BBC One will broadcast Children in Need tonight, taking over the usual 8pm slot of the Death in Paradise spin-off, Return to Paradise. The charity spectacular runs from 7pm until 10pm, hosted live from MediaCityUK in Salford by Mel Giedroyc, Sara Cox, Alex Jones, Rylan and Tyler West.
The schedule change is temporary, with Return to Paradise set to return on Friday, November 20, at 8pm. Its third series began last Friday with two episodes shown back-to-back.
Star-Studded Charity Line-Up
According to the Children in Need synopsis, the show features "Mel Giedroyc, Sara Cox, Alex Jones, Rylan and Tyler West lead a star-studded show packed with famous faces, dazzling performances, exclusive sketches, big surprises and Pudsey Bear, live from MediaCityUK in Salford."
The broadcast includes The One Show Challenge Squad taking on new challenges, while Owain Wyn Evans appears live in the studio after his 400-mile four nations cycle challenge. The Children in Need choir also performs a medley live to raise money for the charity.
Fundraising Milestone
Owain Wyn Evans's 400-mile cycling challenge began in Scotland and finishes in Cardiff. BBC Morning Live presenters Gethin Jones and Michelle Ackerley have also been raising money by learning instruments and forming a band in a few weeks.
The pair performed on this morning's Morning Live and were surprised when Tom Grennan appeared to announce they would also perform on tonight's broadcast. Gaby Roslin, who co-hosted Morning Live alongside Gordon Smart, revealed: "We can now reveal that the amount raised so far from Pudsey's Build-a-Band Challenge and The One Show's Challenge Squad is £1,503,391."
Gethin responded: "That is so generous, thank you so much!" Wiping away tears, he added: "Oh my god."
Return to Paradise Returns Next Week
The third episode sees Mack and Glenn investigate a killing during an anniversary screening of Dolphin Cove cult horror film Blood Wave. One of the film's key creatives is killed during its iconic gunshot sequence, leaving the detectives to work out how the killer fired a gun in a packed cinema without the audience realising.
Return to Paradise is available to watch on BBC iPlayer.
