''Children in Need 2004'' was a campaign held in the United Kingdom to raise money for the charity ''

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''. It culminated in a live broadcast on

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on the evening of Friday 19 November and was hosted primarily by

Terry Wogan Sir Michael Terence Wogan (; 3 August 1938 – 31 January 2016) was an Irish radio and television broadcaster who worked for the BBC in Britain for most of his career. Between 1993 and his semi-retirement in 2009, his BBC Radio 2 weekday brea ...

, who was assisted by

Gaby Roslin Gaby Roslin (born 12 July 1964) is an English television and radio presenter who rose to fame co-presenting ''The Big Breakfast'' on Channel 4 between 1992 and 1996. Roslin also presented the ''Children in Need'' charity telethons on the BBC be ...

. The voice over was

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Television campaign

Artist performances

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Cast performances

* BBC Newsreaders pretending to be

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and

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* Members of the

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stage musical. * The cast of ''

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'' perform their version of the musical

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. * The cast of '' Bad Girls'' perform their version of musical Chicago's " Cell Block Tango" * Cast of Mamma Mia

Others

* Magician Scott Penrose performed an "all star" magic act, aided by a number of celebrity assistants. Actress

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was levitated and made to disappear,

was divided into three in the

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was beheaded by a

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, and singer

was sawed in half in an illusion called

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Regional Concerts

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

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- The Car Park on Devonshire Walk outside

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- The Car Park outside Blackfriars *

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- West Park *

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Official single

The official single for 2004's appeal was recorded by

. The band recorded a cover of

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' 1994 song ''

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'' for the charity. The single reached number one on the UK Singles Chart for two weeks.

Totals

References

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November 2004 in the United Kingdom