SatKids Hall of Fame |
Nominations to: |
So, just who is the best long-standing children's television presenter/entertainer of all time? SatKids wants you to decide. It's a tough one, but we reckon you're up to it.
Nominations should come with a short explanation of why you think they should be included. There are only two criteria, hopefully self-evident, that nominees should meet:
Beyond that it is, obviously, a matter of taste. For example - and without wishing to prejudice you in any way - the Krankies have shown utter dedication and longevity in pursuit of children's entertainment, but I doubt we'll get many votes for them. Similarly, although Noel Edmonds made a huge and lasting contribution by setting the mould for SatKids hosts, as his contribution only really consisted of one show he may be said to fall down in the dedication stakes. This is all a matter of interpretation, though, so if you disagree violently, just say!
Nominations will be accepted for, ooh, as long as it takes, then the voting will begin. The winner will have a permanent shrine set up on the site dedicated to them (and may also receive the coveted Gary Davies key-ring).
| Philip Schofield | The original entertaining children's TV star, both at the helm of CBBC and of Going Live, and also his position as the 'acceptable face of BBC youth' (in much the position that Jamie Theakston holds today) which made him an automatic choice for kids events such as the Smash Hits Poll Winners Party, spots on other prime time BBC shows and suchlike. (JC) |
| Dave Benson-Phillips | Has entertained firstly young children, and then an older audience for well over a decade on mainly Playbus/Playdays and Get Your Own Back. (JC) |
| Neil Buchanan | Has arguably been the mainstay of Children's ITV for almost 20 years due to him hosting the immortal No. 73, the not-so-immortal Motormouth and plenty of other CITV appearances besides, most notably his long running show Art Attack. (JC) |
Sarah Greene |
3 years on Blue Peter and 10 years on Saturday mornings cannot be sniffed at. She was and is the best female presenter ever to have uttered "Hello line one who's there?" Going Live! would have been nothing without the chemistry between her and Phillip Schofield, that made the programme especially in the crucial first year. Besides I had a major crush on her when I was about 8 and actually got my photo taken with her when she opened the BT store in Aberdeen about 1988, before the helicopter crash, it was in our local paper. Delightful woman. (PP) |
| Rolf Harris | Don't let Animal Hospital put you off - Rolf in his heyday was an all-rounder to be cherished. No-one who grew up in the 70's can forget his seminal Saturday evening show ("Can you tell what it is yet?"), and in the 80's he entertained another generation with his Cartoon Club. I have no doubt he'd still be doing that sort of thing now if anyone would let him. (PM) |
| Gaz Top | Another CITV mainstay since the mid 80's, hosting Get Fresh, How 2, and probably a ton of other shows that unfortunately I cannot remember the name of. (JC) |
| Michaela Strachan | Has been on children's shows for about 14 years or so, firstly the Wide Awake Club, then given her own show Michaela, and then having spent a large number of years on The Really Wild Show. (JC) |
| Tommy Boyd | Boyd, with his trademark understated sarcasm, was the best thing about The Saturday Show/Starship, then presided over the Wide Awake Club during its glory years, and also enlivened CITV in the late 80's and again in the early 90's. (PM) |
| The Chuckle Brothers | Have been the source of comedy and merriment on CBBC since the mid 80's, with firstly (I think) appearances on other CBBC shows before their own ones, the first I can't remember the title of but of course the second being Chucklevision which I think has run for 7 or 8 years. (JC) |
As I said before, nominations should be sent to . Go on, surprise us!
Nominations have been received so far from Jason Crawley (JC), Philip Prise (PP) and me (PM).