who presented 80's childrens show live and kicking
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title: Live and Kicking (TV series) text: Madonna). Musical guests on the show also included Taxiride and Human Nature. Jason Dunstall announced his retirement live on air after months of speculation. The show was broadcast on Wednesday nights, to avoid competition with the more established "The Footy Show" on Thursdays. However, ratings were low and the show was axed after the 1999 AFL season, replaced in 2000 by "The Game". Live and Kicking (TV series) Live and Kicking was a television show that was broadcast in Australia on the Seven Network in 1998 and 1999. An Australian rules football show focusing on the Australian Football League (AFL), title: Live & Kicking text: Ball decided to move on due to a hectic schedule, and Theakston followed. The final episode hosted by Ball and Theakston later won the show a children's BAFTA award for Best Entertainment show in November 1999. The show returned in Autumn 1999 with new presenters Emma Ledden and Steve Wilson. They only lasted for one series, due to ratings dropping to 1.6 million during their tenure. At the same time rival SMTV Live on competitor channel ITV was relaunched to feature more comedic elements and began to gain popularity, known for its innuendo and features. "Fully Booked", the BBC's summer title: Live & Kicking text: John Eccleston (Bro and Bro's puppeteers) who defected to Live & Kicking to star as a couple of leprechaun brothers Sage & Onion. Andi Peters expressed his intention to move on in March 1996, and Emma Forbes decided to follow after finding out she was pregnant. They were replaced by Zoë Ball and Jamie Theakston, who presented it for three series. According to the BBC, the show's popularity was at its peak during the 1996/1997 series when the show regularly had 2.5 million viewers. Around this time Mr. Blobby, played by Barry Killerby, also appeared on series. After three series, title: The Saturday Show (BBC TV series) text: The Saturday Show (BBC TV series) The Saturday Show is a BBC children's show that aired on Saturday mornings. First aired in September 2001, it replaced the popular show "Live & Kicking". It contained a mix of audience participation, cartoons, games and gunge. The initial presenters were Dani Behr and Joe Mace, who were replaced in 2002 and by Fearne Cotton and Simon Grant. In 2004, Cotton left and Grant was joined by Angellica Bell and Jake Humphrey, who made up the final team of presenters until the programme finished in September 2005. In 2001, it was announced that "Live title: Live & Kicking text: "SMTV Live" on ITV and the show came to an end in 2001. "Live & Kicking" was conceived as a replacement for "Going Live!", a successful Saturday morning programme that had been running for six years. It was first broadcast on 2 October 1993 at 9 am on BBC1. The original hosts were Andi Peters, Emma Forbes who had presented a cookery segment in "Going Live!", and John Barrowman. For the second series, John was relegated to host the showbiz "Electric Circus" segment, leaving Andi and Emma to become the main hosts. He left after one series of Electric Circus