Big Chris leads a chorus of characters from various animated children's television shows in a medley of seven songs: 1. "Can You Feel It" 2. "Don't Stop" 3. "Jai Ho!" 4. "Tubthumping" 5. "Never Forget" 6. "Hey Jude" 7. "One Day Like This"
Acting
Ringo Starr's final Thomas performance. History, people.
Production
Legally clearing THIS many children's IPs. Unprecedented.
Director
Tim Harper
Peter Kay
Big Chris (voice)
Richard Briers
Roobarb/Custard (voice)
Frank Welker
Scooby-Doo (voice)
Neil Morrissey
Bob the Builder (voice)
Ringo Starr
Thomas the Tank Engine (voice)
Roy Skelton
Zippy / George (voice)
Jane Horrocks
Fifi Forget-Me-Not (voice)
Carole Boyd
Sara Clifton / Mrs. Goggins (voice)
Tim Whitnall
Teletubbies narrator / Flowertots characters (voice)
Keith Wickham
The Fat Controller (voice)
Oliver Postgate
Bagpus (voice)
Brian Cant
Miss Lovelace (voice)
Jimmy Hibbert
Ben (Flowerpot Man)/ Stretchy (voice)
Bernard Cribbins
Alderney / Orinoco / Wellington (voice)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This remains the only time Postman Pat, Bob the Builder, and Thomas the Tank Engine have shared a screen—a licensing miracle that required BBC, HiT Entertainment, and multiple rights holders to cooperate.
The 2009 Children in Need broadcast peaked at 11 million viewers during this segment, proving that millennial nostalgia bait works devastatingly well for charity.
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