When is Children In Need 2025? Details of annual TV fundraiser confirmed including hosts and lineup
A night of fundraising fun is back on our screens this week as Children In Need takes place.
The annual charity event returns to the BBC, with huge fundraising drives and challenges going on across the country this week. Those taking part will be raising money for the BBC charity, which helps to support children in the UK.
Fundraising festivities will culminate with the traditional live telethon featuring a raft of stars and celebrities as well as special programmes and sketches.
Here’s everything you need to know about the live show.
When is Children In Need 2025?
Children In Need 2025 will take place at 7pm on Friday, November 14. Fundraising will be taking place all week, with events and fundraising campaigns happening across the BBC as well as in schools and workplaces.
This includes BBC Radio 2 host Sara Cox taking on a multi-marathon challenge across northern England. She is set to run, jog and walk the equivalent of five marathons in five days as part of her fundraising challenge, with the radio star fittingly set to cross the line in Pudsey, Leeds on Friday. She set off on her challenge on Monday morning (November 10).
Who is presenting Children In Need 2025?
A star-studded presenting team has been announced for this year’s Children In Need live telethon. The team is made up of Mel Giedroyc, Rochelle Humes, Vernon Kay, Paddy McGuinness, Lenny Rush and Big Zuu.
What is happening for Children In Need 2025?
The three-hour fundraising extravaganza will see the presenting team joined by a host of celebrities in a bid to raise as much money as possible for the charity. Some huge BBC shows are also set to get involved, including The Apprentice, Strictly Come Dancing, and Gladiators.
Lord Sugar will welcome a group of junior apprentices into the iconic boardroom as they face a grilling from the millionaire mogul. Fans will also be given a sneak-peak at the new Celebrity Apprentice series, which will see stars go head-to-head to create a Christmas biscuit that will hit shelves on November 14 to raise money for Children In Need.
Gladiators will be returning, with mini contenders taking on the show’s fierce competitors. Meanwhile, The One Show will return with The Challenge Squad, featuring a group of inspirational young people who have been supported by Children In Need in the past and are now fundraising themselves.
Scottish singer-songwriter Lewis Capaldi will perform in the studio, with the BBC Children In Need choir also set to feature during the show. The choir, made up of children who have been supported by the charity in the past, will perform a nod to charity mascot Pudsey the Bear as they take on a version of Coldplay’s Yellow.
There will also be surprises and fundraising updates throughout the evening.