls,

0:10:02 > 0:10:04oh, and a big, butch, manly fight breaks out.

0:10:04 > 0:10:07Gok, I'm going to make you ten years younger!

0:10:07 > 0:10:09It was probably a normal day in that factory.

0:10:09 > 0:10:13Then style icon Gok Wan shows just what a good sport he is

0:10:13 > 0:10:15by modelling next season's new look...

0:10:15 > 0:10:18The Haley Cropper!

0:10:20 > 0:10:24We're counting down the top 50 moments from Children in Need,

0:10:24 > 0:10:27and that was Gok Wan making over the cast of Corrie.

0:10:27 > 0:10:29Let's see what's at number 45.

0:10:31 > 0:10:35Right, you'd better wake up your mum and dad. This one's for the oldies.

0:10:35 > 0:10:38Yes, Children in Need has the brilliant knack of getting

0:10:38 > 0:10:41old comedians to step out of retirement

0:10:41 > 0:10:43and back into the limelight.

0:10:43 > 0:10:45This has never been demonstrated more clearly

0:10:45 > 0:10:47than when Prunella Scales

0:10:47 > 0:10:51returned as the nation's favourite hostess, Sybil Fawlty,

0:10:51 > 0:10:55leading a merry band of comedy legends

0:10:55 > 0:10:57in 2007's take on Hotel Babylon.

0:10:57 > 0:11:01'I don't think anyone else could have pulled off a sketch like that,

0:11:01 > 0:11:03'getting actors all together'

0:11:03 > 0:11:07to do something of that scale for what is a couple of minutes of TV.

0:11:09 > 0:11:12Like the best hotel mixologist's cocktail,

0:11:12 > 0:11:16this sequence was a finely balanced blend of ingredients.

0:11:16 > 0:11:20Start off with a couple of handfuls of Dorien from Birds of a Feather.

0:11:20 > 0:11:23Next, take a sachet of Yvette from 'Allo 'Allo,

0:11:23 > 0:11:28a subtle drizzle of Captain Peacock from Are You Being Served?,

0:11:28 > 0:11:30a meaty slug of Ted Bovis from Hi-de-Hi!,

0:11:30 > 0:11:33and a squeeze of June Whitfield.

0:11:33 > 0:11:37Then shake it up with refined Adam Chance.

0:11:37 > 0:11:39What do you get?

0:11:39 > 0:11:41A Comedypolitan!

0:11:41 > 0:11:44Sorry about that. Right, who's next on the list?

0:11:48 > 0:11:54Power-slide, high kick, is this Tom Cruise?

0:11:54 > 0:11:59No, it's Children in Need's favourite, John Barrowman.

0:11:59 > 0:12:03# Today's music ain't got the same soul

0:12:03 > 0:12:07# I like that old time rock and roll

0:12:07 > 0:12:10# Don't try to take me to a disco... #

0:12:10 > 0:12:15When I was told I was going to be performing live in my underwear

0:12:15 > 0:12:18in front of the nation, part of me went, "Oh, dear!"

0:12:18 > 0:12:19And the other part went, "Yes!"

0:12:19 > 0:12:22# ..Old time rock and roll... #

0:12:22 > 0:12:26'I was doing this pastiche of Risky Business.

0:12:26 > 0:12:28'Tom Cruise has got great legs.

0:12:28 > 0:12:31'I kept thinking to myself, when he's in briefs,'

0:12:31 > 0:12:35it looks like two Tunnocks teacakes. You know, tight.

0:12:35 > 0:12:40'And then I come out in boxers, which will look saggy.'

0:12:40 > 0:12:43So, I was nervous that people would think I had a saggy butt.

0:12:45 > 0:12:47Now, I've been to Barrowman's house,

0:12:47 > 0:12:49and what you're seeing there is pretty accurate -

0:12:49 > 0:12:52the relentless singing, the resident dance troupe

0:12:52 > 0:12:55and the unabashed prancing around in questionable boxer shorts.

0:12:55 > 0:12:58# ..I've rather hear some blues or funky old soul... #

0:12:58 > 0:13:01Personally, I'm a tighty whitey.

0:13:01 > 0:13:09I'm a Y-fronts person. Actually, I was meant to dance in tighty whities.

0:13:09 > 0:13:12But I was pulled aside and told, "We can't do the tighty whities.

0:13:12 > 0:13:15"You have to do boxers. Tighty whities are too revealing."

0:13:15 > 0:13:22# ..The same soul, I like that old time rock and roll... #

0:13:22 > 0:13:27Why do you want to know what happened to my underwear after the performance?!

0:13:27 > 0:13:30After the show, my underwear went onto the Pudsey website.

0:13:30 > 0:13:33I actually know who bought the pants.

0:13:33 > 0:13:36Wow, lovely!

0:13:36 > 0:13:42£3,000 for John Barrowman's sweaty boxer shorts!

0:13:42 > 0:13:43I should be selling them.

0:13:43 > 0:13:47I should have my own site to raise money for charities.

0:13:47 > 0:13:53# ..That old time rock and roll! #

0:13:53 > 0:13:56From bare legs to three legs.

0:13:56 > 0:13:59In at number 43 is singer-songwriter,

0:13:59 > 0:14:03painter and all-round entertainer Rolf Harris.

0:14:07 > 0:14:10Wow, what I wouldn't give to have a third leg.

0:14:10 > 0:14:13How on earth do you do it, Rolf?

0:14:13 > 0:14:16I'm not going to tell you. What's the matter with you?

0:14:16 > 0:14:18# I'm Jake the Peg... #

0:14:18 > 0:14:21Oh, go on, Rolf, please!

0:14:21 > 0:14:23I'm not going to tell you.

0:14:23 > 0:14:26Stop playing games!

0:14:26 > 0:14:28There's got to be some kind of trick to it.

0:14:28 > 0:14:31# ..Jake the Peg... #

0:14:31 > 0:14:37I'll let you into the secret... There is a false leg involved!

0:14:38 > 0:14:40What?! A false leg?

0:14:40 > 0:14:43Of course!

0:14:43 > 0:14:46Oh, I feel such an idiot now!

0:14:46 > 0:14:48It's that one, look.

0:14:48 > 0:14:50No, hang on, it's the one in the middle.

0:14:50 > 0:14:53Which one is it? Oh, I give up.

0:14:58 > 0:15:00# ..And then they shout at me

0:15:00 > 0:15:03# "Put your best foot forward"

0:15:03 > 0:15:05# But which foot...? #

0:15:05 > 0:15:08Rolf and his appendage helped raise £17.2 million on the night.

0:15:08 > 0:15:12# ..Got a choice of two

0:15:12 > 0:15:15# But me, I'm Jake the Peg

0:15:15 > 0:15:17# Diddle-iddle-iddle-um

0:15:17 > 0:15:18# With his extra leg! #

0:15:18 > 0:15:20I shouldn't have told you that.

0:15:20 > 0:15:24One performer who certainly doesn't need an extra leg

0:15:24 > 0:15:27is good ol' twinkle toes himself, Brucie,

0:15:27 > 0:15:30seen here romancing Kaplinsky,

0:15:30 > 0:15:34before leading his gaggle of merry men on a right old song and dance.

0:15:34 > 0:15:36Two, three, four!

0:15:40 > 0:15:44It was so lovely to see Bruce and Sir Terry Wogan dancing together.

0:15:44 > 0:15:47# I'm putting on my white tie... #

0:15:47 > 0:15:50Bruce obviously takes the dancing side of things seriously,

0:15:50 > 0:15:54so watching it, you could tell that Bruce was wanting to nail the steps,

0:15:54 > 0:15:56and Terry was just having a blast.

0:15:56 > 0:15:59'I'm pretty bad on rehearsal.

0:15:59 > 0:16:02'I tend to make things up as I go along.

0:16:04 > 0:16:06'That has its shortcomings,

0:16:06 > 0:16:10'when you're expected to remember your steps and what to do with your hat.'

0:16:10 > 0:16:12And your cane!

0:16:12 > 0:16:16Don't worry, Terry, you weren't the only one struggling to find your rhythm.

0:16:16 > 0:16:19Go on, John. Go on, John. Ooh, I say!

0:16:19 > 0:16:24'As far as the public is concerned, John Humphrys has no legs.

0:16:24 > 0:16:28'When he appeared to dance, the bottom half of his body is not all that well co-ordinated'

0:16:28 > 0:16:29with the upper half.

0:16:29 > 0:16:32He was dancing to a different song.

0:16:32 > 0:16:34You might be on to something there, Fearne.

0:16:34 > 0:16:37This is what was actually bouncing around in John's head.

0:16:37 > 0:16:40MUSIC: "Bonkers" by Dizzee Rascal

0:16:45 > 0:16:50Actually, we've traced John's footsteps throughout the sequence,

0:16:50 > 0:16:52and this is what appeared.

0:16:52 > 0:16:53Good sport John Humphrys

0:16:53 > 0:16:56communicating through the medium of dance there.

0:16:56 > 0:16:58Now, let's pause a minute.

0:16:58 > 0:17:02When I say Children in Need, what do you think of?

0:17:02 > 0:17:06Wogan? Pudsey? Generous audience members in silly costumes?

0:17:06 > 0:17:11Well, I bet buttons to bottletops that this lot also spring to mind.

0:17:11 > 0:17:14We interrupt this broadcast to bring you breaking news.

0:17:17 > 0:17:20'The night of Children in Need, the first thing you think of,'

0:17:20 > 0:17:24and everyone does it, is newsreaders doing silly dances.

0:17:24 > 0:17:27Yes, it's the newsreaders.

0:17:27 > 0:17:30'Every year, the newsreaders do something stupid.'

0:17:30 > 0:17:32Newsreaders are so straight that anything they do is funny.

0:17:32 > 0:17:36I do find myself going, "Oh, God."

0:17:36 > 0:17:37It's like watching my dad.

0:17:42 > 0:17:47'Everybody is prepared to go on live television and make'

0:17:47 > 0:17:48a bit of a fool of themselves,

0:17:48 > 0:17:50which will be on YouTube for ever.

0:17:50 > 0:17:53'But because it's Children in Need,

0:17:53 > 0:17:55'they do it, and they're quite up for it.'

0:17:59 > 0:18:01Yes, for one night of the year,

0:18:01 > 0:18:05the formal faces of BBC News get to let their hair down.

0:18:05 > 0:18:09It certainly puts the newsreaders in an unusual, potentially embarrassing situation.

0:18:11 > 0:18:15'All year round, we're pretty buttoned up.'

0:18:15 > 0:18:16It's nice to escape from that.

0:18:16 > 0:18:19Thanks, Bill, and back in the countdown,

0:18:19 > 0:18:21here they are at number 41.

0:18:25 > 0:18:29Wow, this is most certainly not the Nine O'Clock News.

0:18:29 > 0:18:31# Goddess on the mountain top

0:18:32 > 0:18:36- # Burning like a silver flame... # - They must love it, because they're clearly

0:18:36 > 0:18:40not that serious in real life, they have to be serious when they're behind that desk.

0:18:40 > 0:18:42# ..And Venus was her name... #

0:18:42 > 0:18:45Could this one moment change a newsreader's life for ever?

0:18:45 > 0:18:49Probably not, Peter, but we won't forget it in a hurry,

0:18:49 > 0:18:50especially as we didn't know

0:18:50 > 0:18:54what was lurking at the back of the stage.

0:18:54 > 0:18:57# ..Yeah, baby, she's got it... #

0:18:57 > 0:19:02We'd be thinking, "What on earth am I doing here?"

0:19:02 > 0:19:06Well, Bill, since you ask, Wild Boys was based on a novel

0:19:06 > 0:19:09by William Burroughs, and you're playing the part

0:19:09 > 0:19:13of an adolescent humanoid ravaging the earth.

0:19:13 > 0:19:15# The wild boys are calling

0:19:15 > 0:19:20# On their way back from the fire... #

0:19:20 > 0:19:25'That first moment they fit you up, you think,'

0:19:25 > 0:19:29"No, no, I'm not wearing that!"

0:19:29 > 0:19:34It wasn't so much the leather trousers, but the string vest.

0:19:34 > 0:19:38There's not a whole lot going on under there, really.

0:19:38 > 0:19:43They were wearing quite naughty outfits, really,

0:19:43 > 0:19:45I think maybe naughtier than they realised.

0:19:45 > 0:19:51# Oh, the secrets they could tell... #

0:19:51 > 0:19:53There's always fishnets, a bit of bondage, a bit of leather.

0:19:53 > 0:19:58# ..Looks like they'll try again

0:19:58 > 0:20:02# Wild boys never lose it

0:20:02 > 0:20:06# Wild boys never choose this way... #

0:20:06 > 0:20:10'My recollections of Wild Boys - how can I put this?'

0:20:10 > 0:20:12How enthusiastically some of my colleagues

0:20:12 > 0:20:14embraced the idea of bondage gear.

0:20:17 > 0:20:18You've got to watch these people.

0:20:23 > 0:20:26The newsreaders there with a memorable performance

0:20:26 > 0:20:29to tie up the first ten in our countdown

0:20:29 > 0:20:32to the Children in Need 50 Greatest Moments.

0:20:32 > 0:20:34So, what's at number 40?

0:20:34 > 0:20:38OZ-enders. Dot Cotton describes the action.

0:20:38 > 0:20:40I don't remember!

0:20:40 > 0:20:46To be fair, the story was a little baffling, so pay attention.

0:20:46 > 0:20:48This is what happened.

0:20:48 > 0:20:50Dorothy Cotton falls asleep, and wakes up

0:20:50 > 0:20:53in an alternate Wizard of Oz reality set in Albert Square.

0:20:53 > 0:20:55There's something a bit queer going on.

0:20:55 > 0:20:57She is immediately confronted

0:20:57 > 0:21:00by two characters from Casualty, and Wellard wearing sunglasses.

0:21:00 > 0:21:02Oh! Me head!

0:21:02 > 0:21:05Got all of that? Good. Meanwhile, Garry Hobbs has swapped jobs

0:21:05 > 0:21:08and is now serving in the Queen Vic whilst fiddling with a car battery.

0:21:08 > 0:21:10I'm a mechanic, not a barman.

0:21:10 > 0:21:12Upset by characters from other shows,

0:21:12 > 0:21:15Dot is advised by Patrick Trueman to go and see the Wizard of Oz.

0:21:15 > 0:21:19Little does she know that all of this mayhem is being caused

0:21:19 > 0:21:23by evil Ian Beale, who mixed up the BBC drama scripts

0:21:23 > 0:21:26- before throwing darts at pictures of Phil Mitchell.- Hello, princess.

0:21:26 > 0:21:29What? The action returns to Holby City's Mubbs Hussein,

0:21:29 > 0:21:32- who doesn't have a heart. - Could someone get me to a hospital?

0:21:32 > 0:21:34And did I mention that Garry has no brain?

0:21:34 > 0:21:36Sometimes wonder if I've got a brain at all.

0:21:36 > 0:21:37And this other dude is a coward.

0:21:37 > 0:21:39I'm such a coward.

0:21:39 > 0:21:41Told you. Like in The Wizard of Oz. Moving on...

0:21:41 > 0:21:44Several characters play noughts and crosses on a patient's chest,

0:21:44 > 0:21:47while Garry, Mubbs, the other dude, and Dorothy

0:21:47 > 0:21:50decide to burst out of the hospital to go and see the wizard.

0:21:50 > 0:21:51We'll all go together.

0:21:51 > 0:21:56They're advised by Merseybeat's Inspector Superintendent Jim Oulton to...

0:21:56 > 0:21:58Follow the yellow big bear!

