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Children in Need 2006

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Voices of
  
Alan Dedicoat

Location(s)
  
BBC Television Centre

Running time
  
500 minutes

First episode date
  
17 November 2006

Genre
  
Telethon

Country of origin
  
United Kingdom

Camera setup
  
Multiple

Original network
  
BBC One, BBC Two

Final episode date
  
18 November 2006

Networks
  
BBC, BBC One, BBC Two

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Presented by
  
Terry Wogan, Fearne Cotton, Natasha Kaplinsky

Cast
  
Terry Wogan, Natasha Kaplinsky, Fearne Cotton, Alan Dedicoat

Similar
  
Children in Need 2007, Children in Need 2004, Children in Need 2009, Children in Need 2011, Children in Need 2014

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Children in Need 2006 was a campaign held in the United Kingdom to raise money for Children in Need. It culmunated in a live broadcast on BBC One on the evening of Friday 17 November and was hosted by Terry Wogan, Natasha Kaplinsky, Fearne Cotton and Chris Moyles. The voice over reading out money raised at various points was Alan Dedicoat. On average, the broadcast brought in 7.72m viewers and raised a total of £18,300,392 by the closing minute.

Contents

Bbc children in need 2006 opening part1


Artist performances

  • All Saints
  • Emma Bunton
  • Deacon Blue
  • Alesha Dixon
  • The Feeling
  • Nelly Furtado
  • Girls Aloud
  • Jamiroquai
  • Keane
  • Ronan Keating
  • Lemar
  • The Magic Numbers
  • McFly
  • Katie Melua
  • Dannii Minogue
  • Nerina Pallot
  • Status Quo
  • Sugababes
  • Sandi Thom
  • Amy Winehouse

    • Cast performances

  • The BBC News team performed a tribute to James Bond films
  • The cast of Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps perform Wham's "Club Tropicana"
  • The cast of Holby City perform Madonna's "Hung Up"
  • The cast of Bad Girls perform Bananarama's "Love in the First Degree"
  • Chris Fountain, Andrew Moss, Gemma Merna and Carley Stenson from Hollyoaks performed "Unbelievable" by EMF in London whilst Gerard McCarthy also from Hollyoaks duetted with Sheila Ferguson live form Belfast.

    • Others

  • West end performances from the casts of Daddy Cool, Guys and Dolls, Evita, The Sound of Music, Avenue Q and the award-winning musical Wicked.
  • The new voice of the BT Speaking clock for the next 20 years was announced as Sara Mendes da Costa, a telemarketer and part-time voiceover artist.
  • The winner of reality show Celebrity Scissorhands was announced.
  • Rory Bremner performed a standup routine which lampooned many famous political people.
  • QI broadcast a "Children in Need" episode on BBC Two when the news was on BBC One. The theme of the episodes was "Descendents" and featured Jonathan Ross, Phill Jupitus and Rich Hall.

    • Official single

    Emma Bunton recorded the official single for 2006's appeal. The Baby Spice recorded a cover of Petula Clark's 60s classic Downtown especially for the charity. The single peaked at Number 3 on the UK singles chart.

    Totals

    The following are totals with the times they were announced on the televised show.

  • At 17 November 2006 23:40 GMT the total raised was £9,684,158
  • At 18 November 2006 00:40 GMT the total raised was £12,608,849
  • At 18 November 2006 01:03 GMT the total raised was £16,052,161
  • At 18 November 2006 01:47 GMT the total raised was £16,950,588
  • At 18 November 2006 02:19 GMT the total raised was £18,300,392

    • The most recent total shown for the 2006 appeal was shown on the official website on 24 June 2007 at 18:40 GMT as £30,194,659

    References

    Children in Need 2006 Wikipedia
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