# Children in Need 2004

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***Children in Need 2004*** was a campaign held in the United Kingdom to raise money for the charity *[Children in Need](/source/Children_in_Need)*. It culminated in a live broadcast on [BBC One](/source/BBC_One) on the evening of Friday 19 November and was hosted primarily by [Terry Wogan](/source/Terry_Wogan), who was assisted by [Gaby Roslin](/source/Gaby_Roslin). The voice over was [Alan Dedicoat](/source/Alan_Dedicoat).

## Television campaign

### Artist performances

- [Girls Aloud](/source/Girls_Aloud)
- [Blue](/source/Blue_(boy_band))
- [Bryan Adams](/source/Bryan_Adams)
- [Geri Halliwell](/source/Geri_Halliwell)
- [Kylie Minogue](/source/Kylie_Minogue)
- [Shania Twain](/source/Shania_Twain)
- [Travis](/source/Travis_(band))
- [Jamie Cullum](/source/Jamie_Cullum)
- [Daniel Bedingfield](/source/Daniel_Bedingfield)
- [Snow Patrol](/source/Snow_Patrol)
- [Paul Weller](/source/Paul_Weller)
- [Katie Melua](/source/Katie_Melua)
- [McFly](/source/McFly)
- [Natasha Bedingfield](/source/Natasha_Bedingfield)
- [Rolf Harris](/source/Rolf_Harris)
- [Amanda Holden](/source/Amanda_Holden)
- [Westlife](/source/Westlife)

### Cast performances

- [BBC Newsreaders](/source/BBC_Newsreaders) pretending to be [Duran Duran](/source/Duran_Duran) and [Bananarama](/source/Bananarama)
- Members of the [Mary Poppins](/source/Mary_Poppins_(musical)) stage musical.
- The cast of *[Coronation Street](/source/Coronation_Street)* perform their version of the musical [Oliver!](/source/Oliver!).
- The cast of *[Bad Girls](/source/Bad_Girls_(TV_series))* perform their version of musical [Chicago's](/source/Chicago) "[Cell Block Tango](/source/Cell_Block_Tango)"
- Cast of [Mamma Mia](/source/Mamma_Mia!_(musical))

### Others

- Magician Scott Penrose performed an "all star" magic act, aided by a number of celebrity assistants. Actress [Debra Stephenson](/source/Debra_Stephenson) was [levitated](/source/Asrah_levitation) and made to disappear, [Katie Melua](/source/Katie_Melua) was divided into three in the [Zig Zag Girl](/source/Zig_Zag_Girl), [Amanda Holden](/source/Amanda_Holden) was beheaded by a [guillotine](/source/Guillotine_(magic_trick)), and singer [Shania Twain](/source/Shania_Twain) was sawed in half in an illusion called [Clearly Impossible](/source/Clearly_Impossible).

### Regional Concerts

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

These were at

- [Carlisle](/source/Carlisle) - The Car Park on Devonshire Walk outside [Carlisle Castle](/source/Carlisle_Castle)[1]
- [Gloucester](/source/Gloucester) - The Car Park outside [Blackfriars](/source/Blackfriars,_Gloucester)[2]
- [Hull](/source/Kingston_upon_Hull) - West Park[3]
- [Stirling](/source/Stirling) - [Stirling Castle](/source/Stirling_Castle)[4]
- [Wrexham](/source/Wrexham) - [Llwyn Isaf](/source/Llwyn_Isaf)[5]

## Official single

The official single for 2004's appeal was recorded by [Girls Aloud](/source/Girls_Aloud). The band recorded a cover of [The Pretenders](/source/The_Pretenders)' 1994 song *[I'll Stand By You](/source/I'll_Stand_By_You#Girls_Aloud_version)* for the charity. The single reached number one on the [UK Singles Chart](/source/UK_Singles_Chart) for two weeks.

## References

1. ["BBC - Cumbria - Children in Need - the Children in Need Carlisle Concert"](https://www.bbc.co.uk/cumbria/content/articles/2004/10/06/cin2004_event_feature.shtml)

1. ["BBC - Gloucestershire Features - Children in Need Concert"](https://www.bbc.co.uk/gloucestershire/focus/2004/11/cin_bands.shtml)

1. ["BBC - Press Office - McFly booked for Children in Need concert in Hull"](https://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2004/11_november/15/hull.shtml)

1. ["Children in Need anniversary bash"](https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/4024249.stm). 20 November 2004.

1. ["Pudsey's Wrexham rock raises cash"](https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/north_east/4023507.stm). 20 November 2004.

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