CHILDREN IN NEED - FRIDAY 18TH NOVEMBER 2011
PUDSEY BEAR
It is soon going to be one of the most watched and worthwhile Charity events on British television. Soon to come is Children in Need.
The first edition of the appeal in its modern format was televised in November 1980, with it being hosted by Terry Wogan, newsreader Sue Lawley and thats life presenter and future founder of the charity Esther Rantzen. Terry Wogan has been a long time standing presenter of this worthy cause show and some of the others taking on the presenting in the 1990's, have been Andi Peters, Natasha Kaplinsky, Tess Daly and Fearne Cotton, are just a few of them.
There has been one figure that has undoubtly become an icon through the show and that is the yellow teddy bear with the white and red-polka-dot bandage over his right eye, surely one of the most famous teddy bears in the UK, which was created by designer Joanna Ball. The pudsey bear's name deriving from Ball's hometown Pudsey in Yorkshire (now part of Leeds).
Originally Pudsey was only intended to appear on the one show, but the people of Britain, adults and children alike fell in love with him, and he is now incorporated into the official log and his merchandise alone has raised hundreds of thousands for the charity.
Last year on the show in 2010, Pudsey was accompanied by a brown bear wearing a ribbon on her head, and she was called Blush, do we think that this is maybe Pudsey's new girlfriend?
Lets see what Pudsey will surprise us with this year, maybe he will be handing out a teddy party box of goodies to all the kids in the audience.
PUDSEY BEAR
It is soon going to be one of the most watched and worthwhile Charity events on British television. Soon to come is Children in Need.
The first edition of the appeal in its modern format was televised in November 1980, with it being hosted by Terry Wogan, newsreader Sue Lawley and thats life presenter and future founder of the charity Esther Rantzen. Terry Wogan has been a long time standing presenter of this worthy cause show and some of the others taking on the presenting in the 1990's, have been Andi Peters, Natasha Kaplinsky, Tess Daly and Fearne Cotton, are just a few of them.
There has been one figure that has undoubtly become an icon through the show and that is the yellow teddy bear with the white and red-polka-dot bandage over his right eye, surely one of the most famous teddy bears in the UK, which was created by designer Joanna Ball. The pudsey bear's name deriving from Ball's hometown Pudsey in Yorkshire (now part of Leeds).
Originally Pudsey was only intended to appear on the one show, but the people of Britain, adults and children alike fell in love with him, and he is now incorporated into the official log and his merchandise alone has raised hundreds of thousands for the charity.
Last year on the show in 2010, Pudsey was accompanied by a brown bear wearing a ribbon on her head, and she was called Blush, do we think that this is maybe Pudsey's new girlfriend?
Lets see what Pudsey will surprise us with this year, maybe he will be handing out a teddy party box of goodies to all the kids in the audience.
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