BBC Children in Need - Season 46 / Year 2025

Season 46 / Year 2025
Episodes

BBC Children in Need 2025
BBC Children in Need returns with a jam-packed evening of comedy sketches, live music and famous faces, all to raise life-changing funds for children and young people across the UK.

The Best Bits
Highlights from the 2025 Children in Need live extravaganza. Expect comedy sketches, music performances, special surprises and famous faces as you've never seen them before.

Sara Cox: Every Step of the Way for Children in Need
Join Sara Cox as she tests her limits, covering 135 miles across five days for her Great Northern Marathon Challenge, raising funds for BBC Children in Need.

Pudsey and the Thread of Hope
Uplifting 25-minute animated special inspired by Children in Need. Nine-year-old Jai is struggling with the loss of his dad. His sense of fun and adventure has faded, and he finds it hard to enjoy the things he once loved. That is, until he meets Pudsey Bear. Together, they embark on a magical journey as Pudsey takes Jai to meet some inspiring children who help him to confront his struggles through their shared experience. Because of the support that each of them gives to Jai, he realises that, even in a world that feels overwhelming, hope and joy still exist.
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