0:21:58 > 0:21:59Oh, and Elvis pops up too!

0:21:59 > 0:22:04Together, they dance off down the street, before arriving at the Children in Need studio.

0:22:04 > 0:22:08Suddenly, Ian Beale appears from behind a poorly timed smoke explosion

0:22:08 > 0:22:12and Jon Culshaw dressed as Ozzy Osbourne addresses the gang.

0:22:12 > 0:22:13I am Oz.

0:22:13 > 0:22:17The loose ends are all tied up with the Wizard of Oz - Ozzy Osbourne -

0:22:17 > 0:22:22banishing the evil Ian Beale to TV purgatory, and the scene finishes with a good old sing-song.

0:22:22 > 0:22:25# Some day I'll wish upon a star... #

0:22:25 > 0:22:28But what does the star of the show, Dot Cotton, think?

0:22:28 > 0:22:31It was silly and simple and I thought it was rather lovely.

0:22:31 > 0:22:33So did we, Dot.

0:22:36 > 0:22:38Oh, my God, they look hideous...

0:22:38 > 0:22:41was something often said by Trinny and Susannah

0:22:41 > 0:22:44on their makeover show What Not To Wear.

0:22:44 > 0:22:47Here, however, they're looking very stylish

0:22:47 > 0:22:50in their interpretation of Madonna's Vogue.

0:22:50 > 0:22:51# Come on, Vogue

0:22:51 > 0:22:53# Vogue

0:22:53 > 0:22:56# Let your body groove to the music... #

0:22:56 > 0:22:58The soft lighting, monochrome colourwash

0:22:58 > 0:23:01and precise choreography was a valiant effort,

0:23:01 > 0:23:04but there's no substitute for the real thing

0:23:04 > 0:23:08and, thankfully, two years later, Pudsey's prayers were answered,

0:23:08 > 0:23:12as the queen of pop agreed to appear live on stage.

0:23:13 > 0:23:18There was a huge buzz of excitement in the building all day.

0:23:18 > 0:23:22It was an extraordinary breakthrough to have Madonna open the show for us.

0:23:24 > 0:23:28At one point, her and about a thousand people in her entourage

0:23:28 > 0:23:29briskly walked past me.

0:23:29 > 0:23:34It's so weird seeing her in real life - she's one of the most iconic famous people in the world.

0:23:34 > 0:23:37She was probably the biggest thing in show business at the time.

0:23:37 > 0:23:43So, without further ado, here she is, Madonna!

0:23:43 > 0:23:46# Those who run seem to have all the fun

0:23:46 > 0:23:48# I'm caught up... #

0:23:48 > 0:23:51Wait, wait a minute, what the hell's wrong with the clip?

0:23:51 > 0:23:53Ah, that's better.

0:23:53 > 0:23:56# Time goes by so slowly Time goes by... #

0:23:56 > 0:24:00- Her performance on the night was spectacular.- # Time goes by... #

0:24:00 > 0:24:03Audience just went mad.

0:24:03 > 0:24:07# I don't know what to do

0:24:07 > 0:24:10# Every little thing that you say or do

0:24:10 > 0:24:13# I'm hung up I'm hung up on you... #

0:24:13 > 0:24:17You want that first performance to be huge,

0:24:17 > 0:24:20to set the pace of the show, and Madonna did more than that.

0:24:20 > 0:24:25# Every little thing Every little thing

0:24:25 > 0:24:29# I'm hung up, I'm hung up on you

0:24:29 > 0:24:32# Waiting for your call Waiting for your call... #

0:24:32 > 0:24:37Over nine million viewers tuned in, and the fun wasn't over

0:24:37 > 0:24:40as Sir Terry took to the stage to throw some shapes with Madge herself.

0:24:40 > 0:24:41Oh, Lord, did he?

0:24:47 > 0:24:48I was born to dance.

0:24:48 > 0:24:52Madonna there, opening the show in 2005.

0:24:52 > 0:24:56Now let's see who had the honour in 2007.

0:25:00 > 0:25:01Bless!

0:25:06 > 0:25:09All went wrong and the whole country were watching.

0:25:12 > 0:25:13I did have to laugh!

0:25:13 > 0:25:16I think I weed myself a little bit, I laughed so much.

0:25:23 > 0:25:26It's a shame for Lee, but people watch it for that kind of thing.

0:25:26 > 0:25:29There's a little girl to my left,

0:25:29 > 0:25:32I remember seeing her face, thinking, "We're on telly."

0:25:32 > 0:25:34I was like, "I know!"

0:25:36 > 0:25:39Singer's worst nightmare - not being heard.

0:25:42 > 0:25:45It's all a bit of a blur, to be honest. It all happened so quick.

0:25:45 > 0:25:47But looking back, it is a bit embarrassing.

0:25:47 > 0:25:52Oh, come on, Lee, it wasn't that bad. So your microphone packed up.

0:25:52 > 0:25:54We were all singing along with you.

0:25:54 > 0:25:58And for anyone who missed it, here's the karaoke version.

0:26:10 > 0:26:13VOCALS DROP

0:26:32 > 0:26:34His microphone was dead.

0:26:34 > 0:26:37There was a runner at the side of the stage trying to get to him,

0:26:37 > 0:26:38but it would have literally

0:26:38 > 0:26:40been a case of jumping on top of five year olds.

0:26:45 > 0:26:47# A crash of drums... #

0:26:47 > 0:26:49'It's not until you finish'

0:26:49 > 0:26:53that you realise most of the country was watching the performance.

0:26:53 > 0:26:56It's one to look back on, I guess.

0:26:56 > 0:27:00# Any dream Any dream will do

0:27:01 > 0:27:06# Give me my coloured coat... #

0:27:06 > 0:27:07Ahh, it all worked out in the end,

0:27:07 > 0:27:11and the odd mishap is what Children in Need is all about.

0:27:11 > 0:27:15Sometimes, you just need to step back and have a laugh at yourself.

0:27:17 > 0:27:21Which is exactly what these next three did.

0:27:21 > 0:27:25Ever wondered what Dot Cotton, Pat Butcher and Vera Duckworth

0:27:25 > 0:27:27look like as saucy schoolgirls?

0:27:27 > 0:27:29Well, we're about to find out,

0:27:29 > 0:27:32as we were treated to this fantasy in 1991.

0:27:32 > 0:27:34# Three little new barmaids are we

0:27:34 > 0:27:37# Pert as a schoolgirl as you see... #

0:27:37 > 0:27:39Crikey!

0:27:39 > 0:27:42# ..Three little spunky girls

0:27:42 > 0:27:44# Pure and spotless virgins three

0:27:46 > 0:27:49# All on the brink of puberty... #

0:27:50 > 0:27:54It was dressing up as schoolgirls, and it was just fun.

0:27:54 > 0:27:56You didn't worry about it. You had a nice time.

0:27:56 > 0:27:59# ..Three pretty lucky girls

0:28:02 > 0:28:05# Two little maidens from EastEnders

0:28:05 > 0:28:07# Both want a bloke to love and tend us

0:28:07 > 0:28:11# Both of them wearing silk suspenders... #

0:28:11 > 0:28:13- Ooh, I say!- Ooh!

0:28:14 > 0:28:17# ..Three pretty raunchy girls... #

0:28:17 > 0:28:21Rumour has it these three are set to star alongside Gemma Arterton

0:28:21 > 0:28:24in the next St Trinian's movie,

0:28:24 > 0:28:26and whilst they'll have to wait a bit

0:28:26 > 0:28:29to get their hands on Russell Brand's Flash Harry,

0:28:29 > 0:28:33there's always someone they can flirt with.

0:28:33 > 0:28:36We were really all after Sir Terry Wogan!

0:28:36 > 0:28:39# Three little maids... #

0:28:39 > 0:28:42Ooh, Terry, you lucky man!

0:28:42 > 0:28:47Did I land up sitting on Terry Wogan's lap?

0:28:47 > 0:28:49Yes, I thought I might have done.

0:28:49 > 0:28:52Like you can't remember, June!

0:28:52 > 0:28:54I think I won there!

0:28:56 > 0:28:59Frankly, if I wasn't a married man,

0:28:59 > 0:29:02and it hadn't been in front of millions of people watching,

0:29:02 > 0:29:05- we could have run off together. - Careful, Terry.

0:29:39 > 0:29:43It's 2001, and this is Shaun Williamson and friends

0:29:43 > 0:29:46with their version of a Queen classic.

0:29:46 > 0:29:48# I want to break free... #

0:29:51 > 0:29:54'When they came up with the idea, based on Queen's iconic video

0:29:54 > 0:29:57'of that song, I thought, "What a laugh,'

0:29:57 > 0:29:59"which part do you want me to be?"

0:29:59 > 0:30:02"The Freddie Mercury, stockings and suspenders,

0:30:02 > 0:30:04"Hoover, big wig."

0:30:04 > 0:30:05Fine. OK.

0:30:05 > 0:30:07And it was a real laugh.

0:30:07 > 0:30:11As if one cross-dressing Freddie wasn't enough, we're treated to another.

0:30:11 > 0:30:14Try and guess where he's hiding.

0:30:14 > 0:30:15# ..I want to break free... #

0:30:17 > 0:30:20# I'm falling in love... #

0:30:20 > 0:30:22'I thought, "This is going well.

0:30:22 > 0:30:24'"The whole nation loves me."'

0:30:24 > 0:30:28Then, of course, Greco jumps out of a wardrobe, and you forget about me.

0:30:31 > 0:30:33# ..I'm falling in love

0:30:36 > 0:30:39# God knows

0:30:39 > 0:30:42# God knows I'm falling in love

0:30:42 > 0:30:44# I want to break... #

0:30:44 > 0:30:50Showing a bit of hairy leg live on television is not limited to just the soap stars.

0:30:52 > 0:30:56Hello, everyone. And welcome to our

0:30:56 > 0:31:00- Children in Need swingometer. - There are some things in life

0:31:00 > 0:31:03that just belong together...

0:31:03 > 0:31:06fish and chips, Posh and Becks, and Children in Need

0:31:06 > 0:31:08and the newsreaders.

0:31:08 > 0:31:12Let's go back to 1992 and see where it all began.

0:31:12 > 0:31:15The king of the swingers!

0:31:15 > 0:31:19The assumption is the newsreaders always were part and parcel

0:31:19 > 0:31:22of dressing up, dancing and singing for us...

0:31:22 > 0:31:23# I wanna be a man, man-cub... #

0:31:23 > 0:31:28..but this was initiated by Peter Snow.

0:31:28 > 0:31:32Peter Snow, in that leopard skin,

0:31:32 > 0:31:35that really was showing you the way it was going.

0:31:35 > 0:31:39And it was going very well indeed.

0:31:41 > 0:31:46Peter made it respectable for people in the serious business of newsreading

0:31:46 > 0:31:50to come out and for one night only make fools of themselves,

0:31:50 > 0:31:53as we all do on behalf of Children in Need.

0:31:53 > 0:31:54Well, John, what would you say

0:31:54 > 0:31:57is the underlying political significance

0:31:57 > 0:31:58of what we're seeing tonight?

0:31:58 > 0:32:02Undoubtedly, Peter Snow is swinging towards megalomania!

0:32:02 > 0:32:04I think they were very ambitious, really.

0:32:04 > 0:32:07We're more mainstream show biz these days.

0:32:07 > 0:32:10# ..Oh, whoop-dee-doo I wanna be like you-oo-oo... #

0:32:10 > 0:32:16I was just disappointed that he didn't swing off through the trees, going, "Aaah-aah-aaah!"

0:32:16 > 0:32:19# ..Someone like me-ee-ee... #

0:32:19 > 0:32:22Peter Snow and the newsreaders there.

0:32:22 > 0:32:25Now, what's at number 33?

0:32:25 > 0:32:29Ozzy Osbourne's view of the world has always been somewhat different to the norm,

0:32:29 > 0:32:33so just imagine the utter confusion he suffered

0:32:33 > 0:32:35coming face to face with himself.

0:32:35 > 0:32:38- Who are you?- The Prince of Darkness!

0:32:38 > 0:32:41- Who are you? - The Prince of Darkness!

0:32:41 > 0:32:43- Who are you?- The Prince of Darkness!

0:32:43 > 0:32:45That, like, freaking me out!

0:32:45 > 0:32:47This, like, freaking ME out!

0:32:47 > 0:32:49You look like me!

0:32:49 > 0:32:53This is, like, the best lookalike that I've ever seen...

0:32:53 > 0:32:55That could have just gone anywhere.

0:32:55 > 0:32:59That's your lookalike sorted, when's mine coming on?

0:32:59 > 0:33:02Just get on with the interview!

0:33:02 > 0:33:06Question one - what is your name?

0:33:06 > 0:33:07The Prince of Darkness!

0:33:07 > 0:33:10Very strong smell of aftershave, Ozzy has.

0:33:10 > 0:33:13He must get his bottle of aftershave and... Loads of it on.

0:33:13 > 0:33:19You can smell the aftershave 30 yards before Ozzy has reached you.

0:33:19 > 0:33:22Next, the real Sharon Osbourne came out,

0:33:22 > 0:33:24and if Ozzy wasn't baffled enough already,

0:33:24 > 0:33:29the producers then introduced a life-like mannequin of Simon Cowell.

0:33:29 > 0:33:32Definitely looks like Simon to me.

0:33:32 > 0:33:37It was just the image of Cowell before him brought out this real sense of genuine venom.

0:33:37 > 0:33:43Yes, the sight of his wife's tormentor proved just too much, tipping Ozzy over the edge.

0:33:43 > 0:33:46Punching with some serious intentions.

0:33:46 > 0:33:49I sensed he didn't like this image before him.

0:33:49 > 0:33:51Perhaps he thought it was real.

0:33:51 > 0:33:54- That's called getting the short straw.- The Prince of Darkness!

0:33:56 > 0:34:01Ozzy Osbourne, just one of the many music legends to appear on Children in Need over the years.

0:34:01 > 0:34:04Let's just pause the countdown for a moment

0:34:04 > 0:34:08to look at some other classic performances.

0:34:10 > 0:34:12Last year was the first time

0:34:12 > 0:34:14we had been associated with Children in Need.

0:34:14 > 0:34:16We performed Everybody In Love.

0:34:16 > 0:34:18# Everybody in love

0:34:18 > 0:34:22# Go put your hands up Everybody in love... #

0:34:22 > 0:34:25There's a buzz about it, and everyone's there clubbing together

0:34:25 > 0:34:30for one cause - to raise as much money as possible to help children around the UK.

0:34:30 > 0:34:33# Every minute's like an hour Every hour's like a day... #

0:34:33 > 0:34:37JLS appeared last year, and they're in great company.

0:34:37 > 0:34:40# Stop right now Thank you very much

0:34:40 > 0:34:44# I need somebody with a human touch... #

0:34:44 > 0:34:50# Hold on tonight Whoa, whoa, whoa-oh-oh... #

0:34:50 > 0:34:56# Here comes the girls Girl, girls, girls... #

0:34:56 > 0:35:01# I'm spinning around Move out of my way

0:35:01 > 0:35:04# I know you're feeling me cos you like it like this... #

0:35:04 > 0:35:07# You're gonna make me Make me love you

0:35:07 > 0:35:10# Nothing at all Nothing that I do... #

0:35:10 > 0:35:13Some of the awesome pop stars who have done their bit.

0:35:13 > 0:35:17But back in the countdown, there's one band who have given more

0:35:17 > 0:35:19for Children in Need than any other.

0:35:20 > 0:35:23We started back in '93, '94. '94 would have been

0:35:23 > 0:35:25our first Children in Need performance, I think.

