Kick Start (TV series)
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| Kick Start | |
|---|---|
| Format | Sport |
| Presented by | Peter Purves (presenter) John Lampkin (commentator) Dave Lee Travis |
| Theme music composer | Renate Vaplus |
| Opening theme | Be My Boogie Woogie Baby by Mr. Walkie-Talkie |
| Country of origin |  United Kingdom |
| No. of seasons | 13 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 25min |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | BBC One |
| Original run | 6 August 1979 – 1 June 1988 |
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| Junior Kick Start | |
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| Presented by | Peter Purves (presenter) John Lampkin (commentator) |
| Broadcast | |
| Original run | 1980 – 17 August 1992 |
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Kickstart was a popular series on BBC television screened between 1979 to 1988. The show began originally as a summer replacement to fill in the slot vacated by another BBC1 show Nationwide for the summer, hosted by Dave Lee Travis.[1]
For the following season, DLT was replaced by Peter Purves of Blue Peter fame, the show was the first (and most popular) television series to feature the sport of motorcycle trials. In later years, a similar programme - Junior Kickstart - was also screened. Of a similar theme, this programme was for younger contestants, notably Dougie Lampkin.
In both programmes, contestants on a trials bike would attempt to complete a course against the clock featuring a variety of obstacles to be overcome. Typical obstacles included riding over a VW Beetle or ascending a steep banking or cliff-face. Penalties, in the form of time in seconds being added to their round time, would be given for putting a foot on the ground whilst tackling an obstacle or touching/knocking over specified parts of an obstacle (such as the "bunny hop"). The courses and obstacles were designed to be slightly easier for the younger contestants in Junior Kickstart.
The other notable contestants to appear on the show is Jean-Pierre Goy, who later became a stunt motorcyclist, most notable for his stunt sequence for the James Bond film Tomorrow Never Dies[2][3]
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