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Milkshake!#Programmes

{{short description|British television block for children, broadcast on Channel 5}}

{{About|the British preschool block|the beverage|Milkshake|other uses|Milkshake (disambiguation)}}

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{{Infobox programming block

| name = Milkshake!

| country = United Kingdom

| language = English

| headquarters = London

| website = [http://www.milkshake.tv www.milkshake.tv]

| parent = Paramount Networks UK & Australia

| channel = 5
5Star (2006–2011, 2017–2018)
My5

| caption = Logo used since 2017

| sister = 5
5Star
5USA
5Select
5Action

| image = Milkshake! 2017 logo.svg

| premiered = {{Start date and age|df=yes|1997|03|31}}

}}

Milkshake! (stylised as milkshake!) is a British children's television programming block on 5. Originally launched in 1997, it is currently aimed at children aged 2 to 7.

History

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The block debuted on Channel 5 on 31st March 1997 and is currently broadcast on weekdays from 05:40 to 09:15 and weekends from 05:40 to 09:55 (09:50 on Sundays). The block has a number of presenters and features a range of children's programming.

Programmes for older children also aired from 1997 to 2002 and again from 2007 to 2016 on spin-off block Shake!, which, in its time, ran on weekends after Milkshake!.{{cite web|url=http://www.toynewsmag.com/news/26203/Five-drops-Shake-block|title=Five drops Shake! block|publisher=Toy News|access-date=4 May 2007}}[http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk/news/broadcasters/five-revives-shake-with-disney/5006052.article Five revives Shake! with Disney] Broadcast. 24 September 2009.

Following Viacom's acquisition of Channel 5 in 2014 the block began airing Nick Jr. programmes including Paw Patrol, Blaze and the Monster Machines, Shimmer and Shine.

On 6 July 2017, Channel 5 announced a rebranding of Milkshake! that launched on 24 July, including updated branding, a new studio, and the launch of a YouTube channel that would feature digital content related to the block.{{Cite web|url=http://kidscreen.com/2017/07/06/channel-5-refreshes-milkshake-preschool-block/|title=Channel 5 refreshes Milkshake! preschool block|access-date=14 July 2017}}

=TV channel=

In November 2008, Channel 5 had been set to launch a new children's channel based on its pre-school programming block. This was a response to the BBC launching the CBBC channel and CBeebies in 2002 and ITV launching the CITV channel in 2006,{{cite web|url=http://www.mediatel.co.uk/agbnielsen/2008/11/11_five.cfm|title=Five to launch dedicated kids' channel|access-date=11 November 2008|publisher=MediaTel|archive-url=https://archive.today/20090123064900/http://www.mediatel.co.uk/agbnielsen/2008/11/11_five.cfm|archive-date=23 January 2009|url-status=dead}} but plans to launch a standalone preschool channel were put on hold indefinitely while the broadcaster awaited a buyer.{{citation needed|date=March 2021}}

=''Milkshake!'' on 5Star=

When Five Life launched in 2006, Milkshake! was shown on the channel between 9am and 1pm each day. By April 2011, the channel had reduced its broadcast hours and the block was replaced by teleshopping. On 21 August 2017, Milkshake! relaunched on 5Star, where it aired from 09:15 to 11am, before a 2nd removal in 2018.

=FAST Channel=

A Milkshake! branded FAST channel is available on the 5 streaming service. {{cite web | url=https://kidscreen.com/2025/03/13/channel-5-rebrands-its-linear-and-streaming-assets/ | title=Channel 5 rebrands its linear and streaming assets }}

