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THIS IS YOUR LIFE - David Jacobs, broadcaster, was surprised by Eamonn Andrews while broadcasting his BBC Radio 2 show live at the Ideal Home Exhibition at Earls Court Exhibition Centre, London.

David, who was born in Streatham Hill, London, performed on the popular BBC General Forces programme Navy Mixture while serving with the Royal Navy. Later, he became a full-time announcer and DJ with the British Forces Broadcasting Service and chief announcer on Radio South East Asia Command in Ceylon.

After being demobbed in 1947, he freelanced in radio, newsreel and radio drama. In 1955, he moved to television as a presenter of Come Dancing and later presented Juke Box Jury throughout the 1960s. In 1967, he began chairing the long-running BBC Radio 4 topical discussion series Any Questions - a job he did for 17 years.

programme details...

• Edition No: 728
• Subject No: 722
• Broadcast date: Wed 25 Mar 1987
• Broadcast time: 7.00-7.30pm
• Recorded: Tue 24 Mar 1987
• Venue: Teddington Studios
• Series: 27
• Edition: 24
• Code name: Hit

on the guest list...

• Ken Evans
• Lindsay - wife
• Carol - daughter
• Joanna - daughter
• Emma - daughter
• Tzafrir Anbar
• Rita - sister-in-law
• Peter - nephew
• Hilary - niece
• Marius - nephew-in-law
• Tanya - great-niece
• John - great-nephew
• Lew - uncle
• McDonald Hobley
• Desmond Carrington
• Charles Chilton
• Van Phillips
• Don Sharp
• Deryck Guyler
• Andrew Faulds
• Pete Murray
• Lord Richard Marsh
• Vera Lynn
• Caroline - nanny
• Sadie - granddaughter
• Thomas - grandson
• Joseph - grandson
• Shelley - daughter-in-law
• Azriel - grandson
Filmed tributes:
• John - brother
• Vic Damone

related appearances...

• Jon Pertwee - Apr 1971
• Pete Murray - Dec 1973
• Vera Lynn - Jan 1979
• Stuart Henry - Nov 1983
• Cliff Michelmore and Jean Melcalfe - Dec 1986
• Lord Brabourne - Oct 1990
• Jimmy Savile - Dec 1990
• Edmundo Ros - May 1994
• Bill Cotton - Mar 1995
• The Night of 1000 Lives - Jan 2000
• Bob Harris - Jul 2003

production team...

• Researchers: David N Mason, Colin Williams
• Writer: Roy Bottomley
• Directors: Terry Yarwood, Michael D Kent
• Associate Producer: Brian Klein
• Producer: Malcolm Morris

• names above in bold indicate subjects of This Is Your Life

related pages...

Radio Times

tuning in the broadcasters

The Night of 1000 Lives

a celebration of a thousand editions

Michael Aspel

a career review

Life as seen by Aspel

Press speculation and announcements on new presenter Michael Aspel

Deryck Guyler

Pete Murray

Vera Lynn

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