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When is This Morning’s 30th anniversary, who’s starring in ITV’s documentary and what time is it on?
ITV are celebrating This Morning's 30-year anniversary with a special documentary to mark the show's landmark anniversary
ITV's flagship daytime programme This Morning officially turns 30 this week and the channel has commissioned a one-off documentary to celebrate.
Hollywood stars from Hugh Jackman and Kate Winslet join presenters new and old to discuss the show's impact and remember its top moments - here's the lowdown...
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When is This Morning's 30th anniversary documentary on TV?
This Morning - 30 Unforgettable Years will air on October 2 at 7.30pm on ITV.
The morning programme first aired on October 3, 1988 and celebrates its 30th anniversary with special segments on the show this week (October 1-5, 2018).
The special one-off documentary will demonstrate how the programme has played an influential role in changing the TV landscape.
It will also feature landmark moments from the show's three-decade archives including its very first transmission in Liverpool's Albert Dock.
Executive Producer, Sue Walton said: “Generations have grown up with This Morning, and its influence cannot be underestimated - on viewers and on what we watch.
“It's the perfect moment to highlight the impact of one of the country's longest-running shows”.
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Who's starring in ITV's documentary?
This Morning: 30 Unforgettable Years will be narrated by Joanna Lumley and presenting duos Holly and Phil, Richard and Judy, and Eamonn and Ruth will all make appearances.
Simon Cowell, Charlotte Church, and David Gandy will reveal how the show gave them their breakthrough into showbusiness.
They will be joined by some of ITV's biggest stars including Amanda Holden, Bradley Walsh, Fern Britton, and X-Factor's golden judge Robbie Williams.
The documentary will also feature Hollywood heavyweights Hugh Jackman and Kate Winslet.
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What are some of This Morning's greatest moments?
The 90-minute special will showcase the "best, the worst and the damn right ridiculous" moments that have made up the past three decades of ITV's flagship daytime programme.
This includes trialling Viagra live on national TV and hosting TV’s first gay wedding in 2001.
It will also feature Gino D'Acampo cooking naked after the show's National Television Award win and Richard Blackwood undergoing a live rectal examination for prostate cancer.
On top of that, ITV has teased the special will "unearth surprising moments and never heard before secrets along the way";.
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