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Live & Kicking

Live & Kicking

19935.38 Seasons256 EpisodesEnded

Overview

Live & Kicking was a BBC Saturday morning children's magazine programme, running from 1993 to 2001. The fourth in a succession of Saturday morning shows, it was the replacement for Going Live!, and took many of its features from it, such as phone-ins, games, comedy, competitions and the showing of cartoons. Once Live & Kicking had become established in series two, it reached its height in popularity during series four, when it was presented by Zoë Ball and Jamie Theakston; their final episode won a BAFTA award. After this the series ratings dropped with the launch of SMTV Live on ITV and was eventually cancelled in 2001.

NetworksBBC One

Top Cast

Sarah Cawood

Sarah Cawood

Self - Presenter

Katy Hill

Katy Hill

Self - Presenter

T

Trey Farley

Self - Presenter

Ortis Deley

Ortis Deley

Self - Presenter

H

Heather Suttie

Self - Presenter

About Live & Kicking

Live & Kicking is a series that first aired in 1993. it stars Sarah Cawood, Katy Hill, Trey Farley. Live & Kicking was a BBC Saturday morning children's magazine programme, running from 1993 to 2001. The fourth in a succession of Saturday morning shows, it was the replacement for Going Live!, and took many of its features from it, such as phone-ins, games, comedy, competitions and the showing of cartoons. Once Live & Kicking had become established in series two, it reached its height in popularity during series four, when it was presented by Zoë Ball and Jamie Theakston; their final episode won a BAFTA award. After this the series ratings dropped with the launch of SMTV Live on ITV and was eventually cancelled in 2001.

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