Ade Adepitan MBE, Mel Giedroyc, Rochelle Humes, Vernon Kay, Chris Ramsey and Lenny Rush took viewers via the night time as presenters.
Among the options of the telethon included Strictly Come Dancing professionals teaming up with worldwide TV sensation Bluey for a routine within the ballroom.
Elsewhere, the Brockman household returned for an Outnumbered sketch forward of its Christmas Particular airing in December and Gary Oldman learn a really particular CBeebies Bedtime Story.
‘I will Stand By You – Sarah’s Model’
The official BBC Youngsters in Want single and a beautiful tribute from @girlsaloud to Sarah Harding 💛
You may donate and Make Life Lighter for youngsters at https://t.co/CfmlzQwh5f#ChildreninNeed | @BBC One & @BBCiPlayer pic.twitter.com/6XFiYA9oGN
— BBC Youngsters in Want (@BBCCiN) November 15, 2024
Lastly, Ncuti Gatwa launched a world-exclusive preview of the upcoming Physician Who Christmas Particular.
There was a lot for viewers to take pleasure in however how a lot cash did the night time assist elevate in direction of Youngsters in Want’s 2024 whole?
How a lot did Youngsters in Want elevate this yr?
On the finish of the present, co-host Vernon Kay thanked viewers for his or her generosity as he introduced {that a} whole of £39,210,850 has been raised thus far.
TV presenter and radio host Paddy McGuinness helped to elevate £8,856,580 of this as a part of his BBC Radio 2 ultra-endurance cycle problem.
This noticed him journey via three nations and eight counties to complete a 300-mile cycle trip.
What an INCREDIBLE whole raised for BBC Youngsters in Want this yr!
Thanks to everybody who donated, your assist goes to assist Make Life Lighter for therefore many kids and younger folks everywhere in the UK 💛
You may nonetheless donate and Make Life Lighter for youngsters at… pic.twitter.com/0r1EjCPILY
— BBC Youngsters in Want (@BBCCiN) November 15, 2024
In the meantime Youngsters In Want’s 2024 charity single was performed for the primary time through the stay present, which contains a new model of Women Aloud monitor Stand By You (Sarah’s Model) with the late Sarah Harding on lead vocals.
The track was initially launched in 2004 as a Youngsters In Want single and topped the UK chart for 2 weeks.
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The 2024 model options Harding’s solo recording, with unseen archive footage used in the video. The singer died in 2021 on the age of 39.
The stay present additionally featured well-known faces together with JLS star Aston Merrygold, Strictly’s Nikita Kuzmin, and Olympian Dame Jessica Ennis-Hill taking a seat on Graham Norton’s well-known purple chair, as they tried to make a gaggle of kids snort.
Whereas stars of the BBC’s Gladiators took half in a dance class alongside sudden new recruits – hosts Ramsey, Rush and Kay.
