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Status
Ended
Release
1993 - 2001
Seasons / Eps
8 / 256
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.
61 Cast Members
Trevor Neal
Self - Presenter
148 Episodes
Simon Hickson
Self - Presenter
148 Episodes
Jamie Theakston
Self - Presenter
90 Episodes
Zoë Ball
Self - Presenter
90 Episodes
Emma Forbes
Self - Presenter
88 Episodes
Andi Peters
Self - Presenter
88 Episodes
John Barrowman
Self - Showbiz Presenter
30 Episodes
Sarah Cawood
Self - Presenter
48 Episodes
Katy Hill
Self - Presenter
48 Episodes
Trey Farley
Self - Presenter
48 Episodes
Ortis Deley
Self - Presenter
48 Episodes
Heather Suttie
Self - Presenter
48 Episodes
Emma Ledden
Self
31 Episodes
Steve Wilson
Self - Host
30 Episodes
Jimmy Nail
Self
3 Episodes
Jesse Spencer
Self
3 Episodes
Shane Richie
Self
3 Episodes
Samantha Mumba
Self
2 Episodes
Declan Bennett
Self (as Point Break)
2 Episodes
Brett Adams
Point Break
2 Episodes