This Is Your Life (British TV series)

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.

This Is Your Life
Genre	Documentary Biography
Presented by	Eamonn Andrews Michael Aspel Trevor McDonald Stephen Mulhern
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Production
Running time	30 minutes
Production companies	BBC Productions Click TV Ralph Edwards Productions STV Productions Thames Television ITV Productions TIYL Productions
Original release
Network	BBC Television
Release	29 July 1955 (1955-07-29) – 30 April 1964 (1964-04-30)
Network	ITV
Release	19 November 1969 (1969-11-19) – 20 July 1994 (1994-07-20)
Network	BBC One
Release	2 November 1994 (1994-11-02) – 8 August 2003 (2003-08-08)
Network	ITV
Release	2 June 2007 (2007-06-02)
Related
American version New Zealand version Australian version

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.