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Celebrating television's This Is Your Life
Joe JOHNSON (1952-)
THIS IS YOUR LIFE - Joe Johnson, snooker player, was surprised by Eamonn Andrews while performing with his band, Made in Japan, at Thames Television's Teddington Studios.
Joe, who was born Joseph Malik in Bradford, was a keen snooker player at school and played as an amateur while working in a series of jobs, including motor mechanic, textile work, and seven years with British Gas as a pipe layer.
He was three times Yorkshire Champion and established the highest break by an amateur player of 140 in 1978 before turning professional the year later. He won the 1986 World Snooker Championship after starting the tournament as a 150-1 outsider, having never previously passed the first round.
"Thanks for that - I'm gobsmacked. I always thought this was fixed!"
programme details...
- Edition No: 711
- Subject No: 707
- Broadcast date: Wed 26 Nov 1986
- Broadcast time: 7.00-7.30pm
- Recorded: Wed 22 Oct 1986
- Venue: Teddington Studios
- Series: 27
- Edition: 7
- Code name: Powder
on the guest list...
- George Thompson
- Steve Roberts
- Carl Boyle
- Dave Hartley
- Geoff Harwood
- Terryll - wife
- Nicola - daughter
- Margaret - daughter
- Donald - son
- Matthew - son
- Jonathan - son
- Margaret - mother
- Ken Johnson - stepfather
- Sylvia - sister
- Roy - brother-in-law
- Kit - aunt
- Margaret - mother-in-law
- Donald Proctor
- John Walsh
- John Cocker
- Eric Pollard
- Eric Hodgkinson
- Tony Carena
- Gladys Crossley
- Steven Knowles
- Graham Miles
- Colin Tedder
- Keith Whitehead
- Rob Bradshaw
- Cliff Foster
- Jim Breaks
- Terry Griffiths
- Dennis Taylor
- Steve Davis
- Gerard Kenny
- Daniel - son Filmed tributes:
- Alex Higgins
- Tony Knowles
- Willie Thorne
- John Parrott
related appearances...
- Stephen Hendry - Nov 1990
- Jimmy White - Mar 1993
production team...
- Researcher: Caroline Blackadder
- Writer: Norman Giller
- Directors: Terry Yarwood, Michael D Kent
- Associate Producer: Brian Klein
- Producer: Malcolm Morris
- names above in bold indicate subjects of This Is Your Life
Screenshots of Joe Johnson This Is Your Life
Series 27 subjects
Bill Waddington | Robert Foote | Carl Davis | Gorden Kaye | Teddy Johnson and Pearl Carr | Monty Fresco | Joe JohnsonSusan George | Bill Ward | Rachel Kempson | Gary Wilmot | Cliff Michelmore and Jean Metcalfe | Liz Hobbs | Jack Berg
Derek Scott | Patricia Hodge | Harry Friend | Norman Wisdom | Denis Compton | Christopher Cazenove | Dudley Moore
Terry Marsh | David Jacobs | William Rushton | Gabrielle Drake