Live & Kicking
E402220
Live & Kicking was a popular British Saturday morning children's television show that aired on the BBC in the 1990s, known for its live format, celebrity guests, and interactive features.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Live & Kicking canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3960790 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Live & Kicking Context triple: [Zoë Ball, notableWork, Live & Kicking]
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A.
Almost Live!
Almost Live! was a Seattle-based sketch comedy television show known for its local satire and for launching the careers of several prominent comedians.
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B.
Live at the Palace
Live at the Palace is a posthumously released live album by Blind Melon capturing one of the band’s energetic performances during their 1990s heyday.
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C.
Live or Die
Live or Die is a landmark 1969 poetry collection by Anne Sexton that exemplifies confessional poetry through its raw exploration of mental illness, relationships, and self-destruction.
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D.
Live and Let Live
"Live and Let Live" is a song by English musician Peter Gabriel, known for his innovative, genre-blending rock and art-pop style.
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E.
Live It Up
"Live It Up" is a song by John Legend from his debut studio album "Get Lifted."
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Live & Kicking Target entity description: Live & Kicking was a popular British Saturday morning children's television show that aired on the BBC in the 1990s, known for its live format, celebrity guests, and interactive features.
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A.
Almost Live!
Almost Live! was a Seattle-based sketch comedy television show known for its local satire and for launching the careers of several prominent comedians.
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B.
Live at the Palace
Live at the Palace is a posthumously released live album by Blind Melon capturing one of the band’s energetic performances during their 1990s heyday.
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C.
Live or Die
Live or Die is a landmark 1969 poetry collection by Anne Sexton that exemplifies confessional poetry through its raw exploration of mental illness, relationships, and self-destruction.
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D.
Live and Let Live
"Live and Let Live" is a song by English musician Peter Gabriel, known for his innovative, genre-blending rock and art-pop style.
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E.
Live It Up
"Live It Up" is a song by John Legend from his debut studio album "Get Lifted."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British children's television series
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Saturday morning television show ⓘ live television programme ⓘ |
| broadcastLiveFrom |
BBC Television Centre, London
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surface form:
BBC Television Centre
|
| broadcastOn | BBC ⓘ |
| broadcastSchedule | weekly ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| decadeOfPopularity | 1990s ⓘ |
| firstAired | 1993 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Dick and Dom in da Bungalow
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The Saturday Show ⓘ |
| format |
live studio show
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magazine-style programme ⓘ |
| genre |
children's television
ⓘ
entertainment television ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
cartoon segments
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celebrity guests ⓘ comedy sketches ⓘ interactive games ⓘ music performances ⓘ phone-in segments ⓘ viewer competitions ⓘ |
| hasSegmentType |
cartoon links
ⓘ
gameshow segments ⓘ interviews ⓘ music chart features ⓘ viewer mail ⓘ |
| intendedBroadcastDay | Saturday ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| medium | television ⓘ |
| notableFor |
energetic presenting style
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high level of audience interaction ⓘ regular celebrity interviews ⓘ use of phone-ins and letters from viewers ⓘ |
| originallyAiredOn | Saturday mornings ⓘ |
| originallyBroadcastBy |
BBC television services
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surface form:
BBC Television
|
| originalNetwork |
BBC One
ⓘ
BBC Two ⓘ |
| partOf |
BBC television services
ⓘ
surface form:
BBC children's programming
|
| precededBy | Going Live! ⓘ |
| producer | BBC ⓘ |
| productionLocation |
London, England
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surface form:
London
|
| startTimeOfDay | morning ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
children
ⓘ
families ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Live & Kicking Description of subject: Live & Kicking was a popular British Saturday morning children's television show that aired on the BBC in the 1990s, known for its live format, celebrity guests, and interactive features.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.