0:35:27 > 0:35:30We did Children in Need every year.

0:35:30 > 0:35:33Then we broke up, we went our own way.

0:35:35 > 0:35:37To come back then, in 2007,

0:35:37 > 0:35:40and for Children in Need still to want Boyzone...

0:35:40 > 0:35:42Boyzone are back!

0:35:42 > 0:35:48To have the opportunity to re-launch the band on Children in Need, it was such a buzz, such a great honour.

0:35:48 > 0:35:52# You'll be there When I needed somebody

0:35:52 > 0:35:53# You'll be there... #

0:35:53 > 0:35:54So, this is it,

0:35:54 > 0:35:59the moment Children in Need brought Boyzone back together.

0:35:59 > 0:36:03# I had a picture of you in my mind... #

0:36:03 > 0:36:07It was seven years since we had performed together

0:36:07 > 0:36:09and the first thing we're doing is on a live TV show.

0:36:09 > 0:36:15That was nail-biting stuff. It had been a long time

0:36:15 > 0:36:18since we had done any dance routines or sang together,

0:36:18 > 0:36:21so there was a lot to take on, but to do it on the biggest show

0:36:21 > 0:36:23in the country, it was just exciting.

0:36:25 > 0:36:30# ..I had a picture of you in my mind

0:36:30 > 0:36:34# Never knew it could be so wrong... #

0:36:34 > 0:36:38We thought, "If we come back together, whether we decide to take it further,

0:36:38 > 0:36:41"or we do this and do the shows and leave it at that,

0:36:41 > 0:36:45"at least we've come back for the right reasons, to do a bit of good."

0:36:45 > 0:36:47That kind of helped us come back, in a way.

0:36:47 > 0:36:51We've a lot to thank Children in Need for.

0:36:51 > 0:36:55# ..Why'd it take me so long just to find

0:36:56 > 0:36:57# The friend that was there... #

0:36:57 > 0:37:049.6 million people saw the return of Boyzone, and here's another one for the ladies.

0:37:05 > 0:37:10# And they called it puppy love... #

0:37:13 > 0:37:17Children in Need is all about stars from different arenas joining forces

0:37:17 > 0:37:21for the greater good, and that's why, in 2003,

0:37:21 > 0:37:25Donny Osmond found himself on stage with the Kumars.

0:37:25 > 0:37:31# ..And why I love her so... #

0:37:35 > 0:37:40Meera Syal, who played the grandma, actually in real life

0:37:40 > 0:37:43claims she's a bigger fan than I am of Donny Osmond - so wrong!

0:37:43 > 0:37:45No, I am number one.

0:37:45 > 0:37:46# ..My knees are killing me... #

0:37:46 > 0:37:49You may think you're number one, Roslin,

0:37:49 > 0:37:53but it looks like Granny Kumar prefers being underneath anyway.

0:37:58 > 0:38:00# ..You'll be back in my arms... #

0:38:00 > 0:38:05I remember, by the end, they were rolling around on the floor.

0:38:06 > 0:38:08Well, someone help me!

0:38:08 > 0:38:12I probably wanted to be on the floor, but it was brilliant, I loved that sketch.

0:38:12 > 0:38:15I loved the Kumars. They should still be on. Bring back the Kumars!

0:38:15 > 0:38:18# ..The answer up above... #

0:38:18 > 0:38:25And all this frolicking around helped raise over £15 million on the night.

0:38:25 > 0:38:27Sanjeev, come and help me.

0:38:29 > 0:38:33# Who wants to be a millionaire?

0:38:33 > 0:38:34# I don't... #

0:38:34 > 0:38:38The last place you expect to see some High Society is on Emmerdale Farm,

0:38:38 > 0:38:44but that's exactly what those dirt magnets did in 2005

0:38:44 > 0:38:46for a very special Children in Need performance.

0:38:47 > 0:38:50# ..I have heard among this clan... #

0:38:50 > 0:38:54Even stumbling drunk Shadrach scrubbed up well.

0:38:54 > 0:38:56# ..Is that what they're saying? Did you ever?

0:38:56 > 0:39:00# What a swell party this is

0:39:00 > 0:39:03# Have you heard, it's in the stars

0:39:03 > 0:39:06# Next July, we collide with Mars

0:39:06 > 0:39:09# Well, did you ever? #

0:39:09 > 0:39:14The Woolpack locals proving that a little dress and decorum can go a very long way.

0:39:14 > 0:39:19It's just a shame the whole series budget was spent on a firework display!

0:39:22 > 0:39:26Anything Emmerdale can do, EastEnders can do just as well.

0:39:29 > 0:39:35History books will state that EastEnders was first conceived in the '80s.

0:39:35 > 0:39:36However, what's not known

0:39:36 > 0:39:40is that a decade earlier, the BBC piloted EastEnders...The Musical.

0:39:43 > 0:39:46# Calling out around the world... #

0:39:46 > 0:39:48Ah! What could've been.

0:39:48 > 0:39:55We're joking, of course. This is 2009's EastEnders Motown Medley.

0:39:55 > 0:39:59Where it wasn't just the girls that got glammed up.

0:39:59 > 0:40:02# And I'm bringing you a love that's true

0:40:02 > 0:40:07# So get ready, so get ready Come, get ready... #

0:40:07 > 0:40:11We were slick on the mics. We were pretty fly.

0:40:11 > 0:40:13We had the nice suits, you know.

0:40:13 > 0:40:18# You want to play hide-and-seek with love, let me remind you

0:40:18 > 0:40:19# It's all right... #

0:40:19 > 0:40:21Anything that involves giving me hair, I'm down!

0:40:21 > 0:40:24# ..Missing the time it takes to find you... #

0:40:24 > 0:40:25'To hit the high notes?'

0:40:25 > 0:40:28It was partly due to the trousers they gave me.

0:40:28 > 0:40:30I can't deny it, they were...snug.

0:40:30 > 0:40:34- # ..Ain't no mountain high enough - No mountain high enough... #

0:40:34 > 0:40:36'It is a nightmare for the director'

0:40:36 > 0:40:41because television actors have the concentration span of fruit flies!

0:40:41 > 0:40:45Yes, all the singing and dancing was just too much for some characters.

0:40:45 > 0:40:48We're going, "Ooh, put the music up a bit louder this time...!"

0:40:48 > 0:40:51But even Heather got there in the end.

0:40:51 > 0:40:53# ..Ah... #

0:40:53 > 0:40:55It hits you that you're doing something

0:40:55 > 0:40:58that is raising a lot of money and does

0:40:58 > 0:41:03every year for absolutely brilliant, brilliant causes.

0:41:03 > 0:41:04# ..Ain't no mountain high enough... #

0:41:04 > 0:41:10Not half! This performance helped raise £40 million last year.

0:41:10 > 0:41:13# ..Ain't no mountain high enough. #

0:41:13 > 0:41:15Well done, EastEnders.

0:41:15 > 0:41:17# Ain't no mountain high enough... #

0:41:17 > 0:41:19OK, Heather, we've done this one now. Heather!

0:41:19 > 0:41:21# ..Ain't no valley keep me from you! #

0:41:21 > 0:41:24Heather! Can someone get Heather's mate, Shirley?

0:41:24 > 0:41:28Luckily, Children in Need always has a team of highly skilled medical professionals

0:41:28 > 0:41:32on hand. Good job too, because in 2009, disaster struck

0:41:32 > 0:41:37and Children in Need's main man fell unexpectedly ill.

0:41:37 > 0:41:40No, not Sir Terry. Pudsey!

0:41:40 > 0:41:42Tess, call for a spiritometer.

0:41:42 > 0:41:45Nice to see you again, Pudsey, old son...

0:41:45 > 0:41:49Fortunately, the Casualty team were fully trained in bear resuscitation.

0:41:49 > 0:41:52Ignoring the obvious physical injuries to his head,

0:41:52 > 0:41:56the team went for a more economic approach to his recovery.

0:41:56 > 0:41:59- His fluff count is way down. - We could try lotta letters-ology.

0:41:59 > 0:42:03No, no, his spirits are too low. We'd risk tufftasayitis.

0:42:03 > 0:42:07People, we've got to face facts here. This is a waiting game.

0:42:09 > 0:42:11However, their patience reaped dividends

0:42:11 > 0:42:13and the team finally unravelled

0:42:13 > 0:42:16the connection between wealth and health.

0:42:20 > 0:42:22With his pockets bulging for a good cause,

0:42:22 > 0:42:26Pudsey soon skipped out of the ward and the show went ahead,

0:42:26 > 0:42:28raising 20 million on the night.

0:42:28 > 0:42:33Now, what's at number 27 in our countdown? Let's take a look.

0:42:33 > 0:42:36Or should I say, let's take a sniff?

0:42:38 > 0:42:42The BBC was the first to bring television into your home,

0:42:42 > 0:42:47the first to bring you colour pictures and widescreen TV,

0:42:47 > 0:42:53and in 1995, Auntie Beeb provided us with technology that would blow our minds.

0:42:53 > 0:42:57- I remember smelly-vision. - It's Smell-o-vision, Roslin.

0:42:57 > 0:42:58I remember Smell-o-vision.

0:43:01 > 0:43:06You could buy these little booklets to actually sniff while you were watching the television.

0:43:07 > 0:43:10You'd rub something and you could smell...

0:43:10 > 0:43:12- Noel Edmonds.- Ooh!

0:43:12 > 0:43:15It's very bizarre, because in the book,

0:43:15 > 0:43:16you're sniffing Noel's armpit!

0:43:19 > 0:43:21Mr Blobby.

0:43:21 > 0:43:23- What's that smell?- Blobby-blobby!

0:43:25 > 0:43:30You can imagine everyone doing it, going, "Oh, God, it smells like berries." But it didn't.

0:43:30 > 0:43:32It just smelt like a book.

0:43:32 > 0:43:35Television may not have stunk,

0:43:35 > 0:43:38but thanks to the help of Blobby and friends,

0:43:38 > 0:43:43a stinking £16.8 million was raised for Children in Need.

0:43:43 > 0:43:46Right, what's next? Hmm. Can anyone smell cheese?

0:43:46 > 0:43:50# I'm through with standing in line to clubs I'll never get in

0:43:50 > 0:43:53# It's like the bottom of the ninth and I'm never going to win

0:43:53 > 0:43:58# This life hasn't turned out quite the way I want it to be... #

0:43:58 > 0:43:59Talent shows have been criticised

0:43:59 > 0:44:03for using pitch-correcting, auto-tune technology

0:44:03 > 0:44:05to ensure singers sound in key.

0:44:05 > 0:44:06# ..I can play baseball in

0:44:06 > 0:44:11# And a kingsize tub big enough for ten plus me

0:44:11 > 0:44:13# Is that what you need? #

0:44:13 > 0:44:20Unfortunately, all of the auto-tune machines were in use on this day, so instead, here are our stars miming.

0:44:20 > 0:44:23# ..Cos we all just want to be big rock stars

0:44:23 > 0:44:26# And live in hilltop castles driving 15 cars... #

0:44:26 > 0:44:27They do sound good, though.

0:44:27 > 0:44:30# ..Digger's going to wind up there

0:44:30 > 0:44:34# Every Playboy bunny with her bleach blonde hair

0:44:34 > 0:44:37# Hey, hey, I want to be a rock star

0:44:40 > 0:44:44# Hey, hey I want to be a rock star... #

0:44:48 > 0:44:52Last summer, we said a tearful goodbye to an old friend.

0:44:52 > 0:44:58Yes, after 27 years, The Bill closed its doors to Sun Hill for ever.

0:45:01 > 0:45:03# Spider Murphy played the tenor saxophone... #

0:45:03 > 0:45:04Could this be the reason why?

0:45:04 > 0:45:08- # ..On the slide trombone... # - We had PC Nate Roberts on drums,

0:45:08 > 0:45:11Detective Constable Terry Perkins on bass,

0:45:11 > 0:45:14and even Natalie from EastEnders busting some moves.

0:45:15 > 0:45:18# ..Everybody on the whole cell block... #

0:45:18 > 0:45:21Every one of them was in serious breach of police regulations.

0:45:24 > 0:45:27- Twist! - No-one's going to jail here, though.

0:45:27 > 0:45:31This is The Bill's 2008 Blues Brothers' Medley for Children in Need.

0:45:33 > 0:45:34# ..And do the bird...

0:45:37 > 0:45:40# Bend over, let me see you shake your tail-feather

0:45:40 > 0:45:43# Bend over, let me see you shake your tail-feather

0:45:43 > 0:45:46# Come on and let me see you shake your tail-feather

0:45:46 > 0:45:48# Come on and let me see you shake your tail-feather

0:45:48 > 0:45:52# Aaaahhhh! #

0:45:52 > 0:45:55A slick performance from The Bill there, but for one cast member

0:45:55 > 0:45:59of Hollyoaks, things didn't go as planned.

0:45:59 > 0:46:01MUSIC: Theme from "Psycho" by Bernard Herrmann

0:46:01 > 0:46:05You can rehearse as much as you like, but when you're on stage,

0:46:05 > 0:46:07you hope you get out the other side unscathed.

0:46:07 > 0:46:08That didn't happen to me.

0:46:11 > 0:46:14We've seen it twice before in this countdown.

0:46:14 > 0:46:16And now the hat-trick is complete.

0:46:16 > 0:46:21Everybody says it'll be all right on the night, but I did have an out-of-body experience.

0:46:21 > 0:46:27Yes, the curse of the Children in Need microphone mishap strikes again in 2009.

0:46:28 > 0:46:32# We will, we will rock you... #

0:46:34 > 0:46:39'Went on stage, live in front of all these millions of viewers,'

0:46:39 > 0:46:42and everybody else sang their line and it got to mine and I started to sing.

0:46:42 > 0:46:44HE MOUTHS

0:46:45 > 0:46:47INAUDIBLE LYRICS

0:46:50 > 0:46:55# ..You got mud on your face You big disgrace... #

0:46:55 > 0:46:59At the end of my second line singing, one of the runners came up and handed me a microphone.

0:46:59 > 0:47:02So the next minute, I had this microphone held in my hand

0:47:02 > 0:47:05whilst trying to clap my hands above my head.

0:47:06 > 0:47:08# ..We will, we will rock you... #

0:47:08 > 0:47:12It just was the most stressful two and a half minutes of my life.

0:47:12 > 0:47:16# ..We will, we will rock you. #

0:47:16 > 0:47:19First person I meet walking off stage, Lee Mead, and he just laughs...

0:47:19 > 0:47:23and says to me, "Mate, it happens to the best of us!"

0:47:24 > 0:47:30You're not wrong, Gerard. No matter how much preparation you put in, it doesn't always go to plan.

0:47:32 > 0:47:37Now, I bet your parents have banged on about this classic sketch,

0:47:37 > 0:47:41where legends Morecambe and Wise demonstrate physical comedy.

0:47:41 > 0:47:46Children in Need decided to re-create this sketch in 2003,

0:47:46 > 0:47:49but where would they find two clowns who could handle their food?

0:47:52 > 0:47:54Step forward a couple of TV chefs.

0:47:54 > 0:47:57MUSIC: "The Stripper" by David Rose

0:47:57 > 0:47:58Chefs, it's all about timing,

0:47:58 > 0:48:00getting everything right at the right time.

0:48:00 > 0:48:02So, this should be a doddle.

0:48:04 > 0:48:07Yeah. Well, I think we did all right, actually.

0:48:07 > 0:48:08Yeah, well, we'll be the judge of that,

0:48:08 > 0:48:13because this isn't so much about cooking as the co-ordination.

0:48:13 > 0:48:19Difficult. Really difficult. You walk out in front of ten million people watching, it's live!

