Ted RAY (1905-1977)

Ted Ray This Is Your Life

programme details...

  • Edition No: 404
  • Subject No: second timer
  • Broadcast date: Wed 26 Feb 1975
  • Broadcast time: 7.00-7.30pm
  • Recorded: Wed 19 Feb 1975
  • Venue: Euston Road Studios
  • Series: 15
  • Edition: 17
  • Code name: Beam

on the guest list...

  • Sybil - wife
  • Arthur Askey - live link
  • Dickie Henderson - live link
  • Robin Ray - son
  • Susan Stranks - daughter-in-law
  • Andrew Ray - son
  • Lena Johnston - sister
  • George Johnston - brother-in-law
  • Ben Warriss
  • Noele Gordon
  • Diana Dors
  • Patricia Hayes
  • Ben Lyon
  • Susan - daughter-in-law
  • Madeleine - granddaughter
  • Mark - grandson
  • In audience:
  • Joe Church
  • David Nixon
  • David Lodge
  • Reg Varney
  • Freddie Davies
  • Cardew Robinson
  • Ed Stewart
  • The Bachelors
  • Jean Kent
  • Mcdonald Hobley
  • Filmed tributes:
  • Jean Arthur - sister
  • Jimmy Edwards
  • Eric Sykes
  • Bob Hope

production team...

  • Researcher: unknown
  • Writer: unknown
  • Director: Royston Mayoh
  • Producer: Jack Crawshaw
  • names above in bold indicate subjects of This Is Your Life
  • with thanks to Mark Olden for his contribution to this page
related pages...

Ted Ray

first tribute


It's a Funny Old Life

it's all about the comedy


Life Second Time Around

surprised again!


A Life Remembered

tributes to the original presenter


Life Lines

TV Times feature on recent subjects


Surprise flies supersonic

TV Times photo feature


Arthur Askey


Diana Dors


Jimmy Edwards


Noele Gordon


Patricia Hayes


Dickie Henderson


Bob Hope


Jean Kent


Ben Lyon


David Nixon


Eric Sykes


Reg Varney


Interviews

Mark Olden, grandson of Ted Ray, recalls this edition of This Is Your Life in an exclusive interview recorded in April 2013

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Photographs of Ted Ray This Is Your Life - and a photograph of Ted Ray's big red book

Gus Smith biography of Eamonn Andrews

Gus Smith recalls this edition of This Is Your Life in his book, Eamonn Andrews His Life...


Eamonn was to say that he got an even bigger kick surprising subjects for a second time. It was true in the case of Ted Ray.


He had first presented him with the red book in the fifties, but only just, for the comedian had been delayed for six minutes getting to the theatre, which meant that Eamonn had to keep the audience in chat.


'I was never more happy in my life to see anybody than when Ted finally walked into the theatre.' On the second occasion there was no such agonising wait.


Ted was appearing in a television programme in Birmingham when his wife called him to come to London the next day to 'meet someone important'. The VIP turned out to be Eamonn. Ted's reaction was swift: 'Not again, Eamonn!'

Series 15 subjects

Jack Ashley | John Conteh | Jack Howarth | Chay Blyth | Bill Maynard | Richard O'Sullivan | Dick Francis | Arthur Askey
Jean Kent | Geoff Love | Ray Cooney | Queenie Watts | Harry Johnson | Leonard Rossiter | John Hanson | Denis Law
Ted Ray | Peter Butterworth | Nina Baden-Semper | Dickie Davies | Moira Anderson | Precious McKenzie | Mollie Sugden
Michael Bates | Willie John McBride | Petula Clark | Garfield Sobers