with Sir Jonathan Pryce
Cerys Matthews talks to award-winning actor Sir Jonathan Pryce about the music, film, fashions and fads of 1965, the year he turned 18.
Cerys Matthews talks to award winning actor Sir Jonathan Pryce about the music, film, fashions and fads of 1965, the year he turned 18. In the second hour Cerys follows up the discussion with a playlist of sounds from '65, including all the record breakers, chart toppers and scene setters from The Beatles and The Rolling Stones to The Seekers and Cilla Black.
Jonathan Pryce grew up in Flintshire and would go on to attend art college followed by RADA. Later, he'd win awards for roles on stage in the likes of Hamlet and Miss Saigon. In film, he's played Bond villains, Popes and US Presidents and on the small screen, he's best known for star turns in The Crown, Game of Thrones, Slow Horses and most recently, Under Salt Marsh.
In this candid conversation, Jonathan talks to Cerys about his 'wilderness year' of 1965 and the pop culture that was formative through this period. They cover everything from the music that soothed teenage heartbreak to a Lonnie Donegan inspired first step into showbiz... They discuss long hair, The Cavern Club, cuban heel boots and the Pop Art explosion... Get ready to be taken back in time in the company of a Welsh legend!
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Music Played
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The Beatles
Ticket to ride
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Andy Williams
Can't Get Used To Losing You
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Sandie Shaw
Long Live Love
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Christopher Logue & Tony Kinsey
Blue Shoes / Lithe Girl, Brown Girl
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Tom Jones
Thunderball
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Geoff & Maria Muldaur
Brazil
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The Dave Clark Five
Catch Us If You Can
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Julie Andrews
Prelude / The Sound Of Music (Medley)
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The Supremes
Stop! In The Name Of Love
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The Byrds
Mr Tambourine Man
- Greatest Hits.
- Columbia.
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The Beatles
In My Life
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Sonny & Cher
I Got You Babe
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Shirley Bassey
No Regrets (Non Je Ne Regrette Rien)
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The Hollies
I'm Alive
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Ken Dodd
Tears
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The Everly Brothers
The Price of Love
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Petula Clark
Downtown
- NOW That's What I Call Jukebox Classics (Various Artists).
- Now.
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Cilla Black
You've Lost that Lovin' Feelin'
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Elvis Presley
Crying In The Chapel
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The Who
My Generation
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Lonnie Donegan
I'm Gonna Be A Batchelor
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Marianne Faithfull
This Little Bird
- The Very Best Of Marianne Faithfull.
- London.
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Bob Dylan
Like A Rolling Stone
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The Rolling Stones
Get Off Of My Cloud
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Tom Springfield
The Carnival Is Over
Ensemble: The Seekers.![]()
The Impressions
People Get Ready
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