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Andrews is played by Lewis Macleod. In the "Bits of Your Life" DLC for the video game Not For Broadcast, a show very similar to "This Is Your Life" is presented by a fictitious Irish presenter named Eamon (sic). This is understood to be a reference to Eamonn Andrews, who originally presented the show in real life.
Eamonn Andrews, CBE (19 December 1922 – 5 November 1987) was an Irish radio and television presenter, employed primarily in the United Kingdom from the 1950s to the 1980s. From 1960 to 1964 he chaired the Radio Éireann Authority (now the RTÉ Authority ), which oversaw the introduction of a state television service in Ireland .
Eamonn Andrews Studios was founded by broadcaster Eamonn Andrews, famous for being the presenter with the big red book of This Is Your Life, a British television programme. In the 1960s, the launch of television in Ireland led him to become the Chairman of the RTÉ Authority . [ 1 ]
He was the subject of This Is Your Life in 1973 when he was surprised by Eamonn Andrews at the Magic Circle Headquarters in London. He then presented an episode of the programme the following year, in which the subject was the series' regular British host, Eamonn Andrews.
On 6 February 1961, he also became the first person to turn down the invitation to appear on This Is Your Life, simply walking away from host Eamonn Andrews. Contrary to belief, this incident was not broadcast live on air, but was being recorded to be shown at the beginning of the live transmission.
He was the subject of This Is Your Life in 1987 when he was surprised by Eamonn Andrews. [citation needed] Barraclough was later to appear in a sitcom, Mother's Ruin (1994), in which he played a bachelor dominated by his belligerent mother . [5]
1956/7 Billy Smart is the subject of ‘This Is Your Life’, a BBC biography programme, presented by Eamonn Andrews. 1958 'Fifty Years a Showman', BBC programme to celebrate Billy Smart's career. Kay Smart guests on 'Desert Island Discs', a BBC Radio biography programme. 2nd Christmas Day TV broadcast successfully transmitted.
This Is Your Life: Himself ITV: 3 episodes 1971–1973: Now Look Here: Ronnie BBC One: 14 episodes 1971–1987: The Two Ronnies: Himself & various characters 93 episodes 1971–1994 Christmas Night with the Stars: Host 3 episodes 1974: The Prince of Denmark: Ronnie 6 episodes 1975–1977 Seaside Special: Himself 2 episodes 1981–1988: Sorry ...