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Pump It Up | |
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Presented by | Andy Collins Julia Bradbury Fearne Cotton |
Narrated by | Richard Webb |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language | English |
No. of series | 2 |
No. of episodes | 26 |
Production | |
Producer | Carlton Television |
Running time | 25 minutes |
Original release | |
Network | ITV (CITV) |
Release | 26 February 1999 – 31 March 2000 |
Pump It Up is a British game show for children that was produced by Carlton Television [1] broadcast on CITV from 26 February 1999 to 31 March 2000. Andy Collins was the host [2] and was joined by Julia Bradbury in the first series and Fearne Cotton in the second series. Voiceovers were provided by Richard Webb.
Series | Episodes | First aired | last aired |
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1 | 13 | 26 February 1999 | 30 April 1999 |
2 | 13 | 7 January 2000 | 31 March 2000 |
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