Sounds of the Seventy Year Olds

To some, like Griff, a Wedding happens once, some years ago. To others, like Rick, a Wedding is a regular occurrence.  If you’ve ever had a wedding stuck in a toilet, or ever tried the ‘working honeymoon’, or find yourself tight rope walking, well, this is the episode for you. You may kiss the bride.  Be part of the podcast, email Rick & Griff here… Questions@SOTSYO.co.uk Hosted on A...

Seemingly pleased with the sheer quantity of anger and distrust of the modern phone, celebrity neighbours Rick Wakeman and Griff Rhys Jones felt compelled to continue their assault on the devices which live in our pocket, but seemingly listen to us and try and influence what we buy online.  Expective Hawaiian Punch, AI Generated Shark incidents and Predicative Text fails.  Be part of the...

In 1876, the phone was invented and at a stroke we could speak to people who were many miles away from us, many of whom we’d deliberately moved away from so as not to be able to speak with them.  In 1973, the Mobile phone was invented and now the people we didn’t want to hear from could contact us in anywhere in the world, at any time.  Perhaps that’s why Rick and Griff hate them so much...

Rick & Griff head back into Comics, and into the unruly world of the Marvel comics, those heady American publications that had Griff dribbling at the shop window. For Rick though, the transition to New Musical Express and Melody Maker were a major draw.  Not much beats a comic though, as we shall hear….. Be part of the podcast, email Rick & Griff here… Questions@SOTSYO.co.uk Hosted on...

There were many things that were part of the young lives of Rick and Griff.  Bicycles, sweets and, as discussed in this episode, Comics! Yes, whether you were a Beano or a Dandy, this first part of a two part chat about these paper wonders, will be sure to spark a few memories.  Just watch out for Gnasher! Be part of the podcast, email Rick & Griff here… Questions@SOTSYO.co.uk Hosted...

In this second episode devoted to the Cinema, Rick & Griff chat about going to watch X-rated films. And as if that’s not bad enough, they also talk about Rick's work with Ken Russell on Lisztomania and Crimes of Passion (both as composer and actor!), Griff's film-making experience with the much-maligned Morons from Outer Space and why it's great to re-watch films you loved when you were younge...

Whether you loved the movies or loathed them, they’ve clearly left a big impression on us all, not least on Rick & Griff. In this episode they discuss their early cinema experiences, from cowboy films, standing in long queues, smoking in the cinema, those much missed local cinema adverts, Cinerama and Rick's connection to the 1979 spy thriller The Riddle of the Sands. It’s all here! Be part of...

So this is Christmas! Well, it probably isn’t but that’s the wonderful world of the podcast. You can listen to them anytime and they last forever.  Which is appropriate really as according to Rick and Griff, once the family arrives, it really DOES feels like a time of year that lasts forever! So, whether you’re lying on the beach, or lying in the snow, enjoy these not-quite-ghosts of Christma...

This is an episode all about those beloved shows that Rick is especially fond of, The Pantomime.  Oh no it isn’t. Well, actually it is, even though Griff hasn’t been in anywhere near as many panto’s as Rick has.  From disastrous on-stage interactions with kids through to Griff’s starring Grinch role, the lads take you backstage into a world of exhaustion and dodgy costumes. Be part of th...

If you ever felt tempted to use the phrase ‘Kids today don’t know they’re born!’, this episode is for you.  With memories of epic trips from London to Exmouth and even Gorran Haven, simply to consume inedible Treacle Pudding and swim in freezing water, Rick and Griff remember the simple joys of the summer holiday. Expect AA Maps, boarding houses and Morris 8’s. Be part of the podcast, email R...

If music be the food of love, Rick and Griff should be positively ecstatic, being as it’s been SUCH a huge part of their lives, Rick as a player, Griff as a fan.  In part 2 of their chat on music…(and there’ll probably be a part 3 later on too…), they talk Stereo, playing live, parents influence and even the Daily Mirror mystery man! Be part of the podcast, email Rick & Griff here… Questi...

Rick Wakeman and Griff Rhy Jones. One of them is a musician. One of them isn’t.  Despite that, Music has played a huge part in both lives, for different reasons. So much so that this vast subject will need a few episodes to cover. From the Boys Brigade to Eric Clapton, via Bernard Cribbens and B Bumble & The Stingers, we start the voyage through the life-changing genre that is Music. Be p...

Life on the Road….sounds glamorous eh?! Well, maybe not as much as you’d think.  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!  Be part of the podcast, e...

Life on the Road….sounds glamorous eh?! Well, maybe not as much as you’d think.  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 c...

Welcome back to the Sound Of The Seventy Year Olds! 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….. Contact Ric...

Welcome back to the Sound Of The Seventy Year Olds! 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!! Contact Rick and Griff with...

Welcome back to the Sound Of The Seventy Year Olds!  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 produce...

Welcome back to the Sound Of The Seventy Year Olds! 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 h...

Welcome back to the Sound Of The Seventy Year Olds!  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 – bl...

Welcome to the first Sound Of The Seventy Year Olds! A podcast like no other! 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 to...

East Anglian next-door neighbours Rick Wakeman and Griff Rhys Jones are two extraordinary men. 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, b...