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Tom Jones at 80

To mark his eightieth birthday, the BBC pays tribute to Welsh icon and international superstar Sir Tom Jones with an archive-based celebration spanning more than 60 years in showbusiness.

To mark his eightieth birthday, the BBC pays tribute to Welsh icon and international superstar Sir Tom Jones with this archive-based celebration.

Looking back over 60 years in showbusiness, the film takes us on a journey through Tom’s career via some of his greatest songs and performances - from Delilah and It’s Not Unusual to The Green, Green Grass of Home and Kiss - many of which will have a special resonance for a Welsh audience.

Additional context to Sir Tom’s incredible longevity is provided through rarely seen archive footage and interviews with the great man himself.

59 minutes

Last on

Sat 8 Jun 202419:30
BBC Two Wales & Wales HD only

Clips

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Music Played

  • Tom Jones

    It's Not Unusual

  • Tom Jones

    Green Green Grass Of Home

  • Tom Jones

    She's A Lady

  • Depeche Mode

    New Life

  • The Art of Noise, Tom Jones

    Kiss

  • Catatonia

    International Velvet

  • Tom Jones, Cerys Matthews

    Baby It's Cold Outside

  • Tom Jones

    Mama Told Me Not To Come

  • Vanessa Jenkins and Bryn West

    Islands In The Stream (feat. Tom Jones & Robin Gibb)

  • Leah McFall

    I Will Survive

Credits

Production ManagerSue Perry-Grech
EditorPaul Bullock
ProducerRyan Minchin

Broadcasts

  • Fri 5 Jun 202021:00
    BBC Four & BBC One Wales & Wales HD only
  • Sun 7 Jun 202018:15
    BBC Two Wales HD & Wales only
  • Fri 25 Feb 202222:00
    BBC Four
  • Christmas Eve 202322:30
    BBC Two Wales HD & Wales only
  • Sat 8 Jun 202419:30
    BBC Two Wales & Wales HD only

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