Children in need....

they may raise enough to buy a chelski striker.

the only point in stuff like this is to make the "little people" feel like theyre doing something when really the amount raised is pitiful.

agree total tosh

It has its place, sadly the modern version is just for 'stars' to self promote.

I am happy its not next friday for a change because most years it ruins a days racing at newbury.

agreed well said

yeh its a great vehicle for celebs. increases tv appearances/ticket and dvd sales no end.

The BBC are not shy in 'promoting their shows' tonight.

if you had 5 million to donate what would you ask for in return ?......i'd settle for lily allen ,to go away from our screens and papers forever.

Christ, its still on!!!
Wogan is nodding off, he could use his two foot ears as pillows if he folded them over!
It really is sooooo self indulgent.
Charity was once the preserve of the philanthrope who could make a difference on his way to heaven, not Bethany age 8, selling finger paintings to raise £2.
Pointless.

Just called up to donate and spoke to a lovely sort on the phone.

Had half a mind to tell her I had a very generous donation to give to her. An opportunity missed.....

Still on!!!!!
Was channel hopping and Lewis Hamilton came on. Seems they have now raised £15 million. Isnt Hamilton on £70 million a year?
Pitiful.

what a great point england

Self aggrandisement of the highest order.
Spandau just pledged the profits from their new single, that will be the 8000 downloads then at 50p a pop!
Sorry for the cynicism but its awful.

Who's the girl in the hat singing ABC with the massive norks?

Can't understand the whingers on here. Would they prefer it didn't happen and the money wasn't raised? Of course it's shameless commercialism but it compels people to donate money when otherwise they probably wouldn't bother.

the point is 15 million raied when the people on the show earn that in no time, dosent add up..

TAKE WOGAN TO THE GALLOWS..IMO

lol

you spend nost of your life trying to teach children that money doesnt grow on trees and that it should be earned and worked for......then have a day like this where they are told its good to give it away!!......mixed messages or what?

hey im allfor giving money swindon...as long as the tight wod presenters dip there hands in there poickets aswell namely that fat twonk wogan

there are people struggling to pay there mortgaes in this country and these c u nt s want you give give your last quid...does my nut in..

Can't understand it.......BBC supports causes to scrape together 15k .........we facilitate a useless war,spend millions,don't equip our soldiers properly,make a big deal when they come home dead.... er how about .......give children in need the war money....let them decide when war is right - then give the rest to the kids yeharrrr

the bbc doing what they do best
promoting **sexuals

private piles 21 Nov 00:09
there are people struggling to pay there mortgaes in this country

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If that's the case then they greedily bought houses beyond their reach

Not charity's fault, for me

BB How many races on the trot?

If that's the case then they greedily bought houses beyond their reach

Not charity's fault, for me

unintelligent respsonse from u imo

i agree pp

people get layed off mate...ever thought of that

Macca. What a cnut

No matter how hard off you think you are, there are always people worse off.

That notion, along with our generosity was something that made our nation great.

So many cynics nowadays who would argue against a cure for cancer if one came about.

Glaxo?

These programmes really get my goat up.

All the celebs there to promote themselves.

Watched 5 mins before another prog was to start and the "dragons" doing some sort of project building summit. Weve used all our favours and we still need a cooker! jeez there worth well over £100m between them and they struggled to rustle up money for a cooker.

Then previous year we had Lewis Hamilton asking for people to be generous and donate. Yeah mate your worth over £100m yourself, if you gave half your money to the cause, problem solved!

If all these celebs and multi millionaires gave their fair share to good causes and didnt pay £10,000 for a haircut etc then those people many of whom dont have a pot to pi$$ in wont have to sacrifice £5 which could be a big deal to many.

im not against giving money...i just want to know that these presenters have dipped there hands in there pockets.
they are quick to tell you how much mr smith has donated or mr brown.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?gl=GB&hl=en-GB&v=nN2vQtgMk_4

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private piles 21 Nov 00:20
people get layed off mate...ever thought of that

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Sell the house then

Simples

A child with cancer of the liver needs a drug that costs £3,000 a month.

Will the NHS give it ?

BJ Thanks.
Did Skirlough Champ do the record or has it been beaten since?

Floccinaucinihilipilification 21 Nov 00:30


private piles 21 Nov 00:20
people get layed off mate...ever thought of that

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Sell the house then

Simples

yeah sell the roof over your head and give to charity,,,,what a great world u live in mate.
well done

no no

Big Charlie its not about not giving, of course there are many worthwhile causes.

But that Cnut Lewis Hamilton is worth well over £100m and he asks people who dont have a pot to pi$$ in to donate money is sick.

The whole evening if generating say £40m would be counted as a huge success.

If lewis hamilton paid that himself it wouldnt affect his lifestyle 1 bit.

Multi millionare dragons "struggling" to raise money for a cooker.

Cheers

How do you know that the likes of Hamilton haven't made a generous donation?

maleuk01. 21 Nov 00:38


Big Charlie its not about not giving, of course there are many worthwhile causes.

But that **** Lewis Hamilton is worth well over £100m and he asks people who dont have a pot to pi$$ in to donate money is sick.

The whole evening if generating say £40m would be counted as a huge success.

If lewis hamilton paid that himself it wouldnt affect his lifestyle 1 bit.

Multi millionare dragons "struggling" to raise money for a cooker.



agree totally
brainwashing springs to mind.
in this country..or gullible

Glossy 21 Nov 00:39


How do you know that the likes of Hamilton haven't made a generous donation?




thats just it...we dont do we

because the whole evening will generate around say £40m in total.

That amount intself is small to change to him!

