This Is Your Life: Dominique Pire

Dominique PIRE (1910-1969)

THIS IS YOUR LIFE - Dominique Pire, Belgian friar and humanitarian, was surprised by Eamonn Andrews at the BBC Television Theatre, having been led to believe he was there to take part in a programme about his work.

Georges, who was born in Dinant, Belgium, entered the Dominican priory of La Sarte in Huy aged 18 and adopted the name Dominique after being ordained as a friar in 1932. During the Second World War, he served as a chaplain to the Belgian resistance and received the Croix de Guerre for his service.

After the war, he founded an organisation to help postwar refugees and, during the 1950s, built several villages in Austria and Germany to house thousands of displaced persons. Having dedicated his life to the cause of peace, he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1958.

programme details...

Edition No: 254
Subject No: 254
Broadcast date: Thu 16 Apr 1964
Broadcast time: 8.50-9.15pm
Recorded: Mon 9 Mar 1964
Venue: BBC Television Theatre
Series: 9
Edition: 28

on the guest list...

Ceslaw Averon
Christine Averon
Alphonse Wayens
Reitte Weitz
Catherine Ignatiew
M de Bueger
Mme de Bueger
Bernard Fletcher
Clare Lambert
D K Gautam
Alphonse Radermecker
Bernadette Prat
Elizabeth de Frays
Prof Geza de Christian
Charlotte de Nerey
Mme Pire - mother

production team...

Researcher: unknown
Writer: unknown
Director: Michael Goodwin
Producer: Vere Lorrimer
Executive Producer: T Leslie Jackson

related page...

Life's Vocation

celebrating the 'men of God'

Photographs of Dominique Pire This Is Your Life

Series 9 subjects