Children in Need 2004 explained

Genre:	Telethon
Camera:	Multiple
Presenter:	Terry Wogan Gaby Roslin
Voices:	Alan Dedicoat
Country:	United Kingdom
Location:	BBC Television Centre RAF Brize Norton
Network:	BBC One, BBC Two

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
McFly
Natasha Bedingfield
Rolf Harris
Amanda Holden
Westlife

Cast performances

BBC Newsreaders pretending to be Duran Duran and Bananarama
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.

Regional Concerts

There were 5 concerts held on the night that the main telethon would opt into.

These were at

Carlisle - The Car Park on Devonshire Walk outside Carlisle Castle^[1]
Gloucester - The Car Park outside Blackfriars^[2]
Hull - West Park^[3]
Stirling - Stirling Castle^[4]
Wrexham - Llwyn Isaf^[5]

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 reached number one on the UK Singles Chart for two weeks.