Milkshake!

Milkshake!
Launched	1997
Network	Channel 5
Owned by	Channel 5 Broadcasting
Picture format	576i (SDTV 16:9, 4:3)
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English
Broadcast area	Nationwide
Headquarters	London
Website	www.channel5.com/milkshake
IPTV
BT Vision	Programmes available on-demand

Milkshake! is a television programming block on Channel 5, aimed at children 2 to 7 years old. The strand debuted in 1997 and is broadcast on weekdays from 06:00 to 09:00, and from 07:00 to 10:00 on weekends. Sunday and Monday Mornings its broadcast 05:00 to 09:15/10:00. It used to air on 5* between 09:00 and 13:00 each day until April 2011 when it was replaced by teleshopping. Presentation links for Milkshake! are broadcast live from Channel 5's headquarters in London.

Milkshake! is also available on demand via BT Vision.

Programming

Current programmes

• The Adventures of Bottle Top Bill and His Best Friend Corky
• Angelina Ballerina: The Next Steps (dubbed as 'Angelina Ballerina')
• Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom
• Bert and Ernie's Great Adventures
• Castle Farm
• Elmo's World
• Fifi and the Flowertots
• Fireman Sam
• Hana's Helpline
• Harry and His Bucket Full of Dinosaurs
• Igam Ogam
• Jellikins (coming soon)
• Little Lodgers
• Little Princess
• Make Way for Noddy
• Milkshake! Bop Box
• Milkshake! Monkey
• Milkshake! Music Box
• Milkshake! Show Songs
• The Milky and Shake Show
• Mio Mao
• Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Friends
• Mr. Men
• Olive the Ostrich (coming soon)
• Olivia
• Peppa Pig
• Roary the Racing Car
• Roobarb and Custard Too
• Rupert Bear
• Thomas and Friends (Series 8 onwards)
• The WotWots

Past programmes

The Adventures of Tintin A House That's Just Like Yours Angels of Jarm Animal Express Anytime Tales Babar Bagpuss Beachcomber Bay Big School Bird Bath Captain Power and the Soldiers of the Future Clangers Collecting Things Cubez Dappledown Farm Demolition Dad Dig and Dug with Daisy Ebb and Flo Eric Carle Stories Family

Fat Dog Mendoza Funky Town Happy Monsters Havakazoo Hi-5 (Australian TV series) Ivor the Engine Jane and the Dragon Jay Jay the Jet Plane Jellikins Loggerheads Max Steel MechaNick Mr. Men and Little Miss Muppet Babies Noggin' the Nog Old Bear Stories Oswald

P.B Bear and Friends Play Pocoyo Professor Bubble Redwall Rolie Polie Olie Roobarb Sailor Sid Sandy and Mr Flapper The Save-Ums The Secret of Eel Island The Singing Kettle Softies Tickle, Patch and Friends Titch What-a-Mess! Wimzie's House Wind in the Willows

News bulletins

Between 1997 and 2000, the strand featured a news update from ITN's 5 News on weekdays at 08:00.

Presenters

In-vision continuity presenters have been utilised by Milkshake since the strand began in 1997. The original presenters were Konnie Huq and Lucy Alexander. Huq was replaced by former Nickelodeon presenter Eddie Matthews when she left the strand to join the BBC as a Blue Peter presenter.

The current presenting line up consists of:

• Kemi Majeks (1999–present)
• Derek Moran (2007-present)
• Jennifer Pringle (2006–present)
• Amy Thompson (2009-present)

Former presenters

• Naomi Wilkinson (2000-2010)
• Lucy Alexander (1997–1999)
• Emilia Coxe (2002)
• Philip Ercolano (2002)
• Beth Evans (2004-2010)
• Konnie Huq (1997)
• Eddie Matthews (1998–2005)
• Andrew McEwan (2006–2007)
• Dave Payne (2007-2009)
• Hannah Williams (2006-2009)

Relief and freelance presenters have also anchored Milkshake continuity links including Quizmania devisor/producer Chuck Thomas and actress Casey-Lee Jolleys.

References

External links

• Milkshake! at Channel5.com.