The great British public has risen to the occasion once again and raised an astonishing £20,309,747 for BBC Children in Need which will go on to make a positive change thousands of young lives. Celebrating its 30th Appeal, the show marked the crescendo of this year's activities through a star-studded feast of family entertainment in order to help raise money for disadvantaged children and young people across the UK.

At the helm was Children in Need veteran Terry Wogan who was joined by TV darlings Tess Daly and Alesha Dixon to present the seven-hour entertainment marathon live from London's Television Centre, linking BBC studios from across the UK in Belfast, Cardiff and Glasgow, as well as broadcasts from venues across England celebrating the efforts of fundraisers all over the country!

The Appeal Night represents an exciting culmination of fundraising activity for BBC Children in Need, but the total will continue to rise as the money pours in from the thousands of events already held, or scheduled to happen, around the UK.

From cake sales in the office to talent contests at school, from sitting in a bath of baked beans to all the bike-a-thons, hop-a-thons, skip-a-thons and the eye-watering wax-a-thons, a huge community of supporters have come together to Do Something Different for Pudsey.

And it's not too late to get involved, either by organising a fundraising event, calling our donation line on 0345 733 2233 or visiting bbc.co.uk/pudsey.

Terry Wogan said: "This year we surpassed all expectations with the amount raised and I am in awe that in these tough times, the British public has shown such tremendous support and generosity. I'd like to say a massive thank you to everyone involved and for the extraordinary lengths the country has gone to help raise money for disadvantaged children."

Highlights include:

• A Motown musical sensation in Albert Square from the cast of EastEnders
• All the way from the USA, singing sensation Taylor Swift performing Love Story
• The official Children in Need single performance from the comedian and singer, Peter Kay, featuring 100 famous animated characters from children's television singing a medley of hit songs
• JLS performed Everybody In Love
• Pixie Lott performed Girls And Boys
• Full Steam Ahead by Annie Lennox and David Gray
• A preview of the Doctor Who Christmas special
• Gary Barlow dropped in to present a cheque for £2,125,932 from the proceeds of the BBC Children in Need Rocks the Royal Albert Hall Concert
• Dragon's Den renovating a Children in Need project building
• Messages from Pudsey's friends Lady Gaga, Pink, Harry Potter, Zac Effron, Wallace and Gromit and Cheryl Cole
• And, of course, the night wouldn't be complete without the Newsreaders, who performed a "Bootylicious" routine to bring in the money with the winner of Britain's Got Talent, Diversity!
• A Radio 2 cheque of £1,869,394

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