Children in Need

What's happening in Birmingham

There's a lot happening in Birmingham this year and we're hoping that you'll all be getting involved.

Face painting - join the world record attempt

A girl with her face painted like Pudsey

You're never too old to have your face fainted - so line up for the world record attempt. There will be two world record attempts at face painting throughout the day, being staged outside the BBC Public Space at The Mailbox:

• The individual speed face painter's record - to complete as many full faces as possible within the hour. The current record stands at about 76. (11am - 12noon)
  
•  The 4 hour team challenge - 5 face painters painting as many faces as they can in 4 hours. Current record about 986. (1pm - 5pm)

Obviously a lot of people will be needed to have their faces painted in the world record attempt. If your school or group is interested, then please e-mail Jenny Wilkes to book your place.

Pudsey Bank

A bit of Sumo wrestling fun

There will also be lots of fun antics taking place in the BBC Public Space and there will be the Pudsey Bank for those wanting to bring in money and cheques.

BBC WM

Radio presenters will be doing mad-cap things throughout the day, wearing fancy dress.

Phil Upton is being sent out and about dressed as Andy Pandy, with assist Adam dressed as Louby Lou. They’ll be using as many modes of transport as possible to get back to The Mailbox, after being dropped off ‘somewhere’ in the Black Country.

That mean Richard Wilford will be dressed as Teddy, presenting the Breakfast Show from the studio.

Ed ‘Captain Hook’ Doolan will also be out and about with Cayte Walker and Robyn. They’ll be dressed as Peter Pan and a pirate. While Carl Chinn ‘a lost boy’ will present some of the programme from the studio.

Pudsey posing for photographs

Danny Kelly will be doing lots of mad things throughout the afternoon. He'll also be in fancy dress.

Mike Taylor will be presenting Drive time dressed as a Mad Professor.

And Tony Butler will present the Football Phone in from the BBC Public Space, dressed as a referee.

Satnam will take Children in Need into the night on BBC WM. She’ll be presenting from 8pm until midnight, with live inserts from Phil Upton in the BBC Public Space and Jenny Jones who’ll be in the WM radio car.

On TV

As usual there'll be a full night of entertainment on the BBC, with regional input hosted by Shefali Oza and Ashley Blake. They'll be outside the Mailbox, along the canalside.

Pictures galore

The Mailbox

As usual the BBC Birmingham website team will be out and about with cameras, to capture what's happening throughout the day - so check back after the event for a full picture round-up.

If you've got digital photographs of your event, then email them in to [email protected] and we'll put as many as we can in our photo galleries.

What are you doing?

Let us know what fun antics you'll be getting up to this Children in Need.