Going Live! (1987)

Country

United Kingdom

Length

6 seasons, 179 episodes

Rating

8.0 of 10 from 2 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This is a Saturday morning children's show from the late 80s and early 90s. Kids watch cartoons and hang out with presenters who do silly sketches and talk to guests. Over the years, the hosts changed due to accidents and other jobs.

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What happens

Going Live! is a British children's television series that aired on BBC1 from 26 September 1987 to 17 April 1993. It was presented by Phillip Schofield and Sarah Greene. Other presenters included Trevor and Simon, Annabel Giles, Phillip Hodson, Emma Forbes, Nick Ball, James Hickish and Mark Chase. In 1988, when the second series started, Greene was hurt in a helicopter crash with her then boyfriend, who subsequently became her husband, Mike Smith. Guest presenters stood in for her including T'Pau's Carol Decker. Similarly, in 1992–93 during the final series, Schofield was starring in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat and was unable to present the show. A third presenter took his place. Australian soap Neighbours actor Kristian Schmid took the role but soon left due to problems with his work permit. Various other celebrities who stood in included Shane Richie and Robbie Williams during his Take That days. Some of the cartoons shown on Going Live! included Spider-Man, Thunderbirds 2086, ThunderCats, The Raccoons, Star Wars: Droids, Muppet Babies, Visionaries: Knights of the Magical Light, Defenders of the Earth, Fantastic Max, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Attack of the Killer Tomatoes, Dungeons & Dragons, Alvin and the Chipmunks, and The Pirates of Dark Water. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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