Live & Kicking

Live & Kicking
GenreChildren's
Presented byAndi Peters
Emma Forbes
Jamie Theakston
Zoe Ball
Steve Wilson
Emma Ledden
Ortis Deley
Katy Hill
Sarah Cawood
Trey Farley
Heather Suttie
StarringJohn Barrowman
Trevor and Simon
Don Austen
John Eccleston
Voices ofMitch Johnson
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series8
No. of episodes260
Production
Production locationBBC Television Centre (1993–2001)
Running time180–195 minutes
Original release
NetworkBBC1
Release2 October 1993 (1993-10-02) 
15 September 2001 (2001-09-15)

Live & Kicking was a British children's television series that originally aired on BBC1 from 2 October 1993 to 15 September 2001. 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 Zoe Ball and Jamie Theakston; their final edition won a BAFTA award. After this, the programme's ratings dropped with the launch of SMTV Live on ITV and the show ended in 2001.