Then he spouts of getting old grannies etc to put in a fiver.

The first 10 mins of the show just goes to pay terrys wages for the night.

Everyone should be generous with charitys, especially at this time of year, but getting people who dont understand the true value of money to ask others to be "generous" is taking the pi$$.

well said male and others, spot on

Sheer comedy from the Nolans

yeah sell the roof over your head and give to charity,,,,what a great world u live in mate.
well done

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Piles... ..the social net will catch you if your are 'unlucky' employment-wise ... so don't bite the hand that feeds... we all may rely on charity one day in our lives. Donate your computer to Pudsey & the WHOLE FORUM will be WEALTHIER ;)

Floccinaucinihilipilification 21 Nov 00:46


yeah sell the roof over your head and give to charity,,,,what a great world u live in mate.
well done

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Piles... ..the social net will catch you if your are 'unlucky' employment-wise ... so don't bite the hand that feeds... we all may rely on charity one day in our lives. Donate your computer to Pudsey & the WHOLE FORUM will be WEALTHIER


you have chosen the longest word in the oxford english dictionary...im surprised at your attitude my son.

Heard some caller offer over £1.5K for a guitar lesson with chris rea with a couple of concert tickets chucked in, very generous, however who has that kind of money to chuck away on such an event? why do people need to be seduced by such trinkets to part with their cash?
the bottom line is of course a worthwhile charity gets a lot of funding which isnt a bad thing at all, I just dont get the song and dance to extricate the cash from the givers, maybe its the old biblical student in me

bbc doing what they do best again
promoting **sexuality

ill pledge a monkey of tess will give me a nosh

if

terry wogans hair style is doing my head in

Hamilton evades paying tax and asks us to give! You couldnt make it up!

The Round the World team raised £145K. I wonder how much they spent making the programmes?

Why all the moaning? They must have raised millions for charity over the years. Children in Need as good a charity as any I suppose. Is a shame that it has been hijacked by minor celebs that i've never heard of self promoting (the main reason I never watch it). I don't make any effort to donate any money, but I suppose I would sponsor someone if they came round the office with a form saying they were gonna do something wacky like shave their hair off or something. Seems incredibly selfish to come on here moaning about a Charity event. If you don't like it don't watch it and don't donate any money ffs.

Has raised half a billion quid in total.

no wonder Sir Tel can dye his wig-

Wogan is the only celeb paid for Children In Need


Sir Terry Wogan is the only celebrity to be paid for his part in the appeal.

He has hosted the BBC's Children In Need appeal for 26 years, helping to raise hundreds of millions of pounds for good causes.

But Sir Terry Wogan is now at the centre of controversy over the fact that he is the only celebrity to be paid for his part in the appeal.

Documents released under the Freedom of Information Act disclose that while his co-presenters give their time for free, 68-year-old Sir Terry receives £1,300 an hour to front the charity television extravaganza.

Sir Terry has been paid for his efforts since the appeal - described by the BBC as the most important event on its calendar - began in 1980.

In 2005, the Irishman - who earns £800,000 a year from his Radio 2 show - picked up £9,065 for his seven-hour stint as Children In Need's main presenter.

Yet his co-stars Natasha Kaplinsky, Eamonn Holmes and Fearne Cotton do not receive a penny. All the musical acts that appear also waive appearance fees.

There is no suggestion that Sir Terry, who owns a mansion near Windsor and a house in France, receives any money intended for charity projects, nor that he has ever claimed to be hosting the show for free.

In the past, Sir Terry has made a show of donating personal items, such as his tie, to highest bidders.

Other presenters and celebrities are thought to be unaware of his deal with the Corporation.

Bucks Fizz singer Cheryl Baker, who has helped to present Children In Need and Eurovision Song Contest shows alongside Sir Terry, said last night: "Sir Terry has done amazing work for the charity. I am very surprised to hear he takes money for presenting and I think a lot of his fans will be as well. He is a bit of fool to have taken this money.

"You would think someone in his position wouldn't need it."

Details of his pay emerged after a series of enquiries made under the Freedom of Information Act.

The BBC refused to divulge the information but, after an appeal, the Information Commission watchdog ruled it should provide the answers.

They revealed that the costs of staging the event in 2005 were more than £1.2million - covering the use of studios, outside broadcast facilities, staff, production and making films used to promote the appeal.

In a letter, the Corporation said: "The BBC paid Sir Terry a presenter payment of £9,065. Sir Terry Wogan has presented Children In Need every year since 1980. The BBC considered it appropriate to pay Sir Terry a non-commercial fee.

"The BBC has made an adjustment to this fee every year to reflect inflation. This fee has never been subject to negotiation. It is paid by the BBC and does not come from the funds of the BBC Children In Need Appeal Charity.

"No other BBC presenters or personalities were paid."

Terry Wogan said: "I've never asked for a fee and would quite happily do it for nothing."

And his spokesman said the fee was entirely at the discretion of the BBC, adding: "It has never been open to negotiation."

A BBC spokesman said: "When Sir Terry first presented Children In Need in 1980, it was decided as part of his contract to pay him what, compared to the commercial cost of a presenter like him, is a nominal fee.

"The fee has continued since and has never been negotiated. We regard it as an honorarium to Sir Terry. We are not ashamed to pay him it and see no reason why it should not continue.

"If it wasn't for Sir Terry, Children In Need would not be what it is today."


Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-439875/Wogan-celeb-paid-Childre...

bad show from tell if he says he will get down on his knees and beg for money yet pockets an appearance fee

What a lovely soul inspiring, hope filling, heart warming, selfless thread to wake up to on a wet Saturday morning in November, makes me proud to be British.