Genre Reality
Documentary Original language(s) English | Country of origin Australia No. of seasons 17 | |
Presented by Seven
Mike Willesee (1975)
Digby Wolfe (1976)
Roger Climpson (1977–1980) Nine
Mike Munro(1995–2005, 2008)
Eddie McGuire (2011) Location(s) TCN-9 Sydney, New South Wales (1995–2005)
GTV-9 Bendigo Street Richmond (2008)
Docklands Studios Melbourne (2011) | ||
This Is Your Life is an Australian television documentary and reality show, based on the American show of the same name, in which the host surprises guests with a show documenting their lives, with audience participation from their friends and family.
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Broadcast history-Original series
The show began in Australia in 1975 on the Seven Network, hosted by Mike Willesee. Subsequent seasons were compered by Digby Wolfe (1976) and Roger Climpson (1977–1980).
Nine Network versions
In 1995 the program was relaunched on the Nine Network, with a 13-year successful run and hosted by Journalist Mike Munro. In November 2010, it was announced that the show would return to the Nine Network 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.