Big Red Book
Celebrating television's This Is Your Life
Sharron DAVIES MBE (1962-)
THIS IS YOUR LIFE - Sharron Davies, television presenter and former swimmer, was surprised by Michael Aspel while presenting a cheque to Cheltenham General Hospital from proceeds she won while acting as a TV chef.
Sharron, who was born in Plymouth, started swimming competitively at the age of nine and first swam for the British national team at 11. In 1976, aged 13, she was the youngest member of Team GB at the Montreal Olympics. She won two bronze medals at the 1977 European Championships, two gold medals, a silver and bronze medal at the 1978 Commonwealth Games, and a silver medal at the 1980 Olympics in Moscow.
She retired from competing in 1980 and proved her versatility by working as a television presenter, journalist, designer, model and businesswoman. She joined ITV's game show Gladiators in 1995, presented Channel 4's The Big Breakfast in 1996 and was a regular commentator for the BBC and other broadcasters on swimming coverage in the Olympics and other championships.
"I'm rather hot and rather overcome!"
programme details...
- Edition No: 1003
- Subject No: 978
- Broadcast date: Mon 28 Sep 1998
- Broadcast time: 7.00-7.30pm
- Recorded: Mon 20 Jul 1998
- Venue: unknown
- Series: 39
- Edition: 4
- Code name: Float
on the guest list...
- Nick Gillingham
- Maggie Kelly
- Andy Jameson
- Helen Jameson
- Suki Brownsdon
- Terry - father
- Sheila - mother
- Mark - brother
- Lissa - half-sister
- Scott - half-brother
- Jennie - mother-in-law
- Karen - sister-in-law
- Derek Redmond - husband
- Diane Youdale
- Bernadette Hunt
- Mark Smith
- Kate Staples
- Bill Clements
- Karen Dunford
- Kim Wilkinson
- Geoff Capes
- David Wilkie
- Denis Ball
- Duncan Goodhew
- Mary Peters
- Andrew Harriman
- Kriss Akabusi
- Elliott - son
- Rick Adams
- Kaylee Birch
- Paula Birch
- Eric Birch
- Sebastian Coe
- Sam - nanny
- Grace - daughter
- Tony - brother Filmed tributes:
- Cheryl Baker
- Pat Neeson
- Vanessa Feltz
related appearances...
- Margaret Price - Apr 1981
- Russell Grant - Feb 1985
- Kriss Akabusi - May 1995
- Duncan Goodhew - Jan 1998
production team...
- Researcher: Steve Lappin
- Writer: Joe Steeples
- Directors: Chris Fox, Peter Wisdom
- Associate Producer: Helen Gordon-Smith
- Executive Producer: John Longley
- Series Producer: Jack Crawshaw
- Producer: Sue Green
- names above in bold indicate subjects of This Is Your Life
Screenshots of Sharron Davies This Is Your Life
Series 39 subjects
Charles Stewart | Carol Smillie | Roy Walker | Sharron Davies | Christopher Chittell | Barbara Dickson | Frank ThorntonPhillip Schofield | Alastair Stewart | Bob Wilson | Frankie Dettori | Elizabeth Spriggs | Rick Wakeman | Sue Johnston
Lord Deedes | Sylvia Young | Anne Kirkbride | Christopher Biggins | Damon Hill | George Layton | Floella Benjamin
Bill Pertwee | Mark Cook | Gary Mabbutt | Suzi Quatro | Ian Bannen