Morning Live

*Morning Live*
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 –; present

Morning Live is a magazine programme that airs on weekday mornings between 9:30 am and 10:45 am on BBC One.^[1]

Series overview

Series overview
Series	Episodes	Originally released
Series	Episodes	First released	Last released
1	39^[6]	26 October 2020	18 December 2020
2	70^[7]	25 January 2021	30 April 2021
3	162^[8]	24 May 2021	1 April 2022
4	189^[9]	4 April 2022	31 March 2023
5	197^[10]	3 April 2023	15 March 2024
6	to be determined^[2]	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.^[11]

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.^[12]^[13]^[14]

In February 2022, Morning Live moved to a new studio "in the heart of Manchester city centre."^[5]

Upon its move to Manchester, Morning Live was averaging 1,200,000 viewers, and was consistently achieving slot-winning figures.^[5]

In November 2023, Morning Live won the Best Factual Series at the Royal Television Society's North West Awards.^[15]

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.^[1]

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.^[16]

Cast

Presenters

Predominant^[1]

Relief^[1]

Other presenters^[17]

Featured experts^[18]

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

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "BBC Morning Live will kick off 2024 with new extended episodes and presenting line up".
^ ^a ^b "Series 6".
^ "Series 6".
^ "BBC promotes Morning Live Editor". Prolific North.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "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.
^ "BBC One - Morning Live, Series 2 - Episode guide". BBC.
^ "BBC One - Morning Live, Series 3 - Episode guide". BBC.
^ "Series 4".
^ "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".

External links

Morning Live at BBC Online
Morning Live at IMDb

[presenters-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "BBC Morning Live will kick off 2024 with new extended episodes and presenting line up".

[Series-6-2] "Series 6".

[3] "Series 6".

[4] "BBC promotes Morning Live Editor". Prolific North.

[Manchester-5] "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.

[6] "BBC One - Morning Live, Series 1 - Episode guide". BBC.

[7] "BBC One - Morning Live, Series 2 - Episode guide". BBC.

[8] "BBC One - Morning Live, Series 3 - Episode guide". BBC.

[9] "Series 4".

[10] "Series 5".

[kick-start-11] "Kym Marsh and Gethin Jones set to kick-start the day with new Daytime show BBC One's Morning Live". www.bbc.co.uk.

[12] "BBC One - Morning Live, Series 2, 25/01/2021". BBC.

[return-13] "Morning Live to return to BBC One Daytime in early 2021". www.bbc.co.uk.

[14] "BBC Studios produced Morning Live to broadcast year round on BBC One". www.bbcstudios.com.

[15] "WINNERS: RTS NORTH WEST AWARDS 2023".

[16] "RTS NW AWARDS 2024 - THE WINNERS".

[17] "Episodes".

[18] "Our Experts".

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Morning Live

Series overview

History

Cast

Presenters

Predominant[1]

Relief[1]

Other presenters[17]