Overview
- Broadcast from MediaCityUK in Salford, the three-hour appeal aired on BBC One and iPlayer from 7–10pm with sketches tied to Strictly Come Dancing, Gladiators and The Apprentice.
- Radio 2’s Sara Cox completed her five-marathon, 135-mile Great Northern Marathon Challenge, pushing her total past £7.6 million, with a supportive video message from Prince William marking her final day.
- Musical highlights featured Lewis Capaldi, Remember Monday with the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra and Tom Fletcher performing on stage for the first time with his son Buzz.
- The BBC Children in Need Choir, made up of young people supported by the charity, performed Coldplay’s Yellow.
- Viewers posted live reactions questioning the need for six presenters and suggesting the programme’s format should be streamlined.