0:48:20 > 0:48:23So were we crapping ourselves? Yes, we were!

0:48:25 > 0:48:27Well, with these two pros in the kitchen, it was bound to be

0:48:27 > 0:48:29a recipe for success, right?

0:48:35 > 0:48:37'He's a great natural mover.'

0:48:37 > 0:48:41He's got the rhythm and all that, and I sort of haven't.

0:48:41 > 0:48:44Don't be too hard on yourself, Antony.

0:48:44 > 0:48:47It seems to be going all right so far.

0:48:48 > 0:48:50- The pancakes stuck.- The pancakes were supposed to fall out.

0:48:50 > 0:48:54They didn't fall out quick enough, and we're going, "Come on!"

0:48:54 > 0:48:58Tossing pancakes can be tricky, so let's try something simpler.

0:49:00 > 0:49:02Then I had to catch the toast.

0:49:02 > 0:49:05Toast. This should be easy.

0:49:05 > 0:49:07Oh, God!

0:49:07 > 0:49:11The set builders had put the toaster in around the wrong way,

0:49:11 > 0:49:14so the toast went that way and I was waiting for it to go that way.

0:49:14 > 0:49:17Ah, an easy mistake. But if all else fails,

0:49:17 > 0:49:21just take off your clothes and pull out your sausage!

0:49:21 > 0:49:25It was a great fun thing to do, and actually very privileged

0:49:25 > 0:49:28to be asked to do something like that for Children in Need.

0:49:28 > 0:49:34Despite its flaws, it was a fair effort and another classic Children in Need moment.

0:49:34 > 0:49:37Let's see what's being served up next.

0:49:37 > 0:49:39CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

0:49:41 > 0:49:46In 2008, Sir Terry Wogan was joined by co-host Tess Daly

0:49:46 > 0:49:49for a very special Strictly Come Dancing.

0:49:49 > 0:49:53The bright idea was that Tess and I should have a competition.

0:49:53 > 0:49:55Can you think of anything more ridiculous?

0:49:55 > 0:50:00Tess and Terry have turned into dancefloor divas and are about

0:50:00 > 0:50:04to let their feet do the talking to raise as much money as possible for Children in Need.

0:50:04 > 0:50:08Tess was absolutely pfft-ing it!

0:50:09 > 0:50:13- So, it's very, very simple. - It was tough for Terry too.

0:50:13 > 0:50:18I endured hours of rehearsal, trying to remember steps.

0:50:18 > 0:50:19# Let me show you... #

0:50:21 > 0:50:23Ah, yes, the steps.

0:50:23 > 0:50:25# ..The minute you walked in the joint

0:50:25 > 0:50:29# I could see you were a man of distinction

0:50:29 > 0:50:31# A real big spender Hey, big spender! #

0:50:31 > 0:50:33Tess smashed it. She was amazing.

0:50:33 > 0:50:39She has these long, gazelle-like, beautiful tanned legs that were flicking about everywhere.

0:50:39 > 0:50:41She was beautiful out on that dancefloor.

0:50:44 > 0:50:46Yes, on the night, Tess tripped the light fantastic,

0:50:46 > 0:50:48and as soon as Anton's back had recovered,

0:50:48 > 0:50:51they had to face the toughest judges on television.

0:50:53 > 0:50:57What I'm looking for in American Smooth is what I've just seen.

0:50:57 > 0:51:00- I love you, Len!- Like spun gold!

0:51:00 > 0:51:01It was fantastic.

0:51:01 > 0:51:03That clumsy little duckling

0:51:03 > 0:51:09has turned into a sexy swan and proved anyone can dance!

0:51:09 > 0:51:14Yes, Arlene, anyone can dance. But Terry isn't just anyone.

0:51:18 > 0:51:19Terry, oh, bless Terry.

0:51:19 > 0:51:22He had this concentration face when he was going...

0:51:24 > 0:51:28# ..Three times a lady And I love you... #

0:51:28 > 0:51:32Hard work, preparation and hours of rehearsal can pay off.

0:51:33 > 0:51:35Just look at the man go.

0:51:35 > 0:51:38She's going to fall... He's got her!

0:51:38 > 0:51:41And now for the big finale.

0:51:41 > 0:51:44Yes, yes, he's walking in a circle!

0:51:44 > 0:51:48But for all the spectacle, it just wasn't meant to be.

0:51:50 > 0:51:52I was never in the running.

0:51:52 > 0:51:56I know Tess flung herself into it most enthusiastically,

0:51:56 > 0:52:02because when she won - which she was always going to - she went, "Yes!"

0:52:03 > 0:52:08I thought, "Just a minute, I had no idea that you were taking it as seriously as this."

0:52:08 > 0:52:12Terry looks shocked. He's not happy about this.

0:52:12 > 0:52:16My advice to Terry is - I wouldn't do too much dancing any more!

0:52:16 > 0:52:17Ah, shut up!

0:52:17 > 0:52:20He does not like to lose!

0:52:20 > 0:52:24Terry... you're not that good of a dancer!

0:52:24 > 0:52:26# Don't stop me now... #

0:52:26 > 0:52:33Maybe not, Barrowman, but Terry's twinkle toes helped raise a record £21 million on the night.

0:52:37 > 0:52:42# Now we're back together

0:52:42 > 0:52:44# Together... #

0:52:44 > 0:52:49In 1988, Neighbours' sweethearts Jason Donavon and Kylie Minogue

0:52:49 > 0:52:52topped the charts with the unforgettable Especially For You.

0:52:52 > 0:52:55# All the love I have is especially... #

0:52:55 > 0:52:59Ten years later, another unforgettable version was released.

0:53:02 > 0:53:06# Especially for you

0:53:06 > 0:53:08# I want to let you know... #

0:53:08 > 0:53:12'I'm a massive Denise fan. I thought she was phenomenal.

0:53:12 > 0:53:14'That's when everybody realised she could sing.'

0:53:14 > 0:53:17I know it was tongue in cheek, and they did it quite tongue in cheek,

0:53:17 > 0:53:21but if you've ever seen her on the West End stage, that girl can sing.

0:53:21 > 0:53:25# ..I still feel the same

0:53:25 > 0:53:27# Especially for you... #

0:53:27 > 0:53:31A lot of viewers thought I was wearing a wig. But, no. Always had a thick head of hair, always.

0:53:31 > 0:53:34I'm one of TV's most celebrated blondes.

0:53:34 > 0:53:39# ..If dreams were wings, you know I would have flown to you

0:53:39 > 0:53:41# To be where you are...

0:53:41 > 0:53:47# No matter how far And now that I'm next to you... #

0:53:47 > 0:53:50'You get in the zone, you feel the force of the Don.

0:53:50 > 0:53:55'His spirit literally enters you and you feel suddenly giddy'

0:53:55 > 0:53:57and you just get it. You're in the Dono-zone.

0:53:57 > 0:54:00# ..Now we're back together

0:54:00 > 0:54:02# Together

0:54:02 > 0:54:05# I want to show you

0:54:05 > 0:54:08# My heart is oh, so true

0:54:08 > 0:54:15# And all the love I have is especially for you... #

0:54:18 > 0:54:21'He just made me laugh. Every single expression he pulled.'

0:54:21 > 0:54:24The outfit he had on and his hair!

0:54:24 > 0:54:28How Denise managed to keep a straight face, I'll never know!

0:54:33 > 0:54:34# ..You were in my heart... #

0:54:34 > 0:54:37Denise was really enthusiastic. She's got a really good voice.

0:54:37 > 0:54:40I'm not so good. I can vaguely carry a tune.

0:54:40 > 0:54:46# ..No more dreaming about tomorrow Forget the loneliness and the sorrow

0:54:46 > 0:54:50# And I've got to say it's all because of you, and...

0:54:50 > 0:54:54# Now we're back together

0:54:54 > 0:54:56# Together... #

0:54:56 > 0:54:58It was amazing. We walked out and we did get a big roar.

0:54:58 > 0:55:01Suddenly, it was a bit... Johnny Pop Star.

0:55:01 > 0:55:04Yeah, it was good...

0:55:04 > 0:55:07- # ..And all the love I have... # - ..ish.

0:55:07 > 0:55:08# ..Is especially for you... #

0:55:08 > 0:55:13Yes, the studio audience and viewers alike enjoyed the laugh,

0:55:13 > 0:55:17and Johnny and Denise helped raise over £11 million on the night.

0:55:19 > 0:55:25At the end, I leapt up on Terry. I don't know why I did that. You know what it was? Relief.

0:55:27 > 0:55:30'Terry is one of Earth's most huggable humans.

0:55:30 > 0:55:34'I felt like an elaborate network of trusses on his back.'

0:55:35 > 0:55:37- I didn't. I'm lying. - Can I ask you something?

0:55:37 > 0:55:40Sorry to do this to you, I don't know if you all agree with me

0:55:40 > 0:55:43that that should be released as a Christmas single.

0:55:43 > 0:55:47'The two of them at that time were so popular as a double act.'

0:55:47 > 0:55:50They were taking it seriously.

0:55:50 > 0:55:52They were going to go for this.

0:55:52 > 0:55:56I thought the song would work again, so we thought, "We'll put it out as a record."

0:55:56 > 0:55:58- You'll release it for Christmas? - Yeah, we'd love to.

0:55:58 > 0:56:04- Money to Children in Need. Fantastic!- We ended up appearing, lifelong ambition,

0:56:04 > 0:56:07on Christmas Top Of The Pops, which was extraordinary.

0:56:07 > 0:56:09Yes, Johnny, it just goes to show

0:56:09 > 0:56:12that Children in Need can make dreams come true,

0:56:14 > 0:56:17So, we've counted down from 50 to 21,

0:56:17 > 0:56:21reliving some magical moments. Was your favourite there?

0:56:21 > 0:56:24If not, fear not. We're about to dive

0:56:24 > 0:56:28head-first into the all-important Top 20.

0:56:30 > 0:56:33It's a hamster driving an Audi Quattro.

0:56:33 > 0:56:38Not a real hamster, of course, that would be ridiculous and quite dangerous.

0:56:38 > 0:56:39I don't know how the idea

0:56:39 > 0:56:43of Ashes To Ashes and Top Gear getting together came about.

0:56:43 > 0:56:46Somebody bigger and cleverer than me would have thought of it.

0:56:46 > 0:56:49Well, bigger, definitely.

0:56:49 > 0:56:52Yes, in 2008, two award-winning shows came together

0:56:52 > 0:56:54for this three-minute piece of funniness.

0:56:54 > 0:56:56- Oi!- Sorry.

0:56:56 > 0:56:58Get away from that motor and put your hands in the air.

0:56:58 > 0:57:00Philip was heroically abusive of me.

0:57:00 > 0:57:04Why should I let a miniature scrotum like you anywhere near my car?

0:57:04 > 0:57:08What else is he going to do? He gets the small one off Top Gear to play with.

0:57:08 > 0:57:12You seriously think I'd let a man who looks like a gerbil drive my car?

0:57:12 > 0:57:15I don't know what I was thinking about.

0:57:15 > 0:57:18The Audi Quattro was an important car, but let's be honest,

0:57:18 > 0:57:20it's an old car, which means it's rubbish.

0:57:22 > 0:57:23Sorry, Audi Quattro.

0:57:28 > 0:57:30These are brilliant. Shame it's wasted on him.

0:57:30 > 0:57:36Producers decided it would be wise to use a stuntman for the high-speed manoeuvres.

0:57:36 > 0:57:38I don't know why, with my reputation.

0:57:38 > 0:57:40BELL RINGS, DOG HOWLS

0:57:43 > 0:57:46- Yeah, I know why. - But it's not all fun and games.

0:57:46 > 0:57:50There was an important lesson to be learned.

0:57:50 > 0:57:52How do you fancy meeting the Stig?

0:57:52 > 0:57:54Thought you'd never ask.

0:57:54 > 0:58:00In my experience, a chap's ability to execute a handbrake turn

0:58:00 > 0:58:04has a direct correlation with his ability to persuade young ladies to get jiggy.

0:58:04 > 0:58:10Handbrake turn, girls, jiggy, got it.

0:58:10 > 0:58:13Of course, if that doesn't work, you can always try hypnotism.

0:58:13 > 0:58:17We're all going off on an exciting journey into the imagination.

0:58:18 > 0:58:22Don't adjust your screens. What you're about to see is not a trick.

0:58:22 > 0:58:26These are real celebrities risking real careers.

0:58:26 > 0:58:29We're going off down the farmyard and there's a lot of milking to be done.

0:58:29 > 0:58:33Yes, at number 19, it's hypnotist Paul McKenna, famous for helping

0:58:33 > 0:58:37Olympic athletes win medals, or smokers quit their habit.

0:58:37 > 0:58:43Back in 1996, he's doing what he does best - making celebrities look like idiots.

0:58:43 > 0:58:46HE TALKS GIBBERISH

0:58:46 > 0:58:48I didn't understand what I'd have to do,

0:58:48 > 0:58:50- so I just agreed to do it. - Do you feel hypnotised?

0:58:50 > 0:58:53- No way.- No, no, sleep, sleep.

0:58:53 > 0:58:54What are we actually doing here?

0:58:54 > 0:58:58When you wake up in the next few moments, whenever you hear this piece of music,

0:58:58 > 0:58:59for the rest of this evening,

0:58:59 > 0:59:02you'll become a world champion goal-scoring footballer.

0:59:02 > 0:59:07I know that it wasn't fake, because my acting's not that good!

0:59:07 > 0:59:09He shoots, he scores!

0:59:09 > 0:59:13It's a goal! It's a goal! It's a goal!

0:59:13 > 0:59:18Dean, Dean, what are you doing out of your seat?

0:59:18 > 0:59:21The most embarrassing thing for me, watching back on my hypnotism...

0:59:21 > 0:59:25- Acting like a fish? - ..it was just awful.

0:59:25 > 0:59:27- Talking like an alien?- Ah-cha-cha!

0:59:27 > 0:59:30- Oh, yeah, right.- I'm horrified for what I was wearing.

0:59:30 > 0:59:32Yeah, fair point.

0:59:32 > 0:59:37I don't think there's been any lasting effects from being hypnotised, or anything like that.

0:59:37 > 0:59:39MATCH OF THE DAY THEME MUSIC

0:59:39 > 0:59:41Goal!

0:59:41 > 0:59:46But enough of all this nonsense. At number 18, it's time to get serious.

0:59:48 > 0:59:52The following clip contains images that many viewers may find offensive

0:59:52 > 0:59:57and should not be replicated unless raising large sums of money for Children in Need,

0:59:57 > 0:59:59or intoxicated, or even both.

0:59:59 > 1:00:03# Let's do the Time Warp again... #

1:00:03 > 1:00:06Yes, avert your eyes, it's the newsreaders in their underwear,

1:00:06 > 1:00:09performing the Rocky Horror Show.

1:00:09 > 1:00:12Put your hands on your hips.

1:00:12 > 1:00:15# ..And bring your knees in tight... #

1:00:15 > 1:00:16It was phenomenal.

1:00:16 > 1:00:19That was easily, I think, streets ahead of all the others.

1:00:19 > 1:00:23# ..Let's do the Time Warp again... #

1:00:23 > 1:00:27The legendary Michael Buerk, who actually, I think,

1:00:27 > 1:00:31as the story goes, did the 10 O'Clock News

1:00:31 > 1:00:33wearing his suit and fishnet tights underneath.

1:00:33 > 1:00:36That's not just a story, Sophie.

1:00:36 > 1:00:39The act was scheduled for only a couple of minutes

1:00:39 > 1:00:43after the end of the 10 O'Clock News that I was presenting.

