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SMTV
''SMTV Live'' (an abbreviation of ''Saturday Morning Television Live'', and also stylised as ''SM: LIVE'') was a British Saturday morning children's television programme, produced by Blaze Television for ITV. Operating on a similar format to other Saturday morning programmes for children, such as BBC's ''Live & Kicking'', the programme premiered on 29 August 1998 and ran for over 270 episodes across five years, before its conclusion on 27 December 2003. The programme's format focused on a collection of sketches, competitions and challenges, alongside a compilation of children's programmes and cartoons. The programme proved a major success, contributing to furthering the careers of Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly under the partnership of Ant & Dec, as well as promoting the broadcast of Japanese anime series ''Pokémon'' on British television. ''SMTV Live'' became notable for various elements including a sketch based on ''Pokémon'', the phone competition of "Wonkey Do ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ant & Dec
Ant & Dec are a British television presenter, television presenting duo, consisting of Anthony McPartlin (born 18 November 1975) and Declan Donnelly (born 25 September 1975), from Newcastle upon Tyne, England. Formed after their meeting as child actors on CBBC (TV channel), CBBC's drama ''Byker Grove'', they performed together as pop musicians PJ & Duncan, the names of their characters from the series. The duo have since pursued careers as television presenters, and currently host ''Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway'', ''I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! (UK TV series), I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!'', ''Britain's Got Talent'', and ''Limitless Win''. Previous hosting credits include supporting Luca G on his live tour “The Mohawk” appearing in Stevenston’s Pop Inn and Dregin’s The Brae ''SMTV Live'', ''CD:UK'', ''Friends Like These'', ''Pop Idol'', ''PokerFace'', ''Ant & Dec's Push the Button, Push the Button'', ''Red or Black?'', and ''Text Santa''. They p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ant McPartlin
Anthony David McPartlin (born 18 November 1975) is an English television presenter, singer, rapper, comedian and actor. He is best known for working alongside Dec Donnelly as part of the presenting duo Ant & Dec. McPartlin came to prominence, alongside Donnelly, in the children's drama series ''Byker Grove'', with both of the boys establishing successful careers as television presenters, in which presented ''SMTV Live'' (between 1998 and 2001), '' I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!'' and ''Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway'' (since 2002), and ''Britain's Got Talent'' (since 2007). Other notable highlights of McPartlin's career alongside Donnelly include presenting Saturday night takeaway ''PokerFace'', '' Push the Button'', ''Pop Idol'', and ''Red or Black?'', being hosts of charity appeal ''Text Santa'' (between 2011 and 2014), and also performing as pop music duo PJ & Duncan. Career McPartlin's first appearance on television was on the children's workshop programme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Declan Donnelly
Declan Joseph Oliver Donnelly (born 25 September 1975) is a British television presenter, television producer, former singer, rapper, comedian and actor from Newcastle upon Tyne, England. He is best known for working alongside Ant McPartlin as part of the presenting duo Ant & Dec. Donnelly came to prominence, alongside McPartlin, in the children's drama series ''Byker Grove'', with both men establishing successful careers as television presenters, in which they are most known for presenting ''SMTV Live'' (between 1998–2001), '' I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!'' and ''Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway'' (since 2002), and ''Britain's Got Talent'' (since 2007). Other notable highlights of Donnelly's career alongside McPartlin include presenting ''PokerFace'', '' Push the Button'', ''Pop Idol'', and ''Red or Black?'', being hosts of charity appeal ''Text Santa'' (between 2011 and 2014), and also performing as pop music duo PJ & Duncan. Early life Donnelly is the child ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Live & Kicking
''Live & Kicking'' is 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. History ''Live & Kicking'' was conceived as a replacement for ''Going Live!''. 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, Barrowman was relegated to hosting the showbiz ''Electric Circus'' segment, leaving P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cat Deeley
Catherine Elizabeth Deeley (born 23 October 1976) is an English television presenter and actress. From 1998 to 2002, she hosted the ITV children's show ''SMTV Live,'' for which she won a BAFTA Children's Award, and its spin-off chart show '' CD:UK'' from 1998 to 2005. In 2003, she hosted the talent competition show ''Fame Academy'' on BBC and became the presenter of the talent show ''Stars in Their Eyes,'' hosting until 2005''.'' Since 2006, Deeley has been the host of ''So You Think You Can Dance'' in the United States, for which she has been nominated five times for a Primetime Emmy. Since 2003, Deeley has been a patron of London's Great Ormond Street Hospital for sick children. In December 2009, she was made a UNICEF UK ambassador. Early life Deeley was born on 23 October 1976 at Sandwell General Hospital in West Bromwich, West Midlands, and grew up in Birmingham in nearby Sutton Coldfield and Great Barr. She attended Grove Vale Junior School and Dartmouth High School in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blaze Television
Zenith Productions (later Zenith Entertainment) was a British independent film and television production company. Zenith created content for the BBC, ITV, Channel 4, Sky and UKTV, including a number of series such as ''Inspector Morse'' for ITV and ''Byker Grove'' and ''Hamish Macbeth'' for the BBC. Through its subsidiary Blaze Television, Zenith produced the Saturday morning series ''SMTV Live'' and '' CD:UK'' for ITV featuring Ant & Dec. The company ceased trading in 2006. Jason DeansEnd of the line for Zenith? ''The Guardian'', 30 August 2006 Jason DeansZenith goes into administration ''The Guardian'', 30 August 2006 History Zenith was established in 1984 as a subsidiary of Central Television, the holder of the ITV Midlands broadcast franchise. The company was headed by Charles Denton, formerly the controller of programmes at Central's predecessor, ATV. The company was initially designed to target the American market, and the company initially ran in the similar fashion ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brian Dowling (presenter)
