This Is Your Life (1955)
This Is Your Life (1955)
Plot.
Where to Watch.
This TV Show Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Eamonn Andrews
Self - Presenter / Self / Self - Host
Michael Aspel
Self - Presenter / Self / Self - Host
Elizabeth Dawn
Self
June Whitfield
Self / Self - Filmed tribute
Ralph Edwards
Writer
William Roache
Self / Self - Guest / Filmed Tribute
Jimmy Tarbuck
Self / Self - Filmed tribute
Eric Sykes
Self / Self - Guest / Self - Filmed tribute
Media.
Details.
Wiki.
This Is Your Life is a British biographical television documentary, based on the 1952 American series. It was hosted by Eamonn Andrews from 1955 until 1964, and then from 1969 until his death in 1987. Michael Aspel then took up the role of host until the show ended in 2003. It briefly returned in 2007 as a one-off special presented by Trevor McDonald.
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 featured on the show. The show was originally broadcast live, and over its run it has alternated between being broadcast on the BBC and on ITV.
The surprise element was a very important part of the show; if the guest heard about the project beforehand, it would be cancelled.