Big Red Book
Celebrating television's This Is Your Life
Ned SHERRIN (1931-2007)
THIS IS YOUR LIFE - Ned Sherrin, broadcaster, author and director, was surprised by Michael Aspel during a reception at the BBC's Broadcasting House in central London, celebrating the 400th edition of his Loose Ends radio programme.
Ned, who was born in Somerset, studied Law at Exeter College, Oxford University, following his national service with the Royal Signals. He joined ATV and later the BBC as a television producer and director, while also writing and producing musical reviews for theatre, radio, and television.
In the 1960s, he was responsible for the hugely successful satirical show That Was The Week That Was before moving into producing films, such as The Virgin Soldiers and Up Pompeii. In the 1970s, he produced and directed for the theatre, both plays, such as Jeffrey Bernard is Unwell and musical revues, scoring a huge hit with Side by Side by Sondheim.
"I've just booked a seat for the Mercury Review tonight - could somebody cancel it?"
programme details...
- Edition No: 907
- Subject No: 889
- Broadcast date: Wed 8 Feb 1995
- Broadcast time: 7.00-7.30pm
- Recorded: Mon 19 Dec 1994
- Venue: BBC Television Centre
- Series: 35
- Edition: 15
- Code name: Den
on the guest list...
- Alfred - brother
- Cliff Michelmore
- Michael Upsall
- Alan Whicker
- Lance Percival
- Kenneth Cope
- Willie Rushton
- Leslie Thomas
- Ray Davies
- David Kernan
- Julia McKenzie
- Deke Arlon
- Elisabeth Welch
- Marion Montgomery
- Jeffrey Bernard
- Patricia Hodge
- Stephen Sondheim Filmed tributes:
- David Frost
- Millicent Martin
- Dennis Waterman
related appearances...
- Patrick Campbell - Dec 1970
- David Frost - Jan 1972
- Julia McKenzie - Dec 1981
- Millicent Martin - Dec 1984
- Cliff Michelmore and Jean Metcalfe - Dec 1986
- Patricia Hodge - Jan 1987
- William Rushton - Apr 1987
- Roy Hudd - Jan 1989
- Stephanie Cole - Dec 1994
- Alicia Markova - Oct 1995
- Dorothy Tutin - Dec 2000
production team...
- Researcher: Elizabeth Ross
- Writer: Roy Bottomley
- 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
Screenshots of Ned Sherrin 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