Go4It facts for kids

Go4It was a special radio show just for kids in the UK. It was broadcast on BBC Radio 4 every Sunday evening. This show was one of the few on national radio made especially for younger listeners. It ran for several years, from 2001 to 2009.

Why Go4It Ended

In March 2009, it was announced that the Go4It show would stop. The very last episode was broadcast on May 24, 2009. The main reason given was that not enough young people were listening to it.

Even though the show had about 450,000 listeners on average, only about 20,000 of them were between the ages of 4 and 14. Most of the listeners were much older, around 52 to 55 years old. Because Go4It was cancelled, there are now no children's programmes on BBC analogue radio.

Cool Guests on the Show

Go4It often had interesting guests in the studio or people that the host, Natalie Barrass, interviewed. Here are some of the famous authors, artists, and other cool people who appeared on the show:

• Philip Pullman and Dakota Blue Richards – They talked about the movie The Golden Compass, which was based on Pullman's book series "His Dark Materials". Dakota Blue Richards played the main character, Lyra Belacqua.
• Michael Morpurgo – A very famous author who used to be the Children's Laureate.
• Terry Deary – The author of the super popular Horrible Histories books. He talked about his The Fire Thief trilogy and Greek mythology.
• Morris Gleitzman – Author of books like Doubting Thomas.
• Rainer Hersch – A funny musician.
• Lynne Reid Banks – Author of the 1980s series The Indian in the Cupboard.
• Paul Jennings – An author from Australia.
• Michael Rosen – An author known for books like Sad Book.
• Jacqueline Wilson – A very well-known author of children's books, including The Story of Tracy Beaker.
• Raymond Briggs – The cartoonist behind the classic story The Snowman.
• Steve Jackson – A British game designer.
• Daniel Radcliffe – The actor who played Harry Potter in the famous films. He shared his favourite books.
• Nick Tocjek – A poet who wrote a new poem with help from the Go4It guests (on May 20, 2007).
• Kevin Crossley-Holland – Author of a series about the legend of King Arthur.
• Philip Reeve – Author of books about King Arthur and the Mortal Engines series (on May 27, 2007).
• Imogen Smallwood – The daughter of the famous children's author Enid Blyton (on June 3, 2007).
• Eva Rice – Author of Who's Who in Enid Blyton.
• Jam – A member of the all-girl computer expert group, the Frag Dolls.
• Dan Freedman – Author of "The Kickoff", a book about a boy who works hard to become a top footballer. It also gives tips for young football players (on June 17, 2007).
• Nick Green – Author of The Cat Kin.
• Andrew Cope – Author of Spy Dog (on June 24, 2007).
• Catherine Lamb – Author of Penguin Problems, which talks about how we can help the environment.
• David Gilman – Author of "The Devil's Breath", where the hero, Max Gordon, fights to protect the environment in dangerous places (on June 3, 2007).
• Anthony Horowitz – Author of the "Alex Rider" and "The Power of Five" series.
• Philip Ardagh – Author of the "Eddie Dickens" Trilogy (on July 8, 2007).
• Louise Rennison – Author of books for teenagers.
• Shirley Hughes – Author and illustrator behind the very popular book Dogger.
• Minne Gray – Author of The Adventures of The Dish and The Spoon, which continues the story from the nursery rhyme "Hey Diddle Diddle" (on July 22, 2007).
• Thomas Daley – A famous diver and Teen Olympian.