Bondi Rescue
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Bondi Rescue is an Australian factual television
program which is broadcast on Channel Ten
. The programme, which has aired for six seasons, follows the daily lives of the lifeguard
s 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 in the United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland, New Zealand, Finland, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Germany, the Netherlands, Turkey, Italy, Belgium, Hong Kong and worldwide on National Geographic Adventure
.
The show was created and is produced by part-time lifeguard Ben Davies. It is narrated by Andrew Günsberg.
, Russell Crowe
, Richard Branson
, Snoop Dogg
, Hugh Grant
, Zac Efron
, Rowan Atkinson
, Steve Irwin
, Bindi Irwin
, David Hasslehoff, and the Indian Cricket Team.
Bondi also has its Annual Lifeguard Challenge, which tests the skills of each lifeguard with a one-kilometer run from Bondi to local beach Tamarama, then a one-kilometer swim to nearby Bronte beach, followed by a two-kilometer board-paddle back to Bondi. The race is handicapped: the more accomplished swimmers and board-paddlers set off from Bondi later (up to twelve minutes, depending on how many competitors there are).
Footage for the show is shot during the preceding Australian summer (usually between November and February), with certain episodes reflecting incidents that have occurred during Christmas Day, New Year's Day and Australia Day
. Later seasons also featured footage of lifeguard trials and training exercises from the middle of the year. The training in the middle of the year is a trial to test the fitness, strength and ability of the lifeguards. It consists of an 800-metre swim in under thirteen-and-a-half minutes in a swimming pool, then a 600-metre swim surf and two 600-meter runs on the sand at Bondi which should be completed in under 25 minutes. It is also a test for trainee lifeguards to show they are able and committed to the role of a lifeguard. If the competitors do not complete the tasks in the time limit, they are eliminated and do not advance to the next test.
Source
, Indonesia
, premiered on Ten on 10 September 2008. The spin-off followed several of the Bondi lifeguards as they were assigned to a two-month stint at Kuta Beach
, dealing with the more humid climate, a much larger beach and the absence of the rescue equipment they had back home.
The spin-off failed to score ratings, and was pulled after four episodes.
for Most Popular Factual Program at the 2008 ceremony
. Its success also led to similar series such as the Seven Network
's Surf Patrol
and Nine
's Deadly Surf being commissioned.
Factual television
Factual television is a genre of non-fiction television programming that documents actual events and people. These type of programs are also described as documentary, observational documentary, fly on the wall, docudrama, and reality television...
program which is broadcast on Channel Ten
Network Ten
Network Ten , is one of Australia's three major commercial television networks. Owned-and-operated stations can be found in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth, while affiliates extend the network to cover most of the country...
. The programme, which has aired for six seasons, follows the daily lives of the lifeguard
Lifeguard
A lifeguard supervises the safety and rescue of swimmers, surfers, and other water sports participants such as in a swimming pool, water park, or beach. Lifeguards are strong swimmers and trained in first aid, certified in water rescue using a variety of aids and equipment depending on...
s who patrol Bondi Beach
Bondi Beach, New South Wales
Bondi Beach is a popular beach and the name of the surrounding suburb in Sydney, Australia. Bondi Beach is located 7 kilometres east of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of Waverley Council, in the Eastern Suburbs...
.
Bondi Rescue was first broadcast in 2006. A spin-off, set in Bali
Bali
Bali is an Indonesian island located in the westernmost end of the Lesser Sunda Islands, lying between Java to the west and Lombok to the east...
, Indonesia
Indonesia
Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...
, also briefly screened in 2008. Bondi Rescue is also broadcast in the United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland, New Zealand, Finland, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Germany, the Netherlands, Turkey, Italy, Belgium, Hong Kong and worldwide on National Geographic Adventure
National Geographic Adventure
National Geographic Adventure, formerly known as Adventure One but now commonly known as Nat Geo Adventure, is a subscription TV channel part of National Geographic Channels International and News Corporation...
.
The show was created and is produced by part-time lifeguard Ben Davies. It is narrated by Andrew Günsberg.
Overview
The Bondi lifeguards perform around five thousand rescues over the summer period, dealing with lost children, shark scares, sexual deviants, and thieves on the beach, in addition to watching the water. Every once in a while, celebrities also make appearances on their shores. These have included Paris HiltonParis Hilton
Paris Whitney Hilton is an American businesswoman, heiress, and socialite. She is a great-granddaughter of Conrad Hilton . Hilton is known for her controversial participation in a sex tape in 2003, and appearance on the television series The Simple Life alongside fellow socialite and childhood...
, Russell Crowe
Russell Crowe
Russell Ira Crowe is a New Zealander Australian actor , film producer and musician. He came to international attention for his role as Roman General Maximus Decimus Meridius in the 2000 historical epic film Gladiator, directed by Ridley Scott, for which he won an Academy Award for Best Actor, a...
