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This Is Your Life

1955–2003BBC OneDocumentary

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The big red book, and an ambush disguised as a tribute.

One opening sequence is catalogued for This Is Your Life, covering season 1.

It arrived on BBC One in 1955, when The Sooty Show was also on the network.

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The opening titles

Season 1

No usable clip kept. The one upload of the titles carries no date, and the programme moved between the BBC and ITV more than once.

No footage of this sequence has been found yet.

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