This Is Your Life was a television documentary series airing in the United Kingdom, originally on BBC Television, and now ITV. It is based on the US show of the same name which aired from 1952 to 1961, and again in 1972 on NBC.
The UK version was launched in 1955 on the BBC and was presented by Eamonn Andrews (who also ended up being the first "victim"). It ended in 1964 when he moved to Associated British Corporation, but it was revived on ITV (...
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This Is Your Life was a television documentary series airing in the United Kingdom, originally on BBC Television, and now ITV. It is based on the US show of the same name which aired from 1952 to 1961, and again in 1972 on NBC.
The UK version was launched in 1955 on the BBC and was presented by Eamonn Andrews (who also ended up being the first "victim"). It ended in 1964 when he moved to Associated British Corporation, but it was revived on ITV (produced by Thames Television) in 1969, and Michael Aspel (himself a "victim" in 1980) became presenter after Andrews died in 1987. It returned to the BBC in 1994, though it was still produced independently by Thames Television, and was axed again in 2003. It returned for a one-off special in 2007.
Celebrity guests on the UK version included Anna Neagle, Muhammad Ali, Ken Dodd, David Nixon, Frankie Howerd, Norman Wisdom, David Jason, Jeremy Beadle, Anne Kirkbride, Lord Mountbatten of Burma, Harry Hill, Frank Skinner, Jim Davidson, Charlie...
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