, Richard Branson
Richard Branson
Sir Richard Charles Nicholas Branson is an English business magnate, best known for his Virgin Group of more than 400 companies....
, Snoop Dogg
Snoop Dogg
Calvin Cordozar Broadus, Jr. , better known by his stage name Snoop Dogg, is an American rapper, record producer, and actor. Snoop is best known as a rapper in the West Coast hip hop scene, and for being one of Dr. Dre's most notable protégés. Snoop Dogg was a Crip gang member while in high school...
, Hugh Grant
Hugh Grant
Hugh John Mungo Grant is an English actor and film producer. He has received a Golden Globe Award, a BAFTA, and an Honorary César. His films have earned more than $2.4 billion from 25 theatrical releases worldwide. Grant achieved international stardom after appearing in Richard Curtis's...
, Zac Efron
Zac Efron
Zachary David Alexander "Zac" Efron is an American actor. He began acting professionally in the early 2000s and became known with his lead roles in the Disney Channel Original Movie High School Musical, the WB series Summerland, and the 2007 film version of the Broadway musical Hairspray...
, Rowan Atkinson
Rowan Atkinson
Rowan Sebastian Atkinson is a British actor, comedian, and screenwriter. He is most famous for his work on the satirical sketch comedy show Not The Nine O'Clock News, and the sitcoms Blackadder, Mr. Bean and The Thin Blue Line...
, Steve Irwin
Steve Irwin
Stephen Robert "Steve" Irwin , nicknamed "The Crocodile Hunter", was an Australian television personality, wildlife expert, and conservationist. Irwin achieved worldwide fame from the television series The Crocodile Hunter, an internationally broadcast wildlife documentary series which he co-hosted...
, Bindi Irwin
Bindi Irwin
Bindi Sue Irwin is the daughter of The Crocodile Hunter star Steve Irwin. Bindi is a child celebrity who has tried her hand at acting, singing, songwriting, dancing, and rapping...
, David Hasslehoff, and the Indian Cricket Team.
Bondi also has its Annual Lifeguard Challenge, which tests the skills of each lifeguard with a one-kilometer run from Bondi to local beach Tamarama, then a one-kilometer swim to nearby Bronte beach, followed by a two-kilometer board-paddle back to Bondi. The race is handicapped: the more accomplished swimmers and board-paddlers set off from Bondi later (up to twelve minutes, depending on how many competitors there are).
Footage for the show is shot during the preceding Australian summer (usually between November and February), with certain episodes reflecting incidents that have occurred during Christmas Day, New Year's Day and Australia Day
Australia Day
Australia Day is the official national day of Australia...
. Later seasons also featured footage of lifeguard trials and training exercises from the middle of the year. The training in the middle of the year is a trial to test the fitness, strength and ability of the lifeguards. It consists of an 800-metre swim in under thirteen-and-a-half minutes in a swimming pool, then a 600-metre swim surf and two 600-meter runs on the sand at Bondi which should be completed in under 25 minutes. It is also a test for trainee lifeguards to show they are able and committed to the role of a lifeguard. If the competitors do not complete the tasks in the time limit, they are eliminated and do not advance to the next test.
Current
- Aaron Buchan
- Aaron "Azza" Graham
- Adriel "Bacon" Young
- Andrew "Reidy" Reid
- Anthony "Harries" Carroll
- Ben "Quiggers" Quigley
- Ben "Benny" Sutherland
- Bobby "Yack" Yaldwin
- Bruce "Hoppo" HopkinsBruce Hopkins (surf lifesaver)Bruce "Hoppo" Hopkins is the head lifeguard at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia and a castmember of the Bondi Rescue factual television show.-Career:...
- Chris "Chappo" Chapman
- Corey Oliver
- Danny McKell
- Daniel "Beardy" McLaughlin
- Dean "Deano" Gladstone
- Dunstan "Dunno" Foss
- Greg "Bisho" Bishop
- Harry "H" Nightingale
- Jake Nolan
- John Robson
- Kristian "Yatesy" Yates
- Kobi Graham
- Liam "Itchy" Taylor
- Luke "Louie" Daniels
- Matt Dee
- Max Ayshford (trainee)
- Michael "Mouse" Jenkinson
- Quinn "Quinno" Darragh
- Ryan "Whippet" ClarkRyan Clark (actor)Ryan James Clark is an Australian television actor.He is best known for his role as Sam Marshall in the Seven Network soap opera Home and Away and his appearances on Bondi Rescue. In 1991, Clark joined the cast of Home and Away as Sam Marshall when he was eight years old...
