As part of this year’s BBC Children in Need appeal, for the first time ever, children from across the UK who have been supported by Pudsey’s projects will sing in a choir and perform live in the evening.

The group includes two sisters, Aanya and Amyra, from Havering, east London, who are members of inclusive performing arts charity The Habbit Factory.

They were helped by the charity, part-funded by BBC Children in Need, to regain their confidence after their mother’s cancer diagnosis had a devastating impact on them.

Story by Wendy Hurrell