1:00:43 > 1:00:46Good evening.

1:00:46 > 1:00:50- He didn't have time to change. - I was bloody uncomfortable.

1:00:52 > 1:00:54All this stuff was below the waist. Above the waist,

1:00:54 > 1:00:57I was your standard BBC 10 O'Clock newscaster.

1:00:57 > 1:01:00Students will have to pay far more to go to university.

1:01:00 > 1:01:05But then, quite late in the evening, they wheel on our social affairs editor...

1:01:05 > 1:01:07Our social affairs editor, Neil Dixon, is here.

1:01:07 > 1:01:10..but nobody told him that I'd got this costume on.

1:01:10 > 1:01:13And I swing round to him

1:01:13 > 1:01:15in a black leather micro skirt,

1:01:15 > 1:01:19fishnet stockings and big leather boots.

1:01:26 > 1:01:30- Yes, Michael, I think there was a real prospect... - How he carried on, I don't know.

1:01:30 > 1:01:34And for those that still don't believe, here's the proof.

1:01:36 > 1:01:38What a picture!

1:01:41 > 1:01:44Fortunately for Michael, he wasn't the headline that night.

1:01:44 > 1:01:48Jeremy Vine, the bravest newsreader of them all.

1:01:48 > 1:01:50# I see you've met my... #

1:01:50 > 1:01:53I've never been able to look at Jeremy in quite the same way.

1:01:53 > 1:01:58What's the big deal? You're in stockings and suspenders and he's just in a cloak.

1:01:58 > 1:02:01# ..Don't get strung out by the way I look... #

1:02:01 > 1:02:03Oh, my God!

1:02:03 > 1:02:06# ..Don't judge a book by its cover... #

1:02:06 > 1:02:08I thought he was such a terrific guy,

1:02:08 > 1:02:12brilliant journalist, and good mate, but...

1:02:12 > 1:02:13I had my doubts.

1:02:13 > 1:02:16# ..I'm just a sweet transvestite

1:02:16 > 1:02:19# Sweet transvestite

1:02:19 > 1:02:21# From Transsexual... #

1:02:21 > 1:02:27Horrific though it may be, it managed to help raise 13.5 million in 2002.

1:02:27 > 1:02:30That's the great thing about Children in Need.

1:02:30 > 1:02:35Whatever an arse you make of yourself, at the end of the day, it was for children, wasn't it?

1:02:35 > 1:02:38Next, one of the most ground-breaking moments in history.

1:02:38 > 1:02:42In 2009, a brave documentary film crew went to the ends of the earth

1:02:42 > 1:02:45in search of mythical talking animals.

1:02:45 > 1:02:48This is what they found.

1:02:48 > 1:02:49Oh, hello.

1:02:49 > 1:02:51Seen that Children in Need?

1:02:51 > 1:02:54Dear, oh dear. I mean, I'm all for charity and all that,

1:02:54 > 1:02:56but it's gone a bit mad around here this year.

1:02:56 > 1:02:58Look, everyone, it's jumping Justin.

1:02:58 > 1:03:00Evening, boys, don't get up...

1:03:00 > 1:03:05I'm joking, of course. This is a Walk On The Wild Side special for Children in Need.

1:03:05 > 1:03:10- Sid.- What, who's that? - This is your conscience speaking. - What?

1:03:10 > 1:03:15Alan, Alan, Al, Alan. Alan.

1:03:15 > 1:03:18Al, Al, Al, Al!

1:03:18 > 1:03:22I know what you're thinking - what do humans sound like as animals?

1:03:22 > 1:03:24Well, it's something like this.

1:03:24 > 1:03:28ANIMAL HOWLS AND SCREECHES

1:03:31 > 1:03:34Amazing.

1:03:36 > 1:03:39At number 16, a performance that Simon Cowell describes as...

1:03:39 > 1:03:42One of the worst musical performances ever.

1:03:42 > 1:03:46- Oh, dear. Well, who could that be? - Here's Terry Wogan.

1:03:46 > 1:03:48Many years ago, when the world was young

1:03:48 > 1:03:50and I was a great deal younger,

1:03:50 > 1:03:53somebody had the idea that I should release a record.

1:03:53 > 1:03:56# I thought I could hear the curious tone

1:03:56 > 1:03:59# Of the cornet, clarinet and big trombone... #

1:03:59 > 1:04:04And then somebody had the really bad idea that we do a rap version for Children in Need.

1:04:04 > 1:04:06# ..There was band with a curious tone

1:04:06 > 1:04:09# Of the cornet, clarinet and big trombone... #

1:04:09 > 1:04:12Sporting a suit trouser and camo jacket combo,

1:04:12 > 1:04:17Mr Children in Need has made the Top 20 with the Floral Dance remix.

1:04:17 > 1:04:20# ..All together with the floral dance... #

1:04:21 > 1:04:26As anybody looking at this will see, it was an unmitigated disaster.

1:04:26 > 1:04:27- Say, way-oh!- Way-oh!

1:04:27 > 1:04:29Way-oh!

1:04:29 > 1:04:31I mean, the Floral Dance, and I'm not being rude,

1:04:31 > 1:04:36has got to be one of the worst musical performances...ever.

1:04:36 > 1:04:39# ..Came floating down... #

1:04:39 > 1:04:42- It's not THAT bad. - Say, way-oh!

1:04:42 > 1:04:44- Way-oh. - Way-oh!

1:04:44 > 1:04:46Brilliant.

1:04:46 > 1:04:47He's a great DJ,

1:04:47 > 1:04:50and a great TV presenter. He's just a terrible singer.

1:04:50 > 1:04:57I wouldn't be too quick to criticise, Cowell, because guess who's at number 15...

1:04:57 > 1:04:59as a magician's assistant?!

1:04:59 > 1:05:03I remember getting a very excited call from Pete Waterman.

1:05:03 > 1:05:06He said, "I've got to speak to you urgently."

1:05:08 > 1:05:10"What's urgent, Pete?"

1:05:10 > 1:05:12"I need to saw you in half on TV."

1:05:23 > 1:05:25Right, get him in the box.

1:05:25 > 1:05:27I was a bit nervous, I've got to be honest with you.

1:05:27 > 1:05:30Where's his waistband?

1:05:30 > 1:05:33I don't know, I can't find it. It's there somewhere.

1:05:34 > 1:05:37It was when I realised it was electric.

1:05:37 > 1:05:41- You are kidding me?! - I'm not kidding you.

1:05:41 > 1:05:42That's it.

1:05:42 > 1:05:48I'm lying in a box, I can't move, somebody who I often fall out with

1:05:48 > 1:05:51is standing there with a chainsaw and it's live TV.

1:05:51 > 1:05:53It's not the best feeling in the world.

1:05:57 > 1:06:02I remember thinking at that point, "He's actually not a magician, what if he does saw me in half?"

1:06:02 > 1:06:06- Oh, dear. - You don't know what you're doing.

1:06:06 > 1:06:08I know what I'm doing, son.

1:06:08 > 1:06:14But that's Pete, he loves dressing up in strange clothes and holding chainsaws.

1:06:14 > 1:06:17I thought you said he's got no backbone.

1:06:20 > 1:06:24At the time, it was like, "Simon Cowell's getting sawn in half."

1:06:24 > 1:06:26Now, when you think back at it, you're thinking,

1:06:26 > 1:06:29"Do we wish we could have sawn Simon Cowell in half?"

1:06:29 > 1:06:33- Probably, yeah.- Would that have been a bit of a problem for us?

1:06:37 > 1:06:39It was quite embarrassing.

1:06:39 > 1:06:41Actually, he did saw me in half.

1:06:41 > 1:06:44Before your very eyes, ladies and gentlemen.

1:06:49 > 1:06:52No, obviously, we'd never want that to really happen in real life.

1:06:58 > 1:07:03Now, we've already seen EastEnders impersonate one icon in this countdown,

1:07:03 > 1:07:08so when Pudsey called in 2002, you can count on one man to rise to the challenge.

1:07:08 > 1:07:11# I want to break free... #

1:07:11 > 1:07:13After I Want To Break Free,

1:07:13 > 1:07:15the following year, I think EastEnders thought,

1:07:15 > 1:07:17"We've got to top this."

1:07:17 > 1:07:21So when you've left your stamp on Freddie Mercury, where can you possibly go next?

1:07:21 > 1:07:25They said, "Shaun, you're going to be Michael Jackson."

1:07:25 > 1:07:28# Cos this is thriller

1:07:28 > 1:07:30# Thriller night

1:07:30 > 1:07:33# No-one's gonna save you from the beast about to strike... #

1:07:33 > 1:07:39"So you want fat Barry Evans, overweight, face like a bag of spanners, to play Michael Jackson?"

1:07:39 > 1:07:44They said, "Yeah." I thought, "This is going to be awful."

1:07:44 > 1:07:49# You know, it's thriller Thriller night... #

1:07:49 > 1:07:50He wasn't trying to do it as Michael Jackson,

1:07:50 > 1:07:53he was trying to do it as Barry.

1:07:53 > 1:07:57# ..Inside a killer, thriller, tonight... #

1:07:57 > 1:08:00I remember Shaun Williamson doing Thriller, that was great.

1:08:00 > 1:08:04He physically isn't very similar to Michael Jackson, but he was good.

1:08:04 > 1:08:06He can really nail the tune.

1:08:06 > 1:08:09# ..Killer, thriller, tonight... #

1:08:09 > 1:08:11I looked ridiculous, like an embarrassing uncle.

1:08:11 > 1:08:13# ..The dead start to walk... #

1:08:13 > 1:08:19There's a bit when I jump up on a park bench, I thought, "This is your chance, son, go for it."

1:08:19 > 1:08:23# There's no escaping the jaws of the alien this time... #

1:08:23 > 1:08:26Flip the old jacket down the back and I'm like, "Yeah, come on!"

1:08:26 > 1:08:30Did a few little off-the-cuff Jackson moves.

1:08:30 > 1:08:33Not quite sure what Jackson moves those are.

1:08:33 > 1:08:38I think one of the best parts of our video is the zombies.

1:08:38 > 1:08:40The make-up team did a fantastic job.

1:08:40 > 1:08:43My first appearance as a zombie, may I add.

1:08:44 > 1:08:46Darling, you're a natural.

1:08:46 > 1:08:48That was his hand. We'd been four hours without a snack.

1:08:48 > 1:08:53Zombies, check. Michael Jackson, well, kind of.

1:08:53 > 1:08:55All that's left is the famous dance.

1:08:55 > 1:08:59When I looked back on it, it looked like I was having a fit.

1:08:59 > 1:09:02Darkness falls across the land.

1:09:02 > 1:09:05Your body starts to shiver.

1:09:05 > 1:09:10This classic Children in Need performance helped raise over £26 million.

1:09:10 > 1:09:12The evil of the thriller.

1:09:18 > 1:09:20If you liked that, stay tuned.

1:09:20 > 1:09:23There's more soapy moments still to come.

1:09:24 > 1:09:27Next, a trip down mammary lane... I mean memory lane.

1:09:27 > 1:09:31For me, taking part in Children In Need was extraordinary

1:09:31 > 1:09:33because I'd watched it for years and years.

1:09:33 > 1:09:37I remember watching it and Joanna Lumley taking her clothes off.

1:09:37 > 1:09:42I'd like to take my dress off later on, if somebody would like to pledge some money...for that.

1:09:42 > 1:09:46We were suitably moved by Joanna's offer.

1:09:49 > 1:09:54One of the events that will always be fresh in the memory of all of those,

1:09:54 > 1:09:59and all of us, who've been part of Children in Need since 1980.

1:09:59 > 1:10:01No need for big musical numbers or comedy sketches.

1:10:01 > 1:10:07Back in 1983, it appears celebs would just strip for money.

1:10:17 > 1:10:20Weren't the '80s just fantastic?!

1:10:21 > 1:10:23It was a little black number,

1:10:23 > 1:10:25and it had the required effect.

1:10:29 > 1:10:32There's never been a higher point in Children in Need for me.

1:10:32 > 1:10:36In that case, let's see your high point one more time.

1:10:39 > 1:10:41We salute you, Miss Lumley.

1:10:43 > 1:10:49If we'd had the requisite amount of money, who knows, she might have taken it all off.

1:10:51 > 1:10:54And that would've been something, I tell you.

1:10:56 > 1:10:58Over the years, Children in Need has given us

1:10:58 > 1:11:01some pretty unique musical performances,

1:11:01 > 1:11:07but no-one could have predicted this brilliantly bizarre duet back in 1997.

1:11:07 > 1:11:12I had a request through asking if I would do something for Children in Need.

1:11:14 > 1:11:17# Another bride... #

1:11:17 > 1:11:21But then when she said they want you to sing...

1:11:21 > 1:11:25# ..Another sunny... #

1:11:25 > 1:11:27..with Kermit the Frog...

1:11:27 > 1:11:28Hey-ho!

1:11:33 > 1:11:35Nice.

1:11:37 > 1:11:39It was incredible.

1:11:39 > 1:11:43# ..A lot of shoes...

1:11:43 > 1:11:47# A lot of rice... #

1:11:47 > 1:11:50Everybody knows who Kermit the Frog is.

1:11:50 > 1:11:54It was like meeting royalty.

1:11:54 > 1:11:59You are, and why would you not, treating him like a major star,

1:11:59 > 1:12:01albeit bending down a little bit.

1:12:01 > 1:12:04# ..To make whoopee... #

1:12:04 > 1:12:08Singing with Kermit is not something that you forget.

1:12:08 > 1:12:12- # ..He's so ambitious - Er, amphibious... #

1:12:12 > 1:12:17It definitely was one of the highlights of my career.

1:12:17 > 1:12:22Sadly, this was to be the first and only time Kermit and Ulrika performed together.

1:12:22 > 1:12:24# ..For making whoopee... #

1:12:24 > 1:12:27I haven't actually got Kermit's mobile number,

1:12:27 > 1:12:33but if you are watching this, and you fancy making whoopee,

1:12:33 > 1:12:35then give me a call.

1:12:35 > 1:12:38Miss Piggy's not going to like that, Ulrika.

1:12:42 > 1:12:46And talking of unforgettable duets,

1:12:46 > 1:12:49once upon a time, in a television studio in west London

1:12:49 > 1:12:52two star-crossed lovers looked into each other's eyes,

1:12:52 > 1:12:55and sung about a whole new world.

1:12:55 > 1:12:59# A whole new world... #

1:12:59 > 1:13:03And in the spirit of fairytale, let's all say something nice.

1:13:03 > 1:13:07Katie and Peter performing together, doing A Whole New World,

1:13:07 > 1:13:08what can I say?

1:13:08 > 1:13:12# ..A whole new world... #

1:13:12 > 1:13:13Erm...

1:13:13 > 1:13:15It was, wow.

1:13:15 > 1:13:17Wait...

1:13:17 > 1:13:19I'm just trying to think.

1:13:19 > 1:13:25Come on, it can't be that hard. This fairytale needs a knight in shining armour.

1:13:25 > 1:13:28Arise, Sir Terry, we need some help.

1:13:28 > 1:13:33It wasn't, perhaps, the greatest performance of the century, but it was OK.

1:13:33 > 1:13:38It was in tune, and Peter can certainly sing, and Katie...

1:13:38 > 1:13:40came in at the appropriate time.

