Big Red Book
Celebrating television's This Is Your Life
Jimmy HILL (1928-2015)
THIS IS YOUR LIFE - Jimmy Hill, broadcaster and former footballer, was surprised by Michael Aspel while addressing a meeting of football club chairmen at Walsall Football Club.
Jimmy, who was born in London, began his professional football career with Brentford FC in 1949, before he transferred to Fulham FC in 1952. As a player, Jimmy became chairman of the players' union and was active in campaigning for the scrapping of the Football League's £20 maximum wage, which he achieved in 1961.
Having retired as a player, Jimmy managed Coventry City FC between 1961 and 1967, and having steered the club to the First Division, he left to launch a broadcasting career, initially with ITV, before moving to the BBC in 1973, where presenting Match of the Day made him a household name.
"I had thought I was immune from this!"
programme details...
- Edition No: 914
- Subject No: 894
- Broadcast date: Wed 29 Mar 1995
- Broadcast time: 7.00-7.30pm
- Recorded: Thu 23 Feb 1995
- Venue: unknown
- Series: 35
- Edition: 22
- Code name: Steep
on the guest list...
- Bryony - wife
- Duncan - son
- Graham - son
- Steve Rider
- Trevor Brooking
- Reg Gutteridge
- Dickie Davies
- Chelsea - granddaughter
- Alison - daughter
- Joanna - daughter
- Jamie - son
- Gloria - ex-wife
- Des Lynam
- Alan Hansen
- Jack Istead
- Ron Bird
- Dave Shearer
- John Hutchinson
- Bill Shoebridge
- Derek Ufton
- Johnny Haynes
- John Sillett
- George Curtis
- Ted Edgar
- Liz Edgar
- Brian Moore
- Derek Dougan
- Lawrie McMenemy
- Terry Venables Filmed tributes:
- Charlie Williams
- Gary Lineker
- John Bromley
- Jimmy Tarbuck
related appearances...
- Derek Dougan - Jan 1974
- John Alderton - Feb 1974
- Alan Mullery - Mar 1976
- Lawrie McMenemy - Oct 1980
- Angela Rippon - Nov 1981
- John Motson - Oct 1996
production team...
- Researcher: Elizabeth Ross
- Writer: Norman Giller
- Director: Brian Klein
- Associate Producer: John Graham
- Executive Producer: Peter Estall
- Producer: Malcolm Morris
- names above in bold indicate subjects of This Is Your Life
tackling football's top names
Screenshots of Jimmy Hill This Is Your Life
Series 35 subjects
Andrew Lloyd Webber | Leslie Crowther | Mike Reid | Martin Bell | Marti Caine | David Wallace | Danny Baker | Stephanie ColePeter Ustinov | Lesley Joseph | Arthur C Clarke | Barry Cryer | Gretchen Franklin | Edward Woodward | Ned Sherrin | Spike Milligan
Howard Keel | Raymond Gainer | June Whitfield | Debbie Reynolds | Bill Cotton | Jimmy Hill | George Baker | James Herbert
Michael Denison and Dulcie Gray | Ivor Broom | Kriss Akabusi | Helen Shapiro