Pooh, thank you so much...

Pooh, thank you so much...

The seven-hour marathon show will feature some of the UK's top names from the world of TV, music and theatre.

Highlights include a sneak preview of the Doctor Who Christmas episode and a special performance from the stars of Strictly Come Dancing.

An edition of Lark Rise to Candleford will also see Sir Terry make a guest appearance at the village Post Office. The Dragons' Den team will don hard hats and overalls to help renovate a Children In Need community centre in London, while the cast of The One Show will recreate Fame.

Meanwhile, Gary Barlow, who rocked the Royal Albert Hall in aid of Children In Need, promises to raise the roof - and the total when he brings on a big cheque during the night.

The show will also see a musical extravaganza from Albert Square and the cast of EastEnders, with a Motown celebration.

Other contributions will come from the cast of Merlin, Casualty and top TV detective Poirot, with live performances from the cast of The Bill performing a Rat Pack classic and Hollyoaks actors rocking fans with a medley of Queen's greatest hits. JLS, Pixie Lott, Dixon, Spandau Ballet, Little Boots and the Nolans will also perform.

Another treat on the night will be the regular headline-grabbing performance by the BBC newsreaders.

Organisers will be hoping to emulate the success of last year's broadcast, which raised more than £21 million on the night, with the 2008 total eventually topping £38 million.

Comedian Peter Kay, who had a smash hit with (Is This The Way To) Amarillo, has brought together almost 100 famous faces from around the world to create this year's official single.
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The two music giants - not literally because indoor concerts would be too troublesome - teamed up for a special Children in Need performance at the Royal Albert Hall.

The Fear singer was joined on stage by the Fab Four to belt out an interesting mash up of The That's number one Shine and Lily's oh-so-similar Who'd Of Known.

The result? Amazing. Sign her up boys...

However a duet seemed a long way last December when a drunken Lily bumped into the man band.

At the time, she told The Metro: "I love Take That. I love Take That so much that I ripped off one of their songs for my new album!

"I went to dinner and they were at the same restaurant. I went up and said, 'Hi! I've ripped off a song of yours!' I was drunk at the time.

"In retrospect I probably shouldn't have done that because I may have got away with it. Maybe not. Anyway they said, 'That's nice, Lily.' So I asked them to sing on it and they were like, 'Yes!' Then - and you'll like this - Elton called them.

"Elton John, yes. Anyway Elton called Gary Barlow and asked him to do it. But the manager said no."

She added: "I was looking forward to doing a video with them, me and Mark Owen holding hands."

Well, that wish has finally come true.
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