Live & Kicking: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and 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.

Series details

• Title: Live & Kicking
• Format: Variety
• Language: English
• Genres: Children
• Premiere date: 1993-10-02
• Final broadcast date listed: 2001-09-15
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: BBC One
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 181 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 7998

Cast and credited roles

• Zoe Ball — Presenter
• Jamie Theakston — Presenter
• Andi Peters — Presenter
• Emma Forbes — Presenter
• Ortis Deley — Presenter
• Trey Farley — Presenter
• Sarah Cawood — Presenter
• Steve Wilson — Presenter
• Emma Ledden — Presenter
• Katy Hill — Presenter
• Heather Suttie — Presenter
• John Barrowman — Presenter

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1993-10-02; final listed air date 1994-04-16.
• Season 2: premiered 1994-09-24; final listed air date 1995-04-15.
• Season 3: premiered 1995-09-23; final listed air date 1996-04-13.
• Season 4: premiered 1996-09-21; final listed air date 1997-04-19.
• Season 5: premiered 1997-09-27; final listed air date 1998-04-18.
• Season 6: premiered 1998-09-26; final listed air date 1999-04-17.
• Season 7: premiered 1999-09-25; final listed air date 2000-04-15.
• Season 8: premiered 2000-10-07; final listed air date 2001-09-15.

Source and licence

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