Overview - Live & Kicking

Overview

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.

Seasons

• Name: Live and kicking season 1

  Episode: 29

  Date first aired: 1993-10-02

• Name: Live and kicking season 2

  Episode: 30

  Date first aired: 1994-09-24

• Name: Live and kicking season 3

  Episode: 29

  Date first aired: 1995-09-23

• Name: Live and kicking season 4

  Episode: 30

  Date first aired: 1996-09-21

• Name: Live and kicking season 5

  Episode: 30

  Date first aired: 1997-09-27

• Name: Live and kicking season 6

  Episode: 30

  Date first aired: 1998-09-26

• Name: Live and kicking season 7

  Episode: 30

  Date first aired: 1999-09-25

• Name: Live and kicking season 8

  Episode: 48

  Date first aired: 2000-10-07