| Morning Live | |
|---|---|
| Presented by | Predominant: Michelle Ackerley Gethin Jones Helen Skelton Relief: Sara Cox Kym Marsh Gaby Roslin Kimberley Walsh Rav Wilding |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 6 |
| No. of episodes | 794 (up to and including 8 January 2025) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Emma Morris |
| Production locations | Broadcasting House (2020–2022) ABC Buildings (2022–) |
| Running time | 45 minutes (2020–2023) 75 minutes (2024—) |
| Production company | BBC Studios |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC One |
| Release | 26 October 2020 (2020-10-26) – present |
Morning Live is a magazine programme that airs on weekday mornings between 9:30 am and 10:45 am on BBC One.
Series overview
| Series | Episodes | Originally released | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First released | Last released | |||
| 1 | 39 | 26 October 2020 | 18 December 2020 | |
| 2 | 70 | 25 January 2021 | 30 April 2021 | |
| 3 | 162 | 24 May 2021 | 1 April 2022 | |
| 4 | 189 | 4 April 2022 | 31 March 2023 | |
| 5 | 197 | 3 April 2023 | 15 March 2024 | |
| 6 | to be determined | 8 April 2024 | to be determined | |
History
Morning Live first broadcast in October 2020 as a 40-part series to connect with viewers' real-life concerns and to offer trustworthy and expert advice.
The programme returned for a second series in January 2021, following the launch series, which averaged 1,400,000 viewers. One episode in February 2021, achieved 1,800,000 viewers.
In February 2022, Morning Live moved to a new studio "in the heart of Manchester city centre."
Upon its move to Manchester, Morning Live was averaging 1,200,000 viewers, and was consistently achieving slot-winning figures.
In November 2023, Morning Live won the Best Factual Series at the Royal Television Society's North West Awards.
In December 2023, it was announced that Morning Live would extend its running time from 45 minutes to 75 minutes, beginning in the New Year. Its new slot was announced as 9:30 to 10:45.
In November 2024, Morning Live won a further 3 Royal Television Society North West Awards. These were for Best Factual Series, for Best Inclusive Practice, and for Gethin Jones as Best Presenter.
Cast
Presenters
Predominant
Relief
Other presenters
- Sara Davies
- Jacqui Joseph
- Janette Manrara
- Gordon Smart
Featured experts
- Mavis Ackerley: consumer protection
- Michelle Ackerley: crime and scams
- Matt Allwright: consumer protection
- Iona Bain: finance
- Yvonne Cobb: food
- Oscar Duke: health
- James Greenwood: veterinary
- Punam Krishan: health
- Mark Lane: gardening
- Denise Nurse: legal
- Wayne Perrey: DIY
- Laura Pomfret: finance
- Gary Rycroft: legal
- Ranj Singh: health
- Colletta Smith: cost of living
- Nick Stapleton: crime and scams
- Xand van Tulleken: health
- Rebecca Wilcox: consumer protection
- Rav Wilding: crime and scams
- Briony May Williams: food
References
- ^ "BBC Morning Live will kick off 2024 with new extended episodes and presenting line up".
- ^ "Series 6".
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- "BBC promotes Morning Live Editor". Prolific North.
- ^ "Sam Quek, Kimberley Walsh and Sara Cox confirmed in BBC Daytime's Morning Live presenting line up ahead of Manchester move". www.bbc.co.uk.
- "BBC One - Morning Live, Series 1 - Episode guide". BBC.
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- "BBC One - Morning Live, Series 3 - Episode guide". BBC.
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- "Series 5".
- "Kym Marsh and Gethin Jones set to kick-start the day with new Daytime show BBC One's Morning Live". www.bbc.co.uk.
- "BBC One - Morning Live, Series 2, 25/01/2021". BBC.
- "Morning Live to return to BBC One Daytime in early 2021". www.bbc.co.uk.
- "BBC Studios produced Morning Live to broadcast year round on BBC One". www.bbcstudios.com.
- "WINNERS: RTS NORTH WEST AWARDS 2023".
- "RTS NW AWARDS 2024 - THE WINNERS".
- "Episodes".
- "Our Experts".