Big Red Book
Celebrating television's This Is Your Life
Ted ROGERS (1935-2001)
THIS IS YOUR LIFE - Ted Rogers, comedian and television presenter, was surprised by Eamonn Andrews - with the help of Frankie Howerd - while on his way to a business meeting in Covent Garden, London.
Ted, who was born in Kennington, south London, had his first taste of show business by winning a holiday camp contest at age 15 impersonating comedy stars of the day. After leaving school, he worked for W H Smith, selling magazines at Westminster tube station before doing his national service in the Royal Air Force.
He began his professional career working as a Butlin's Redcoat until his big break in 1959 when he played Buttons in the West End production of Rogers and Hammerstein's Cinderella. In the 1960s, he was the resident comedian on television's Billy Cotton's Band Show, and he later hosted the legendary ITV show Sunday Night at the London Palladium. He presented the ITV game show 3-2-1 from 1978, becoming a household name with his finger-snapping catchphrase!
"Get out of it! Get away! Oh come on Eamonn - be fair!"
programme details...
- Edition No: 700
- Subject No: 695
- Broadcast date: Wed 26 Mar 1986
- Broadcast time: 7.00-7.30pm
- Recorded: Tue 4 Mar 1986
- Venue: Royalty Theatre
- Series: 26
- Edition: 22
- Code name: Go
on the guest list...
- Debbie Arnold
- Bernie Clifton
- John Inman
- Bob Todd
- Alan Tarrant
- Marion - wife
- Sacha Distel
- Fenella - daughter
- Dena - daughter
- Ian - son-in-law
- David - son-in-law
- Len - brother
- Brenda - sister-in-law
- Bert Weedon
- Maggie Weedon
- Bernie Winters
- Schnorbitz - dog
- Lily - mother
- Roy Lancaster
- Ron Nightingill
- John Jymson
- Dusty Bin
- Terry Hanlon
- Harry Crosby - live link
- Kathleen - mother-in-law
- Don - father-in-law
- Canna - daughter
- Barry Ward Filmed tributes:
- Rosemary Clooney
- Matthew - grandson
- Carly - grandson
- Jimmy Edwards
related appearances...
- Gladys Mills - Dec 1975
- ITV This Is Your Life - Sep 1976
- Felix Bowness - Jan 1986
- David Berglas - Dec 1991
production team...
- Researcher: David N Mason
- Writer: Tom Brennand
- 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 Ted Rogers This Is Your Life
Series 26 subjects
William Roache | Dennis Taylor | Elisabeth Welch | Sheila Mercier | Richard Branson | Maurice Denham | David EllawayTerry O'Neill | Gerry Marsden | Joyce Carey | Chas n Dave | Oliver Reed | Felix Bowness | John Harris | Bonnie Langford
Henry Cotton | June McElnea | Derek Jameson | Richard Vernon | Martyn Lewis | Peter Shilton | Ted Rogers
Simon Williams | Larry Slater | Lena Kennedy | Denis Quilley