Rick Jones (television presenter)
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Rick Jones was a presenter of BBC
children's television
programmes during the 1970s.
another popular show for younger children, in which he created characters from finger puppets made of paper.
He went on to have success as a musician (keyboards/vocals) fronting the British country rock
band, Meal Ticket. Songs featuring Jones included "Snow", "Last Port of Call", and "Laughing Daughter". The song "Better Believe it Babe" featured as the theme for the BBC television Play for Today
episode entitled "The Flipside of Dominick Hide
". After Meal Ticket broke up, Jones wrote and appeared in the musical Flash Fearless vs The Zorg Women in Los Angeles
. In 2001, he reunited with Meal Ticket for a one off gig at a London pub
.
Jones is currently living in San Francisco, United States
, with his wife Valerie. Amongst other projects, he is working on a collaboration with Roger Penycate; they have now completed the writing of a stage musical based on the songs and lyrics of Meal Ticket, written by Rick Jones and Dave Pierce, entitled 'Laughing Daughter'. It undertook a three week run at the Indian Head Center for the Arts, Southern Maryland, United States, from 3 September 2009.
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
children's television
Television
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programmes during the 1970s.
Biography
A Canadian by birth, Jones began his TV career as a co-presenter of Play School, a daily programme for pre-school age children, in which he played guitar and sang. In 1972, he became the star of FingerbobsFingerbobs
Fingerbobs was a British children's television programme made by the BBC in 1972. The first episode was broadcast on 14 February 1972 on BBC1 as part of Watch with Mother. The show was created by Joanne and Michael Cole, who also created Bod...
another popular show for younger children, in which he created characters from finger puppets made of paper.
He went on to have success as a musician (keyboards/vocals) fronting the British country rock
Country rock
Country rock is sub-genre of popular music, formed from the fusion of rock with country. The term is generally used to refer to the wave of rock musicians who began to record country-flavored records in the late 1960s and early 1970s, beginning with Bob Dylan and The Byrds; reaching its greatest...
band, Meal Ticket. Songs featuring Jones included "Snow", "Last Port of Call", and "Laughing Daughter". The song "Better Believe it Babe" featured as the theme for the BBC television Play for Today
Play for Today
Play for Today is a British television anthology drama series, produced by the BBC and transmitted on BBC1 from 1970 to 1984. During the run, more than three hundred programmes, featuring original television plays, and adaptations of stage plays and novels, were transmitted...
episode entitled "The Flipside of Dominick Hide
The Flipside of Dominick Hide
The Flipside of Dominick Hide is a British television play first transmitted by the BBC on 9 December 1980 as part of the Play for Today series....
". After Meal Ticket broke up, Jones wrote and appeared in the musical Flash Fearless vs The Zorg Women in Los Angeles
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. In 2001, he reunited with Meal Ticket for a one off gig at a London pub
Public house
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.
Jones is currently living in San Francisco, United States
United States
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, with his wife Valerie. Amongst other projects, he is working on a collaboration with Roger Penycate; they have now completed the writing of a stage musical based on the songs and lyrics of Meal Ticket, written by Rick Jones and Dave Pierce, entitled 'Laughing Daughter'. It undertook a three week run at the Indian Head Center for the Arts, Southern Maryland, United States, from 3 September 2009.