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Imagine: Tom Jones - What Good Am I?

Alan Yentob examines the extraordinary story of one of Britain's most recognisable pop icons, Sir Tom Jones. In a frank and revealing interview, Sir Tom describes his rise to fame.

As he prepares to celebrate his 70th birthday, singing legend Sir Tom Jones is still recording, performing and collaborating with some of the biggest names in pop. In this episode of Imagine, Alan Yentob examines the extraordinary story of one of Britain's most recognisable pop icons.

In a frank and revealing interview, Sir Tom describes the dizzying ascent from his humble beginnings as a miner's son in south Wales to becoming a headline act in Las Vegas and recalls many of his most cherished moments from a career that enabled him to sing alongside Elvis, establish himself as a hairy-chested sex symbol and make one of the most successful comebacks in pop history.

1 hour

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Sun 9 Jun 2024 00:05
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Music Played

  • Vaughn Monroe

    Ghost Riders in The Sky

  • Mahalia Jackson

    Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen

  • Jerry Lee Lewis

    A Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On...

  • Bill Haley and His Comets

    Rock Around The Clock

  • Nat King Cole

    When I Fall in Love

  • Eddie Cochran

    C'mon Everybody

  • Tom Jones

    It's Not Unusual

  • Tom Jones

    Green Green Grass of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ

  • Tom Jones

    Delilah

  • Tom Jones

    Bright Lights and You Girl

  • Tom Jones

    With These Hands

  • Tom Jones

    What's New Pussycat?

  • Tom Jones & Mousse T.

    Sex Bomb

  • Art of Noise

    Kiss (feat. Tom Jones)

  • Tom Jones & Stereophonics

    Mama Told Me Not to Come

  • Tom Jones & Cerys Matthews

    Baby It's Cold Outside

  • Tom Jones

    Burning Hell

  • Tom Jones

    Run On

  • Tom Jones

    What Good Am I?

  • Tom Jones

    Chills and Fever

  • Tom Jones

    I'll Never Fall in Love Again

  • Tom Jones

    She's A Lady

  • Tom Jones, Ruth Jones & Rob Brydon

    Islands in the Stream

  • Little Richard

    Good Golly Miss Molly

  • The Rolling Stones

    (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction

  • Jerry Lee Lewis

    Great Balls of Fire

  • Joe Cocker

    Delta Lady

  • Tom Jones

    Sloop John B

Credits

Presenter Alan Yentob
Producer John MacLaverty
Director John MacLaverty
Executive Producer David Okuefuna
Participant Tom Jones

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