''Children in Need 2016'' is a campaign held in the United Kingdom to raise money for the charity Children in Need. It was the 37th Children in Need appeal show which was broadcast live on

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on the evening of Friday 18 November until the early hours of Saturday 19 November. It was the first edition of the televised campaign since original presenter

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's death in January 2016. Dermot O'Leary,

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and

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did not return for the 2016 telethon, and were replaced by Graham Norton,

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and Marvin Humes. Craig David performed the official Children in Need single for 2016,

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Telethon

The culmination of Children in Need 2016 was broadcast on BBC One on 18 November from the BBC Elstree Centre. This year saw the biggest totaliser record in the history of ''Children in Need'', £46.6 million. It was announced in summer 2017 that the charity raised the highest ever fundraising total of £60,000,000.

Presenters

The presenters were:

Music

Features

* ''

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Children In Need Special'' - with

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* '' Would I Lie To You? Children In Need Special'' *''Cast of

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go 80's'' *

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Totals

The following are totals with the times they were announced on the televised show.

References

External links

* {{Children in Need 2016 in British television 2016 in the United Kingdom

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November 2016 events in the United Kingdom