23 April 1964

The Academy Award winning actress - best remembered for her role as Melanie in the classic film Gone With The Wind - was surprised by Eamonn outside the BBC Television Theatre.
Olivia's show includes recorded tributes from some of her Hollywood colleagues - Vincent Price, Jane Wyman, Ida Lupino and Bette Davis.

18 and 25 November 1970

The British-born comedian - who began his career in vaudeville, before finding fame through his film appearances - was surprised by Eamonn in the foyer of Thames Television's Euston Road Studios. Bob's story - told over two editions - includes tributes from singers Tony Bennett and Bing Crosby, and statesmen President Richard Nixon and Lord Mountbatten.

13 December 1972

Eamonn surprised the actor, comedian, composer and musician for the first of his two tributes.

19 November 1975

The Welsh-born actor - best remembered for his Academy Award-winning portrayal of an alcoholic writer in The Lost Weekend - was surprised by Eamonn outside Thames Television's Euston Road Studios.
Once seated in the studio, Ray memorably quipped 'If I'd known this was happening... I'd have worn a hairpiece!'

30 November 1977

The versatile actor, writer and director was surprised by Eamonn while filming a scene for the film Death on the Nile at Pinewood Studios.
His co-stars from the production joined his tribute at Thames Television's Euston Road Studios - Angela Lansbury, Maggie Smith and Bette Davis, while other guests include Petula Clark and John Gielgud.

13 December 1978

Eamonn surprised the award winning actress during a cocktail party on London's Park Lane, aided by her husband, the writer Roald Dahl. Patricia, who is greeted on film by Hollywood stars John Wayne and Kirk Douglas, had suffered a stroke at the height of her fame, but with hard work and determination had recovered well enough to begin acting again.

5 March 1980

The British leading actor - associated with heroic and romantic roles in such Hollywood movies as The Prisoner of Zenda and Scaramouche - was surprised by Eamonn at the New London Theatre.
Stewart's guests include several of his co-stars from the British films of the 1940s that made him a star: Margaret Lockwood, Jean Kent and Flora Robson.

3 November 1982

Eamonn surprised the actress - and former Rank contract star - as she arrived at Teddington Studios on the day of her father's 80th birthday.
Currently starring in the American television series Dynasty, Joan's show includes tributes from her soap colleagues John Forsythe and Linda Evans, as well as Hollywood's Gregory Peck and Robert Wagner.

19 December 1984

In the This Is Your Life team's first visit to Hollywood, the popular star of numerous musicals produced by 20th Century Fox was surprised by Eamonn at the Metromedia Studios on Sunset Boulevard.
In an hour long show Alice received tributes from many of her former co-stars, including Rudy Vallee, Ginger Rogers, Don Ameche and Ruby Keeler.

4 and 11 March 1987

The production team flew to Hollywood so that Eamonn could surprise the diminutive actor and comedian while he was entertaining diners in his Venice Beach restaurant.
Dudley's second tribute - told from the ABC Studios in Burbank over two weekly episodes - includes tributes from Peter Cook, Henry Mancini and Cleo Laine.

19 October 1988

The Hollywood and Broadway star was appearing in the hit show Sugar Babies in London's West End when Michael surprised him during the curtain call at the Savoy Theatre, where the tribute was then recorded.
Mickey's guests include his former co-stars Ann Rutherford, Donald O'Connor and Eddie Bracken, while Michael reads out a message from Elizabeth Taylor.

25 October 1989

The Egyptian actor - who found fame in Hollywood with such films as Lawrence of Arabia and Doctor Zhivago - was surprised by Michael outside his Paris apartment.
Omar is then flown to London's Royalty Theatre where he is greeted by actors Peter O'Toole, Robert Morley, Rod Steiger and Julie Andrews and renowned film director David Lean.

29 November 1989

Michael surprised the Hungarian-born American socialite and actress - and former Miss Hungary - at the poolside of her Bel Air mansion, prompting the response – "My life – one book?"
Among those paying tribute are fellow film stars Bob Hope, Ann Miller and Kathryn Grayson – while her final guest was her beloved horse, Silver Fox.

20 December 1989

The American actor - and highly decorated World War Two naval officer - was surprised by Michael at Thames Television's Teddington Studios. Douglas - whose father was one of cinema's first idols - is greeted in person by actors Christopher Lee and Dinah Sheridan, recieves a telephone call from Maureen O'Hara and a written tribute from President Ronald Reagan.

27 December 1989

Michael surprised the Canadian actor - who gained worldwide fame and became a cultural icon as Captain James Kirk in the science fiction television series Star Trek - at Universal Studios on the set of the Starship Enterprise. His former Trek colleague Leonard Nimoy pays tribute along with stars of William's later television success - TJ Hooker.

3 March 1993

The London born actor and former child star was surprised by Michael during a BAFTA screening at the Pacific Design Centre in West Hollywood.
The show - recorded at CBS Studios - reunites the actor with his co-stars from the 1941 Academy Award-winning film How Green Was My Valley: Anna Lee and Maureen O'Hara.

14 April 1993

The American actress and dancer - renowned for her tap dancing in several high profile MGM musicals - was surprised by Michael at Hollywood's CBS Studios.
Ann's guests include many of her co-stars from those popular 1950s technicolour musicals – Mickey Rooney, Cyd Charisse, Donald O'Connor, Esther Williams and Ginger Rogers.

16 February 1994

The American actor - best known for his lead roles in the hugely successful television series Knight Rider and Baywatch - was surprised by Michael on the set of the latter show.
Among those paying tribute are David's co-stars from both series - including a special message from Knight Rider's Kit the car!

13 April 1994

The American film star - remembered for his heroic roles in such epics as The Ten Commandments and Ben-Hur - was surprised by Michael at an exhibition of his wife's photographs in Hollywood. Charlton receives tributes from Presidents Ronald Reagan and George Bush, megastar Dame Edna Everage and - via a letter read by Michael - Hollywood legend, James Stewart.

28 December 1994

Michael interrupted the actor and raconteur during lunch - at the United Nations headquarters in Geneva - and surprised him before flying back to London for the show's recording.
This Christmas special, Peter's second tribute, includes actress Jean Simmons, former Russian President Mikhail Gorbachev and King Hussein of Jordan.

22 February 1995

Michael surprised the American actor and singer during a round of golf at the Lakes Country Club in Palm Springs. Best known as the star of some of the most famous MGM musicals, Howard is also familiar to more modern audiences as Clayton Farlow in television's Dallas, and the tribute re-unites many of the cast from the soap opera.

15 March 1995

The singer and actress was surprised by Michael during a performance of her Las Vegas cabaret show.
Debbie, perhaps best known for her role in MGM's classic musical, Singing in the Rain, receives a message from co-star Donald O'Connor, and is re-united with friends Jane Russell, Ann Miller and Eva Gabor.

27 December 1995

The British born entertainer was treated to a second tribute - this time a joint one with his wife, when Michael surprised the couple at Hollywood's CBS studios. The show - an extended edition broadcast over Christmas, includes tributes from actress Jane Russell, former US President Gerald Ford, impresario Lord Grade and comedian Bob Monkhouse.