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Dune: Part Three cast prank Rylan Clark for Children in Need

Published 13 November 2026

Children in Need will broadcast a pre-recorded prank featuring Dune: Part Three actors and presenter Rylan Clark during its appeal show on BBC One and BBC iPlayer on November 13, with the programme scheduled to begin at 7pm.

The segment features Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya, Jason Momoa and Anya Taylor-Joy in what Clark believed was a conventional interview about the film. According to the BBC’s description, children secretly fed instructions to the actors through earpieces, directing their responses while Clark tried to conduct the conversation.

A teaser shows Chalamet checking his phone and saying he was winning an online auction for an air fryer, then reacting after losing the lead. Taylor-Joy responds to him, and Clark asks whether everyone is all right. The full segment is due to air as part of the broadcast; the reports previewing it do not establish whether the show has aired or what it raised.

The live three-hour appeal is scheduled to come from MediaCityUK in Salford. Alex Jones, Mel Giedroyc, Clark, Sara Cox and Tyler West are listed as hosts. The programme is also set to include a Build a Band Challenge featuring Morning Live presenters, a performance by the cast of the...

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