Pudsey’s DIY SOS mission
THE BIG BUILD FOR CHILDREN IN NEED BBC1, 9pm/ BBC1 Wales 11.10pm
TEE up your tear ducts, this promises to be another emotional humdinger as the DIY SOS team takes on a project for Children In Need.
Joined by BBC2 Radio 2 presenters, including Zoe Ball, Jo Whiley, Sara Cox, DJ Spoony, Trevor Nelson, Rylan and Scott Mills, Nick Knowles and his team of tradespeople and volunteers are in Leeds to build a new centre for Getaway Girls.
It’s a charity which supports girls and young women across the city, many of whom are facing challenges. Getaway Girls helps them with raising confidence, self esteem and resilience as well as providing support for issues like bullying or family difficulties.
The build will be spectacular as always – there are office spaces, a media suite for music and video production, adapted kitchen, dedicated creche for young mums and their babies, stunning garden and solar panels.
Scott Mills is in a hard hat directing a crane (well he thinks he is), Sara Cox drops in on a Getaway Girls music workshop, Rylan is abandoned while holding up a ceiling and DJ Spoony advises on the Spoony Music Booth.
There are also the hard-hitting stories from the girls and young women who share their emotional struggles, explaining how the charity has had a huge impact on their wellbeing.
As always, the big reveal at the end brings everyone to tears.
And the Getaway Girls’ choir also features in a special moment, with a surprise appearance from singer-songwriter Emeli Sande