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1978: RICHARD JONES - A Full and Happy Life | Nationwide | Voice of the People | BBC Archive
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6:02Now PlayingNationwide's Patrick Stenson went to St Albans to meet Richard Jones, the chairman of the Association for Research into Restricted Growth (now the Restricted Growth Association). Determined that every small person should know that a full and happy life was possible, his own story was an example of both fulfilment and achievement.
A scientist holding a degree in physics and chemistry, he was also one of England's leading aviation artists. His paintings have been exhibited at the Royal Academy and the National Portrait Gallery and he went on to become an actor too, appearing in films such as Flash Gordon, Star Wars and Labyrinth.
Excerpt taken from Nationwide Goes North, originally broadcast on BBC One, Monday 23 January, 1978.
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