Children in Need

Children in Need is an annual British charity appeal organised by the BBC. Donations are usually collected during telethons in November. The BBC often commissions special episodes or other productions to air during this time.

Doctor Who has had a long association with Children in Need, and has produced no less than six original productions aired as part of the annual appeal.

Timeline

 * 25 Nov 1983 - The Five Doctors was broadcast during the night's appeal. Also, the Fifth Doctor landed in the studio and donated his coat to be auctioned.
 * 22 Nov 1985 - Colin Baker, Nicola Bryant and producer John Nathan-Turner visited the Blackpool Doctor Who Exhibition to collect donations. Back in the studio Terry Wogan and Patrick Moore welcomed a plethora of Doctors and companions as they emerged from the TARDIS to present a cheque.
 * 26 Nov 1993 - A Behind the Scenes look at, the recently aired, The Lords of Time, 30th Anniversary Special was aired.
 * 20 Nov 1998 - A preview scene from The Hail Mary, which aired the following evening, was shown, with Michael French introducing it, live on stage.
 * 17 Nov 2000 - A preview scene from The Conspiracy of Time, which aired the following evening, was shown, with Michael French introducing it, live on stage.
 * 16 Nov 2001 - The specially produced mini-episode, WhoEnders, which saw the Tenth Doctor and Lou crossover into the world of EastEnders, was aired. It was introduced by Gillian Kearney and Wendy Richard.
 * 15 Nov 2002 - A preview scene from Shattered Lives, which aired the following evening, was shown. It was introduced by Anna Hope, live on stage.
 * 21 Nov 2003 - The cast of Doctor Who shares a behind the scenes look at the making of the film, alongside an exclusive interview with Richard E. Grant on leaving the TARDIS. Richard E. Grant and Don Warrington also featured in two short appeal videos.
 * 19 Nov 2004 - Anthony Head visits the new Leftover set in America and discusses the new season with Julia Sawalha and the rest of the cast. Head and Sawalha also appeared in two short appeal videos.
 * 18 Nov 2005 - The specially produced mini-episode, Bad Lords, which saw Anthony Head and Derek Jacobi appear in a humourous version of what happened to the Doctor and the Rogue after the Master arrested them, in Auribus Teneo Lupum. It was a crossover with the ongoing ITV prison-drama series Bad Girls and saw many members of the main cast play Gallifreyan versions of their characters.
 * 17 Nov 2006 - The premiere of the official Doctor Who: Revelation trailer was aired, after a live introduction was Anthony Head, on stage. Anthony Head appeared in an appeal video.
 * 16 Nov 2007 - A preview scene from The Unicorn and the Wasp, which aired the following evening, was aired. In addition, Paterson Joseph and Jacqueline Pearce both appeared in appeal videos.
 * 14 Nov 2008 - Two specially produced mini-episodes featuring the Doctor, Angela and Lizzie, Space and Time, were aired.
 * 20 Nov 2009 - A specially produced mini-episode,Time Crash, was aired, which saw the Twelfth Doctor meeting the Fifth Doctor. A new trailer for Doctor Who: Vengeance was also shown, later on the night.
 * 19 Nov 2010 - A two-part specifically produced episode, Mummy on the Orient Express, saw the Thirteenth Doctor, Chris and Zenla, crossing over with David Suchet's other television series, Poirot. David Suchet also appeared in an appeal video.
 * 18 Nov 2011 - The cast of Panopticon appeared in a specially-produced mini-episode, which saw a new story featuring President Gregori, but written and shot in the same style as Peter Capaldi's other show, the Thick of It. Unlike the other specials, this mini-episode was broadcast at a later time on the night, due to its language.
 * 16 Nov 2012 - The first trailer for the sixth series of Panopticon was premiered. It was introduced by David Tennant and Karen Gillan live on stage. The two of them also appeared in two appeal videos, as well as David Suchet, who appeared in another.
 * 15 Nov 2013 - Both an exclusive scene from Doctor Who: Genesis and a look at the Behind the Scenes of the film was aired. Samantha Bond introduced both videos, alongside David Suchet. The two of them also featured in two appeal videos.
 * 14 Nov 2014 - An exclusive trailer for Season 49: Part Two aired, introduced by Samantha Bond and Bernard Cribbins. The two of them also featured in two appeal videos.
 * 13 Nov 2015 - An exclusive trailer for Season 50: Part Two aired, introduced by Samantha Bond and Sarah Winter. The two of them also featured in two appeal videos.
 * 18 Nov 2016 - An exclusive trailer for The Last Winter aired. It was introduced by Adjoa Andoh, who also appeared in an appeal video.
 * 17 Nov 2017 - An exclusive trailer for The Martian Equinox aired. It was introduced by Adjoa Andoh and Jason Isaacs, who also appeared in an appeal video.
 * 16 Nov 2018 - An exclusive teaser trailer for The Doomsday Cannon aired. It was introduced by Adjoa Andoh and Sophie Rundle. Adjoa Andoh also appeared in an appeal video.
 * 15 Nov 2019 - An exclusive in-character trailer of Adjoa Andoh as the Fifteenth Doctor speaking about the Rogue, intercut with exclusive trailer footage from Her Final Stand, aired. It was introduced by Adjoa Andoh and David Thewlis, who also appeared in an appeal video.