Saturday Live (British TV program)

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Saturday Live
Presented byColin Brazier
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Production
Running time2 hours
Original release
Release29 October 2005 (2005-10-29) 
15 January 2011 (2011-01-15)

Saturday Live is a Saturday morning show that was broadcast on Sky News between 10 a.m. and midday, between 2005 and 2011. It is presented by Colin Brazier.

It is a two-hour magazine programme covering sport, news, entertainment, and politics,


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