Milkshake (Five)
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Milkshake! is a television programming block on Five for young children. The strand debuted in 1997, and is broadcast on weekdays and Sundays from 6.00am to 9.00am. On Saturdays, the strand broadcast from 7.00am to 10:00am. Presentation links for Milkshake! are broadcast live from Five's headquarters in London.

Milkshake! is also broadcast on Saturdays and Sundays on digital channel Fiver between 6:00am and 11:45am.

Programming

Current programmes

• Fireman Sam
• The Mr. Men Show
• Pocoyo
• Angels Of Jarm
• Softies
• The Adventures of Bottle Top Bill
• Make Way for Noddy
• Mist: Sheepdog Tales
• Say it with Noddy
• Fifi and the Flowertots
• Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Friends
• Peppa Pig
• Funky Valley
• The Book Of Pooh
• George Shrinks
• Sandy and Mr Flapper
• Oswald
• Hi-5
• Little Princess
• Thomas and Friends
• Rupert Bear, Follow the Magic...
• Harry and His Bucket Full of Dinosaurs
• Roobarb and Custard Too
• Bear in the Big Blue House
• Sailor Sid
• Franklin
• Gerald McBoing Boing
• The Save-Ums
• Bird Bath
• Tickle, Patch and Friends
• Jay Jay the Jet Plane
• George Shrinks
• Rolie Polie Olie
• Elmo's World
• A House That's Just Like Yours
• Franny's Feet
• Titch
• The Beeps
• Old Bear Stories
• The Clangers
• Funky Town
• The Milkshake! Show
• Hana's Helpline
• Roary the Racing Car
• Big School

Past programmes

• Beachcomber Bay
• Havakazoo
• Kablam
• Mr. Men and Little Miss
• Wimzie's House
• Dappledown Farm
• Babar
• The Powerpuff Girls
• What-a-Mess
• Barney & Friends
• Muppet Babies
• Happy Monsters
• Animal Antics
• Mio Mao

News bulletins

Between 1997 and 2000, the strand featured a news update from ITN's Five News on weekdays at 8:00am.

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:

• Naomi Wilkinson (chief presenter, 1999-present)
• Kemi Majeks (1999-present)
• Beth Evans (2005-present)
• Jen Pringle (2006-present)
• Hannah Williams (2006-present)
• Derek Moran (2007-present)

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

The former presenting line up

• Lucy Alexander (1997-1999)
• Konnie Huq (1997)
• Eddie Matthews (1998-2000)

External links

• Milkshake at five.tv