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THIS IS YOUR LIFE - Denis Sefton Delmer, journalist, was surprised by Eamonn Andrews outside the Caprice restaurant in London's Mayfair.

Sefton, who was born and raised in Germany, studied at St Paul's School and Lincoln College, Oxford. He began his career with the Daily Express as head of its new Berlin Bureau, reporting the rise of the Nazi Party from the inside, being the first British journalist to interview Adolf Hitler during the 1932 German general election.

Sefton, known as Tom, covered the instability of Europe during the 1930s, including the Spanish Civil War and the invasion of Poland. During the Second World War, he led a black propaganda campaign against the Nazis by radio from England, leading them to believe they were listening to a German radio station in Germany - one of the most effective and brilliant hoaxes of the war.

programme details...

• Edition No: 178
• Subject No: 179
• Broadcast live: Mon 8 Jan 1962
• Broadcast time: 7.30-8.00pm
• Venue: BBC Television Theatre
• Series: 7
• Edition: 15

on the guest list...

• Titina Barber
• Eric Shrimpton
• Alexander Maass
• C E Stevens
• Agnes Bernelle
• Bill Sydney-Smith
• Peggy - wife
• Felix - son
• Selina - daughter
• Nathan Gurdus
• Irene Gurdus
Recorded tribute:
• Noel Barber
Filmed tributes:
• Arthur Christiansen
• Capt Christopher Lance

production team...

• Researcher: John Ralph
• Writer: Peter Moore
• Director: Yvonne Littlewood
• Producer: T Leslie Jackson

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

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