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Celebrating television's This Is Your Life
Jonathan ROSS (1960-)
THIS IS YOUR LIFE - Jonathan Ross, television and radio presenter, was surprised by Michael Aspel at the BBC Television Centre while recording the television programme It's Only TV But I Like It.
Jonathan began his career in broadcasting in 1982 as a researcher with the then newly formed Channel 4, moving in front of the camera five years later to present The Last Resort, a late-night chat show made by his own production company, Channel X.
He went on to present offbeat documentaries and celebrity interviews, as well as the British Comedy Awards and the variety show Saturday Zoo. Then, after some time away from television to concentrate on writing, he returned to host The Big Big Talent Show for ITV before taking over presenting the BBC's long-running Film review programme in 1999.
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programme details...
- Edition No: 1069
- Subject No: 1044
- Broadcast date: Wed 14 Mar 2001
- Broadcast time: 8.00-8.30pm
- Recorded: Tue 6 Mar 2001
- Venue: BBC Television Centre
- Series: 41
- Edition: 16
- Code name: Dallas
on the guest list...
- Vera - grandmother
- Maureen - mother
- John - father
- Paul - brother
- Simon - brother
- Miles - brother
- Adam - brother
- Liza - sister
- Emily Dean
- Andy Davies
- Frank Skinner
- Jack Dee
- Adam Buxton
- Joe Cornish
- Nicky Clarke
- Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen
- Paul Gambaccini
- Jane Goldman - wife
- Julian Clary
- Phil Jupitus
- David Baddiel
- Joe Martinez
- Alan Marke
- Danny Baker
- John Thomson
- Simon Day
- Charlie Higson
- Paul Whitehouse
- Peter Salmon
- Gary Lineker
- Vic Reeves
- Bob Mortimer
- Kate Anderson
- Betty - daughter
- Harvey - son
- Honey - daughter Filmed tribute:
- Rowland Rivron
related appearances...
- Danny Baker - Dec 1994
- Frank Skinner - Nov 1995
- Valerie Singleton - May 2001
- Julian Clary - Dec 2001
production team...
- Researcher: Jo Grant
- Writer: Joe Steeples
- Director: John Gorman
- Associate Producer: Helen Gordon-Smith
- Executive Producer: John Longley
- Series Producer: Jack Crawshaw
- Producer: Sue Green
- names above in bold indicate subjects of This Is Your Life
Screenshots of Jonathan Ross This Is Your Life
Series 41 subjects
Matthew Pinsent | Todd Carty | Vinnie Jones | Donald Woods | Linda Lusardi | Dorothy Tutin | Paula Tilbrook | John HumphrysAndrew Davis | James Ellis | Sue Jenkins | Geoffrey Hughes | John van Weenen | Charles Dance | Mick Channon
Jonathan Ross | Simon Rouse | Midge Ure | John Barnes | Paul Jones | Patrick Robinson | Jim Shekhdar
Valerie Singleton | Darren Gough | Kevin Woodford | Richard Stilgoe