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Pudsey speaks for very first time in powerful new campaign about urgent issue

Pudsey speaks for very first time in powerful new campaign about urgent issue

Children in Need’s Pudsey is set to take on a very special role in an upcoming campaign to mark Mental Health Awareness Week. In a bid to encourage adults to check in, listen and be someone that children feel safe talking to, Pudsey will be speaking for the very first time in new film, Pudsey Finds His Voice. The 30-second film will air across BBC TV and radio with an exclusive premiere on The One Show at 7pm on Monday 11 May. The film is set to show Pudsey in conversation with A Knight of Seven Kingdoms child star Dexter Sol Ansell, with it “capturing the power and importance of conversation”. The landmark moment comes after Children in Need commissioned a UK Censuswide online survey of 2,500 parents and 2,500 children, aged 10-14. The survey reveals “the scale of the challenge facing children today”, with the data describing: “Almost a quarter of children (24%*) surveyed say they regularly keep their worries to themselves because they don’t know who to talk to or find it hard …