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BBC Charity Appeals - Lifeline

BBC Charity Appeals

This month's Lifeline Appeal


John Humphrys appeals on behalf of the Down's Syndrome Association, a charity dedicated to helping people with Down's syndrome to live full and rewarding lives. Donate here


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Donate

Donate online or call 0800 093 93 94. If you would like to donate by post, please make your cheque payable to the Down's Syndrome Association UK and send it to The Down's Syndrome Association, Freepost, BBC Lifeline Appeal.

About Lifeline

Lifeline is the BBC's monthly television charity appeal programme. For more than twenty years, Lifeline has helped raise money for and increase the profile of hundreds of charities across the UK and abroad. There have been over 250 appeals so far and more than £6million has been raised for charities.

Each month Lifeline focuses on one charity's appeal which is presented by a celebrity presenter – normally someone who has a specific interest in the charity concerned.

Lifeline is transmitted on BBC One monthly on Sunday starting between 5pm and 6pm and repeated on BBC Two the following Wednesday between 1pm and 2pm. (Check TV listings for precise times as slots do change.) You can email the production office at lifeline@bbc.co.uk.

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Lifeline's 20th anniversary programme, which includes celebrities who have presented the programme over the years.

Applying for a Lifeline Appeal

If you are a charity and would like to apply for a Lifeline Appeal, you can find information and an application form here. Weekly Charity Appeals are also broadcast on Radio 4.

Previous Lifeline Appeals

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Each year, BBC audiences raise around £100m, benefiting hundreds of charities across the UK and overseas.

Survivors Fund – Daphrose House Survivors Fund

Lindsey Hilsum's appeal for Survivors Fund (SURF) raised over £15,000 for Daphrose and other widows of the Rwandan genocide.

photo credit: Andrew Sutton/Survivors Fund

News

Fantastic result for Red Nose Day 2009!
Comic Relief – Funny For Money27 March 2009
Comic Relief produced the highest on the night total in its 21 year history on Red Nose Day, 13 March.
Read more about how the money was raised
Trust backs decision-making over Gaza aid appeal
BBC Trust logo27 February 2009
The BBC Trust has decided not to overrule on appeal the Director-General's decision against broadcasting the Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) Gaza crisis appeal.
Read the Trust's decision

Useful links

BBC World Service Trust
Using the creative power of media to reduce poverty and promote human rights
Grace Wyndham Goldie Trust
Assistance for people currently or previously in broadcasting, their children and dependants.
Children in Need small grants programme, distributed by the Frank Buttle Trust
Small grants for individual children in need.
Wireless for the Bedridden Society
Provides televisions and/or radios for people who are housebound and in financial need.
BBC Corporate Social Responsibility
BBC Editorial Policy Guidelines
BBC Annual Report

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