Programming

=Current programming=

  • The Adventures of Paddington
  • Ben & Holly's Little Kingdom
  • Brave Bunnies
  • Circle Square
  • Cooking with the Gills
  • Daisy and Ollie
  • Fireman Sam
  • Go Green With The Grimwades
  • Kangaroo Beach
  • Kid-E-Cats
  • Meet the Experts
  • Meet the Hedgehogs
  • Milkshake! Monkey
  • Milkshake! Story Den
  • Milkshake! Summer Fun
  • Mimi's World
  • MixMups{{cite web|url=https://kidscreen.com/2022/03/17/milkshake-adds-mixmups-and-its-blend-of-diverse-preschool-play/ |title=Archive » Milkshake! adds MixMups and its blend of diverse preschool play |publisher=Kidscreen |date=17 March 2022 |accessdate=23 March 2022}}
  • Odo
  • Oggy Oggy
  • Peppa Pig
  • Pop Paper City
  • Pip and Posy
  • Pirata and Capitano
  • Reu and Harper's Wonderworld{{cite web | url=https://www.kidscreen.com/2023/04/24/milkshake-tackles-multiculturalism-with-a-new-playdate-series/ | title=Milkshake! tackles multiculturalism with a new playdate series }}
  • Show Me How
  • Sunny Bunnies
  • The World According to Grandpa
  • Thomas & Friends
  • Tweedy and Fluff{{cite web | url=https://www.animationmagazine.net/tv/channel-5s-milkshake-sets-kids-slate-at-cmc/ | title=Channel 5's Milkshake! Sets Kids Slate at CMC | date=6 July 2022 }}

==Programming from Nick Jr. (U.S.)==

==Other acquired programming==

=Upcoming programming=

  • Stan and Gran{{Cite web|url=https://kidscreen.com/2023/07/05/channel-5s-milkshake-serves-up-three-new-series/|title=Channel 5's Milkshake! serves up three new series}}

=Former programming=

==Programming from Cartoon Network (U.S.)==

==Programming from Playhouse Disney (U.S.)==

==Other acquired programming==

==Programming originally produced for or aired on PBS Kids==

Notable presenters

In-vision continuity presenters have been utilised by Milkshake! since the show began on 31 March 1997. The original presenters were Lucy Alexander and Konnie Huq. Huq was replaced by former Nickelodeon presenter Eddie Mathews when she left the show to join the BBC as a Blue Peter presenter. The longest-serving presenter is Kemi Majeks, who has presented the block for over 25 years. Relief and freelance presenters have also anchored Milkshake! continuity links, including presenter Ellie Harrison and deaf presenter Gary Evans. After Beth Evans & Naomi Wilkinson left in 2010, they continued to do British Sign Language interpretation for the other hosts until August 2011. Evans made 1 more appearance in a pre-recorded "Handshake" segment on the Milkshake! website in 2012.

List of presenters

  • Amy Thompson (2009–2023)
  • Andrew McEwan (2006–2007)
  • Anna Williamson (1997–2005)
  • Beth Evans (2003–2010)
  • Casey-Lee Jolleys (1997–2000)
  • Curtis Angus (2014–2017)
  • Dave Payne (2007–2009)
  • David Ribi (2017–present)
  • Derek Moran (2007–present)
  • Eddie Mathews (1997–2002)
  • Gary Evans (2008–2009)
  • Hannah Williams (2006–2009)
  • Harley Bird as Peppa Pig (2013–2020)
  • Helena Smee as Milkshake Monkey (2009–present)
  • Jen Pringle (2006–present)
  • Kemi Majeks (1999–present)
  • Kiera-Nicole Brennan (2017–present)
  • Konnie Huq (1997–2000)
  • Lucy Alexander (1997–2000)
  • Naomi Wilkinson (2000–2010)
  • Nathan Connor (2017–2023)
  • Olivia Birchenough (2012–present)
  • Sita Thomas (2015–2023)

References

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External links

  • {{Official website|http://milkshake.tv}}

{{Five}}

{{Viacom International Media Networks Europe}}

{{Children's channels in UK & Ireland}}

{{British Saturday morning television}}

Category:Channel 5 (British TV channel) original programming

Category:1997 British television series debuts

Category:Television programming blocks in Europe

Category:Breakfast television in the United Kingdom

Category:Preschool education television networks