Rival soaps EastEnders and Coronation Street are to team up for Children in Need
Take That, JLS and Cheryl Cole are among the acts gearing up for the BBC’s annual Children in Need TV appeal.
A host of celebrities will take part in the seven-hour telethon, which raises money for disadvantaged children and young people in the UK.
Viewers will get a preview of the Doctor Who Christmas special during the show, which hopes to raise more than the £39m generated last year.
The show kicks off at 1900 GMT on BBC One and BBC One HD.
Sir Terry Wogan, Tess Daly and Fearne Cotton will host the programme, which will feature a joint appearance from the casts of EastEnders and Coronation Street.
Take That will perform their new single, The Flood, during the seven-hour telethon Elsewhere, Formula 1 drivers Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button will go head to head in a go-karting challenge.
The presenters of Loose Women will perform a Girls Aloud song, while the stars of Dragons’ Den will take part in a Come Dine With Me special.
Doctor Who and Torchwood star John Barrowman will be presenting from Glasgow, where the cast of the Queen musical We Will Rock You will perform.
Over in Cardiff, The One Show’s Alex Jones will be seen at the Millennium Stadium during half-time in the Wales v Fiji international rugby match.
Meanwhile, viewers in Northern Ireland will see Radio One DJ Reggie Yates and John Daly host their part of the show from the Odyssey Arena in Belfast.
David Ramsden, chief executive of Children in Need, said the BBC was “humbled and inspired” by the money raised every year.
You can help the appeal by calling the donation line on 0345 7 33 22 33. A full list of ways to donate is available on the Children in Need website.
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