1:13:42 > 1:13:46- # A whole new world - A whole new world

1:13:46 > 1:13:51# A new fantastic point of view

1:13:51 > 1:13:56# No-one to tell us no Or where to go

1:13:56 > 1:14:04# Or say we're only dreaming

1:14:00 > 1:14:04A whole new world

1:14:02 > 1:14:04Every turn a surprise... #

1:14:04 > 1:14:07During the time they were performing, no donations coming through at all,

1:14:07 > 1:14:09because everybody was riveted,

1:14:09 > 1:14:12but as soon as they'd finished, the phones went mad.

1:14:12 > 1:14:15# ..A whole new world... #

1:14:15 > 1:14:21It was one of the great moments on Children in Need in terms of a tremendous burst of giving.

1:14:21 > 1:14:25Yes, Peter gets a bit of stick, and Katie's got her knockers,

1:14:25 > 1:14:31but this classic Children in Need duet helped raise over £17 million on the night.

1:14:31 > 1:14:34And they all lived happily ever after.

1:14:34 > 1:14:36Well, kind of.

1:14:38 > 1:14:42Before we dive head-first into the top ten greatest moments,

1:14:42 > 1:14:45let's raise a glass to the smooth-talking Irishman

1:14:45 > 1:14:50that Children in Need simply wouldn't be the same without.

1:14:50 > 1:14:56Now it's time to pay tribute to a very wonderful and warm human being, but enough of me.

1:14:56 > 1:15:00- AS TERRY WOGAN:- If there was a good ship Children in Need,

1:15:00 > 1:15:03Sir Terry would be the carved figurehead at the front of it.

1:15:03 > 1:15:07# Terry Wogan, Terry Wogan Terry Wogan... #

1:15:07 > 1:15:10Sir Terry has presented Children in Need for over 30 years,

1:15:10 > 1:15:15that's over 200 hours of live TV and pure professionalism.

1:15:15 > 1:15:16HE BLOWS A RASPBERRY

1:15:16 > 1:15:20Terry Wogan is quintessentially Children in Need.

1:15:20 > 1:15:24- When you think of Children in Need, you think of Terry.- Yee-hah!

1:15:24 > 1:15:27From the second I started on that show, he took me under his wing,

1:15:27 > 1:15:30and guided me through the chaos.

1:15:30 > 1:15:34- Quite moved by that. - He has got the smoothest voice I think I've ever heard.

1:15:34 > 1:15:39Imagine a sweet with Terry Wogan running all the way through it.

1:15:39 > 1:15:44- Sir Terry Wogan is the lynchpin in Pudsey's nappy.- Oh!

1:15:46 > 1:15:49He's got great energy, you never see him wavering over the night.

1:15:49 > 1:15:51Hello, I'm Gaby Roslin.

1:15:51 > 1:15:54No jokes, I really have lost Terry Wogan.

1:15:54 > 1:15:58- He might be off, having a little tipple on the side. - Thank you very much, Charles.

1:15:58 > 1:16:03As far as I know, Terry Wogan only ever drunk water.

1:16:03 > 1:16:08SLURRING: I'll give Terry Wogan £250 for his tie.

1:16:08 > 1:16:13The show must go on, it's the old-pro syndrome, you know, bore everybody to death.

1:16:13 > 1:16:16Belting idea... Whoa!

1:16:16 > 1:16:18He just gets dealt curve balls all night.

1:16:18 > 1:16:21Pretty smooth, eh?

1:16:21 > 1:16:23If you've been watching from the start,

1:16:23 > 1:16:25and even I haven't been watching from the start...

1:16:25 > 1:16:29He doesn't have to unwind after he's been on stage, he's relaxed on stage

1:16:29 > 1:16:33- and that is why he's a great host for the evening. - I'm not really with you now.

1:16:33 > 1:16:35It doesn't matter how chaotic it is,

1:16:35 > 1:16:39he'll just rock on the balls of his feet and just go, "Oh, ah."

1:16:39 > 1:16:41- Hmm.- Oh. Hmm.

1:16:41 > 1:16:44I just caught a glimpse of myself on the television.

1:16:44 > 1:16:47How have you been able to watch this all evening?

1:16:47 > 1:16:52Tonight, we can all make it count, really count, for the children.

1:16:53 > 1:16:55He's passionate about the charity himself,

1:16:55 > 1:16:58he's passionate about what it stands for.

1:16:58 > 1:17:02Keep the donations coming in, please. I hate to nag, but we have to do better this year.

1:17:02 > 1:17:07- AS TERRY WOGAN: - All that fine work that contributed to him becoming Sir Terry, oh!

1:17:07 > 1:17:12- We're glad that you're here, but show us the money. - It's Terry's show.

1:17:12 > 1:17:16Children in Need is Terry, and Terry is Children in Need.

1:17:16 > 1:17:21- Isn't that heart-warming, everybody? - Without Terry doing Children In Need, the world would not be right.

1:17:24 > 1:17:29He's the only man for the job, he's going to have to live for ever, isn't he?

1:17:29 > 1:17:32- He's a legend. - He is a legend.- He's a legend.

1:17:34 > 1:17:36Deepest respect for that man.

1:17:36 > 1:17:39- I've always loved him. - He is a national treasure.

1:17:40 > 1:17:43And it's just great to be able to say I worked with Terry Wogan.

1:17:47 > 1:17:52I just hope, when the day comes, when I'm not able to react quickly,

1:17:52 > 1:17:55when I appear to trip over my feet,

1:17:55 > 1:18:00I hope that somebody's going to take me aside and say, "Time you were gone."

1:18:00 > 1:18:03Thank you, thank you, thank you, for all your efforts.

1:18:03 > 1:18:05But in the meantime,

1:18:05 > 1:18:08I'm going to go on doing it for as long as I can.

1:18:08 > 1:18:14- You're all very strange...- Yay! - ..but I love you!

1:18:14 > 1:18:17What a legend!

1:18:17 > 1:18:21And now, the moment you've all been waiting for, so sit back

1:18:21 > 1:18:25and enjoy the Children in Need greatest moments top ten.

1:18:28 > 1:18:33At number ten, we're at Number Ten, when Tony Blair meets...Tony Blair.

1:18:33 > 1:18:36What? Has the scriptwriter been on the booze again?

1:18:36 > 1:18:41The Jon Culshaw and Tony Blair sketch has to be one of

1:18:41 > 1:18:44the classic Children in Need moments.

1:18:45 > 1:18:49Fair play to Jon Culshaw, because I would not ever have the balls

1:18:49 > 1:18:57to do an impression of the actual Prime Minister in front of him,

1:18:57 > 1:18:58in his house.

1:18:58 > 1:19:02People of Britain, this is your Prime Minister.

1:19:02 > 1:19:04'I always thought that impressions'

1:19:04 > 1:19:06were just sort of exaggerations,

1:19:06 > 1:19:10but there he is, just off guard, the real fellow, he says,

1:19:10 > 1:19:14"OK, so, what do you want to do, guys?"

1:19:14 > 1:19:18Emphatic hand gesture, serious forehead, angry pointy finger.

1:19:18 > 1:19:23It is a great pleasure for me to lend my support to this year's Children in Need.

1:19:23 > 1:19:27Not only the support of myself, but also the support,

1:19:27 > 1:19:30in a very real sense, of my associate here.

1:19:30 > 1:19:32I think I can manage from now.

1:19:32 > 1:19:35Remember, emphatic hand gesture, serious forehead...

1:19:35 > 1:19:40I said, OK, I'll do a formal speech, then that can be your moment...

1:19:40 > 1:19:42Since the appeal started back in 1980...

1:19:42 > 1:19:45..then you can get started and then I'll interrupt you.

1:19:45 > 1:19:48- In a very real sense. - In a very real sense,

1:19:48 > 1:19:51it's money which has made and is making a huge difference

1:19:51 > 1:19:55to the lives of many tens of thousands of children and young people in the UK.

1:19:55 > 1:19:58Yes, it was very good of him to participate in this.

1:19:58 > 1:20:03I said, "Thank you, Prime Minister for joining in and helping out in this way."

1:20:03 > 1:20:07He says, "You know, it's a very good cause, Jon, ha-ha."

1:20:07 > 1:20:10And off he went to run the country or something.

1:20:10 > 1:20:13- Thank you.- Very good, it's good to get a thank you in at the end.

1:20:13 > 1:20:16I think people will relate to that and find that very warming.

1:20:16 > 1:20:18I think you do this better than me, actually.

1:20:18 > 1:20:20Looks like he made a good IMPRESSION.

1:20:20 > 1:20:22- BADUM-TISH! - Thank you.

1:20:23 > 1:20:25Who's at number nine?

1:20:27 > 1:20:33I don't know, who is it? Oh, right, "Who's" at number nine, very clever.

1:20:33 > 1:20:38- What?- What?- What? - It's Who, actually.

1:20:38 > 1:20:44Yes, Children in Need in 2007 saw an iconic moment for any Doctor Who fan.

1:20:44 > 1:20:47That moment when the Doctors came together

1:20:47 > 1:20:49was an iconic moment for any Doctor Who fan.

1:20:49 > 1:20:52- Yeah, I just said that. - Who are you?

1:20:52 > 1:20:54Take a look.

1:20:54 > 1:21:00- Oh. Oh, no.- Oh, yes. - You're... Oh, no, you're...

1:21:00 > 1:21:04- Here it comes. Yeah, I am. - A fan?- Yeah... What?

1:21:04 > 1:21:09For those of us who are Doctor Who fans, we always want the past to meet the future.

1:21:09 > 1:21:11And it's that whole time travel thing.

1:21:11 > 1:21:16In real time travel, you're never supposed to meet yourself, but you can if you're different people.

1:21:16 > 1:21:18I've no idea what you're talking about.

1:21:18 > 1:21:23It's like two time zones at war in the heart of the TARDIS. That's a paradox.

1:21:23 > 1:21:29- You guys who know what I'm talking about will understand. - One of the Doctors explains...

1:21:29 > 1:21:31I was rebuilding the TARDIS, forgot to put the shields back up.

1:21:31 > 1:21:35The same TARDIS at different points in its own time stream, collided.

1:21:35 > 1:21:38And ooh, there you go, end of the universe.

1:21:38 > 1:21:41- But I know exactly how this all works out. Watch.- Right.

1:21:41 > 1:21:45It's a brilliant thing that Doctor Who are able to make those moments for Children in Need.

1:21:45 > 1:21:47Those are the moments we wait for.

1:21:47 > 1:21:52Well, anyway, it all ends well with a Doctor Who love-in.

1:21:52 > 1:21:54Cos you know what, Doctor?

1:21:54 > 1:21:57You were MY Doctor.

1:21:57 > 1:22:00And it helped raise over £19 million on the night.

1:22:00 > 1:22:05Even though I still have no idea what, or who, was going on.

1:22:08 > 1:22:13At number eight, it's poor, thieving good-for-nothings and filthy slums.

1:22:13 > 1:22:16Yes, it's Coronation Street, performing the hits from Oliver.

1:22:19 > 1:22:23Stepping into the lead role was actor Sam Aston at only 11 years old.

1:22:23 > 1:22:27- Oh, look at his little face! - Please, sir,

1:22:27 > 1:22:29I want some more.

1:22:29 > 1:22:32Yeah, it is a bit cringe-worthy.

1:22:32 > 1:22:35It's just because I was so young, my voice was so high-pitched.

1:22:35 > 1:22:40- Please, sir, I want some more.- More?!

1:22:42 > 1:22:46I had no kind of theatrical experience whatsoever.

1:22:46 > 1:22:50I don't sing, I don't dance, I don't do anything like that.

1:22:50 > 1:22:53His parents are so going to play that at his wedding.

1:22:53 > 1:22:54Him as Oliver, being really cute.

1:22:54 > 1:22:59# He will rue the day somebody named him Oliver... #

1:22:59 > 1:23:02He probably got the girls, didn't he, after that?

1:23:02 > 1:23:09It was a great opportunity for the girls of Weatherfield to show us their talents.

1:23:09 > 1:23:11I was so chuffed to be doing Oliver.

1:23:11 > 1:23:16When they said I could be Nancy, I was just so excited.

1:23:16 > 1:23:20# Oom pah pah, oom pah pah That's how it goes

1:23:20 > 1:23:24# Oom pah pah, oom pah pah Everyone knows

1:23:24 > 1:23:28# Whether it's hidden or whether it shows... #

1:23:28 > 1:23:30These girls have got some front.

1:23:30 > 1:23:33# ..It's the same oom pah pah... #

1:23:33 > 1:23:38And here's Bradley Walsh, in a factory so full of tarts, it should be owned by Mr Kipling.

1:23:38 > 1:23:41# In this life One thing counts... #

1:23:41 > 1:23:44Bradley Walsh took some handkerchiefs out of my bosom.

1:23:44 > 1:23:45I've just remembered that.

1:23:45 > 1:23:48# ..You got to pick a pocket or two... #

1:23:48 > 1:23:50Oh, my God.

1:23:50 > 1:23:53Who says crime doesn't pay?

1:23:53 > 1:23:5625 members of the Corrie cast performed four choreographed routines

1:23:56 > 1:24:00in full make-up and costume, all shot in one day.

1:24:00 > 1:24:03But the toughest task was mastering the accents.

1:24:03 > 1:24:06- # Consider yourself - At home... #

1:24:06 > 1:24:08I had to do a cockney accent.

1:24:08 > 1:24:10# ..one of the family... #

1:24:10 > 1:24:12I'm not sure that's a cockney accent.

1:24:12 > 1:24:14# ..so strong... #

1:24:14 > 1:24:15Cor blimey!

1:24:15 > 1:24:17Get out of my pub!

1:24:17 > 1:24:20I'll work on that.

1:24:20 > 1:24:21# ..Consider yourself... #

1:24:21 > 1:24:26This performance helped Children in Need raise over £17 million in 2004.

1:24:26 > 1:24:32I don't care that they're on the other channel, they can consider themselves one of us.

1:24:32 > 1:24:37I think we did well, considering we ain't West End stars.

1:24:37 > 1:24:41# ..one of us! #

1:24:41 > 1:24:46Not to be outdone, four years later, their soap rivals raised the bar

1:24:46 > 1:24:50by performing songs from not one but a whole load of musicals.

1:24:50 > 1:24:56But what could you call EastEnders performing songs from the West End?

1:24:56 > 1:24:58WestEnders. Genius.

1:24:58 > 1:25:03The strange thing about this is that you always see EastEnders people looking miserable.

1:25:10 > 1:25:14So, when you see them with jazz hands

1:25:14 > 1:25:18and make-up and smiles, it's so strange.

1:25:18 > 1:25:22# There may come a time when a lass needs a lawyer

1:25:22 > 1:25:26# But diamonds are a girl's best friend... #

1:25:26 > 1:25:30John Partridge, who plays Christian, he was loving every single minute of it.

1:25:30 > 1:25:32# ..employer thinks you're awful nice

1:25:32 > 1:25:36# But get that ice Or else no dice... #

1:25:36 > 1:25:39Of course, some people are, you know, very good at dancing,

1:25:39 > 1:25:42and some people aren't.

1:25:42 > 1:25:43Johnny's always,

1:25:43 > 1:25:46"You need to give it more arms or more legs."

1:25:46 > 1:25:47You need the hand here.

1:25:47 > 1:25:49"Give it some of this!"

1:25:49 > 1:25:52- Get the choreography! - You can't shut him up.

1:25:52 > 1:25:55I mean, the training never leaves you. No.

1:25:55 > 1:25:58Partridge, the ultimate pro.

1:25:58 > 1:26:00I'll go in front. Is it my close-up?

1:26:00 > 1:26:02# Well, you can tell by the way I... #

1:26:02 > 1:26:03Unfortunately, it is.

1:26:03 > 1:26:06# ..a woman's man No time to talk... #

1:26:06 > 1:26:08We were told it was Saturday Night Fever.

