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
Terry Wogan a fee". Wogan donated his BBC fees to the charity. The BBC stated that the fee had "never been negotiated". He appeared on the panel comedy show "QI" in the 2008 episode for Children in Need, 'Families'. In 2008, Wogan and singer Aled Jones released a single "Little Drummer Boy"/"Peace on Earth", which got to number three in the UK music charts. The money raised went to BBC "Children in Need". The two recorded a second Christmas single "Silver Bells" in 2009, which was also in aid of BBC Children in Need. Wogan was the main regular presenter of "Children