# BBC Children in Need 2014 raises £32.6 million

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2014/11/15/bbc-children-need-2014-raises-32-6m/
- Published: 2014-11-15T17:02:39+00:00
- Author: Howard Lake

**The BBC Children in Need total stands at a record £32,620,469, following six and
a half hours of live TV. This surpasses last year’s total which then was a record
£31.1 million.**

The annual BBC One show was hosted throughout by Sir Terry Wogan with co-presenters
Tess Daly, Fearne Cotton, Rochelle Humes, and Radio 1’s Nick Grimshaw.

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![Presenters of BBC Children in Need 2014](https://wfay6x.infiniteuploads.cloud/
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Presenters of BBC Children in Need 2014

## Performances on the night

The evening of entertainment saw performances from One Direction, BoyZone, a reformed
S Club 7, Donny Osmond, Cheryl Fernandez-Versini, and The Script, and from the cast
of EastEnders, the musical Made in Dagenham, and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.

There were also performances of the [Official BBC Children in Need single ‘Wake Me Up’](https://www.fundraising.co.uk/2014/11/12/charity-singles-competing-2014-christmas-number-one/)
by Gareth Malone’s AllStar Choir, and of the BBC Music cover of ‘[God Only Knows](https://www.fundraising.co.uk/2014/10/09/music-stars-perform-god-knows-bbc-children-need/)‘,
proceeds of which are benefiting Children in Need.

_[Video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZCj69hqtFA no longer available]._

Sir Bruce Forsyth returned for a special Strictly Come Dancing episode.

A special Tom & Jerry cartoon also aired, showing the duo doing their bit collecting
donations for Children in Need:

_[Video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8CbMt4crCEU no longer available]._
  

## Types of fundraising

BBC Radio 2’s listeners contributed over £6m towards the total through a series 
of online auctions and a quiz night, and events such as performance of West End 
musical [Matilda](http://uk.matildathemusical.com/).

BBC’s The One Show once again hosted a [sponsored rickshaw ride](http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/4H4NLrB2NDxvJMH7BKfBHtm/meet-the-team),
travelling 450 miles from Salford to Walford (fictional home of EastEnders) during
the week, and raising over £2.6m.

![BBC Children in Need 2014 celebrity bakers](https://wfay6x.infiniteuploads.cloud/
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BBC Children in Need 2014 celebrity bakers

![BBC Children in Need - the Great British Sewing Bee](https://wfay6x.infiniteuploads.
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BBC Children in Need – the Great British Sewing Bee

The whole campaign, the theme of which was ‘Be a Hero’, had already been boosted
by a number of earlier programmes including The Great British Sewing Bee.

There was also extensive corporate support from companies including Debenhams, B&
Q, Boots, The Post Office and BT.

![Peter Andre and Post Office staff as heroes for BBC Children in Need 2014](https://
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Peter Andre and Post Office staff as heroes for BBC Children in Need 2014

![BBC Children in Need 2014 - the #bearface campaign](https://wfay6x.infiniteuploads.
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BBC Children in Need 2014 – the #bearface campaign

 Members of the public were encouraged to go ‘barefaced’ (or rather ‘bearfaced’ 
given it was in aid of Pudsey) by removing all their makeup and sharing a selfie
of the result, with a little Pudsey sticker on their cheek.

![BBC Children in Need's Pudsey waves](https://wfay6x.infiniteuploads.cloud/2014/
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BBC Children in Need’s Pudsey waves