1:26:08 > 1:26:10# ..Whether you're a brother Or whether you're a mother

1:26:10 > 1:26:12# You're stayin' alive Stayin' alive...

1:26:12 > 1:26:15I thought a bit of slapstick, a bit of comedy...

1:26:15 > 1:26:18They decided to have this slap-up, this punch-up!

1:26:18 > 1:26:21# ..Ah, ah, stayin' alive Stayin' alive... #

1:26:21 > 1:26:23I just go...and smack him one.

1:26:23 > 1:26:28That's why I love Children in Need. That wasn't scripted, but, like, he says, "I think it'll be funny."

1:26:28 > 1:26:31It's like adding the EastEnders element to it.

1:26:31 > 1:26:36And who could forget the big finale, Superfagicalilist...? Ohhh...

1:26:36 > 1:26:38Superfagicagalistic expialidocious.

1:26:38 > 1:26:39You know the one.

1:26:39 > 1:26:43# Supercalifragilistic expialidocious

1:26:43 > 1:26:46# Even though the sound of it is something quite atrocious

1:26:46 > 1:26:49- # If you say it loud enough - You'll always sound precocious

1:26:49 > 1:26:52# Supercalifragilistic expialidocious

1:26:52 > 1:26:53# Um diddle-diddle-diddly Um diddle-aye

1:26:53 > 1:26:55# Um diddle-diddle-diddly Um diddle-aye

1:26:55 > 1:26:56# Um diddle-diddle-diddly Um diddle-aye

1:26:56 > 1:26:58# Um diddle-diddle-diddly Um diddle-aye

1:26:58 > 1:27:01# As I was afraid to speak When I was just a lad

1:27:01 > 1:27:02# Me father gave me nose a tweak

1:27:02 > 1:27:04# Told me I was bad... #

1:27:04 > 1:27:08It's nice for once to see other people in ridiculous outfits other than myself.

1:27:08 > 1:27:10Sing!

1:27:10 > 1:27:16In 2008, Children in Need raised over £21 million, so plenty to make a song and dance about.

1:27:16 > 1:27:18Shetty, shetty, hitch, kick, pirouette...

1:27:18 > 1:27:19Oh dear, oh dear!

1:27:19 > 1:27:24# ..Supercalifragilistic Expialidocious! #

1:27:24 > 1:27:26It's all for a good cause.

1:27:26 > 1:27:29That's the spirit. Now, hold for applause. Hold it.

1:27:29 > 1:27:31Keep it holding.

1:27:32 > 1:27:34OK, that's enough.

1:27:36 > 1:27:38Next up, five of Britain's best-loved chefs

1:27:38 > 1:27:42show us what exciting things can be done with meat and two veg.

1:27:42 > 1:27:45Even now, people come up in the street and talk about it

1:27:45 > 1:27:46ten years later.

1:27:46 > 1:27:48Everyone went, "Oh, God!"

1:27:48 > 1:27:51Everyone thought, "This is too risque."

1:27:51 > 1:27:55It was really scary. One of the most scary things I've ever done.

1:27:55 > 1:28:00I have no idea which person in the Children in Need office thought to themselves,

1:28:00 > 1:28:04"I know, let's get Ainsley Harriott and Antony Worrall Thompson to get nude."

1:28:04 > 1:28:07CHEERING

1:28:07 > 1:28:11Why would you do that? Who wants to see that?

1:28:11 > 1:28:14Well, quite a few people, it turns out, because the Ready Steady Cook

1:28:14 > 1:28:17Full Monty has gone down in Children in Need history.

1:28:18 > 1:28:22The audience were just amazing. They were screaming, they were shouting.

1:28:22 > 1:28:25I felt like a rock star.

1:28:25 > 1:28:29I was almost like the fall guy. The one who was always out of time.

1:28:29 > 1:28:32I remember I couldn't get that thrusting movement.

1:28:32 > 1:28:36# You can leave your hat on... #

1:28:38 > 1:28:43The most embarrassing thing was, I was the one who had to stand next to Ainsley.

1:28:44 > 1:28:49And there I was, rummaging through my sock drawer to try and make myself look adequate.

1:28:51 > 1:28:57One of the boys had loosened my belt, when I took my belt off, my trousers were starting to come down.

1:28:59 > 1:29:04I was trying to get my shirt off and hold my trousers up at the same time.

1:29:08 > 1:29:11I'll never forget Antony's trousers falling down.

1:29:12 > 1:29:17OK, anyone with a weak heart should probably look away right about now.

1:29:17 > 1:29:18Oh, whoops, I missed it.

1:29:18 > 1:29:21Bit late there. Sorry.

1:29:21 > 1:29:25They'd warned me that they were going to take everything off and I was terrified.

1:29:27 > 1:29:31And at that moment, there is a sort of "No!"

1:29:31 > 1:29:35Like all good chefs, they raised a lot of dough in 1998.

1:29:35 > 1:29:38The studio audience got their money's worth that night,

1:29:38 > 1:29:42but, due to BBC guidelines, TV viewers didn't see a sausage.

1:29:45 > 1:29:50Before we hit number five, let's check out the Children in Need Top of the Pops.

1:29:50 > 1:29:52Cue '90s graphics.

1:29:54 > 1:29:57You can't have Children in Need without an official Children in Need single,

1:29:57 > 1:30:01and over the years, some pretty big names have done their bit.

1:30:01 > 1:30:05But the biggest-selling Children in Need single is a Perfect Day,

1:30:05 > 1:30:06performed by...

1:30:09 > 1:30:12..him, her, that bloke from the Lightning Seeds.

1:30:12 > 1:30:15Oh, just watch the clip.

1:30:24 > 1:30:27# Just a perfect day... #

1:30:27 > 1:30:29I absolutely loved it. I thought, "This is amazing.

1:30:29 > 1:30:31"What a beautiful song."

1:30:31 > 1:30:33I missed it the first time round.

1:30:33 > 1:30:39# Then later, a movie too And then home... #

1:30:39 > 1:30:43I remember the Elton John bit, and I remember the Gabrielle bit.

1:30:45 > 1:30:47# I'm glad I spent it with you... #

1:30:49 > 1:30:52The lines that I had I think are quite distinctive,

1:30:52 > 1:30:56and lots of people took the mickey out of me for ages!

1:30:56 > 1:31:01# ..You're going to reap just what you sow, yeah... #

1:31:01 > 1:31:04# You're going to reap just what you sow, now... #

1:31:06 > 1:31:08# ..Just a perfect day... #

1:31:08 > 1:31:13The mix is quite eclectic, and you wonder how they're going to put all these voices together.

1:31:13 > 1:31:16When you look at the line-up, everyone from Bono to...

1:31:16 > 1:31:18Shane McGowan, but the list was endless.

1:31:18 > 1:31:20# It's such fun... #

1:31:20 > 1:31:23We were delighted to be asked to be on it.

1:31:25 > 1:31:28I remember clearly shooting the video.

1:31:28 > 1:31:33# ..Oh, it's such a perfect day... #

1:31:33 > 1:31:36Whoa, whoa, whoa! What the devil are those outfits?

1:31:36 > 1:31:38Is that tinfoil?

1:31:38 > 1:31:41It wasn't your run-of-the-mill outfit, that's for sure.

1:31:41 > 1:31:43It was like a metal paper.

1:31:43 > 1:31:44Yes, tinfoil.

1:31:44 > 1:31:47- And it was extremely hot. - That's because it's tinfoil.

1:31:50 > 1:31:55Oven-roasted boy bands aside, Perfect Day hit the UK's number one spot not once but twice,

1:31:55 > 1:31:58selling over 1.5 million copies and raising over £2 million,

1:31:58 > 1:32:04making it the most successful Children in Need single ever.

1:32:05 > 1:32:11So far, we've seen the newsreaders do this, this and this,

1:32:11 > 1:32:15but 2009 saw their most ambitious performance ever.

1:32:15 > 1:32:18I never really feel nervous until literally about

1:32:18 > 1:32:20four minutes before you go on air.

1:32:20 > 1:32:22Thank you, guys.

1:32:22 > 1:32:26You can hear Terry Wogan there and you can hear them talking, and they're all saying, "You're next."

1:32:26 > 1:32:29Give it up for the Newsroom Massive!

1:32:29 > 1:32:30CHEERING

1:32:30 > 1:32:32"What am I doing?"

1:32:32 > 1:32:36My heart's slightly, "Oh, what if I get it wrong?"

1:32:36 > 1:32:39"There is no way we are going to manage that."

1:32:39 > 1:32:41If you really feel those nerves,

1:32:41 > 1:32:43it is going to be rubbish.

1:32:43 > 1:32:47# Uh oh, uh oh, uh oh Oh, no, no... #

1:32:47 > 1:32:49But for once, it wasn't rubbish,

1:32:49 > 1:32:53and that's why this is the highest of all newsreader performances.

1:32:53 > 1:32:56# Uh oh, uh oh, uh oh Oh, no, no... #

1:32:56 > 1:32:59The girl newsreaders take it really very seriously.

1:32:59 > 1:33:01# ..I look and stare so deep in your eyes

1:33:01 > 1:33:04# I'm touching you more and more every time... #

1:33:04 > 1:33:09It's their chance to get out from behind that desk and be a little bit sexy.

1:33:09 > 1:33:11# ..Such a funny thing for me to try to explain... #

1:33:11 > 1:33:13We were all expecting absolute car crash.

1:33:13 > 1:33:15Step forward Fiona Bruce

1:33:15 > 1:33:19with a body that you just looked at and thought,

1:33:19 > 1:33:22"Yeah! I would!

1:33:22 > 1:33:23"I definitely would!"

1:33:23 > 1:33:26# ..So crazy Your love's got me looking

1:33:26 > 1:33:28# Got me looking so crazy Your love... #

1:33:28 > 1:33:30# Uh oh, uh oh, uh oh Oh, no, no... #

1:33:30 > 1:33:32They were sexy, though, weren't they?

1:33:32 > 1:33:35They were sexy! They were super-sexy!

1:33:35 > 1:33:41The newsreader performance is the equivalent of that moment when the secretary takes off her glasses,

1:33:41 > 1:33:45lets the pin out of her hair and reveals a naughty side.

1:33:45 > 1:33:49And this time, it's a double whammy.

1:33:49 > 1:33:53Not only did we have the Beyonce routine, then we had to dance with Diversity.

1:33:55 > 1:33:59Afterwards, the male newsreaders tried to join in and tried to do,

1:33:59 > 1:34:04like, a dance battle with Diversity, who, obviously, are fantastic.

1:34:07 > 1:34:13Funnily enough, the girls took to it more easier than the guys did!

1:34:18 > 1:34:22When you see Bill Turnbull doing that... "Come on, then,"

1:34:22 > 1:34:25- to Diversity, you just think, "Oh, no!"- Bill is a beast.

1:34:25 > 1:34:32Underneath, Bill's a wild, furry animal just waiting to get out!

1:34:33 > 1:34:34Something like that.

1:34:37 > 1:34:39When they told us about this robot sequence,

1:34:39 > 1:34:43you think, "I am going to look an absolute idiot here."

1:34:50 > 1:34:52It actually came together rather well.

1:34:52 > 1:34:53Oh, God...

1:34:55 > 1:34:57Who knows what they'll get us to do this year?

1:34:57 > 1:35:00When the call comes, I'll be busy.

1:35:00 > 1:35:03And that's the news tonight!

1:35:03 > 1:35:05CHEERING

1:35:06 > 1:35:10And at number three, two of the toughest ladies in London go head to head.

1:35:10 > 1:35:17Live from the Queen Vic, Children in Need 2005 brings you the slanging match of the century.

1:35:17 > 1:35:19I'm Peggy Mitchell.

1:35:19 > 1:35:20Am I bovvered?

1:35:25 > 1:35:27Peggy thought it was no fight. That's it.

1:35:27 > 1:35:29I mean, who is this little toerag?

1:35:29 > 1:35:31She doesn't frighten me.

1:35:31 > 1:35:34Was Lauren Peggy's toughest adversary?

1:35:35 > 1:35:38I'd very much like to think so!

1:35:41 > 1:35:45Yes, this is when Catherine Tate joined the cast of EastEnders,

1:35:45 > 1:35:48creating a Children in Need comedy classic.

1:35:48 > 1:35:53Lauren was after Stacey because she'd stolen her boyfriend.

1:35:53 > 1:35:56This girl's after me. She thinks I nicked her boyfriend.

1:35:56 > 1:35:58Lauren is from up West.

1:35:58 > 1:36:00She's from up West. There's no knowing what she's capable of.

1:36:00 > 1:36:03It's all sounding a bit like Chekhov.

1:36:03 > 1:36:07Obviously, it's just a sketch for charity.

1:36:07 > 1:36:12If she thinks she can turn up in Walford shouting the odds, she's got another think coming.

1:36:12 > 1:36:15'When I got the script, they said,'

1:36:15 > 1:36:18"Don't really learn it." So I said, "But I must!"

1:36:18 > 1:36:22And then I understood why, because you don't get a word in.

1:36:22 > 1:36:24- Are you a cockernee? - You ignorant little mare!

1:36:24 > 1:36:27- I'm only ak-sing a question. - That's...- Can't I ask a question?

1:36:27 > 1:36:30Can't I even ask you a question? Can't I even ask you a question, though?

1:36:30 > 1:36:33- Can't I even ask you a question? - Will you let me...?

1:36:33 > 1:36:35Can I ak-s you a question?

1:36:35 > 1:36:38- OK.- Do you know Chas and Dave? - What are you talking about?

1:36:38 > 1:36:42- Are you their mum? - Oh, stop talking rubbish!- Is it that you are Chas and Dave's mum?

1:36:42 > 1:36:45- I'm nothing to do with them! - Did you abandon Chas and Dave?

1:36:47 > 1:36:49It was very difficult not to laugh.

1:36:49 > 1:36:51- I said get out! - Are you doing the Lambeth walk, oi?

1:36:51 > 1:36:55- I'm not.- Are you doing the Lambeth walk, oi?- Get out!- Are you doing the Lambeth walk, oi?

1:36:55 > 1:36:58Is it that you are doing the Lambeth walk, oi?

1:36:58 > 1:37:00Are you disrespecting my family?

1:37:00 > 1:37:02- What? - Are you disrespecting my family?

1:37:02 > 1:37:04No, I love Chas and Dave.

1:37:04 > 1:37:08When you get to work with people that you would not normally work with

1:37:08 > 1:37:12and get to be on the set of something like EastEnders, it's great!

1:37:12 > 1:37:18I'm Peggy Mitchell, and if you know what's good for you, you'll get out of my pub before I throw you out!

1:37:18 > 1:37:20And it's for charity!

1:37:21 > 1:37:22- Am I bovvered?- That's it.

1:37:22 > 1:37:26- Am I bovvered, though? - Oh, I don't believe this. - But I ain't even bovvered, though.

1:37:26 > 1:37:30I mean, that last rant she did,

1:37:30 > 1:37:32she never did that at all on rehearsals.

1:37:32 > 1:37:35Arthur Fowler, God rest his soul. I ain't even bovvered.

1:37:35 > 1:37:38Have a pint of whelks right up your trousers. Do I look bovvered?

1:37:38 > 1:37:44If Lauren found out she was number three, in the Children in Need greatest moments, what would she say?

1:37:44 > 1:37:45Hmmm.

1:37:45 > 1:37:49Rabbit, rabbit, yap yap rabbit. I ain't even bothered.

1:37:49 > 1:37:52Would she say, "Oh, that's nice, innit?"

