A number of hit TV shows are just weeks away from returning to TV screens as they are set to crossover for the Children In Need special. 

During the three-hour charity extravaganza a number of celebrities will be dropping into the MediaCity UK studio in Salford where the live broadcast will be taking place. 

And BBC viewers are going to be treated to an out-of-this-world Doctor Who preview and auction.

The fifteenth Doctor himself, Ncuti Gatwa is set to drop by the charity show to introduce a world exclusive preview from the upcoming Christmas Special.

Elsewhere the stars of BBC’s Gladiators will make an appearance and will appear like we've never seen them before. 

Performing a very special dance, the Strictly Come Dancing professionals are set to take to the dance floor with a Global Superstar. 

Other treats include an important pitch in Dragons’ Den and a very special CBeebies Bedtime Story. 

Ade Adepitan MBE, Mel Giedroyc, Rochelle Humes, Vernon Kay, Chris Ramsey and Lenny Rush will present the jampacked evening of sketches and performances.

Elsewhere for the first time the BBC Children In Need Choir will feature children from across all parts of the UK who’ve been supported by funded projects.

While raising life-changing funds for children and young people across the UK, the choir will come together in the studio to sing the anthemic Take That classic Never Forget.

Other children from the charities projects are set to decide the fate of a number of celebrities, who will attempt to make them laugh while taking part in Graham Norton’s Red Chair.

The audience can also expect a special performance from the cast of COME ALIVE! The Greatest Showman, which is a brand-new Circus Spectacular.    

Paddy McGuinness will find out the total raised by his Radio 2 Ultra Endurance Cycle Challenge, which will see him cycle through three nations and eight counties in aid of BBC Children in Need’s 2024 Appeal. 

Presenter Vernon has already revealed he has turned to wife Tess Daly, who hosted the show for 11 years alongside the late Terry Wogan, for advice. 

He said: 'BBC Children in Need has always been a big deal in our house, as you’ll know Tess presented for years alongside Sir Terry, so it’s a really big deal for me to be a part of it. 

'There’s the emotional element of being part of something that’s doing so much good, but also the practical (terrifying!) element that it’s a massive production and millions of people 6 will be tuning in.

'I’m going to be wearing my lucky underpants on the night that’s for sure, and I’ll be tapping Tess up for some tips in these next few weeks'.

Money raised during the 2024 appeal will help BBC Children in Need to continue working in communities across the four nations, funding amazing people in family centres, community spaces, youth clubs and refuges; homeless shelters, hospices and helplines.

This year, BBC Children in Need is asking the public to make life lighter for children all across the UK.

Throughout the night, appeal films will feature some of the children and young people whose lives have been changed through the support of BBC Children in Need, and the project workers who work tirelessly to help them.

BBC Children in Need will air at 7:00pm on BBC One and iPlayer on Friday 15th November