PREVIEW: The Story Of SMTV Live, ITV

The Story of SM:TV Live will air this Christmas on ITV and sees original hosts Ant & Dec and Cat reunited for a nostalgic look back at the ground-breaking Saturday morning kids show.

This celebration show will feature brand new interviews with Ant & Dec and Cat in a recreation of the SM:TV set which takes them back inside the same studio they used to broadcast from every Saturday morning.

Covering the first three years of the show (1999-2001) - which catapulted the three friends and hosts to stardom - they reminisce on how the show came to be, how it evolved, what made it a success, their favourite segments and how it made them the presenters they are today Delving back through the archives, all the SM:TV favourites will be covered including Challenge Ant, Wonky Donkey, the Postbag dance, Pokemon Rap, Dec’s crush on Sabrina the Teenage Witch and of course, Chums.

The show will also feature interviews with regular SM:TV guests and celebrity fans who reminisce on their memories on growing up with the show when they were kids and what made it so special.

The Story Of SM:TV Live airs Boxing Day at 9:25am and is repeat in primetime the following day.