BBC Children in Need 2020

Good - ridiculous it finishes so early even considering COVID. Even a post-news show airing highlights from the last 40 years would be better than nothing.

That set has been used for years, it’s awful. Compare it to the wonderful, Big Brother style set for Comic/Sport Relief.

Team Rickshaw have raised £4,750,819 for CIN 2020. Well done Team Rickshaw.

Holly Hamilton did the NI opt from a CiN set in Blackstaff studio A, introducing a film with lots of archive from the days when NI did it's own 5 hour opt.

They seem lacking in any new ideas and just roll out the same thing every year.

I’m sure the Rickshaw Challenge was a one off once, but rather than coming up with something different, they now do the same challenge year after year

The first official total: £18,459,803.

What is up with the Big Breakfast style time on the graphics?

The set is definitely in need of an update! It’s become a bit stale. They could’ve given the whole thing a bit of a rebrand especially as they are celebrating 40 years.

What did you have in mind? I’m sure you/we could knock something up .

They’ve just had to clarify the mistake with the competition.

There is a virtual audience in the mix, though I suspect it's being augmented.

Haha, yes! Just something more current and in keeping with current design trends! It currently looks so 2010!! The update that Comic Relief had last year isn’t too far off what I’d do for CIN 😉