BBC Children in Need S2015E01 - Appeal Night: Part 1

7.30 - 8.00
Dermot O'Leary and Tess Daly kick off this year's Children in Need night of fun and fundraising with a live performance from Ellie Goulding, while the cast of EastEnders travel back in time for a vintage Hollywood-style music performance. Plus live from Blackpool, Scott Mills prepares for Children in Need's toughest ever challenge - attempting to abseil down the 400-foot Blackpool Tower.

8.00 - 8.30
The Children's Choir of over 1500 children sing in unison across the nation. Plus Sir Bruce Forsyth returns for a Strictly Come Dancing special as the cast of Call the Midwife take to the famous ballroom.

8.30 - 9.00
Fearne Cotton joins the fun. Warwick Davis, C-3PO and R2-D2 star in an unmissable Star Wars sketch that sees them joined by some very famous Jedi fans.

9.00 - 9.30
Music legend Rod Stewart sings live, and Harry Hill crams 40 years of television history into four minutes - as only he can - in an exclusive Children in Need sketch.

9.30 - 10.00
It's back to Blackpool for Scott Mills's epic Children in Need Challenge. Will he overcome his fears to abseil all the way down the iconic Blackpool Tower? Plus Jess Glynne performs the official Children in Need single Take Me Home.