Holiday of My Lifetime | |
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Genre | Documentary |
Presented by | Len Goodman |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language | English |
No. of series | 2 |
No. of episodes | 41 |
Production | |
Running time | 45 minutes |
Production company | Raise the Roof for BBC Scotland |
Original release | |
Network | BBC One |
Release | 20 October 2014 – 4 March 2016 |
Holiday of My Lifetime is a documentary series hosted by Len Goodman. It began on 20 October 2014, and concluded on 4 March 2016.
Goodman and a celebrity guest travel to a favourite childhood holiday location of that guest within the United Kingdom. Goodman meets with local historians and residents to get an insight into how the places have changed over the decades. [1]
No. | Guest | Location | Original air date |
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1 | Dave Myers | 20 October 2014 | |
2 | Esther Rantzen | 21 October 2014 | |
3 | Chris Hollins | 22 October 2014 | |
4 | Ainsley Harriott | 23 October 2014 | |
5 | Fatima Whitbread | 24 October 2014 | |
6 | Gyles Brandreth | 27 October 2014 | |
7 | Arlene Phillips | 28 October 2014 | |
8 | Angela Rippon | 29 October 2014 | |
9 | Anita Manning | 30 October 2014 | |
10 | Eamonn Holmes | 31 October 2014 | |
11 | Matt Allwright | 3 November 2014 | |
12 | Gloria Hunniford | 4 November 2014 | |
13 | Jon Culshaw | 5 November 2014 | |
14 | Ann Widdecombe | 6 November 2014 | |
15 | Bill Oddie | 7 November 2014 |
No. | Guests | Location | Original air date |
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16 | N/A | 24 December 2014 |
No. | Guest | Location | Original air date |
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17 | Carol Kirkwood | 1 February 2016 | |
18 | Anton du Beke | 2 February 2016 | |
19 | Dion Dublin | 3 February 2016 | |
20 | Lisa Riley | 4 February 2016 | |
21 | Pam St. Clement | 5 February 2016 | |
22 | Daniel O'Donnell | Arranmore and Owey Island | 8 February 2016 |
23 | Jimi Mistry | 9 February 2016 | |
24 | Tanni Grey-Thompson | 10 February 2016 | |
25 | Steve Backshall | 11 February 2016 | |
26 | Toyah Willcox | 12 February 2016 | |
27 | Jasper Carrott | 15 February 2016 | |
28 | Lisa Faulkner | 16 February 2016 | |
29 | Dan Walker | 17 February 2016 | |
30 | Edwina Currie | 18 February 2016 | |
31 | Valerie Singleton | 19 February 2016 | |
32 | Nigel Planer [2] | 22 February 2016 | |
33 | Melanie Sykes [3] | 23 February 2016 | |
34 | Eve Pollard [4] | 24 February 2016 | |
35 | Ian Kelsey [5] | 25 February 2016 | |
36 | Janet Ellis [6] | 26 February 2016 | |
37 | Jake Wood [7] | 29 February 2016 | |
38 | Lucy Alexander [7] | 1 March 2016 | |
39 | Nicholas Parsons [7] | 2 March 2016 | |
40 | Fiona Phillips [7] | 3 March 2016 | |
41 | Jennie Bond [7] | 4 March 2016 |
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