Level Up
Format	Childrens, Entertainment
Created by	BBC
Presented by	Sam Nixon Mark Rhodes Ayesha Asantewaa
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Production
Running time	60 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel	BBC
Original run	April 3, 2006 – September 1, 2006
External links
Official website

Level Up was a UK children's TV programme broadcast by the BBC on CBBC Two and the CBBC Channel. Children's television series are Television programs designed for and marketed to Children normally broadcast during the Morning and Afternoon See also Entertainment (disambiguation and The Entertainer (disambiguation Entertainment is an activity designed to give people Sam Nixon (born 21 March 1986) in Monk Bretton, Barnsley, is a UK pop singer and television presenter Mark Thomas Rhodes (born September 11, 1981 in Darlaston, Metropolitan Borough of Walsall, England) is a British Pop The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Events 1043 - Edward the Confessor is crowned King of England. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 462 - Possible start of first Byzantine indiction cycle. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located CBBC ( Children's BBC) is the brand-name for the BBC 's Children's television programmes aimed at children aged between 6 and 12 years old The CBBC Channel is a BBC television service aimed at 6 to 12 year olds It was launched on the 3 April 2006 and replaced Xchange. Events 1043 - Edward the Confessor is crowned King of England. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Xchange was a factual entertainment BBC Television programme for children The show was an hour long and during the school year broadcasts at 7:30am until 8:30am. An academic term is a division of an academic year the time during which a School, College or University holds classes During the school holidays, including Bank Holidays, the show aired from 9. School holidays are the days (or more usually weeks in which Schools are closed between Academic terms Common school holidays Christmas holiday A bank holiday is a Public holiday in the United Kingdom and also in the Republic of Ireland. 30am until 10:30am.

The show was presented by Mark Rhodes and Sam Nixon who rose to fame after coming second and third, respectively, in the second series of Pop Idol. Mark Thomas Rhodes (born September 11, 1981 in Darlaston, Metropolitan Borough of Walsall, England) is a British Pop Sam Nixon (born 21 March 1986) in Monk Bretton, Barnsley, is a UK pop singer and television presenter Pop Idol was a British Television series which debuted on ITV on October 5 2001; the show was a talent contest to decide They were assisted by Ayesha Asantewaa, presenter of The Big Toe Radio Show, who read out the "Glitches and Fixes". The Big Toe Radio Show was a daily show (seven days a week for Children on the DAB radio station BBC 7 at breakfast time and from 4-6pm Level Up was transmitted live from studio TC10 (scene of the famous Clause 28 protest on the BBC evening news in 1987, when called N1) at BBC Television Centre in London. Section 28 of the Local Government Act 1988 was a controversial amendment to the United Kingdom 's Local Government Act 1986 enacted on 24 May Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom.

The first series completed its four month run after it finished on 1 September 2006. Events 462 - Possible start of first Byzantine indiction cycle. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. A second series for 2007 was initially planned, although this eventually became Do Something Different. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Do Something Different is a show produced and broadcast by CBBC.

Features of the show

• Infoburst, where Sam and Mark researched the answer to questions sent in by viewers and answered them on the show.
• The Techno Timeline, which took Sam and Mark back in time and explains about the technology of the time. There is also information about new technology that is likely to be seen in the future.
• Have-a-go, where a viewer sent in a short video about one of their skills (e. g. musical instrument, sport, etc. ), and if chosen, is asked to come into the studio and let Sam and Mark have a go. The have-a-goer has to choose who was the best out of Sam or Mark and produces a small video of their tips and tricks for their skill which was then uploaded to the Level Up website. Sam was the overall winner.
• 60 Seconds of Newsround, the CBBC news programme was aired at around 7:15 AM and again 8:15 AM during the show to keep viewers up-to-date on the latest news. Newsround (originally called John Craven's Newsround, before the departure of Craven is a BBC children's News programme which has CBBC ( Children's BBC) is the brand-name for the BBC 's Children's television programmes aimed at children aged between 6 and 12 years old
• Instant Message, where a particular question was answered on the message board and some of the answers were read out on the show. An, or message board, is a Bulletin board system in the form of a discussion site
• Billions Things, short humorous video clips of ideas of what to do if you're bored.
• R8 Your M8, where two friends or 'mates' were given the choice of several 'missions' to earn points. Six points won a V.I.P. visit to the Level Up studio. A Very Important Person, or VIP is a person who is accorded special privileges due to his or her status or importance The missions included feeding a giraffe, cleaning up elephant faeces and running around with a silly costume on whilst dancing to music.
• The Cheat Bros, where Sam and Mark gave 'advice' on a particular subject, such as acting, moving to secondary school, football, etc.
• Player 2 Ready was a feature of the show where a viewer sends in a video about their interest, such as a club, sport, etc.
• The Next Level, which allowed viewers interested in a certain job to enter into a competition, the winner of which is given the opportunity to work in a real-life environment, e. g. marine biology, sport commentary, etc. Marine biology is the scientific study of living Organisms in the Ocean or other marine or Brackish bodies of water A sportscaster, (also sports announcer, sport commentator or sport presenter) is a type of Journalist on Radio and/or Television

