This Is Your Life: John Dodd

John DODD (1916-1987)

THIS IS YOUR LIFE - John Dodd, charity founder, was surprised by Eamonn Andrews outside London's Wormwood Scrubs Prison.

During the Second World War, John had been a prisoner-of-war in Singapore's Changi prison.

On repatriation, John became concerned with welfare of ex-prisoners, and in 1958, he helped establish the Langley House Trust - a charity which continues today.

programme details...

Edition No: 233
Subject No: 234
Broadcast date: Thu 14 Nov 1963
Broadcast time: 9.10-9.40pm
Recorded: Mon 21 Oct 1963 8.00pm
Venue: BBC Television Centre
Series: 9
Edition: 7

on the guest list...

Tom - a former prisoner
Norman Harrold
Terry – brother
Canon Noel Duckworth
Oliver Stott
Alyson – wife
Stutely – mother
Rosalyn - daughter
Diana - daughter
Lorraine - daughter
Phiphine
Marquita

production team...

OB Director: Michael Goodwin
Director: Vere Lorrimer
Producer: Vere Lorrimer
Executive Producer: T Leslie Jackson

names above in bold indicate subjects of This Is Your Life

related pages...

A Charitable Life

the unsung heroes

Noel Duckworth

John Dodd with Eamonn Andrews on This Is Your Life

John D Searle recalls This Is Your Life in his book, The Prisoner Free - The Story of John Dodd and Langley House...

...John was taken to Wormwood Scrubs Prison by Geoffrey Howard, a BBC producer.

On their arrival, there was a sudden, surprising glare of powerful lights.

A broad-shouldered man stepped forward holding a microphone and said, "Tonight, John Dodd, This Is Your Life.'

Eamonn Andrews, the compere of this popular television programme, described his guest as, 'John Dodd, man of courage and compassion'.

The programme, seen by an estimated ten million viewers, proved to be another very useful piece of publicity for his work.

Series 9 subjects