This Is Your Life: Mickie Most

Mickie MOST (1938-2003)

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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
Brenda Lee
Peter Cook
Marty Wilde
Little Richard

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

related pages...

Top of the Pops

charting the pop stars

Extended Life

the special editions

Timeline

the show's fifty year history

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TV Times Magazine 19 December 1981 - 1 January 1982

As usual, the identity of the subject in tonight's This Is Your Life is a closely guarded secret. The series is one of the longest running on British television. It began in the mid-fifties on the BBC and first appeared on ITV in 1969. Since then there have been 26 programmes a year.

Eamonn Andrews (left) - the man who springs the surprises on the unsuspecting - began his broadcasting career in 1939, working as a part-time sports commentator in Ireland. He joined the BBC in 1950, hosting favourites What's My Line? and Crackerjack. Andrews switched channels in 1964.

Series 22 subjects