YOU know what you have to do.
Watch Children In Need on BBC1 from 7pm tonight – and make a donation.
It’s another terrific line-up, including Kylie, The Spice Girls and Sugababes.
Add Joseph’s Lee Mead, Doctor Who, the cast of Eastenders and Strictly Come Dancing stars.
Then blend in Denise Van Outen, John Barrowman plus Jason Donovan and you’ve got a recipe for a great night in.
You can read more here and here, and donate here.
BBC Weather presenter Carol Kirkwood has already shed blood for the cause.
She was involved in what could have been a nasty accident during a charity tandem bike ride yesterday.
Breakfast sports host Chris Hollins was in charge of the steering, with Carol on the second set of pedals.

IT is all go in Cranford.
The stars were out at last night’s premiere of the major new BBC1 period drama.
They included cast members, led by Dame Judi Dench and Dame Eileen Atkins.
There were also plenty of candles and oranges at the post-screening party, where I had a chat with Life On Mars star Philip Glenister.
It was held at the very elegant Dartmouth House in London’s Mayfair.
The reason for those candles and oranges will become clear when you watch the first episode at 9pm this Sunday.
Phil leaves Gene Hunt behind, just for a while, to play Mr Carter, land agent to Lady Ludlow (Francesca Annis).
He’s a reformer and has some lovely scenes later in the series when he becomes determined to educate 10-year-old Harry Gregson.
The delicious opening episode features a performance from Mr Glenister of elegant economy, as they say in Cranford.
He also gets to shout: “The trout can wait!”

THE guilty verdict and life sentence for killer Ronald Castree today finally brings justice for Lesley Molseed’s family.
But it comes too late for the innocent man who spent 16 years behind bars for a crime he did not commit.
I was at the Appeal Court in London on Friday Dec 20 1991 when a judge ordered the release of Stefan Kiszko – pictured.
The MEN front page that night was headlined: “Kidnap Case ‘Killer’ Freed”
But there was to be no happy ending for Stefan.
Some seven years later, ITV screened an acclaimed film about the former tax clerk.
It was called A Life For A Life.
Below is one of the features I wrote about the drama, telling just part of a heartbreaking story for two families.

JUST a reminder not to miss one of the TV dramas of the year tonight.
My Boy Jack will certainly be in the running when the awards are handed out.
In particular, David Haig as Rudyard Kipling and Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe as his son John – known as Jack.
“I certainly felt a lot in common with my character,” said Daniel at the Imperial War Museum screening this week.
David not only gives a superb performance as Kipling, he also wrote the drama.
“I’m more interested in the individual devastation a single loss in a war creates,” he explained.
“And the collateral damage to families, friends, relations, for generations to come.
“One single loss does that.
“On the morning of John’s death, 7,500 soldiers set off equal chain reactions, destruction within families.”

TEARS flowed when Hope found themselves in the bottom two of last week’s X Factor.
But singer Raquelle Gracie told me that the girl group were determined to bounce back tomorrow night.
They’ll be singing the Amy Winehouse song Back To Black.
She was also honest enough to admit that evicted boy band Futureproof were unlucky to be sent home by the judges.
“I believe that the boys did a better vocal job on Saturday night than we did,” said Manchester-born Raquelle.
There’s a story in today’s MEN Diary – the online version is here.
But for X Factor fans, here are some of Raquelle’s quotes, plus a few extras.

HEARTS may beat just a little faster among female viewers this Sunday night.
Scots actor Joe McFadden makes quite an impact in his opening scenes as Heartbeat’s new Pc Joe Mason.
There’s a touch of Z Cars meets The Sweeney near Bettys Tea Rooms as our Joe chases a gang of armed robbers in York.
He ends up on temporary secondment to Aidensfield.
“Seems a confident sort, dun’t he,” observes Pc Geoff Younger, played by Steven Blakeley, an actor who will surely never go short of work.
Will Pc Joe forget all about his impending transfer to London and stay in this rural backwater?
Well, what do you think?

VIEWERS across the globe protested when the BBC announced The Inspector Lynley Mysteries were being axed.
Nathaniel Parker, who played Tommy Lynley, was puzzled by the decision.
As was co-star Sharon Small (Det Sgt Barbara Havers).
Along with other journalists, I spoke to Sharon last night at the launch of a terrific new BBC1 drama series called Mistresses.
Don’t let the title put you off.
It’s a great piece of storytelling, which also features Sarah Parish, Orla Brady and Shelley Conn.
Due on screen early next year, Sharon plays Trudi, a 9/11 widow struggling to move on.
More of that another day.
Naturally, we asked Sharon about the end of Inspector Lynley after six series.

THERE was a chill wind blowing around the Imperial War Museum in London this morning.
Inside, the media gathered to watch a screening of My Boy Jack, a moving film to be screened on ITV1 this Remembrance Sunday.
It’s the story of Rudyard Kipling and his son who was killed during World War One – on the day after his 18th birthday.
Jack is played by Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe, which explained the high turnout first thing on a Monday.
There’s a feature on Daniel and the drama – which comes highly recommended – in tomorrow’s MEN.
Tue Nov 6 update: The online version of the feature is here.
As you might imagine, there was a lot to discuss about the film.
But some of the tabloids were also fishing for a line on Daniel.
His screen mother is played by Sex and the City star Kim Cattrall.
Had he seen the series?

THERE is no such thing as a day off in this game.
Take yesterday – Friday.
I even booked it as a day’s holiday, just to catch up on exciting things like a haircut and going to Tesco.
The TV world had other ideas.
News broke late on Thursday night, confirming that Richard and Judy were quitting their teatime C4 show.
There was also a news story on The X Factor’s Raquelle Gracie to write after our weekly chat on Thursday.
And a TV feature to file for Monday’s MEN about the return of BBC1’s The Street.
By early afternoon, the delights of Tesco’s checkouts appeared within grasp.
Then came word from The X Factor press office that Emily Nakanda had “withdrawn” over that “Happy Slap” incident.
Despite the form of words agreed with Emily, 15, and her family, it’s pretty clear that she was sacked from the show.
And quite right too.

NO-ONE was sure if Simon Cowell had ever sported quite such a huge grin.
The teeth were certainly sparkling after The X Factor was named Most Popular Talent Show.
With no hint of irony after recent phone-in scandals, viewers were asked to vote for this category while last night’s National TV Awards were on air.
“Being kept waiting, being judged, it was like being a contestant,” Simon said in the press room later.
“I didn’t like it.
“I’m really happy – I was really, really nervous.
“Just the idea of someone else winning it.”
Asked if he was now confident that every X Factor vote this year would be counted, he replied: “Yeah, very much so.