The Next Level

The experts

Sam and Mark were aided by young experts from a particular field. Fashion design is the Applied art dedicated to Clothing and lifestyle Accessories created within the cultural and social influences of a specific time A cook is a person that prepares Food for consumption A cook is sometimes referred to as a Chef, although within the professional kitchen the terms are not exchangeable A dog trainer is a person involved in the training of Dogs Professional "dog trainers" train the dogs to understand and comply with voice commands or hand signals A sportscaster, (also sports announcer, sport commentator or sport presenter) is a type of Journalist on Radio and/or Television Archaeology, archeology, or archæology (from Greek grc ἀρχαιολογία archaiologia – grc ἀρχαῖος archaīos A film director, or filmmaker, is a person who directs the making of a Film. Marine biology is the scientific study of living Organisms in the Ocean or other marine or Brackish bodies of water An integral part of the show, they occasionally presented a section of the programme live in the studio with Sam and Mark, explaining about how viewers could get involved, i. e. the environmental expert, Sarah [1], encouraged viewers to be more eco-friendly or Rishi, the technology expert, who informed viewers about the latest technological developments. Environmental friendly, eco-friendly, and nature friendly are synonyms used to refer to Goods and services considered to inflict minimal harm The experts were:

• Technology - Rishi
• Environment - Sarah
• Fashion - Imogen
• Film - Ollie
• Sport - Stuart
• Dance - Matthew Evan Garrett
• Music - Jack
• Books - Maxine
• Animals - Peter
• Cooking - Blessing
• Gardening - Emily
• Pelvic Expert - Ian Hatchard

Incidentally, two of the 'experts' have featured on the work experience part of the show, The Next Level.

The gamers

On each programme, three of the twelve gamers were contacted at home via a webcam using Skype, although the connection was often temporarily lost. Webcams ( web cameras) are small cameras (usually though not always Video cameras, whose images can be accessed using the World Wide Web, instant Skype (skaɪp is Software that allows users to make telephone calls over the Internet. They joined in with the discussions, are set challenges, try and help out with the 'glitches and fixes', and make video diaries of special events/trips/holidays they go on.

The twelve gamers from the first series:

• Maria
• Avijit
• Callam
• Chloe
• Eleanor
• Lauren
• Rhys
• Naomi
• Ryan
• Alice
• Bradley
• Sam, who won the 12th Gamer competition.

The Gamer Weekender

The Gamer Weekender was a special weekend arranged by Level Up of fun and challenges and the chance for all the gamers to meet up. The weekender included several logic, team and competitive challenges with prizes at the end. For each team challenge they passed the gamers would receive two or three 'creds' (heavy weights) which they used to try and raise up a water level in a tall transparent cylinder. In the end, the gamers didn't quite raise the water level high enough but were given another chance and finally managed to raise the water level and win the prize of a ride in a limousine, a helicopter flight and a barbecue prepared by Sam & Mark. A limousine (or limo) is a longer than normal Luxury car. The chassis may have been extended by the manufacturer or by an independent coach builder traditionally History Since 400 AD Chinese children have played with bamboo flying toys. barbeque block party Kansas cityjpg|thumb|right|275px|A barbecue on a trailer at a Block party in Kansas City.

Glitches and fixes

Glitches and Fixes was the part of the show where Ayesha sorts through the 'glitches' and 'fixes'. 'Glitches' were problems which the viewers send in, either as a plain text message or a video. Short Message Service ( SMS) is a Communications protocol allowing the interchange of short text messages between mobile telephone devices. 'Fixes' were the other viewers suggestions to these problems which they phone, text or email in. The best were published on the programme's website for other viewers to vote on the top five.

Group glitches were glitches sent in by a group (e. g. friends, club, etc. ) that would require more effort to fix than normal glithes. Group glitches were fixed by sending along a pro-gamer - someone who specialized in the field of the glitch - e. g. a girls football club sent in a group glitch and Level Up sent along one of the England's top women's football players to help them.

See also

• Sam and Mark

External links

• The Next Level - Radio Journalist on the BBC Kent Web site. Sam and Mark are a Popular music duo composed of second-season Pop Idol finalists Sam Nixon and Mark Rhodes Nixon and
• Sam Nixon.net
• Mark Rhodes Forum- forum for mark fans