This nostalgic montage of Live & Kicking ‘hot seats’ includes a very young Daniel Radcliffe – plus some cheeky questions
The weekly children’s show Live & Kicking aired on BBC One on Saturdays from 1993 to 2001.
It featured presenters who went on to become household names, including Zoe Ball and Jamie Theakston and guest stars such as The Spice Girls, who appeared several times.
In honour of the 30th anniversary of the first episode, BBC Archive shared a few snippets from the very popular Hot Seat segment, in which children could ask questions of celebrity guests.
It’s TV history.
#OnThisDay 1993: Live & Kicking was first broadcast. Here’s some of the best moments from the hot seat segment of the show where pop stars and celebrities would be asked questions by children. Look out for a young Daniel Radcliffe quizzing the Chuckle Brothers about 1 minute in! pic.twitter.com/2B5IaY9Rmy
— BBC Archive (@BBCArchive) October 2, 2023
That Jarvis Cocker question and answer couldn’t have been any better if it had been scripted.
Here are a few favourite reactions to the post.
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One of the great things about Saturday morning TV was the way that the famous could be off their guard slightly. Children’s questions can be fantastically direct. https://t.co/cF9rJJDwVq
— Justin Lewis (whenisbirths on rival platforms) (@WhenIsBirths) October 2, 2023
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Yes tiny Daniel Radcliffe, but the real scoop is Tony Mortimer being asked a question by himself as a child. https://t.co/QA0Op8GnWS
— James Cook (@jamesecook) October 2, 2023
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For the record I would watch a longform version of this compilation as a special or series. Celebrities on the spot live on TV with no safety net. Entire careers were made and broken on how well people came across on Saturday morning TV and it's culturally important to see that. https://t.co/s8pHMvPnkp
— Darrell Maclaine (@darrellmaclaine) October 2, 2023
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I don't think it was part of a phone interview, but my favourite will always be Brian Blessed going "AND THEN GEORGE LUCAS CALLED ME A MAD LIMEY BASTARD CAN I SAY BASTARD?" https://t.co/LAGMxdiVgX
— Stuart Webb (@InflatableDalek) October 2, 2023
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Kid: "You've released one single in two years, what have you been doing in between?"
Jarvis: "Sounds like our manager!"
I watched (and taped, obviously) this at the time and remember absolutely howling with laughter. Jarvis looked absolutely knackered but he was on fine form. https://t.co/O4t0k5WELX
— Pip (@pipmadeley) October 2, 2023
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The 90s were such an excellent decade to grow up in https://t.co/m34F0PD1Bl
— Charlotte Gill (@CharlotteCGill) October 2, 2023
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Absolute tv gold. Saturday morning TV was so amazing in the 90s. On demand Tv has benefits but losing this kind of stuff is a negative imo. https://t.co/JUtjUFFpe4
— Sianz (@Sianz) October 2, 2023
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Love it. Some great questions too. https://t.co/xmeXSGXsE1
— Cursed Recordings – DO NOT PLAY (@vampdavegrohl) October 2, 2023
Jim Hearson remembered a live TV nightmare.
Bit more family friendly than Five Star on Going Live.
— Jim Hearson (@JimHearson) October 2, 2023
Here it is. But be warned – it’s NSFW.
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