Children in Need 2004

Children in Need 2004
Genre	Telethon
Presented by	Terry Wogan Gaby Roslin
Voices of	Alan Dedicoat
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Production
Production location(s)	BBC Television Centre RAF Brize Norton
Camera setup	Multiple
Release
Original network	BBC One, BBC Two
Picture format	16:9
Original release	19 November – 20 November 2004
Chronology
Preceded by	Children in Need 2003
Followed by	Children in Need 2005
External links
Website

Children in Need 2004 was a campaign held in the United Kingdom to raise money for the charity Children in Need. It culminated in a live broadcast on BBC One on the evening of Friday 19 November and was hosted primarily by Terry Wogan, who was assisted by Gaby Roslin. The voice over was Alan Dedicoat.

Television campaign

Artist performances

• Girls Aloud
• Blue
• Bryan Adams
• Geri Halliwell
• Kylie Minogue
• Shania Twain
• Travis
• Jamie Cullum
• Daniel Bedingfield
• Snow Patrol
• Paul Weller
• Katie Melua

Also appearing were McFly (performing live in Gloucester) and Natasha Bedingfield (live from Stirling, Scotland).

Cast performances

• BBC Newsreaders "The TimeWarp"
• Members of the Mary Poppins stage musical.
• The cast of Coronation Street perform their version of the musical Oliver!.
• The cast of Bad Girls perform their version of musical Chicago's "Cell Block Tango"
• Cast of Mamma Mia

Others

• Magician Scott Penrose performed an "all star" magic act, aided by a number of celebrity assistants. Actress Debra Stephenson was levitated and made to disappear, Katie Melua was divided into three in the Zig Zag Girl, Amanda Holden was beheaded by a guillotine, and singer Shania Twain was sawed in half in an illusion called Clearly Impossible.

Official single

The official single for 2004's appeal was recorded by Girls Aloud. The band recorded a cover of The Pretenders' 1994 song I'll Stand By You for the charity. The single hit the top spot on the UK singles chart.