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Turn Back Time (TV series)

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Turn Back Time
Presented byDara Ó Briain
Country of originUnited Kingdom
No. of series1
No. of episodes6
Production
Running time30 minutes
Production companyHat Trick Productions
Original release
NetworkBBC One
Release9 August (2006-08-09) –
13 September 2006 (2006-09-13)

Turn Back Time (originally titled If I Could Turn Back Time)[1] is a British television series produced by Hat Trick Productions for BBC One. It aired from 9 August to 13 September 2006, and was hosted by Dara Ó Briain. In the show, famous faces revealed what they regret doing, and not doing, in their life.[2]

Ó Briain explained: "The series is a bit like This Is Your Life, but hosted by the Wizard of Oz, given that all my guests tell me the terrible things they wish they'd done differently - and then I say 'No! But you've been brave all along... ' - and I give them a medal. My guests express deep felt regrets about their lives and then we race to see who can mock them first. Sometimes I win, sometimes the guest wins, either way they get the mickey taken out of them." He continued, "Turn Back Time is basically a chat show, but where the host is really well armed. I had a lot of bullets in my gun. But that's OK. I had a bunch of flowers up my sleeve too."[2]

Episode guide

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Guest Air date Regrets
Terry Jones 9 August 2006 Kissing bearded men, knowing how to cook like a lady
Vic Reeves 16 August 2006 Spending time in Bible class, not becoming a zookeeper, buying a yacht
Barry Humphries 23 August 2006 Being on Australia's stamps, not giving Les Patterson enough stage time
Johnny Vegas 30 August 2006 Stealing as a child, wanting to be a breakdancer, his early television appearances, saying Sir Cliff Richard had just committed suicide on live television
Ruby Wax 6 September 2006 Not pursuing a career as classical actress
Phill Jupitus 13 September 2006 His time in a private school in Ipswich, a gig he did at the Royal Albert Hall, not being in a rock band, becoming fat

References

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  1. ^ "Dara turns back time: News 2005". Chortle: The UK Comedy Guide. 5 December 2005. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
  2. ^ a b "Dara O'Briain and guests Turn Back Time". Press Office.