Timothée Chalamet and his "Dune" co-stars will be seen pranking presenter Rylan Clark on this year's BBC Children in Need show on Friday, the BBC reported. In an Impractical Jokers-style set-up during an interview with Zendaya, Jason Momoa, and Anya Taylor-Joy about the third film in the franchise, the Oscar-nominated actor will be seen making Clark sweat with suggestions from children behind the scenes. The three-hour appeal will be broadcast on BBC One and iPlayer from 19:00 to 22:00 GMT, hosted live from Salford by Alex Jones, Mel Giedroyc, Rylan, Sara Cox, and Tyler West. Last year's appeal raised more than £45 million to help children and young people across the U.K., and Children in Need supports more than 1,600 local charities and projects.
The programme will also feature Radio 2 presenter Owain Wyn Evans, who finished a 400-mile cycle through England, Scotland, Northern Ireland, and Wales in Cardiff on Friday and had raised more than £3.8 million along the way, and a "challenge squad" of young people completing feats for the charity. Wyn Evans was joined on his final leg by 22-year-old Harri, who is living with hidden lasting effects of a brain tumour. Harri is one of four young people signed up for personal missions on The One Show. The others are 16-year-old Zoe, who has Down's syndrome and will be seen dancing with the cast of High School Musical; Ana, also 16, who has a rare physical condition and is doing a three-day kayaking challenge; and 22-year-old Serena, who will perform live in memory of her late brother and a childhood friend.
The theme of this year's appeal is Challenge Yourself 2026. Morning Live presenters Michelle Ackerley and Gethin Jones have been learning instruments, and Joe Wicks and Emma Bunton are among the other stars involved. Landmarks including Blackpool Tower, the London Eye, and Titanic Belfast will be lit in yellow for the occasion. Wyn Evans is the latest Radio 2 DJ to take on a gruelling challenge for the charity, following the likes of Sara Cox and Paddy McGuinness.
The verified news is a Friday-night broadcast lineup, including a celebrity interview prank tied to the next "Dune" film, and a set of named young people's challenges. It is a preview of a live charity show, not a fundraising total for this year, which will not be known until the appeal is over, and it is separate from the earlier report that focused on Wyn Evans's four-nation ride itself.