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Celebrating television's This Is Your Life
Paul JONES (1942-)
THIS IS YOUR LIFE – Paul Jones, singer, actor and broadcaster, was surprised by Michael Aspel while presenting his Radio 2 show at BBC Broadcasting House in London.
Paul, who was born in Portsmouth, first came to prominence in 1962 as the original lead singer and harmonicist with the rock band Manfred Mann, who had hits with Do Wah Diddy Diddy and Pretty Flamingo. After going solo in 1966, he had success with the singles High Time and I've Been a Bad, Bad Boy before branching into acting.
As an actor, he made numerous appearances in film and television, including Z Cars and The Sweeney. On stage, he starred in the National Theatre productions of The Beggar's Opera and Guys and Dolls. In 1979, he founded The Blues Band with some of his former Manfred Mann members, and from 1986 he presented The Blues Show on BBC Radio 2.
"I would say fear is my dominant emotion at the moment, actually!"
programme details...
- Edition No: 1073
- Subject No: 1048
- Broadcast date: Wed 11 Apr 2001
- Broadcast time: 8.00-8.30pm
- Recorded: Wed 21 Mar 2001
- Venue: Teddington Studios
- Series: 41
- Edition: 20
- Code name: Pyjama
on the guest list...
- Matthew - son
- Dick Heckstall-Smith
- Colin Blunstone
- Jack Bruce
- Fiona Hendley - wife
- Dave Kelly
- Rev Nigel Pond - brother
- Judith Coot
- John Kidd
- Tony Davenport
- Colin Alford
- Christopher Bartell
- Tom McGuinness
- Mike Hugg
- Mike Vickers
- Ken Pitt
- Mike d'Abo
- Jeremy Clyde
- Marti Webb
- Michael Lawson
- Claire Lawson
- Becky Lawson
- Emily Lawson
- Joanna Lawson
- Tom Robinson
- Gordon Lorenz
- David Butlin Filmed tributes:
- Cliff Richard
- mother
- Kiki Dee
- Chris Farlowe
- Norman Beaker
- Tim Rice
related appearances...
- Elisabeth Welch - Nov 1985
- Carl Davis - Oct 1986
production team...
- Researcher: Deborah Cowan
- Writer: Ian Brown
- Director: John Gorman
- Associate Producer: Helen Gordon-Smith
- Executive Producer: John Longley
- Series Producer: Jack Crawshaw
- Producer: Sue Green
- names above in bold indicate subjects of This Is Your Life
charting the pop stars
Screenshots of Paul Jones This Is Your Life
Series 41 subjects
Matthew Pinsent | Todd Carty | Vinnie Jones | Donald Woods | Linda Lusardi | Dorothy Tutin | Paula Tilbrook | John HumphrysAndrew Davis | James Ellis | Sue Jenkins | Geoffrey Hughes | John van Weenen | Charles Dance | Mick Channon
Jonathan Ross | Simon Rouse | Midge Ure | John Barnes | Paul Jones | Patrick Robinson | Jim Shekhdar
Valerie Singleton | Darren Gough | Kevin Woodford | Richard Stilgoe