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The problem is that Dermot has other commitments and not just The X Factor but his Saturday Breakfast Radio 2 show. It's just isn't feasible for him to do the whole 1900-0000 and be able to up for a 7am Breakfast show the next day.
Drury Lane is out of action next year as it's being refurbished and I think most West End theatres aren't available on a Friday unless it's say the Palladium and that tends to be booked up as well.
I am sure one theatre would be available for just one Friday night in the year, especially the promotion they will get from hosting the event. It is only one night.
I imagine most theatre owners would rather have a Friday night performance of a West End show which generates revenue no just from ticket sales but also bar sales than host Children in Need.
Dermot O' Leary would be my choice - definitely not divisive and probably the most professional and capable live television presenter we have to offer in the UK.
Which is precisely why X Factor rehired him pretty quickly after Flack and Murs who were like today's answer to the 1989 Brits.
Which is precisely why X Factor rehired him pretty quickly after Flack and Murs who were like today's answer to the 1989 Brits.
The problem is that Dermot has other commitments and not just The X Factor but his Saturday Breakfast Radio 2 show. It's just isn't feasible for him to do the whole 1900-0000 and be able to up for a 7am Breakfast show the next day.
If it was up to me, I would have Michael Mcintyre join Graham Norton, Mel Giedroyc, Rochelle and Marvin Humes for the 2019 event to air from The Theatre Royal, Drury Lane.
Michael would bring some best bits from his Big Show to Children in Need night, such as "Send to All". Have big musical guests. More audience participation.
The One Show item should be limited to a 10 minute Rickshaw Appeal item around 8.30pm.
More proper items should be made, specials of Eastenders of course, but bring back the BBC Newsreaders special routine, to go along with the usual Strictly Come Dancing episode.
The "previews" of Doctor Who and Call the Midwife should be real previews, not just a 90 second clip. Especially Doctor Who. Remember when the 2007 dedicated Children in Need sketch with Peter Davison and David Tennant?
The BBC needs to get ITV and Channel 4 to help, with specials from Corrie, Emmerdale etc.
We also need a musical item which links celebrities - remember the 1993 Comic Relief musical skit of Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody? For 2019, we would do something similar.
The show should end with a "Musicals Hour" from 12.00am-1.00am, with live performances of musicals on the Theatre Royal Stage. The Westend is right on their doorstep, so it would be not a hassle. Trying to get musicals from the Westend to Elstree must be a hassle?
Just some ideas, to bring a return-to-form for the telethon, because even though they are pulling in the millions, the presentation is truly dire, lacklustre and just plain lazy in many respects.
Michael would bring some best bits from his Big Show to Children in Need night, such as "Send to All". Have big musical guests. More audience participation.
The One Show item should be limited to a 10 minute Rickshaw Appeal item around 8.30pm.
More proper items should be made, specials of Eastenders of course, but bring back the BBC Newsreaders special routine, to go along with the usual Strictly Come Dancing episode.
The "previews" of Doctor Who and Call the Midwife should be real previews, not just a 90 second clip. Especially Doctor Who. Remember when the 2007 dedicated Children in Need sketch with Peter Davison and David Tennant?
The BBC needs to get ITV and Channel 4 to help, with specials from Corrie, Emmerdale etc.
We also need a musical item which links celebrities - remember the 1993 Comic Relief musical skit of Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody? For 2019, we would do something similar.
The show should end with a "Musicals Hour" from 12.00am-1.00am, with live performances of musicals on the Theatre Royal Stage. The Westend is right on their doorstep, so it would be not a hassle. Trying to get musicals from the Westend to Elstree must be a hassle?
Just some ideas, to bring a return-to-form for the telethon, because even though they are pulling in the millions, the presentation is truly dire, lacklustre and just plain lazy in many respects.
Drury Lane is out of action next year as it's being refurbished and I think most West End theatres aren't available on a Friday unless it's say the Palladium and that tends to be booked up as well.
I am sure one theatre would be available for just one Friday night in the year, especially the promotion they will get from hosting the event. It is only one night.
I imagine most theatre owners would rather have a Friday night performance of a West End show which generates revenue no just from ticket sales but also bar sales than host Children in Need.