1:37:52 > 1:37:56Hello, Princess. I ain't even bovvered. Do I look bovvered?

1:37:56 > 1:37:58Ricky, Ricky, Ricky! I ain't bovvered!

1:37:59 > 1:38:02Or would she say, "Am I bovvered? Do I look bovvered?"

1:38:02 > 1:38:04She'd probably say that.

1:38:05 > 1:38:06CHEERING

1:38:06 > 1:38:08But do you know Chas and Dave?

1:38:10 > 1:38:12In the end, she did beat me fair and square.

1:38:13 > 1:38:15But am I bovvered?

1:38:17 > 1:38:19Our penultimate moment was masterminded

1:38:19 > 1:38:24by none other than Mr Peter Kay and his animated alter-ego, Big Chris.

1:38:24 > 1:38:29Big Chris, Big Chris, yes. Listen, is Chipping Minton X-directory?

1:38:29 > 1:38:32I'm thinking of doing something for Children in Need.

1:38:32 > 1:38:35Peter Kay has put in a lot of effort over the years for Children in Need,

1:38:35 > 1:38:38but especially last year with his all-star animated band.

1:38:38 > 1:38:40This was a massive project,

1:38:40 > 1:38:42one of the biggest that Children in Need has ever done.

1:38:42 > 1:38:45He's been working on it for a couple of years.

1:38:45 > 1:38:47The end result was quite something.

1:38:47 > 1:38:50Yeah. I'm getting everybody together.

1:38:50 > 1:38:54And when he said everybody, he meant everybody.

1:38:57 > 1:39:00Phenomenal. I remember the first time I saw it,

1:39:00 > 1:39:02I was screaming at my kids to watch it.

1:39:04 > 1:39:06# If you look around... #

1:39:06 > 1:39:11This piece of television history featured over 100 different animated characters

1:39:11 > 1:39:14from over 50 years of children's TV.

1:39:14 > 1:39:17Ladies and gentlemen, the All-star Animated Band.

1:39:17 > 1:39:20# Now tell me

1:39:20 > 1:39:25# Can you feel it, can you feel it, can you feel it...? #

1:39:25 > 1:39:29All of the great cartoon characters were together in this one song,

1:39:29 > 1:39:31in this one performance.

1:39:31 > 1:39:33There were the Wombles.

1:39:33 > 1:39:34# ..Don't stop... #

1:39:34 > 1:39:36Thunderbirds. Bagpuss.

1:39:36 > 1:39:38You name it. It had the whole lot.

1:39:38 > 1:39:41# ..It'll soon be here... #

1:39:41 > 1:39:46George and Zippy from Rainbow, alongside Fifi and the Flowertots and the Teletubbies.

1:39:51 > 1:39:54- Thomas the Tank Engine, Bob the Builder.- Postman Pat.

1:39:54 > 1:39:56Postman Pat. Everyone.

1:39:56 > 1:39:58I was just blown away by that.

1:39:58 > 1:40:01Come on, aren't you a little old to get that excited?

1:40:01 > 1:40:04Oh, my word! Is that Fireman Sam?

1:40:04 > 1:40:06Bagpuss, I love Bagpuss!

1:40:06 > 1:40:08Hey, it's Pingu!

1:40:08 > 1:40:11Oh, look. It's Paddington. Bravo!

1:40:12 > 1:40:19It also featured some classic songs from the likes of the Beatles, Take That, Fleetwood Mac and...

1:40:19 > 1:40:21Chumbawumba.

1:40:21 > 1:40:24# ..I get knocked down But I get up again

1:40:24 > 1:40:25# You're never gonna keep me down

1:40:25 > 1:40:28# I get knocked down But I get up again

1:40:28 > 1:40:31# You're never gonna keep me down... #

1:40:31 > 1:40:34It took 132 hours to record the vocals, eight months to animate,

1:40:34 > 1:40:37and around two years in total to finish.

1:40:39 > 1:40:44The result was a number one single and a performance Bob Geldof would be proud of.

1:40:44 > 1:40:48# ..Never pretend that it's all real... #

1:40:48 > 1:40:51The effort that had gone into that,

1:40:51 > 1:40:54the hours and hours of work and detail, was just magnificent.

1:40:54 > 1:40:58# ..Someone else's dream... #

1:40:58 > 1:41:00How he pulled that off, I've absolutely no idea.

1:41:00 > 1:41:03But, again, that is the power of Children in Need.

1:41:03 > 1:41:07# ..Throw those curtains wide

1:41:07 > 1:41:13# One day like this a year would see me right. #

1:41:13 > 1:41:15ALL: Hooray!

1:41:17 > 1:41:21So, there you have it. 49 moments of pure TV gold.

1:41:21 > 1:41:24But before we reveal Children in Need's greatest ever moment,

1:41:24 > 1:41:27let's remember why we're all here in the first place.

1:41:27 > 1:41:32The whole of Children in Need is incredible. I felt proud to be part of it for ten years.

1:41:32 > 1:41:35It's a way of life in this country, that we have this every year.

1:41:35 > 1:41:39I like the way it unites the whole country, I think that's important.

1:41:49 > 1:41:52You wait all year for Children in Need and it hits you like a typhoon.

1:41:52 > 1:41:55You've had Bonfire Night, it's nearly Christmas.

1:41:55 > 1:41:57It's that Children in Need season.

1:41:57 > 1:42:00It's an institution. It's part of the British culture, isn't it?

1:42:01 > 1:42:04The actual night could only be described as chaos.

1:42:04 > 1:42:06Really lovely chaos.

1:42:08 > 1:42:11You never know what is going to happen.

1:42:11 > 1:42:14The whole of Television Centre just comes to life.

1:42:17 > 1:42:20- There's always a buzz about it. - It's great to be part of that.

1:42:22 > 1:42:25It's very theatrical. It's very exciting.

1:42:29 > 1:42:33It's like the greatest show on earth. You get complete A-list rock stars.

1:42:33 > 1:42:37Next minute, you've got the newsreaders jumping around in suspenders.

1:42:37 > 1:42:41People will go out of their way, and go out of their comfort zone, to do some good.

1:42:41 > 1:42:45Everybody sort of takes part, it doesn't matter what channel you're on.

1:42:47 > 1:42:52Everyone is there coming together for one cause, and that is to raise as much money as possible

1:42:52 > 1:42:53to help children around the UK.

1:42:53 > 1:42:59Sometimes we forget how important it is to get behind great causes.

1:42:59 > 1:43:02There's a lot of poverty in this country that needs to be addressed.

1:43:02 > 1:43:07There's so many kids out there who do need help. People pull together.

1:43:07 > 1:43:11The amount of money that it raises for the kids is unbelievable.

1:43:11 > 1:43:15In 1980, we raised £1 million.

1:43:15 > 1:43:21You couldn't possibly have imagined that by now, we would have raised over half a billion pounds.

1:43:28 > 1:43:31Every penny of every pound goes to the kids.

1:43:31 > 1:43:32Such a fantastic cause.

1:43:34 > 1:43:35I can't imagine it not being there.

1:43:35 > 1:43:38It's a great night to be involved with, in whatever way.

1:43:38 > 1:43:41This is something to be admired.

1:43:41 > 1:43:43It is phenomenal.

1:43:43 > 1:43:46- It's just become our heritage. - It's a real celebration.

1:43:46 > 1:43:48It's what the BBC does very well, I have to say.

1:43:48 > 1:43:52Long may it continue, for ever and ever and ever.

1:43:54 > 1:43:59Children in Need is obviously the most important thing in my professional life.

1:43:59 > 1:44:01It's everything to me.

1:44:01 > 1:44:04It really just says it all in the title.

1:44:04 > 1:44:07Children in Need. And who couldn't answer that call?

1:44:07 > 1:44:09They're children, they need you. That's it.

1:44:15 > 1:44:16So, this is it.

1:44:16 > 1:44:19The creme de la creme, the champion of champions,

1:44:19 > 1:44:23the piece de resistance. The... You get the idea.

1:44:23 > 1:44:28It's the Children in Need Greatest Moments number one.

1:44:31 > 1:44:34One of the best things that Children in Need has ever done.

1:44:35 > 1:44:37It was always going to be immense.

1:44:37 > 1:44:41It was an absolutely incredible, incredible night.

1:44:41 > 1:44:43That was an extraordinary thing.

1:44:45 > 1:44:48I don't remember many concerts, but I remember that one.

1:44:48 > 1:44:52Yes, remember, remember the 12th of November 2009,

1:44:52 > 1:44:55this is Children in Need Rocks The Albert Hall.

1:44:55 > 1:45:01You only had to look in the eyes of the audience to realise this was quite a ticket to get.

1:45:04 > 1:45:07It was a good concert. In fact, it was a great concert.

1:45:10 > 1:45:14As soon as I knew that Gary Barlow was involved, Old Captain Barlow, I was like, I'm in.

1:45:14 > 1:45:19I was in the BBC one day and thought I'll just hit them with this idea,

1:45:19 > 1:45:21and basically lied a lot.

1:45:21 > 1:45:25Said I knew a lot of people, said I could get hold of them very easily,

1:45:25 > 1:45:29and convinced them it would be a good idea to have this concert.

1:45:30 > 1:45:31A good idea, Gary?

1:45:31 > 1:45:38A star-studded line-up of Britain's biggest stars all in one night? That was a great idea.

1:45:40 > 1:45:45Gary was able to bring on star after star, and a huge crowd.

1:45:48 > 1:45:52I think the most genius thing about Children in Need Rocks The Albert Hall

1:45:52 > 1:45:55were the duets Gary managed to get together.

1:45:55 > 1:46:01We have a very special guest with us tonight, the very beautiful and wonderful Miss Cheryl Cole.

1:46:01 > 1:46:02CHEERING

1:46:02 > 1:46:09So, to have Cheryl and Snow Patrol, gives me little chills thinking about that performance. Amazing.

1:46:09 > 1:46:13# I'm miles from where you are

1:46:13 > 1:46:20# I lay down on the cold ground And I... #

1:46:20 > 1:46:23For me, the great performance of the evening,

1:46:23 > 1:46:29of an evening of fantastic performances, and I really shouldn't be singling anybody out,

1:46:29 > 1:46:33but I thought Shirley Bassey, the Dame, and Dizzee Rascal was phenomenal.

1:46:35 > 1:46:39# Diamonds are forever

1:46:39 > 1:46:46# They are all I need to please me

1:46:46 > 1:46:50# They can stimulate and tease me... #

1:46:50 > 1:46:52It sounds ridiculous to say. Shirley Bassey and Dizzee Rascal.

1:46:52 > 1:46:55- Whoever thought that would happen? - A legendary collaboration.

1:46:55 > 1:46:59I don't think we've seen a collaboration like that for a very, very long time.

1:46:59 > 1:47:06- Yeah!- With a gap of half a century between their first UK number ones,

1:47:06 > 1:47:08this was a truly memorable duet.

1:47:08 > 1:47:12How that came about, I don't know.

1:47:12 > 1:47:18I'm sat with Dizzee, and I'm saying, "If you want to do any duets, I can show you who else is on the show."

1:47:18 > 1:47:22He instantly went, "Shirley Bassey."

1:47:22 > 1:47:24# The price of my ice could well... #

1:47:24 > 1:47:29And Shirley's dancing was out of this world.

1:47:29 > 1:47:33# ..Diamonds are forever Forever, forever... #

1:47:33 > 1:47:38I hope I'm like that when I get older. What an absolute legend!

1:47:38 > 1:47:41# ..Forever! #

1:47:41 > 1:47:45The dress, amazing, the dancing, phenomenal, her and Dizzee together, perfection.

1:47:45 > 1:47:50CHEERING

1:47:51 > 1:47:56It became quite an iconic event for Children in Need, and something that everybody talked about.

1:47:56 > 1:48:00And then the came moment we'd waited 15 long years to see.

1:48:00 > 1:48:06A perfect time for us to introduce an old friend to you right now.

1:48:06 > 1:48:07CHEERING

1:48:07 > 1:48:11Please welcome on stage Robbie Williams!

1:48:11 > 1:48:15CHEERING

1:48:15 > 1:48:20That was a big moment for us, being back on stage, the five of us.

1:48:20 > 1:48:24Before that, there was a lot of kind of feuding for years.

1:48:24 > 1:48:26They didn't talk to each other.

1:48:26 > 1:48:31It just made you realise how silly and petty their feud was in the past,

1:48:31 > 1:48:33compared to something more important.

1:48:33 > 1:48:39And they shouldn't have fallen out, and they're great singing together,

1:48:39 > 1:48:41and it was something you're going to remember.

1:48:45 > 1:48:48Children in Need helped that along in some way.

1:48:48 > 1:48:49It kind of broke the ice.

1:48:51 > 1:48:55It was us showing what the evening was about, it was about everybody coming together.

1:48:56 > 1:49:01Seeing Gary and Robbie embrace on stage at that moment,

1:49:01 > 1:49:03oh, was amazing.

1:49:03 > 1:49:06I think a few tears were shed.

1:49:06 > 1:49:11It was the beginning. This could happen. And here we are.

1:49:13 > 1:49:16It was a really, really great moment for both the show and the band.

1:49:18 > 1:49:20Take That reunited?

1:49:20 > 1:49:23It doesn't get any better than that.

1:49:23 > 1:49:25# Hey, Jude... #

1:49:25 > 1:49:28I think Paul McCartney was the booking of the night.

1:49:28 > 1:49:29OK, now you're just showing off.

1:49:29 > 1:49:35# ..Take a sad song and make it better... #

1:49:35 > 1:49:38Just to be on there with a Beatle, I think, for everybody.

1:49:38 > 1:49:41Robbie was there, Annie Lennox was there,

1:49:41 > 1:49:44Leona, all these amazing singers.

1:49:44 > 1:49:46We were all trying to get close to him!

1:49:46 > 1:49:52# ..Na, na, na, na-na-na-na

1:49:52 > 1:49:56# Na-na-na-na Hey, Jude

1:49:58 > 1:50:00# Na, na, na... #

1:50:00 > 1:50:03That was the absolute icing on the cake for me.

1:50:04 > 1:50:06Children in Need Rocks The Albert Hall

1:50:06 > 1:50:11was just really different to anything Children in Need have ever done before.

1:50:13 > 1:50:18I think it needs to keep fresh and new, and Gary Barlow did exactly that with that show.

1:50:18 > 1:50:21# ..Hey, Jude

1:50:21 > 1:50:23# Judy, Judy, yeah, Judy, yeah... #

1:50:23 > 1:50:29Let's hope Gary, or somebody else, may come aboard and do it again for us.

1:50:31 > 1:50:34If they asked me to take it over, I'd do it.

1:50:34 > 1:50:38I would, I'd make it an annual event. I think it's that important.

1:50:39 > 1:50:42It was a brilliant night, everyone went on stage

1:50:42 > 1:50:46and made Children in Need an awful lot of money that night.

1:50:48 > 1:50:54Undoubtedly, the evening was one of the milestones of what's called

1:50:54 > 1:50:57the journey of Children in Need,

1:50:57 > 1:50:59and one that nobody will ever forget.

1:50:59 > 1:51:04# ..Na, na, na, na-na-na-na

1:51:04 > 1:51:08# Na-na-na-na

1:51:08 > 1:51:11# Hey, Jude

1:51:11 > 1:51:17# Na, na, na, na-na-na-na

1:51:17 > 1:51:19# Na-na-na-na

1:51:19 > 1:51:23# Hey, Jude. #

1:51:23 > 1:51:29Whoo! You were great, you were great, you were great, you were great!

1:51:29 > 1:51:32You were fantastic!

1:51:32 > 1:51:34You too!

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