In part 2 of the trials and tribulations of Rick and Griff’s life touring the highways and byways of the planet, you’ll learn why Hull is not the place to play live….ever…..how Postman Pat’s van got a ‘special delivery’ and why Des O’Connor once faked a heart attack, live on stage! 

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A significant part of Rick and Griff’s life has been spent on the road. Touring. Travelling around the world. And, as you’d expect, this has given them a few experiences they’d like to share. 

From Rick taking a pay cut to join The Strawbs to Griff wondering how Mel Smith managed to blow the tour budget on champagne, it’s a deep insight into a world that most of us could only dream of. 

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Rick Wakeman and Griff Rhys Jones bring you their personal history podcast, created after living lives that are far from ordinary!

In this episode we’re talking about expensive hobbies – starting off with a topic from an earlier episode, cars, or specifically classic cars…

If you’re intent on blowing the kids inheritance, listen on…..

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Rick Wakeman and Griff Rhys Jones bring you their personal history podcast, created after living lives that are far from ordinary!

In this episode Rick and Griff take us behind the curtain, so to speak, and bring us their experiences of being on stage. 

The footlights, the audiences and of course, the disasters!!

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Rick Wakeman and Griff Rhys Jones bring you their personal history podcast, created after living lives that are far from ordinary!

In this episode we’re talking Radio, something that is VERY dear to Rick and Griff’s hearts. 

Rick’s been on the radio for the pretty much the last 50 years and Griff’s career started as a BBC radio producer. 

Expect pirates, hopeless executives and great memories!

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Rick Wakeman and Griff Rhys Jones bring you their personal history podcast, created after living lives that are far from ordinary!

In this episode we’re heading out on the road to talk about Rick’s car addiction, his first car and how he became a car dealer for the rock and roll industry, compared with Griff who didn’t even learn to drive until his 30s.

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Rick Wakeman and Griff Rhys Jones bring you their personal history podcast, created after living lives that are far from ordinary!

In this episode, we celebrate the faithful bicycle, from our first tricycle to recent perilous experiences cycling around London. Both Rick & Griff have had a brush with the law being drunk on a bicycle – blame the girlfriends – and Rick explains why cyclists today annoy him. 

All this plus Go-Karts, racing handlebars, black cabs and bottoms also make an appearance.

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Rick Wakeman and Griff Rhys Jones bring you their personal history podcast, created after living lives that are far from ordinary!

In this episode, discover the exciting evolution of the TV set, marvel at Griff stealing half a crown, and at Rick getting thrown out of a sweet shop. 

Cigarette cards, cereals with a toy in the packet – all these and much more feature in this first episode.

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From changing TV comedy forever, to achieving world musical domination, Rick and Griff have led the way since the 1960’s, and in that time, they’ve seen it all.

And so, in this, their first joint podcast, Rick and Griff present the alternative history of the world, not through the eyes of world events, but through Bicycles, Pirate Radio, Facial Hair and Jelly Babies. The stuff that’s REALLY important.

The Sound Of The Seventy Year Olds is a wander down memory cul-de-sac, because let’s face it, they’re the generation that invented anything that’s any good! New episodes every Friday!

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