Children In Need Information.

Children In Need was first created in 1980 to help raise money for children. Since it first started in 1980 it has helped raised over 500 million. Children In Need is one of two high profile British telethons the other being Red Nose Day.

Each year for one night only in November the BBC sets aside all programmes for that evening and shows the event aimed at raising money exclusively destined for charities working with children in the UK. In 2009 the charity raised over £20million on the broadcast evening. The event also covers across the other BBC channels and radio shows.

In 1985 'Pudsey' was introduced and became a regular feature, in 1989 Children In Need was registered as a charity. 2007 the logo and Pudsey was redesigned.

The BBC's first broadcast appeal took place in 1927, in a five minute radio broadcast on Christmas Day, the appeal raised £1,143 where now days that equals to about £27, 150. The first televised appeal took place in 1955 and was called the Children's Hour Christmas Appeal with the puppet Sooty bear and Harry Corbett fronting it. The Christmas Day appeals continue on TV and Radio up until 1979. During that time a total of £625,836 was raised. Terry Wogan first appeared during the five minute appeal in 1978 and again in '79.

In 2005 Children In Need Raised £17,235,256 by the closing minute

2006 - £18,300,392

2007 - £19,089,771

2008 - £20,991,216

2009 - £20,309,747

Over the last few years Children In Need has raised more money each year on the night, which is always a positive view and make people want to raise even more than last year. Unfortunately last year they failed to make even more than 2008, so hopefully this year Children In Need will raise even more than what they had in 2008.

this is the image from 1985 - 2007

from 2007 this has been the new Pudsey and the new logo for children in need.

They designed a new logo and Pudsey bear in 2007 to keep up to date with the times, the old logo and Pudsey bear was starting to look slightly older and so in creating a new one which is more rounder draws people in to the new fresh Children In Need.

Each year there is also a Children In Need song that hopes to raise money for the charity by getting to number one in the charts and hoping that a wide range of audience will by the CD and listen along. Most of the songs that have been created or put as the Children In Need song has reached number one in the charts and raised much money for the charity.