Children in Need: £39m raised at BBC charity show

Jimmy Carr, Amanda Holden and Alison Hammond acted as judges for lip sync challenge I Can See Your Voice, which Paddy McGuinness presented

More than £39m was raised by the end of this year's BBC Children in Need live show, which featured appearances from Ed Sheeran, Graham Norton and Abba.

Singer Sheeran sang his new single Overpass Graffiti, while host Norton took part in a skit with mascot Pudsey.

There were special editions of TV programmes The Wall, The Repair Shop and lip sync challenge I Can See Your Voice, and several sketches.

The fundraising show came from BBC Studios in Salford for the first time.

The total amount pledged by the time the show came off on BBC One was £39,389,048.

Ed Sheeran kicked off the show with a performance of his song Overpass Graffiti

As well as Norton, Mel Giedroyc, Ade Adepitan, Chris Ramsey and Alex Scott took up hosting duties for the 42nd annual fundraising show.

Shaun Ryder and Bez, from Manchester band Happy Mondays, joined Manchester United footballer Harry Maguire in a sketch for Pudsey's arrival at the show.

The yellow bear arrived at the studio in James Bond style, pulling up in a speedboat to the 007 theme tune.

Max Whitlock was disqualified from an egg and spoon race for cheating

In another sketch, Olympics and Team GB stars, including gymnast Max Whitlock, joined Claire Balding for a sports day, with Whitlock being disqualified from the egg and spoon race for using glue.

There was also a version of Fleetwood Mac's Everywhere - this year's official Children in Need single - performed by Anne-Marie and Niall Horan.

And Danny Dyer presented a special edition of the BBC One gameshow The Wall, with CBBC stars Sam and Mark testing their knowledge to win cash for the charity.

In the charity edition of The Repair Shop, Jay Blades and repair duo Amanda Middleditch and Julie Tatchell helped restore a teddy bear, Henry, for 13-year-old Billy Matthews.

Billy Matthews and mum Mandy on the Children in Need version of the Repair Shop

Meanwhile, Paddy McGuinness hosted the lip sync challenge I Can See Your Voice, with Jimmy Carr, Alison Hammond and Amanda Holden acting as judges while BBC presenters took part.

It ended with BBC Breakfast sport presenter Mike Bushell singing a terrible version of Swedish House Mafia's Don't You Worry Child.

There was a better vocal display from some of the nation's best-loved puppets and classic children's' TV favourites - Basil Brush, Rainbow's Zippy, George and Bungle, and Zig and Zag et al - who collaborated in a video for a version of Starship's Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now.

Abba also shared their support for Pudsey in a video encouraging people to take part in a competition to see their new show, with the proceeds going to Children in Need.

Ahead of this year's show, BBC weatherman Owain Wyn Evans made Children in Need history after his drumathon became the charity's most successful 24-hour challenge, making more than £3m.

Presenter Matt Baker and his team of five young people also raised more than £2m this week by cycling 142 miles across the UK, and Sophie Ellis-Bextor pulled in more than £1m through her 24-hour dance challenge.

Last year's on-the-night total reached more than £37million, later growing to £57m.