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When the Blathereens' gift runs riot, Sarah Jane faces the battle of her life to save her son, Luke, as The Sarah Jane Adventures concludes.

With Clyde, Rani and K9 trapped in a school under siege, and the whole of London convulsing under the alien threat, everything heads for a final showdown in the attic – and not everyone is getting out alive.

Sarah Jane Smith is played by Elisabeth Sladen, Luke Smith by Tommy Knight, Clyde Langer by Daniel Anthony and Rani Chandra by Anjli Mohindra. John Leeson provides the voice of K9.

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BBC Children In Need 2009

Friday 20 November

7.00pm-2.00am BBC ONE

• www.bbc.co.uk/pudsey
• Press pack

Alesha Dixon, Sir Terry Wogan, Tess Daly and Pudsey help put the "fun" into fundraising

Sir Terry Wogan is joined by Tess Daly and Alesha Dixon for a spectacular night of fun and fundraising as BBC Children In Need returns to BBC One with a variety of entertainment acts, all doing their bit to raise money for disadvantaged children and young people across the UK.

The seven-hour show, live from BBC Television Centre, features some of the UK's top TV, musical and theatrical personalities and acts.

Highlights on the night include:

• Live performances by Pixie Lott, Taylor Swift, Alesha Dixon, Spandau Ballet, Madness, Harry Connick Jr, Sugababes, Stereophonics, Little Boots, Paolo Nutini, The Nolans, Westlife, Alison Moyet and Annie Lennox.
• A special episode of Lark Rise To Candleford, in which Sir Terry makes a guest appearance at the village Post Office.
• A special performance from the stars of Strictly Come Dancing.
• The Dragons' Den team donning hard hats and overalls to help renovate a Children In Need community centre in London.
• The cast of The One Show recreating Fame; plus a musical extravaganza from Albert Square and the cast of EastEnders.
• An exclusive preview of the Doctor Who Christmas special.
• The animals from Walk On The Wild Side starring in a Children In Need special sketch.
• Contributions from the cast of Merlin, Casualty and top TV detective Poirot.
• Live-on-the-night performances from the cast of The Bill, performing a Rat Pack classic, and the cast of Hollyoaks treating fans to a medley of Queen's greatest hits.
• Appeal messages from a host of celebrities, including Formula 1 driver Lewis Hamilton and pop star Lady Gaga.
• Stars from the West End, including Jason Donovan with the cast of Priscilla Queen Of The Desert, performing live in the studio.
• Justin Lee Collins performing a live version of a Tom Jones classic.
• Around The World In 80 Days partners John Barrowman and Myleene Klass duetting live in the studio.
• And, of course a very special, live performance by the BBC newsreaders.

The programme also features broadcasts from around the UK, as BBC presenters join their local communities to catch up with some energetic and creative fundraising exploits.

This year the fundraising theme is, once again, "Do Something Different". All those who step up to the challenge, or pick up the phone to pledge money for the BBC Children In Need Appeal, will be part of a large community of supporters that make a huge difference to the lives of disadvantaged children and young people in the UK.

Viewers can get involved by visiting the BBC Children In Need website at bbc.co.uk/pudsey.

Last year's BBC Children In Need television broadcast raised £21m on the night and the Appeal eventually topped £38m.

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Debbie Doonan's millinery choices lead her son, Simon, to recall his visit to the 1998 Eurovision Song Contest, and the boys' early aspirations to assault the music scene themselves, as pop sensations Emale, as the second series of Beautiful People continues. There's also a very odd dinner with his parents' gaybours (gay neighbours) and an unexpected meeting with Eurovision winner Dana International in a disabled toilet.

Simon Doonan has a dream that one day he and his best friend, Kyle, aka Kylie, will leave suburban Reading and move to London to be with the Beautiful People. But first they have to wade through their teenage years, brave their extraordinary families and cope with small town Britain in the Nineties.

This glitzy award-winning comedy is inspired by the memoirs of New York fashionista Simon Doonan and is written by Jonathan Harvey.

Debbie is played by Olivia Colman, older Simon by Samuel Barnett, young Simon by Luke Ward-Wilkinson and Kylie by Layton Williams.

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Art exhibitions, cross country runs, world record attempts and a trip to the Museum Of The Imagination are among the many attractions in this week's compilation of comedy sketches.

Emily and Monty have a rather wooden audition when they try for a part in The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe. The Fearsome Vikings are forced to seek alternative employment running a call centre when the bottom falls out of the pillaging market. Meanwhile, over on North Barrasay, teacher Valerie Carpenter has to deal with an unruly pupil when Ross's newly acquired leather jacket makes him "too cool for further education".

Sorry I've Got No Head features the comic talents of Marcus Brigstocke, Mel Giedroyc, David Armand, Anna Crilly (Lead Balloon), James Bachman and Nick Mohammed.

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