| Runtime: | 30 minutes |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Num Series: | 1 |
| Num Episodes: | 6 |
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]
| 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 |