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This Is Your Life (British TV series)

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This Is Your Life
GenreDocumentary
Biography
Presented byEamonn Andrews
Michael Aspel
Trevor McDonald
Stephen Mulhern
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Production
Running time30 minutes
Production companiesBBC Productions
Click TV
Ralph Edwards Productions
STV Productions
Thames Television
ITV Productions
TIYL Productions
Original release
NetworkBBC Television
Release29 July 1955 (1955-07-29) –
30 April 1964 (1964-04-30)
NetworkITV
Release19 November 1969 (1969-11-19) –
20 July 1994 (1994-07-20)
NetworkBBC One
Release2 November 1994 (1994-11-02) –
8 August 2003 (2003-08-08)
NetworkITV
Release2 June 2007 (2007-06-02)
Related
American version
New Zealand version
Australian version

This is Your Life is a British biographical television documentary. It is based on the 1952 American show of the same name. It was hosted by Eamonn Andrews from 1955 until 1964. Then from 1969 until his death in 1987 aged 64. Michael Aspel then took up the role of host until the show ended in 2003.

In the show the host surprises a special guest, before taking them through their life with the assistance of the 'big red book'. Both celebrities and non-celebrities have been 'victims' of the show. The show was first broadcast live. Over its run it has changed between being broadcast on the BBC and on ITV.