New Zealand's Top 100 History Makers | |
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Narrated by | Alison Mau |
Country of origin | New Zealand |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 7 |
Original release | |
Network | Prime |
Release | 6 October – 17 November 2005 |
New Zealand's Top 100 History Makers was a weekly television programme first shown on Prime Television New Zealand on 6 October 2005. 430 notable New Zealanders were ranked by a panel to determine the 100 most influential in New Zealand history. There were six episodes to present the list, and a final (seventh) episode, screened live on 17 November 2005, showed the rankings of the top ten of these people as a result of votes collected from the public via text and internet. [1] (These votes are not statistically valid as they involve self-selected voters).[ citation needed ]
Diana Wichtel, reviewing the show in the New Zealand Listener , described it as "surprisingly watchable", but commented that the format was "history as striptease, with the programme counting down over the weeks to the big winner." [2] Scott Kara, writing in The New Zealand Herald , called it "educational but not dull". [3] Another review described it as "history ... as an Idol-style talent search". [4]
Joseph Romanos, one of the panellists, produced a book later in 2005 containing profiles of the same 100 people. The book was revised for a 2008 edition. [5]
The show's rankings were produced by merging the ratings of eight panellists, who are all well-known New Zealanders:
On the final programme, the 101st on the list was revealed:
101. Sir Mountford "Toss" Woollaston (1910–1998) – painter
Other countries have produced similar shows; see Greatest Britons spin-offs
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