Date
Fri 21 Nov 2025
Location
UK - across the whole UK
BBC Children in Need (also promoted as Plant Mewn Angen in Wales) is the BBC's UK charity. Since 1980 it has raised over £1 billion for disadvantaged children and young people in the UK. One of the highlights is an annual telethon, held in November and televised on BBC One and BBC Two from 7:30 pm until 2:30 am. "Pudsey Bear" is BBC Children in Need's mascot.
B.B.C. Children in Need Appeal happens every year on the third Friday of November. B.B.C. Children in Need is the B.B.C’s charity. Its mission is to help ensure every child in the U.K. is happy, safe, secure, and has the opportunities they need to reach their potential. The charity raises money and funds from the appeal go to charities and projects that help remove the barriers preventing children and young people from thriving. B.B.C. Children in Need supports children and young people affected by several disadvantages such as poverty, distress, disability, illness, or trauma.
B.B.C. Children in Need Appeal happens every year on the third Friday of November. B.B.C. Children in Need is the B.B.C’s charity. Its mission is to help ensure every child in the U.K. is happy, safe, secure, and has the opportunities they need to reach their potential. The charity raises money and funds from the appeal go to charities and projects that help remove the barriers preventing children and young people from thriving. B.B.C. Children in Need supports children and young people affected by several disadvantages such as poverty, distress, disability, illness, or trauma.