Brian Patrick Robert Dowling (born 13 June 1978) is an Irish television presenter. He rose to fame after winning the second series of reality series '' Big Brother'', and went on to win ''Ultimate Big Brother'' in 2010. In 2007, he came third in ''Hell's Kitchen'' and in 2008, he was runner-up in the Irish reality television series '' Fáilte Towers''. Dowling then guest-presented ''Live from Studio Five'' alongside Kate Walsh from 2010 until its cancellation in February 2011. On 22 July 2011, it was confirmed that Dowling would become the new host of ''Big Brother'' upon its transfer to Channel 5, replacing Davina McCall. After presenting two editions of ''Big Brother'' and four editions of ''Celebrity Big Brother'', Channel 5 confirmed in April 2013 that Dowling was to be replaced by Emma Willis. Early life Dowling was born on 13 June 1978 in Rathangan, County Kildare, Ireland. Before he entered the public eye, he trained as a holiday rep and air steward, working as a flig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tess Daly
Helen Elizabeth "Tess" Daly (born 29 March 1969) is an English model and television presenter who co-presented the BBC One celebrity dancing show ''Strictly Come Dancing'' from 2004 to 2013; she has been the show's main presenter since 2014. Early life Daly was born on 29 March 1969 to textile-factory workers Felix James "Vivian" Daly (1932–2003), who died of emphysema, and Sylvia (née Bradley), and grew up in Birch Vale near New Mills, Derbyshire. She attended Hayfield Primary School and New Mills Secondary School, where she gained nine O-levels. She has a younger sister, Karen. Daly is of English and Irish descent. Career Modelling Daly was scouted outside a McDonald's restaurant while waiting for her sister in Manchester. When Daly began her modelling career, there was already a model named "Helen Daly" so she was asked to reconsider her name. Daly's agent was infatuated with Nastassja Kinski from the film ''Tess'' and told her that she should change her name to "T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Redmond (actor)
James William Forbes Redmond (born 24 November 1971) is an English actor, presenter, stand-up comedian and model, known for his roles as Abs Denham in ''Casualty'' and Rory Finnigan in ''Hollyoaks''. Career Redmond first rose to fame when he began modelling in Milan in April 1994, after being spotted by fashion scout Calvin French. Following a string of advert appearances, he was offered a part in the Channel 4 soap opera ''Hollyoaks''. Redmond played Rory Finnigan on the show between 1997 and 2002, before leaving the series to present ''SMTV Live'' and '' CD:UK''. Redmond's stint at ''SMTV Live'' lasted three months, as producers decided he had not settled into the role leaving Redmond reportedly "gutted". Redmond resumed his acting career with a leading role in the first series of Sky One drama ''Mile High''. Then in 2003, he began portraying the role of Abs Denham in the BBC medical drama ''Casualty'', and remained on the series for five years until he quit in 2008, the cha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shavaughn Ruakere
Shavaughn Ruakere (born 3 March 1978) is a New Zealand Māori people, Māori actress and television presenter. She is best known for her role as presenter on the children's TV show What Now. Shavaughn also played the role of Roimata Ngatai on the prime-time soap opera ''Shortland Street''. Early life Ruakere was born in Hāwera but lived in Ōpunake until her family moved to New Plymouth when she was eight years old. She attended university in Auckland before relocating to Christchurch for a television presenter role on ''What Now''. Career Ruakere started out as a presenter for popular children's television shows such as ''What Now'' in New Zealand in the late nineties and later on '' ITV s ''SMTV Live'' in 2003. Her acting career began with minor roles in the films ''River Queen'' (2005) and ''Sione's Wedding'' (2006). From 2011 to 2014, Ruakere played the character of Roimata Ngatai on ''Shortland Street'', her most notable television role to date. In 2018, Ruakere was a con ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephen Mulhern
Stephen Daniel Mulhern is an English television presenter, magician, and comedian. He began his television career on CITV, presenting the children's shows ''Finger Tips'' (2001–2004) and ''Tricky TV'' (2005–2010). Mulhern has presented various television shows for ITV, including ''Britain's Got More Talent'' (2007–2019), ''Animals Do the Funniest Things'' (2007–2011), ''This Morning's Hub'' (2011–2014), ''Catchphrase'' (2013–present), ''Big Star's Little Star'' (2013–2018), '' In for a Penny'' (2019–present), and '' Rolling In It'' (2020–2021). Early life and education Mulhern's parents were market traders. He attended St Bonaventure's in Forest Gate, East London. Career Magic Mulhern gained his interest in comedy and magic from his father, who taught him tricks when he was 11 years old. The family spent their holidays at Butlin's Minehead in Somerset, where Mulhern began performing in public. He became the youngest member of The Magic Circle, which br ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Des Clarke (comedian)
Desmond Martin Clarke (born 13 January 1981) is a Scottish stand-up comedian and television/radio presenter. Clarke currently presents ''Heart Drivetime'' on Heart Scotland (weekdays from 4pm-7pm with co-host Jennifer Reoch from STV), and writes a weekly column in the '' Daily Record'', and also presents the BBC Radio Scotland topical quiz show ''Breaking the News''. Early life Clarke was raised in the Gorbals district of Glasgow and attended Holyrood Secondary School. Career Television Clarke presented ITV's long running children's television show ''SMTV Live'' from March to December 2003, following the departure of Ant & Dec. He has hosted ''Whatever'' on Sky 1, Discovery's ''Invention SOS'' and '' Club Cupid'', the adult dating show on STV as well as fronting the Scottish coverage of Children in Need. Clarke has also been involved in sports broadcasting, appearing regularly on BBC One Scotland’s flagship football programmes, '' Offside'' and ''Sportscene'' as well as '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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