Milkshake!

Milkshake! is a television programming block on Channel 5, aimed at children two to seven years old, while Shake! is aimed at children seven years old and above. The strand debuted in 1997 and is broadcast on weekdays from 06:00 to 10:15. The block has a number of presenters, and features a range of pre-school programming, including Peppa Pig, Thomas and friends and Little princess. Shake! aimed at an older audience, use to run at weekends after Milkshake!.

When Five Life launched in 2006, Milkshake! was shown on the channel between 09:00 and 13:00 each day. In April 2011, 5* reduced its broadcast hours and the block was replaced by teleshopping.

Current programming

 * Abby's flying fairy school
 * Angelina Ballerina
 * Animal antics
 * Bananas in pyjamas (The CGI series)
 * Ben and Holly's little kingdom
 * Bert and Ernie's great adventures
 * Bubble guppies
 * Castle Farm
 * Chloe's closet
 * City of friends
 * Fifi and the flowertots
 * Fireman Sam series 6 onwards
 * Funky Valley
 * Hana's helpline
 * Igam Ogam
 * Jelly Jamm
 * Little lodgers
 * Little princess
 * Make way for Noddy
 * Milkshake! bop box


 * Milkshake! monkey
 * Milkshake! music box
 * Milkshake! show songs
 * Mio Mao
 * Noddy in Toyland
 * Olive the ostrich
 * Olly the little white van
 * Peppa Pig
 * Play!
 * Roary the racing car
 * Roobarb and custard too
 * Rupert Bear
 * The adventures of Bottle top Bill and his best friend Corky
 * The Milkshake! show
 * The Milky and Shake show
 * The Mr. Men show
 * The wot wots
 * Thomas and friends series 8 onwards
 * Tickety Toc
 * Toby's travelling circus

Former programming

 * Adventures from the book of virtues
 * A house that's just like yours
 * Alvin and the chipmunks
 * Angels of Jarm
 * Animal Express
 * Animal xtremes
 * Anytime tales
 * Atlanta High
 * Audrey and friends
 * Aussie antics
 * Babar
 * Bagpuss
 * Beachcomber Bay
 * Bear in the big blue house
 * Bump!
 * Big school
 * Bird bath
 * Captain Power and the soldiers of the future
 * Clangers
 * Collecting things
 * Cubeez
 * Dappledown Farm
 * Demolition Dad
 * Dig and Dug with Daisy
 * Ebb and Flo
 * Enchanted tales
 * Eric Carle stories
 * Family
 * Fat Dog Mendoza
 * Fireman Sam series 1-5
 * Fort Boyard
 * Franklin
 * Franny's feet
 * Funkytown
 * George of the jungle


 * George shrinks
 * Happy monsters
 * Harry and his bucket full of dinosaurs
 * Hattytown tales
 * Havakazoo
 * Hercules: The legendary journeys
 * Hi-5
 * Insect antics
 * Ivor the engine
 * Jane and the dragon
 * Jay Jay and the jet plane
 * Jellikins
 * Johnson and friends
 * Kablam!
 * Klootz
 * Lassie
 * Little antics
 * Loggerheads
 * Max Steel
 * MechaNick
 * Megababies
 * Michaela's wild challenge
 * Mirror, Mirror
 * Miss Spider's sunny patch friends
 * Mr. Men and Little Miss
 * Muppet babies
 * Noggin' the nog
 * Old bear stories
 * Olivia
 * Oswald
 * PB Bear and friends
 * Pingwings
 * Plonsters
 * Pogles' wood


 * Redwall
 * Rocky and the dodos
 * Rolie Polie Olie
 * Roobarb
 * Sailor Sid
 * Sandy and Mr. Flapper
 * Sister said
 * Snobs
 * Softies
 * Stickin' around
 * Telebugs
 * The adventures of Parsley
 * The adventures of the bush patrol
 * The adventures of Tintin
 * The baby triplets
 * The beeps
 * The book of Pooh
 * The forgotten toys
 * The powerpuff girls
 * The save-ums
 * The secret of Eel Island
 * The singing kettle
 * The valley between
 * The wind in the willows
 * The world of Peter Rabbit and friends
 * Tickle, Patch and friends
 * Titch
 * USA High
 * What-a-mess!
 * When I grow up
 * Wil Cwac Cwac
 * Wimzie's house
 * Wishbone
 * Xcalibur

News bulletins
Between 1997 and 2000, the strand featured a news update from ITN's 5 News on weekdays at 08:00.

Presenters
In-vision continuity presenters have been utilised by Milkshake! since the strand began in 1997. The original presenters were Lucy Alexander and Konnie Huq. 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:
 * Olivia Birchenough (2012–present)
 * Kemi Majeks (2001–present)
 * Derek Moran (2007–present)
 * Jen Pringle (2006–present)
 * Amy Thompson (2009–present)

Former presenters

 * Lucy Alexander (1997-2001)
 * Elizabeth Bower
 * Emilia Coxe (2002)
 * Philip Ercolano (2002)
 * Beth Evans (2004-2010)
 * Konnie Huq (1997)
 * Eddie Matthews (1998-2005)
 * Andrew McEwan (2006-2007)
 * Kate McIntyre
 * Dave Payne (2007-2009)
 * Lynne Thigpen (1997-2003)
 * Naomi Wilkinson (2000-2010)
 * Hannah Williams (2006-2009)
 * Anna Williamson (2002-2005)

Relief and freelance presenters have also anchored Milkshake! continuity links including presenter Ellie Harrison, actress Casey-Lee Jolleys and Quizmania devisor/producer Chuck Thomas.