Whoopee Cushion concert report

School Reporters Caitlan and Chelsea were thrilled to interview The Saturdays and Nick Hancock, presenters of the BBC Philharmonic's Whoopee Cushion concert in aid of Comic Relief.

The students from Saints Peter and Paul Catholic College in Widnes were keen to see how the orchestra would use whoopee cushions during the concert at the BBC Manchester studios.

They were also curious to find out how the world's largest whoopee cushion would be used. The giant three-metre latex monster is designed by Salford acoustic scientist Trevor Cox.

But first, they couldn't resist trying on these Comic Relief costumes; giant versions of this year's three Red Noses. They even persuaded their teacher Miss Green to join in.

Nick Hancock, who has been an ambassador for Comic Relief for 21 years, was also keen to don one of the suits.

What did the School Reporters ask to make him jump for joy?

As huge fans of the The Saturdays, Caitlan and Chelsea couldn't wait to meet the girls who have remade Depeche Mode's hit 'Just Can't Get Enough' for Comic Relief.

The girls revealed that the concert would finish with them jumping on the giant whoopee cushion in place of the cannonade at the end of Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture.

During the concert, the BBC Philharmonic became the Comic Relief Whoopee Cushion Orchestra, performing a selection of popular classics, accompanied by raspberry sounds.

As the start of the concert drew near, everyone took up their positions; the Saturdays put on their Comic Relief outfits...

...while violinist Simon Robertshaw and his fellow musicians inflated their whoopee cushions.

The Whoopee Cushion concert will be shown on Manchester's BBC Big Screen at lunchtime on Red Nose Day (13 March 2009) then later in the Orient at the Trafford Centre from 1400-1700.

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