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Live & Kicking

Overview

Series synopsis

Live & Kicking is a British children television series that premiered on BBC One on October 2, 1993. It ended on September 15, 2001. It stars Sarah Cawood, Katy Hill, Emma Forbes 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 wo ...

Premise

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.

Cast and characters

Leading cast

Supporting cast

Guest cast

Episodes

This series spans 8 seasons with 256 episodes.

Season Episodes First aired Last aired
Season 1 29 October 2, 1993 April 16, 1994
Season 2 30 September 24, 1994 April 15, 1995
Season 3 29 September 23, 1995 April 13, 1996
Season 4 30 September 21, 1996 April 19, 1997
Season 5 30 September 27, 1997 April 18, 1998
Season 6 30 September 26, 1998 April 17, 1999
Season 7 30 September 25, 1999 April 15, 2000
Season 8 48 October 7, 2000 September 15, 2001
Season 1 preview 29 episodes total
Season 2 preview 30 episodes total
Season 3 preview 29 episodes total
Season 4 preview 30 episodes total
Season 5 preview 30 episodes total
Season 6 preview 30 episodes total
Season 7 preview 30 episodes total
Season 8 preview 48 episodes total

Production

Genres
Children
Country
GB
Original language
en

Release

Original network/platform BBC One
First aired October 2, 1993
Last aired September 15, 2001
Runtime 195 minutes
Status ended

References

  1. The Movie Database (TMDB)
  2. IMDb
  3. EpisodeTime Show Page