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THIS IS YOUR LIFE - Stanley Bishop, journalist, was surprised by Eamonn Andrews outside the BBC Television Theatre, having been led to believe he was there to cover a story concerning a robbery at the BBC.

Stanley, who was born in Portsmouth, began his newspaper career in 1903 with the Middlesex County Times. Two years later, he moved to Fleet Street, where, after contributing to the Daily Mail, he joined the newspaper full-time in 1907. During the First World War, Stanley served with the Royal Naval Air Service before joining the Royal Artillery in 1917.

After the war, he joined the Daily Express, where, as their chief reporter, he specialised in crime stories. He later worked for Odhams Press before volunteering with the RAF during the Second World War. In 1943, he returned to the Daily Herald as their war correspondent based in the Middle East. Still working at the age of 74 - for the News Chronicle - Bish, as he was known, was regarded as Britain's Number one crime reporter.

"How much have they got?"

programme details...

• Edition No: 114
• Subject No: 114
• Broadcast live: Mon 14 Dec 1959
• Broadcast time: 7.30-8.05pm
• Venue: BBC Television Theatre
• Series: 5
• Edition: 16

on the guest list...

• Norman Lucas
• Lord Morrison of Lambeth
• Harold Godin
• Jack Capstick
• Col Cuthbert Buckle
• Sir Ronald Howe
• Jack Frost
• Bill Tovey
• Hon Maynard Greville
• Freddy Gillman
• Rex North
• Howard Swift - live link
• David Willis - live link
Filmed tributes:
• Norman Cursley
• Harry Harper

production team...

• Researcher: Ken Smith
• Writer: Ken Smith
• Director: unknown
• Producer: T Leslie Jackson

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