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Going Live!

Overview

Series synopsis

Going Live! is a British children television series that premiered on BBC One on September 26, 1987. It ended on April 17, 1993. It stars Phillip Schofield, Sarah Greene, Peter Simon and Trevor Neal.

Going Live! was a Saturday morning magazine show, broadcast on BBC1 between 1987 and 1993. It was presented by Phillip Schofield and Sarah Greene.

Other presenters included Trevor and Simon, Peter Simon, Emma Forbes, and puppet Gordon the Gopher.

The show was broadcast during the autumn to spring seasons, with other shows such as the 8:15 from Manchester and Parallel 9 taking over during the summer months. It was preceded by Saturday Superstore, and succeeded by Live & Kicking.

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Premise

Going Live! was a Saturday morning magazine show, broadcast on BBC1 between 1987 and 1993. It was presented by Phillip Schofield and Sarah Greene.

Other presenters included Trevor and Simon, Peter Simon, Emma Forbes, and puppet Gordon the Gopher.

The show was broadcast during the autumn to spring seasons, with other shows such as the 8:15 from Manchester and Parallel 9 taking over during the summer months. It was preceded by Saturday Superstore, and succeeded by Live & Kicking.

In 1988, when the second series started, Greene was hurt in a helicopter crash with her then boyfriend, Mike Smith. Guest presenters stood in for her including T'Pau's Carol Decker. Similarly, in 1992-93 during the final series, Schofield was starring in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat and was unable to present the show. A third presenter took his place. Originally, Neighbours actor Kristian Schmid took the role but soon left after problems with his work permit. Various other celebrities to stand in included Shane Richie and Robbie Williams during his Take That days.

Cast and characters

Leading cast

Supporting cast

Guest cast

Episodes

This series spans 6 seasons with 179 episodes.

Season Episodes First aired Last aired
Season 1 30 September 26, 1987 April 16, 1988
Season 2 28 October 8, 1988 April 15, 1989
Season 3 30 September 23, 1989 April 14, 1990
Season 4 30 September 22, 1990 April 13, 1991
Season 5 31 September 21, 1991 April 18, 1992
Season 6 30 September 26, 1992 April 17, 1993
Season 1 preview 30 episodes total
Season 2 preview 28 episodes total
Season 3 preview 30 episodes total
Season 4 preview 30 episodes total
Season 5 preview 31 episodes total
Season 6 preview 30 episodes total

Production

Genres
Children
Country
GB
Original language
en

Release

Original network/platform BBC One
First aired September 26, 1987
Last aired April 17, 1993
Runtime 195 minutes
Status ended
Schedule Saturday at 09:00:00

References

  1. The Movie Database (TMDB)
  2. TVMaze
  3. IMDb
  4. Official Website
  5. EpisodeTime Show Page