Children in Need 2009 Children in Need 2009 Children in Need 2009 was a campaign held in the United Kingdom to raise money for Children in Need. It culminated in a live broadcast on BBC One which began on the evening of Friday 20 November and ran through to the morning of Saturday 21 November. The broadcast was hosted by Terry Wogan, Tess Daly and Alesha Dixon. Alan Dedicoat read out the running totals and Peter André reported from the BT Tower. The show was broadcast from BBC Television Centre in London. Dancing Pudseys were projected on to the building. The 2009 event raised
Dermot O'Leary on BBC One in combination with The National Lottery Draws. In May 2009, O'Leary became the presenter of Matt Lucas and David Walliams' show "Rock Profile" on the BBC. In March 2010, O'Leary hosted a spin-off edition of the BBC One show "Question Time", which aired on BBC Three, aimed at first time voters. He also presented "Dermot Meets...", a series which saw him interview the likes of David Cameron, Gordon Brown, Danny Mulhern and Nick Clegg. In November 2015, O'Leary replaced Sir Terry Wogan on "Children in Need", due to ill health. In 2016, O'Leary presented the BBC One