In each episode, our presenter surprises a well-known personality when they least expect it and presents them with the famous red book with the words: This Is Your Life. Our celebrity is then brought face-to-face with people that mattered most in his/her life; this includes family, friends and other famous faces. Together they embark on a humorous and emotional journey, looking back at the celebrity’s life, from the often humble beginnings to where they are now.
With its good-hearted, nostalgic
feel, it is no surprise that This Is Your Life has entertained entire families for
decades; it is, quite simply, a television classic.
The UK special aired on Saturday 2nd June 2007 at 9.25pm with the special guest as Simon Cowell, It attracted 4.6 million viewers with a share of 22%. The show was ITV's highest rating on the night.
The French special aired on Saturday 16th November 2013 during prime time. It gained an average share of 18% beating the channel average of 14%.
Nine Network begun airing its most recent run on Monday 28th February 2011 in a prime time slot. The first episode gained over 1 million viewers.
TVOne in New Zealand first aired This is your Life in 1984. The Latest run first aired on Friday 21st September 2001 with the Jona Lomu episode becoming the highest rating episode with 43,800 viewers.
DR in Denmark developed a total of 21 episodes since returning to DR with the first of these airing on Friday 11th November 2011.