Tom Jones: The Right Time
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| Tom Jones: The Right Time | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Music |
| Directed by | Declan Lowney |
| Presented by | Tom Jones |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of episodes | 6 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Richard Holloway[1] |
| Producer | Graham K. Smith |
| Production location | ITV Studios, Southbank[2] |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production company | Central Independent Television |
| Original release | |
| Network | ITV VH1[3] |
| Release | 6 June – 11 July 1992 |
| Related | |
| Tom Jones (TV program) | |
Tom Jones: The Right Time is a six-episode television series hosted by Tom Jones.[4] The 30-minute episodes were first broadcast on ITV in the United Kingdom in 1992 and featured music and interviews in front of a live audience.[5] The show was also broadcast in the United States on VH1 in 1992–93. John Marchese of the New York Times News Service described it as a "whirlwind briefing on the history of pop music".[6] Guest stars included Bob Geldof, Cyndi Lauper, The Chieftains and Stevie Wonder.[4][3]
Across the six episodes, Jones traces the evolution of pop music, and how it has been influenced by gospel, soul, country and rhythm and blues music.[7][8][9][10][11][12] The final episode of the series, a special with Stevie Wonder, was nominated for a CableACE Award for best International Music Special or Series having been broadcast on VH1.[1] In addition to guest artists performing, Jones also performed alongside many of them. He described singing lead vocals on EMF's "Unbelievable" as "his favourite episode".[13]