Dr Rhys Jones-Becoming Dr Jones: Chapter Two

4.30 at the Castle Hotel
Rhys Jones was brought up on a council estate in South Wales where expectations for what life held in store for you were slim. As he recalls, he was born fighting and never stopped. His perspective on what life could offer him changed forever in the early 1980s when his grandfather took him to the local cinema to see Stephen Spielberg’s blockbuster Raiders of the Lost Ark. The dream of emulating his hero Indiana Jones and travelling to the farthest reaches of the planet to explore exotic locations and its wildlife now burned deep inside him.
Dr Jones left us on a cliff hanger at Reading the Wild 2025, he returns this year with his second book to continue his story, he’s incredibly entertaining and there may be dancing !
“From a childhood immersed in books, films and wildlife to a career in environmental science – Dr Rhys Jones’ inspirational story is a call to arms – to follow our dreams!”
Professor Alice Roberts (Anatomist, Anthropologist, Author, Broadcaster )
Dr Jones will be interviewed by Luke Bailey

Ticket & Access information

The earlybird price of £8.00 will continue until the 31 st March, it will then increase to £10.00, unless you live within 10 miles of Llandovery in which case it will remain at £8.00, you can buy the reduced tickets at the shop..

You will be able to collect or buy your very special tickets, an artwork in themselves, from the bookshop, if you buy your tickets online make sure you click local collection or you will be charged for postage, we don’t send tickets out it’s collection only from the bookshop, you may want to print off a copy of your order.

The Castle Hotel is fully accessible.