- Rod "Kerrbox" Kerr
- Terry "Tezz" McDermott
- Tom Bunting
- Trent "Maxi" Maxwell
- Troy "Gonzo" Quinlan
Former
- Beau Day
- Ben Davies
- Blake McKeown
- Brad "Mal" Malyon
- Brooke Cassell
- Corey AdamsCorey AdamsCorey Adams is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer in the New South Wales Rugby League competition. He played for the South Sydney Rabbitohs and Eastern Suburbs. He is also a surf lifesaver and has been featured on the Bondi Rescue reality television program.-External links:**...
- Jayden "Jay-d" Delacour
- Kailan Collins
- Matthew BurkeMatthew Burke (rugby player born 1964)Not to be confused with Matt Burke, also an Australian rugby union international.Matthew Peter Burke was an Australian rugby union and rugby league player. He made his debut for the Wallabies in 1984 against England at Twickenham...
- Matthew Burke
- Sean Carroll
- Scotty Thomson
- Temika Wright (exchange trainee)
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Vehicles
- YamahaYamahaYamaha may refer to:* Yamaha Corporation, a Japanese company with a wide range of products and services** Yamaha Motor Company, a Japanese motorized vehicle-producing company...
Rhino 700Yamaha RhinoThe Yamaha Rhino is an off-road vehicle made by Yamaha Motor Company. The 2-person four-wheel drive vehicles are in a unique class called "Side by Side", which is in-between the size of ATVs and Mini SUVs. The Rhino is gaining popularity in racing with customizations similar to the full-size vehicles...
, ATVAll-terrain vehicleAn all-terrain vehicle , also known as a quad, quad bike, three wheeler, or four wheeler, is defined by the American National Standards Institute as a vehicle that travels on low pressure tires, with a seat that is straddled by the operator, along with handlebars for steering control... - Yamaha WaveRunner FX High Output, PWCPersonal water craftA personal water craft , also called water scooter, is a recreational watercraft that the rider rides or stands on, rather than inside of, as in a boat....
- Kracka and Bennet surf rescue boardSurfboardA surfboard is an elongated platform used in the sport of surfing. Surfboards are relatively light, but are strong enough to support an individual standing on them while riding a breaking wave...
Bondi Rescue: Bali
An eight-part spin-off series, entitled Bondi Rescue: Bali and set in BaliBali
Bali is an Indonesian island located in the westernmost end of the Lesser Sunda Islands, lying between Java to the west and Lombok to the east...
, Indonesia
Indonesia
Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...
, premiered on Ten on 10 September 2008. The spin-off followed several of the Bondi lifeguards as they were assigned to a two-month stint at Kuta Beach
Kuta
Kuta is administratively a district and subdistrict/village in southern Bali, Indonesia. A former fishing village, it was one of the first towns on Bali to see substantial tourist development, and as a beach resort remains one of Indonesia's major tourist destinations...
, dealing with the more humid climate, a much larger beach and the absence of the rescue equipment they had back home.
The spin-off failed to score ratings, and was pulled after four episodes.
Reception
Bondi Rescue has proven to be very successful for Ten, averaging 1.31 million viewers during its third season, and winning a Logie AwardLogie Award
The TV Week Logie Awards are the Australian television industry awards, which have been presented annually since 1959. Renamed by Graham Kennedy in 1960 after he won the first 'Star Of The Year' award, the name 'Logie' awards honours John Logie Baird, a Scotsman who invented the television as a...
for Most Popular Factual Program at the 2008 ceremony
Logie Awards of 2008
The 50th Annual TV Week Logie Awards were presented on Sunday 4 May 2008 at the Crown Entertainment Complex in Melbourne, and televised on the Nine Network....
. Its success also led to similar series such as the Seven Network
Seven Network
The Seven Network is an Australian television network owned by Seven West Media Limited. It dates back to 4 November 1956, when the first stations on the VHF7 frequency were established in Melbourne and Sydney.It is currently the second largest network in the country in terms of population reach...
's Surf Patrol
Surf Patrol
Surf Patrol, Australia's Lifesavers is an Australian reality television series that airs on the Seven Network. The series is produced by the Australian production company Cornerbox, the producers of Seven's other factual series The Force and Border Security...
and Nine
Nine Network
The Nine Network , is an Australian television network with headquarters based in Willoughby, a suburb located on the North Shore of Sydney. For 50 years since television's inception in Australia, between 1956 and 2006, it was the most watched television network in Australia...
's Deadly Surf being commissioned.
DVD releases
| Season | Date Released | # Of Episodes | # Of Discs | Special Features |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season One | 13 February 2008 | 8 | 2 | Slipcase Packaging |
| Season Two | 13 February 2008 | 10 | 2 | Slipcase Packaging |
| Season Three | 17 September 2008 | 14 | 2 | Slipcase Packaging |
| Season Four | 5 August 2009 | 13 | 2 | None |
| Season Five | 3 August 2011 | 13 | 2 | None |
| Season Six | 1 December 2011 | 14 | TBA | None |