Bondi Rescue
| Bondi Rescue | |
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| Genre | Factual |
| Created by | Ben Davies |
| Starring | Waverley Council Lifeguards |
| Narrated by | Osher Günsberg |
| Opening theme | "In the Summertime" by Thirsty Merc |
| Ending theme | "In the Summertime" by Thirsty Merc |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 12 |
| No. of episodes | 136 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Michael Cordell Nick Murray |
| Producer(s) | Martin Baker Nia Pericles Mark Hooper Nick Robinson Rachale Davies Liam Taylor Madeleine Hetherton |
| Location(s) | Bondi Beach, New South Wales |
| Running time | 30 minutes (Including commercials) |
| Production company(s) | Cordell Jigsaw Productions |
| Release | |
| Original network | Network Ten |
| Picture format |
576i (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV) |
| Audio format | Stereo |
| Original release | 15 February 2006 – present |
| Chronology | |
| Related shows | Bondi Vet |
| External links | |
| Website | |
Bondi Rescue is an Australian factual television programme which is broadcast on Channel Ten. The programme, which has aired since 2006, follows the daily lives and routines of the Waverley Council professional lifeguards who patrol Bondi Beach.
Bondi Rescue was first broadcast in 2006. A spin-off, set in Bali, Indonesia, also briefly screened in 2008.Bondi Rescue is also broadcast internationally throughout 100 countries.
The show was created and produced by part-time lifeguard Ben Davies. It is narrated by Osher Günsberg.
The Bondi lifeguards perform around five thousand rescues over the summer period. They also deal with other incidents including lost children, shark scares, bluebottle stings, injuries, sexual deviants, drunk beach goers and thieves on the beach. Every once in a while, celebrities also make appearances on their shores. These have included actors/comedians David Hasselhoff and Kelly Slater (stars of the US lifeguards fiction show Baywatch), Hugh Grant, Zac Efron, Rowan Atkinson, Paris Hilton, Russell Crowe, entrepreneur Richard Branson, musician Snoop Dogg, Steve Irwin and daughter Bindi and the Indian Cricket Team. Bondi veterinarian Chris Brown repeatedly appeared on Bondi beach, meeting lifeguards, in his own show Bondi Vet.
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