Children in Need 2013, as it happened 22.01 The night continues now on BBC Two, where One Direction co-host with Tinie Tempah. The phone lines are still open. So far you've raised £15,702,000, thanks to all the celebrities who have taken part, as well as all the dedicated fundraisers 22.00 Beatiful single by Ellie Goulding, for Children in Need 21.53 The films about the children who need our help and their families have been particularly touching tonight. The stories have been told soberly, and with emotive music at an absolute minimum. Credit to producer Paul Wright, who has written a blog about the task of making seven and a half hours of live television on a budget of next-to-nothing: One of the best things about this job is the 12 appeal films you see during the show - which we make. When you see the appeal films it's almost like a short-cut to make you realise why you are doing this job. I challenge anybody not to be moved by those appeal videos. That's ultimately why we are doing it. 21.48 I have located the Doctor Who: BBC Children in Need clip (from the 50th anniversary episode) to watch again object width="460" height="288"> 21.38 Anyone who isn't following Twitter this evening should be informed that Terry Wogan is trending and, in no uncertain terms, is hailed the hero* of the night. Words such as "immortal," and pictures to a similar effect are being bandied about Don't forget, this is a Sunday Telegraph columnist the presenters do not get paid for doing this 21.37 Ab Fab fans will recognise Joanna Lumley's recent creation: Patsy dressed as Pudsey 21.30 Random fact of the night about your live blogger: she grew up in the house next door to the woman who designed Pudsey Bear, Joanna Pidgeon. A great deigner, and one of the most impressive smokers I have ever met. She did grow up in the Yorkshire town of Pudsey... 21.27 5,000 children a year on average get a head injury that will change their lives "We knew that life would be good," says Josh's dad, who was there when Josh woke up after 73 days in a coma. Another amazing story 21.16 Sorry for the absence everybody. Computer crashed just as Fearne walked (it wasn't personal). Back in time to see the tail end of the madness in Albert Square, a bizarre, chaotic parade. Notting Hill carnival meets the Olympics Opening Ceremony. Watch the behind the scenes clip 20.54 Bring on the next blonde to stand by Wogan: "A Cotton to my bud," he calls her. Hello Fearne 20.52 Things are heating up, and Terry Wogan looks happier. In less than an hour and a half, we/you/they have raised £6,942,321 20.52 A totasliser, demands Tess. Here it comes... 20.49 Hellos and well dones to the quintessential, barmy head-shaving and pie-in-the-face fund-raisers. We salute you 20.42 Terry Wogan looks a little bewildered and embarassed by all the screaming girls in the audience. One Direction are on, and it's even got Simon Cowell doing something charitable (ish) @CowellOnline UK! Are you watching Children in Need? One Direction are performing RIGHT NOW! 20.36 Into Room 101 goes: Girls who don't want to go out with Griff. That was not my choice. I would have allowed sophisticated Tess to dump her mother: she nominated her mum for using the embarassing phrase "yolo" which means you only live once 20.34 Since when was "tooth-brushing" a verb? Don't children clean their teeth any more? 20.33 So children aren't much nicer than Gervais after all. Favourite activities? "Burp jitsu" says the blonde, Tess 20.32 Aha a kid's edition! They won't dump Pugsy for laughs, a key difference between children and comedians 20.25 Personally, I'm looking forward to seeing the Room 101 special tonight. As anyone else who is a fan of the show will know, the Children in Need telethon was dumped in Room 101 back in 2002 - by Ricky Gervais ("guilty") Do I really need Dawn French and Robbie Coltrane telling me there's not enough food? Paul Merton nearly chose not to let him dump poor Pugsy: "If all we have to do is watch Lesley Joseph being kicked up the arse by the Invisible Man, is that really so bad?... Oh God it's got to go in But don't worry - tonight's special will be presented by Frank Skinner, obviously more sympathetic to the cause... 20.20 Exactly 50 minutes in, we are apparently at £1,000,000. A neat figure. A bit too neat. Wogan looks disappointed 20.16 Ooh awkward winning moment. Jane and James are crowned champions but the competative sportsmen can't be disguised. Christopher Dean looks gutted 20.12 The judges are lost because the professionals are too good Len has surpassed himself with rhyming criticism: "You were nice on ice, but let me tell you you're good on wood" 20.05 Strictly without Craig? Some celebrities just aren't charity telethon friendly. I don't think he's locked in his dressing room crying about it... 19.57 Incidentally, Terry Wogan has already done his bit for CiN this evening: he won the game show Pointless Celebrities. His star moment? Words ending in -son. Wogan came up with that excellent Shakespeare put-down "whoreson," perhaps the best answer in the history of the game show 19.51 Best mad fund-raising sotry so far: £10,000 for Children in Need in scrap car metal, thanks to all those who donated their old cars. Beats a bath in beans 19.48 One of tonight's highlights is the Strictly dance off between figure skating duo Torvill and Dean...But who will win? In ice skates, the foot is flat in the boot. But in ballroom shoes, you're on the balls of your feet. Besides being painful, it throws your balance off - Torvill Some technical elements of skating are based on foxtrots, waltzes and so forth, plus we act the character of routines - Dean Who will win on the Strictly dance floor? 19.44 Albert Square finally catches up with the real-life East End. JLS are in street 19.35 The evening starts with a class act, songs from the most imaginative musical on the West End currently: Matilda. A warning to anyone hasn't seen it - prepare to be humming those songs all night. They're catchy. Suitably poignant lyrics (and funny too some of them), written by Tim Minchin: And when I grow up / I will eat sweets every day / on the way to work and I / will go to bed late every night! 19.22 Good evening all, thanks for joining. In 8 minutes, the telephone lines will be open and Children in Need veteran Sir Terry Wogan will take to the stage with an assortment of brave celebrities willing to look silly for charity. This will include including the first known "super-dooper" band, made up of McFly, Busted and One Direction Can they persuade us all to dig deep and help raise more than (last year's record) £27million in one evening?