KidsWorld Sports

KidsWorld Sports
Genre	Children
Created by	Christopher Sarson
Developed by	Breakthrough Films
Directed by	Paul Kilback
Countries of origin	France Canada
Original languages	English French
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	26
Production
Executive producer	Jennifer Essex
Producers	Paul Kilback Ira Levy Peter Williamson
Production locations	Toronto, Canada
Editors	Jay Tipping Jennifer Essex Marc Dupont David Grout
Running time	approx. 30 minutes
Production companies	Breakthrough Films and Television Tele Images Kids
Original release
Network	TPS Jeunesse (France) BBC Kids (Canada) Discovery Kids (United Kingdom)
Release	August 8, 2004 (2004-08-08) – 2006 (2006)

KidsWorld Sports is a children's television series co-produced by Breakthrough Films and Television and Tele Images Kids in association with BBC Kids, TPS Jeunesse, and Discovery Kids UK. Aimed towards a young teenage audience, each episode features two children from around the globe, who strive for greatness in their chosen sport. The show profiles kids who have the potential to become tomorrow's sport heroes.

Animated character hosts

• Switch (voiced by Noam Zylberman) - a human boy, the main host of KidsWorld Sports
• PAL (voiced by Len Carlson) - Switch's AI co-host

Episode synopses

• Episode 1: Olivier (Wakeboarder) & Fabien (Mountain Biker) (August 8, 2004)
• Episode 2: Wacey (Bull Rider) & Benjamin (Freestyle Kayaker) (August 15, 2004)
• Episode 3: Jeff (Baseball Player) & Bertrand (Summer "Grass" Skier) (August 22, 2004)
• Episode 4: Jake (Mountaineer) & Cedric (Go Kart Racer) (August 29, 2004)
• Episode 5: Tyler (Motocross) & Sabrina (Horse Acrobat) (September 5, 2004)
• Episode 6: Erin (Waterskiing) & Maxime (Spelunking) (September 12, 2004)
• Episode 7: Nina (Skateboarding) & Axelle & Laura (Track & Field Athletics) (September 19, 2004)
• Episode 8: Sarah (Equestrian) & Coralie (Gymnastics) (September 26, 2004)
• Episode 9: Thaine (Football) & Laure (Swimming) (October 3, 2004)
• Episode 10: Sarah (Skeleton) & Isabelle (Naginata) (October 10, 2004)
• Episode 11: Kristen (Rugby) & Stéphane (Inline Skating) (October 17, 2004)
• Episode 12: Colin (Triathlon) & Nathan (Sledge Hockey) (October 24, 2004)
• Episode 13: Connor (Mountain Bike) & Sarah (Tennis) (October 31, 2004)
• Episode 14: Natalie (Shark Diver) & Malik (Soccer) (November 7, 2004)
• Episode 15: Amanda (Cross Country Skiing) & Freddy (Moringue) (November 14, 2004)
• Episode 16: Azucena (Karate) & Nicolas (Trial) (November 21, 2004)
• Episode 17: Shaun (Snowboarding) & Katie/Natasha (Sculling) (November 28, 2004)
• Episode 18: Michelle (Figure Skating) & Laure (Handball) (December 5, 2004)
• Episode 19: Eric (Basketball) & Jonathan (Badminton) (December 12, 2004)
• Episode 20: Sarah (Hockey) & Chloé (Judo) (December 19, 2004)
• Episode 21: Kiara (Dogsled) & Thomas (Fencing) (December 26, 2004)
• Episode 22: Joel (Freestyle Kayaking) & Fabien (Freestyle Skiing) (January 2, 2005)
• Episode 23: Robyn (Synchronized Swimming) & Jamal (Surfing) (January 9, 2005)
• Episode 24: Kaysi (Cheerleading) & Adam (Track Cycling) (January 16, 2005)
• Episode 25: Makenzie (Twirling) & Chelsea (Diving) (January 23, 2005)
• Episode 26: Caitlyn (Wrestling) & Ricardo (Football) (January 30, 2005)

Broadcast

In the United States, the series was originally planned to air on the then-upcoming PBS Kids GO! channel, but the channel ultimately failed to launch. However, an educational site with related games and activities based on the series was added to the PBS Kids Go! website, and was also syndicated on select PBS stations through American Public Television. The section was retired on January 24, 2013.

External links

• Official website (archive index)
• PBS Kids Go! page (archive index)
• Breakthroughfilms - Kidsworld Sports Archived 2006-11-10 at the Wayback Machine
• Breakthrough Films and Television Archived 2010-03-17 at the Wayback Machine
• Kids World Sports at IMDb