Children In Need 1999

For the 20th year running, the star-spangled fund-raising extravaganza gets under way, as Terry Wogan, Gaby Roslin and Pudsey Bear invite you to join Children in Need 1999. Last year the event raised £20 million and throughout the evening there will be news of how the money was spent, plus details of how to support this year's appeal. Steps kick off proceedings with a pop exclusive. Another Level will attempt a world record to sing in all four nations of the UK in one night, beginning in Scotland. The EastEnders cast take us back to Walford in the year for a live soap-in-a-night. And Martine McCutcheon (above) teams up with a choir of 100 children to perform this year's Children in Need single Love Me.
7.30 Diane Louise Jordan reports on the South East's Children in Need activities from Heathrow airport, where Jeremy Spake from BBC1s Airport series will also meet fund-raisers. Plus a 20th birthday surprise at London's Piccadilly Circus. Regional updates continue through the night.
7.40 There's pop music from S Club 7 and Melanie C, and soccer stars Michael Owen, David Seaman, Alan Shearer and Kevin Keegan launch a competition, open to callers making a donation tonight, to win VIP Premiership tickets.
8.00 More from the cast of EastEnders, then Michael Aspel hosts a classic children's TV quiz with Jamie Theakston, Jayne Middlemiss, Emma Forbes and Phillip Schofield.
8.30 Another Level perform in Belfast on their whistle-stop tour, plus more from Walford, and the Changing Rooms team change themselves into the Village People.

Broadcast Friday 26 November 1999