Level Up (UK TV series)
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| Created by | BBC |
| Developed by | Pete Davies |
| Presented by |
Sam Nixon Mark Rhodes Ayesha Asantewaa |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | Pete Davies |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
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| Original network | BBC |
| Original release | 3 April – 1 September 2006 |
| External links | |
| Website | www |
Level Up was a UK children's TV programme that was broadcast on CBBC. It was launched on 3 April 2006, replacing Xchange. The show was an hour long and during the school year broadcasting from 7:30am until 8:30am. During the school holidays, including Bank Holidays, the show aired from 9.30am until 10:30am.
The show was presented by Mark Rhodes and Sam Nixon who rose to fame after coming second and third, respectively, in the second series of Pop Idol. They were assisted by Ayesha Asantewaa, presenter of The Big Toe Radio Show, who read out the "Glitches and Fixes". It was transmitted live from studio TC10 at BBC Television Centre in London.
The first series completed its four-month run after it finished on 1 September 2006. A second series for 2007 was initially planned, although this eventually became Do Something Different.
Sam and Mark were aided by young experts from a particular field. An integral part of the show, they occasionally presented a section of the programme live in the studio with Sam and Mark, explaining about how viewers could get involved, i.e. the environmental expert, Sarah [1], encouraged viewers to be more eco-friendly or Rishi, the technology expert, who informed viewers about the latest technological developments. The experts were:
Incidentally, two of the 'experts' have featured on the work experience part of the show, The Next Level.
On each programme, three of the twelve gamers were contacted at home via a webcam using Skype, although the connection was often temporarily lost. They joined in with the discussions, are set challenges, try to help out with the 'glitches and fixes', and make video diaries of special events/trips/holidays they go on.
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