A Thames TV dinner to mark the 500th anniversary of 'This is Your Life' brought together five past and present lifeboatmen who have all been subjects of the programme.

The men, who between them have saved 1,589 lives, won 21 medals and given nearly 200 years service, were Coxswain Brian Bevan of I lumber lifeboat, and retired Coxswains Derek Scott, Mumbles lifeboat (1947-1987), Matt Lethridge, St Mary's, Isle of Scilly lifeboat (1946-1985), Alf Pavey, Weymouth lifeboat (1947-1976) and Henry 'Shrimp' Davies, Cromer lifeboat (1931-1976)..