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THIS IS YOUR LIFE - Pam Ayres, poet and comedian, was surprised by Eamonn Andrews at Thames Television's Euston Road Studios, having been led to believe she was there to record a different television programme.

Pam, who was born in Stanford in the Vale, Oxfordshire, travelled the world for four years with the Women's Royal Air Force before working as a secretary for a manufacturing company in Witney. She began performing her poetry at a local folk club, which led to appearances on BBC Radio Oxford and BBC Radio 4.

Having appeared on the ITV talent programme Opportunity Knocks in 1975, she left her job to pursue poetry full-time the following year. In addition to publishing books of her poems, she also made a wide variety of guest appearances on television and radio shows, including ITV's sketch show What's On Next.

"Oh, what a con! Oh, I don't believe it!"

programme details...

• Edition No: 445
• Subject No: 442
• Broadcast date: Wed 24 Nov 1976
• Broadcast time: 7.00-7.30pm
• Recorded: Wed 3 Nov 1976
• Venue: Euston Road Studios
• Series: 17
• Edition: 5
• Code name: Verse

on the guest list...

• Sandra Dickinson
• William Franklyn
• Barry Cryer
• Jim Davidson
• Bob Todd
• Andonia Katsaros
• Anna Dawson
• Stanley - father
• Phyllis - mother
• Jeffrey - brother
• Roger - brother
• Allan - brother
• Tony - brother
• Jean - sister
• Keith Harris
• John Stubbert
• Sue Bishop
• Mike Dicken
• Andy Wright
• Hughie Green
• Selena Crook
• Daniel - nephew
• Stella - niece
• Dawn - niece
• Diane - niece
• Maxine - niece
• Michael - nephew
• Susan - niece
• Julie - niece
• Vincent - nephew
• Leonard Strauss

related appearances...

• Jim Davidson - Feb 1984
• Phyllis Maycock - Feb 1994
• The Night of 1000 Lives - Jan 2000

production team...

• Researcher: Maurice Leonard
• Writer: John Sandilands
• Directors: Royston Mayoh, Terry Yarwood
• Producer: Jack Crawshaw

• names above in bold indicate subjects of This Is Your Life

The Written Word

putting pen to paper

The Night of 1000 Lives

a celebration of a thousand editions

Surprise flies supersonic

TV Times photo feature

Barry Cryer

Jim Davidson

Hughie Green

Screenshots of Pam Ayres This Is Your Life