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Martin’s tribute was scheduled as an extra show and broadcast during a prime slot on a Saturday evening. The actor and former member of the 1980s New Romantic pop group Spandau Ballet, was surprised by Michael in the Queen Vic on the set of the BBC television soap opera, Eastenders. Martin's guests include singers Bob Geldof and George Michael.
Denise Welch, actress, was surprised by Michael Aspel - with the help of her husband, the actor Tim Healy - outside Manchester's Piccadilly Station after a day trip to London.
Denise, who was born in Tynemouth and trained at the Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts, made her West End debut in the musical Yakkety-Yak in 1982. She later joined the Live Theatre Company, Newcastle, before starring in a production of the musical Grease at the Haymarket Theatre, Leicester, in 1984.
Rudolph Walker, actor, was surprised by Michael Aspel - with the help of actor Frazer Hines - on his 60th birthday, at Lord's cricket ground, having been led to believe he was there for an interview.
Rudolph, who was born in Trinidad and began acting with an amateur theatre group while working at a printers, moved to England in 1960, with plans to become an actor. After taking drama classes at the London City Institute, he made his first professional stage appearance in 1964 in the play The Cave Dwellers.
Tonight the BBC rolls out the red carpet to welcome some very special guests who are gathering here in London from around the world for a unique occasion. The names on the invitations have all in their time been inscribed on the Big Red Book. This Is Your Life presents the night of a thousand lives.
The former Radio 1 DJ - known by such nicknames as ‘DLT’ and ‘the Hairy Monster’ - and who famously resigned from the station live on air in 1993 - was surprised by Michael while broadcasting from the studios of GWR Classic Gold.
His guests include many fellow disc jockeys and a recorded tribute from photographer Lord Lichfield.
The original host of Newsround - the first regular children’s news programme ever produced by British Television - was surprised by Michael at BBC Television Centre.
John is reunited with his former colleagues, Noel Edmonds and Maggie Philbin, from the popular 1970s BBC Saturday morning children's show - Swap Shop.
Michael returned to television's Sun Hill Police Station - home of the ITV police drama series The Bill - to surprise the actor who has played the character of Detective Superindentent Jim Carver since 1984.
Greeting Mark - who made his film debut in Quadrophenia at the age of 18 - are actors Phil Daniels, Jack Wild and John Altman.
The front man for those nutty boys Madness was surprised by Michael during a recording of the BBC’s quiz show, A Question of Pop.
Suggs - whose real name is Graham McPherson - was greeted by his fellow band members as well as singer Boy George, musician Jools Holland and members of the Chelsea football team.
