Big Red Book
Celebrating television's This Is Your Life
Jim WATT MBE (1948-)
THIS IS YOUR LIFE - Jim Watt, boxer, was surprised by Eamonn Andrews at John Conteh's restaurant, JC, in Mayfair, London, having been led to believe he was there for a celebration for his recently published autobiography, Watt's My Name.
Jim, who was born in Glasgow, was a keen soccer player at school, but the frozen winter of 1963 led him to take up boxing while training as an apprentice electrician. He came to prominence in 1968 by winning the ABA lightweight title, turning professional the same year.
Jim won the British lightweight title in 1972, the European lightweight title in 1977 and WBC World lightweight title in 1979 - and in March 1981 was the only boxer in the history of British boxing who had successfully defended his world title four times.
"I don't believe it!"
programme details...
- Edition No: 569
- Subject No: 565
- Broadcast date: Wed 11 Mar 1981
- Broadcast time: 7.00-7.30pm
- Recorded: Wed 4 Mar 1981
- Venue: Royalty Theatre
- Series: 21
- Edition: 22
- Code name: Steam
on the guest list...
- Terry Lawless
- Sylvia Lawless
- Steven Lawless
- Lorraine - Terry's daughter
- Trevor - Terry's son-in-law
- Andy Monroe
- John Scott
- David Hodge
- Hughie Smith
- Maurice Hope
- Charlie Magri
- John Conteh
- Billy Connolly
- Margaret - wife
- Ina - mother
- Jean - sister
- Alan Cliff - brother-in-law
- Dave Van Ronk
- Charlie 'Chick' Watt
- Arthur Morrison
- Jim - son
- Michelle - daughter
- Andrew - son
- Alfredo Pitalua Filmed tributes:
- Kenny Dalglish
- Ray Clemence
- Jackie Stewart
related appearances...
- Charlie Magri - Mar 1983
- Terry Lawless - Jan 1984
- Reg Gutteridge - May 1994
production team...
- Researcher: Brian Klein
- Writers: Tom Brennand, Roy Bottomley
- Directors: Stuart Hall, Terry Yarwood, Paul Stewart Laing
- Producer: Jack Crawshaw
- names above in bold indicate subjects of This Is Your Life
from flyweight to heavyweight
Screenshots of Jim Watt This Is Your Life
Series 21 subjects
Joe Loss | Julie Goodyear | Lawrie McMenemy | Peter Bowles | Mike Yarwood | John Schlesinger | Andrew Lloyd WebberJanet Brown | Rodney Bewes | Russell Harty | Joan Wells | Billy Connolly | Bill Owen | Jeffery Archer | Brian Jacks
Melvin Hayes | Fred Housego | Alex Higgins | Tim Brooke-Taylor | Bernard Cribbins | Gemma Craven | Jim Watt
John Thaw | Jonjo O'Neill | Judith Chalmers | Margaret Price