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Celebrating television's This Is Your Life
Mickie MOST (1938-2003)
- The latest broadcast time of any This Is Your Life
THIS IS YOUR LIFE - Mickie Most, record producer, was surprised by Eamonn Andrews at BBC Broadcasting House in London, having been led to believe he was there for a brief chat with the controller of BBC Radio 1, Derek Chinnery, about a forthcoming show.
Mickie, who was born in Aldershot but grew up in north London, had an early interest in music and initially worked as a singing waiter at London's The 2i's Coffee Bar, where he formed a singing duo with Alex Wharton, billed as the Most Brothers. In 1959, he travelled to South Africa with his wife and, having formed a pop group, had eleven consecutive number-one hits, mostly with cover versions.
Returning to London in 1963, he established himself as a record producer, discovered the groups Herman's Hermits and The Animals, and had hit records with Donovan, Brenda Lee and Lulu. In 1969, he founded RAK Records and sold over 500 million records worldwide in a 25-year career. In addition, he became a familiar face on television during the 1970s as a panellist on ITV's talent show New Faces.
"I don't believe it!"
programme details...
- Edition No: 586
- Subject No: 583
- Broadcast date: Thu 31 Dec 1981
- Broadcast time: 11.00-11.45pm
- Recorded: Tue 24 Nov 1981
- Venue: Royalty Theatre
- Series: 22
- Edition: 13
- Code name: Disc
on the guest list...
- Derek Chinnery
- Racey
- The Sweet
- John Cameron
- Bonnie Tyler
- John Miles
- Andy Peebles
- Simon Bates
- Paul Gambaccini
- Paul Burnett
- Dave Lee Travis
- Mike Read
- Annie Nightingale
- Chris - wife
- Calvin - son
- Derek Hobson
- Marti Caine
- Roger De Courcey
- Jim Davidson
- Harry - father
- Doris - mother
- Mavis - sister
- David - brother
- Wee Willie Harris
- Winnie - mother-in-law
- Lulu
- Donovan
- Suzi Quatro
- Errol Brown
- Hot Chocolate
- Ricky Wilde
- Kim Wilde
- Julie - sister-in-law
- Maria - sister-in-law
- Jo - sister-in-law
- Jackie - sister-in-law
- Nathalie - daughter Filmed tributes:
- Brenda Lee
- Peter Cook
- Marty Wilde
- Little Richard
related appearances...
- Marty Wilde - Dec 1982
- Jackie Collins - Mar 1993
- Suzi Quatro - Feb 1999
production team...
- Researcher: Brian Klein
- Writers: Tom Brennand, Roy Bottomley
- Directors: Paul Stewart Laing, Terry Yarwood
- Producer: Jack Crawshaw
- names above in bold indicate subjects of This Is Your Life
charting the pop stars
the special editions
the show's fifty year history
Screenshots of Mickie Most This Is Your Life
Series 22 subjects
Bob Champion | Bill Fraser | Wayne Sleep | Ian Botham | Cannon and Ball | Rob Buckman | Angela RipponJulia McKenzie | Jackie Milburn | Paul Shane | Peter Adamson | Kiri Te Kanawa | Mickie Most | Anita Harris
Mike Brace | Faith Brown | Robin Bailey | Rod Hull | Bob Monkhouse | John Toshack | Wally Herbert
Joe Gormley | Roger Whittaker | Alan Whicker | Peter Davison | Douglas Bader