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Kirsty Young and Kirsty Wark leave behind serious journalism for a spoof sketch of The Two Ronnies' news bulletin for ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Children in Need Appeal night, Friday 20 November on ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ One Scotland.

Known for programmes such as Crimewatch and Newsnight Review, the pair are more used to doing pieces to camera with straight faces. The sketch is a true test of their professionalism.

Kirsty Wark said: "The Two Ronnies' was must-watch television – this is our homage to their humour, their specs and their clothes... It was great fun recording it with Kirsty, and we were both delighted that David Renwick, who had written the original gags, had agreed to us performing these and the two new, very special interludes."

There were two new jokes written for The Two Kirstys and ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Children in Need including:

"We'll be meeting the woman who was thrown off her acupuncture course for not paying. In her defence, she said she had no idea how to enter her pin."

The Two Kirstys had a great time taking on The Two Ronnies' personas, even though both struggled to control themselves while recording this sketch for ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Children in Need.

Viewers will be in for a real treat as they watch the pair battle through even more hilarious and ridiculous spoof news stories.

Notes to Editors

This year's ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Children in Need Appeal night takes place on Friday 20 November on ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ One. Other acts confirmed to appear on ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ One Scotland include:

• Live performances from Paolo Nutini and Little Boots.
• Sketches from: Rebus and Taggart; River City's Scarlett invites the family round for a 'Come Dine With Me' date.
• Danny Macaskill and Scotland's stunt cycle team are live in ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ's Pacific Quay performing tricks and turns.
• 'The Man Who Cycled The World' aka Mark Beaumont will be live from Peru where he's currently cycling the Americas.
• Plus, four very special Appeal films from charities who have benefited from ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Children in Need grants this year.

And on ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Radio Scotland:

• Jailbreak returns on MacAulay And Co as they imprison some well known people where the only way out is to raise enough bail money. Some of the guests confirmed for the morning are interior designer John Amabile, PR Guru Tessa Hartman, hairdresser to the stars Taylor Ferguson, and ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Radio Scotland's John Beattie, Martell Maxwell and Jim Gellatly.
• Brian Taylor's Big Debate will transmit a special programme for ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Children in Need from the foyer of ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Pacific Quay.

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