You just never know what snippet of information, given in childhood, sticks in the grey matter and forms the basis for future endeavours. Take TV’s Dr Rhys Jones, for instance. For the star of Wildlife Patrol, it was a simple trip to see an Indiana Jones movie with his grandfather that ended up shaping a future where he himself can proudly be addressed as Dr Jones.
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In this, his first book, Jones shares with us exactly how that future came about, his adventures across the world and the people he’s loved and lost, along with his attempts at rock stardom. His tale is one that starts out in a manner many other Cardiffians who grew up on a council estate will recognise, but a deep determination, coupled with an old encyclopaedia and countless adventures with mum to the Brecon Beacons and, more locally, The Drope provided the catalyst for the younger Jones to get out and explore the world.
Becoming Dr Jones is a rousing read that crosses the globe and back again, with a new fact at every turn, and it’s all told with an affable nature, saturated into every page and making this an instantly agreeable read. In a rather satisfying example of ‘what goes around comes around’, the foreword is written by none other than Indiana Jones star John Rhys-Davies, who he now counts amongst his friends. An inspiring tale of a Cardiff boy done good.
Becoming Dr Jones, Rhys Jones (Headline Accent)
Price: £22. Info: here
words CHRIS ANDREWS