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Wish You Were Here...?

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Wish You Were Here...?
Format Travel
Presented by Judith Chalmers
Country of origin Flag of the United Kingdom United Kingdom
Production
Running time 30 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel ITV
Original run 19742003,
2007

Wish You Were Here...? was a British television show that was first broadcast in 1974 on ITV. It was a series of 30 minute shows about travel and holidays. The show was broadcast during peak viewing hours and had gained a significant viewing audience in the UK. It is currently owned by Fremantle Media (then known as "Pearson Television"), who purchased its producers Thames Television in 1996. The show was axed in 2003 after a reshuffling of the primetime slot on ITV.

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Do You Still Wish You Were Here...?

ITV has commissioned the show for 2008, giving Judith Chalmers' son Mark Durden-Smith the role of main host, which sees him visit some of Britain's best loved holiday destinations. Do You Still Wish You Were Here...? is a 25-part series where Durden-Smith revisits destinations, originally visited by his mother and other WYWH? presenters in the original 1974 series, to see how much they have changed. the programme is in the process of being brought back with new star presenter, David Hearsey. The programme is being made by talkbackTHAMES.

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