Gaining in popularity, This Is Your Life continues to be broadcast on Monday evenings - sometimes live, sometimes recorded - from the BBC TV Theatre on Shepherd's Bush Green. Nonetheless, outside broadcasts become more frequent as the variety of subjects extends to cover the whole of the UK. Courageous war stories now sit comfortably and naturally beside tributes to stars of stage, screen and radio.

Long before the growth of celebrity culture, Monday evenings are often reserved for tales of human courage and sacrifice, as the popularity of the show prompts viewers to write in and suggest the names of subjects themselves. This results in a diverse range of stories, from a Llanelli tin plate worker, a compassionate prison governor and a man who had won a legal fight after being jailed ‘for separating a pair of trousers from its owner.' Perhaps one the most intriguing, though, is a doctor described as a ‘Healer to the Living Dead.'