Children in Need 2006

Television campaign

Artist performances

• All Saints
• Emma Bunton
• Deacon Blue
• Alesha Dixon
• The Feeling
• Nelly Furtado
• Girls Aloud
• Jamiroquai
• Keane
• Ronan Keating
• Lemar
• The Magic Numbers
• McFly
• Katie Melua
• Dannii Minogue
• Nerina Pallot
• Status Quo
• Sugababes
• Sandi Thom
• Westlife
• Amy Winehouse

  Cast performances

• The BBC News team performed a tribute to the James Bond films
• The cast of Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps performed Wham's "Club Tropicana"
• The cast of Holby City performed Madonna's "Hung Up"
• The cast of Bad Girls performed Bananarama's "Love in the First Degree"
• Chris Fountain, Andrew Moss, Gemma Merna and Carley Stenson from Hollyoaks performed "Unbelievable" by EMF in London whilst Gerard McCarthy, also from Hollyoaks, duetted with Sheila Ferguson live from Belfast.

  Others

• West end performances from the casts of Daddy Cool, Guys and Dolls, Evita, The Sound of Music, Avenue Q and the award-winning musical Wicked.
• The new voice of the BT Speaking clock for the next 20 years was announced as Sara Mendes da Costa, a telemarketer and part-time voiceover artist.
• The winner of reality show Celebrity Scissorhands was announced.
• Rory Bremner performed a standup routine which lampooned many famous political people.
• QI broadcast a "Children in Need" episode on BBC Two when the news was on BBC One. The theme of the episodes was "Descendents" and featured Jonathan Ross, Phill Jupitus and Rich Hall.

  Official single

Totals

• At 17 November 2006 23:40 GMT the total raised was £9,684,158
• At 18 November 2006 00:40 GMT the total raised was £12,608,849
• At 18 November 2006 01:03 GMT the total raised was £16,052,161
• At 18 November 2006 01:47 GMT the total raised was £16,950,588
• At 18 November 2006 02:19 GMT the total raised was £18,300,392