Hello there, did you know today is Pudsey Day? It is Children in Need, the live epic charity telethon, and the yellow bear will be guiding us through many hours of interesting, hopefully entertaining, and definitely occasionally cringeworthy TV. There will be music, dancing, there's bound to be some Doctor Who and guest stars aplenty. There's also going to be Tess Daly. You can't have everything.

Last year we Factbyte Factbox the event and great fun was had. This year we are scrabbling things together a little more, but if you are watching any of the proceedings today, do join in the fun and games in the comments. It's definitely more fun as part of a crowd!

The thing about Children in Need is not to take any of it too seriously, everything is for a good cause, and it's usually a blast. It all kicks off at 7:30pm GMT, and will be on BBC One and on the HD channel. Do jump in, say hello, and give Pudsey a wave as you do!