Live & Kicking (1993)
Live & Kicking is a 1993 series. It stars Trevor Neal, Simon Hickson and Jamie Theakston.
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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What is Live & Kicking about?
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.
When was Live & Kicking released?
Live & Kicking was released on 2 October 1993.
How many episodes does Live & Kicking have?
Live & Kicking has 256 episodes across 8 seasons.
Cast
- Trevor Neal as Self - Presenter
- Simon Hickson as Self - Presenter
- Jamie Theakston as Self - Presenter
- Zoë Ball as Self - Presenter
- Emma Forbes as Self - Presenter
- Andi Peters as Self - Presenter
- John Barrowman as Self - Showbiz Presenter
- Sarah Cawood as Self - Presenter
- Katy Hill as Self - Presenter
- Trey Farley as Self - Presenter
- Ortis Deley as Self - Presenter
- Heather Suttie as Self - Presenter