How Long Will You Live?

How Long Will You Live?
Genre Lifestyle
Created by Waddell Media
Starring Mark Hamilton
Country of origin Ireland
Original language(s) English
No. of series 3
No. of episodes 24 (plus 8 Revisited)
Production
Running time 30 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel RTÉ One
Original run  – present
Chronology
Preceded by Fair City
Followed by RTÉ News: Nine O'Clock
External links
Website

How Long Will You Live? is an Irish television series broadcast on RTÉ One. Presented by Mark Hamilton, it has so far run for a total of four series. Each week Hamilton examines a different individual with an unhealthy lifestyle, estimates their lifespan and attempts to increase that lifespan by implementing his own techniques into a plan to improve that person's lifestyle.[1] The fourth series began airing on 7 January 2009.[2] The series is sponsored by Flora.[3]

Episode list

Series one

The first series contained six episodes.

Date Featured person Ref
Stephen Good [4]
Frank Sweeney [5]
Geraldine Patten [6]
Marian Devereaux [7]
Paul Losty [8]
Breege Geoghegan [9]

Series two

The second series contained eight episodes. The eight unhealthy individuals were revisited before the fourth series and their progress was filmed for a series titled How Long Will You Live? Revisited. One of these was a priest.

Date Featured person Ref
Gary Rooney [10] Revisited
Kathryn O'Dwyer [11] Revisited
Michael Masterson [12] Revisited
Diane Leen [13] Revisited
Fr Vinny Connaughton [14] Revisited
Angela Byrne [15] Revisited
John Keane [16] Revisited
Mary O'Neill Revisited

Series three

The third series contained ten episodes. Two couples featured in series three, meaning that twelve unhealthy individuals were featured overall. The third series saw the programme become more mulicultural by featuring an unhealthy individual who was originally from Nigeria and another unhealthy individual who was originally from a small village in southern India.

Date Featured person Ref
Rebecca Brady [17]
Irene Winters [18]
Thywill Bankole [19]
Willie Carter [20]
Paul and Mary Nolan [21]
Colum McGrath [22]
Antoinette and Kelly McLoughlin [23]
Gaye Healy [24]
Jagadeesh Dharmapuri [25]
Dave McCarthy [26]

References

  1. ↑ "How Long Will You Live?". RTÉ. Accessed 7 January 2009.
  2. ↑ "'How Long Will You Live?' asks Aut Even doctor". Kilkenny People. 2009-01-02. Retrieved 2009-01-07.
  3. ↑ "Sponsorship Campaign from the Heart". RTÉ Sales. Retrieved 7 January 2009.
  4. ↑ Stephen Good. RTÉ. Retrieved 7 January 2009.
  5. ↑ Frank Sweeney. RTÉ. Retrieved 7 January 2009.
  6. ↑ Geraldine Patten. RTÉ. Retrieved 7 January 2009.
  7. ↑ Marian Devereaux. RTÉ. Retrieved 7 January 2009.
  8. ↑ Paul Losty. RTÉ. Retrieved 7 January 2009.
  9. ↑ Breege Geoghegan. RTÉ. Retrieved 7 January 2009.
  10. ↑ Gary Rooney. RTÉ. Retrieved 7 January 2009.
  11. ↑ Kathryn O'Dwyer. RTÉ. Retrieved 7 January 2009.
  12. ↑ Michael Masterson. RTÉ. Retrieved 7 January 2009.
  13. ↑ Diane Leen. RTÉ. Retrieved 7 January 2009.
  14. ↑ Fr Vinny Connaughton. RTÉ. Retrieved 7 January 2009.
  15. ↑ Angela Byrne. RTÉ. Retrieved 7 January 2009.
  16. ↑ John Keane. RTÉ. Retrieved 7 January 2009.
  17. ↑ Rebecca Brady. RTÉ. Retrieved 7 January 2009.
  18. ↑ Irene Winters. RTÉ. Retrieved 7 January 2009.
  19. ↑ Thywill Bankole. RTÉ. Retrieved 7 January 2009.
  20. ↑ Willie Carter. RTÉ. Retrieved 7 January 2009.
  21. ↑ Paul and Mary Nolan. RTÉ. Retrieved 7 January 2009.
  22. ↑ Colum McGrath. RTÉ. Retrieved 7 January 2009.
  23. ↑ Antoinette and Kelly McLoughlin. RTÉ. Retrieved 7 January 2009.
  24. ↑ Gaye Healy. RTÉ. Retrieved 7 January 2009.
  25. ↑ Jagadeesh Dharmapuri. RTÉ. Retrieved 7 January 2009.
  26. ↑ Dave McCarthy. RTÉ. Retrieved 7 January 2009.

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