This Is Your Life (Australian TV series)
This Is Your Life is an Australian television documentary and reality show, based on the American show of the same name, which was created, produced and originally hosted by Ralph Edwards, in which the presenter surprises celebrity guests with a show documenting their lives, with audience participation from their friends and family.
| This Is Your Life | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Reality Documentary |
| Presented by | Seven Mike Willesee (1975) Digby Wolfe (1976) Roger Climpson (1977–1980) Melissa Doyle (2022) Nine Mike Munro (1995–2005, 2008) Eddie McGuire (2011) |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 17 |
| No. of episodes | 1,000+ |
| Production | |
| Production locations | TCN-9 Sydney, New South Wales (1995–2005) GTV-9 Bendigo Street Richmond (2008) Docklands Studios Melbourne (2011) Sydney (2022–) |
| Running time | 60 Minutes |
| Release | |
| Original network | Seven Network (1975–1980, 2022–) Nine Network (1995–2005, 2008, 2011) |
| Picture format | PAL |
| Audio format | Mono (1975–1980) Stereo (1995–2005, 2008, 2011) |
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| Chronology | |
| Related | American version British version New Zealand version |
Original broadcast
The original series began broadcasting in Australia in 1975 on the Seven Network, with Bill Lovelock as executive producer and Mike Willesee as host. Subsequent seasons were compered by Digby Wolfe (1976) and Roger Climpson (1977–1980).
Nine Network versions
In 1995, the Nine Network relaunched the program with a 13-year successful run hosted by journalist Mike Munro. In November 2010, it was announced that the show would return on 28 February 2011 and be hosted by Eddie McGuire; however, it was not as successful, and after just four episodes the show did not return.
Seven Network revival
On 27 January 2022, a revival for the Seven Network was announced,[1] to be hosted by Melissa Doyle.[2] The first episode, which aired on 24 July 2022, featured Olympic swimmer Ian Thorpe.[3]
References
- ^ Knox, David (27 January 2022). "Seven to reboot This Is Your Life". TV Tonight. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
- ^ Knox, David (11 April 2022). "Melissa Doyle to host This is Your Life". TV Tonight. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
- ^ "FIRST LOOK - Olympic legend IAN THORPE to be honoured as THIS IS YOUR LIFE returns to Channel 7". TV Blackbox. 19 July 2022. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
External links
- This is Your Life at the National Film and Sound Archive
- This Is Your Life at IMDb