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THIS IS YOUR LIFE - Peter Snow, television and radio presenter, was surprised by Michael Aspel while recording an edition of Tomorrow's World at BBC Television Centre.

Peter, who was born in Dublin, Ireland, and educated at Wellington College, Berkshire, read classics at Balliol College, Oxford, where he took part in amateur dramatics. He served his national service with the Somerset Light Infantry and later worked as a cattle rancher in the United States and as a tour guide in London.

He joined ITN in 1962 to train as a news writer and sub-editor before becoming a reporter and newsreader, and later the company's Diplomatic and Defence Correspondent and War Correspondent. He became well known for his lively analysis of general election results at ITN and later for the BBC after he joined Newsnight in 1979.

"Mike! I don't believe it! I thought I was going out for a dinner tonight!"

programme details...

• Edition No: 987
• Subject No: 962
• Broadcast date: Mon 1 Dec 1997
• Broadcast time: 7.00-7.30pm
• Recorded: Mon 17 Nov 1997
• Venue: BBC Television Centre
• Series: 38
• Edition: 14
• Code name: Flake

on the guest list...

• Ann - wife
• Rebecca - daughter
• Kate - daughter
• Shuna - daughter
• Philippa Forrester
• Carol Barnes
• John Cole
• Richard - brother
• Jon Snow - cousin
• George MacMillan
• Mike Ross
• Sheridan Morley
• Rory Bremner
• Peter Sissons
• John Tusa
• Jeremy Paxman
• Dan - son
Filmed tributes:
• David Nicholas
• David Dimbleby

production team...

• Researcher: Clare Thompson
• Writer: Alec Lom
• Directors: John Gorman, Steve Docherty
• Associate Producer: Liz Rawlings
• Executive Producer: John Longley
• Series Producer: Jack Crawshaw
• Producer: Sue Green

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

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