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2020 UK telethon for COVID-19 pandemic
The Big Night In
Genre
Telethon Created by Presented by Starring
See below Country of origin United Kingdom Original language English Executive producers Peter Davey Colin Hopkins Producer Peter Davey Production locations Studio V,
Broadcasting House , London Running time 3 :00 :00 Production company
BBC Studios Network
BBC One Release 23 April 2020 (2020-04-23 )
The Big Night In is a British
telethon that was broadcast by
BBC One from 7 pm to 10 pm on 23 April 2020
[1] to support those affected by the
COVID-19 pandemic .
[2]
[3] It is the first joint initiative between two BBC telethon charities,
Children in Need and
Comic Relief .
[2] By the end of the programme, over £27.3 million had been raised.
[4]
[5] The British government promised to match all public donations if the minimum of £20 million was reached.
[6]
Personnel
The telethon's
showrunner and
executive producer for the BBC was Peter Davey.
[7] The presenters, using
The One Show ' s studio in
Broadcasting House , London, included
Lenny Henry , with
Matt Baker and
Davina McCall for the first hour and
Zoe Ball and
Paddy McGuinness from 8 pm.
[1] They maintained
social distancing , while everyone else appearing live took part remotely, via
video links .
[3] There were pre-recorded comedy appearances by
Steve Coogan ,
Rob Brydon ,
Jack Whitehall ,
Catherine Tate ,
Romesh Ranganathan ,
Miranda Hart and others,
[6] as well as solo music performances from
Sam Smith and
Celeste .
[8]
Prince William, Duke of Cambridge made a surprise appearance, in a sketch with
Stephen Fry , shown just before the 8 pm
Clap for Our Carers .
[9]
Line-up
Featured performances included:
[1]
[6]
[8]
[10]
[11]
[4]
[9]
Miranda Hart and the cast of
Miranda .
Sam Smith performing "
Lay Me Down "
A lockdown sermon by
The Vicar of Dibley featuring
Dawn French
Tess Daly and
Claudia Winkleman 's
Strictly Come Dancing choreography challenge
Stephen Fry as
Lord Melchett (
Blackadder ), in conversation with
Prince William, Duke of Cambridge
Catherine Tate and
David Tennant in "
Lauren the '
Am I Bovvered ' teenager gets home-schooled" (a sequel to a skit the two made for the
2007 Comic Relief telethon )
Premiere of the video for
Live Lounge Allstars '
cover version of
Foo Fighters ' "Times Like These"
Romesh Ranganathan 's Isolation Diary
A virtual
EastEnders pub quiz hosted by
Ian Beale (
Adam Woodyatt ) with a crossover appearance from
Coronation Street ' s
Liz McDonald (
Beverley Callard )
Actors who have played
the title role in
Doctor Who (original and new series) saluting
NHS health workers
Little Mix offering a prize of a backstage visit to their new TV show,
Little Mix The Search
Matt Lucas and the
BBC Concert Orchestra performing "
Thank You Baked Potato "
Sports stars undertaking the "spin challenge"
Celeste performing a cover of
Bill Withers ' "
Lean On Me "
Jack Whitehall in
Bad Education with
Matthew Horne and
Anthony Joshua
Peter Kay and the British public remake the "
Is This the Way to Amarillo " video
Joe Wicks ' exercise secrets
The cast of
People Just Do Nothing on a video call, in character
Stand-up at home from
Jason Manford ,
Rosie Jones ,
Tim Vine ,
Tez Ilyas ,
Dane Baptiste ,
Russell Kane ,
Lost Voice Guy ,
Nish Kumar and more
Steve Coogan and
Rob Brydon in
The Trip
David Walliams ,
Matt Lucas ,
Anthony Head ,
Ruth Jones and the voice of
Tom Baker in the first televisual
Little Britain sketches for over a decade
Liam Payne ,
Olly Murs ,
Leona Lewis ,
Nicole Scherzinger ,
Freya Ridings ,
Katherine Jenkins ,
Alfie Boe ,
Gregory Porter ,
Andrew Lloyd Webber and more join
Gary Barlow to perform "
Sing "
There were also appearances from
Jenna Coleman ,
Tim Cook ,
Judi Dench ,
Sting ,
Rishi Sunak and others, with some repeating the UK government's directives for behaviour during the lockdown.
References
External links
Telethons Charity singles Related articles
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Impact
Science and healthcare
Legislation
Current
Revoked
Health Protection (Coronavirus) Regulations 2020
Health Protection (Coronavirus, Business Closure) (England) Regulations 2020
Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (England) Regulations 2020
COVID-19 local lockdown regulations in England
First COVID-19 tier regulations in England
Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (England) (No. 4) Regulations 2020
Coronavirus, Restrictions (All Tiers) (England) Regulations 2020
Coronavirus, International Travel (England) Regulations 2020
Face Coverings on Public Transport (England) Regulations 2020
Face Coverings in a Relevant Place (England) Regulations 2020
Coronavirus, Restrictions (Steps) (England) Regulations 2021
Coronavirus, Restrictions (Local Authority Enforcement...) (England) Regulations 2020
Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (England) (No. 3) Regulations 2020
Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Self-Isolation) (England) Regulations 2020
Coronavirus, International Travel and Operator Liability (England) Regulations 2021
Coronavirus Act 2020
Expired or spent
Responses
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Northern Ireland
Scotland
Wales
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