Bondi Rescue

Bondi Rescue
GenreFactual
Created byBen Davies and Michael Cordell
StarringThe Waverley Council Lifeguards
Narrated byOsher Günsberg
Opening theme"In the Summertime" by Thirsty Merc
ComposerKyls Burtland
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons17
No. of episodes201
Production
Executive producers
  • Michael Cordell
  • Ben Davies
  • Nick Murray
  • Ciaran Flannery
Producers
  • Martin Baker
  • Nia Pericles
  • Mark Hooper
  • Nick Robinson
  • Rachale Davies
  • Liam Taylor
  • Madeleine Hetherton
  • Romy Page
  • Warwick Burton
  • Toni Malone
  • Ashley Davies
  • Rick McPhee
Production locationsBondi Beach, New South Wales
CinematographyGary Russell
Phillip Bull
Helen Patronis
Running time30–60 minutes (inc. commercials)
Production companyCordell Jigsaw Productions[1]
Original release
NetworkNetwork 10 (2006–2021, 2023–present)
Release15 February 2006 (2006-02-15) –
present
Related
Bondi Vet
Infobox instructions (only shown in preview)

Bondi Rescue is an Australian factual television program which is broadcast on Network 10. The program follows the daily lives and routines of the Waverley Council professional lifeguards who patrol Bondi Beach.[2]

Bondi Rescue was first broadcast in 2006. A spin-off, set in Bali, Indonesia, also screened in 2008.[3][4] Bondi Rescue is broadcast internationally and has a substantial online presence. The show was created and produced by part-time lifeguard Ben Davies in collaboration with Producer Michael Cordell.[5] It is narrated by Osher Günsberg.

On 12 October 2022, it was officially announced that the show had been renewed for a seventeenth season which premiered on 19 April 2023, after a year-long hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic and poor weather conditions.[6][7]

The series was renewed for an 18th season at the 2023 Channel 10 upfronts.[8]

Dunstan "Dunno" Foss (black cap) and Ryan "Whippet" Clark (white cap) with Paris Hilton on Bondi Beach on New Year's Eve 2008
  1. ^ "CJZ.com.au". Retrieved 13 December 2017.
  2. ^ "Waverley Council – Professional Lifeguards". Waverley Council. 15 February 2011. Archived from the original on 22 March 2012. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference TVT2 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "Not drowning, saving". The Age. 18 September 2008.
  5. ^ Forbes, Mark (8 September 2008). "Much Kuta than here". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 18 July 2011.
  6. ^ "Paramount Upfront 2023: New and Returning Content". Mediaweek.com.au. Mediaweek. 6 October 2022. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
  7. ^ Knox, David (6 October 2022). "2023 Upfronts: Paramount". TV Tonight. TV Tonight. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
  8. ^ "2024 Upfronts: 10 / Paramount+ | TV Tonight". 24 October 2023.