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| Autumnwatch article - "Bill & Co wing their way back" |
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 The following article appears at http://icseftonandwestlancs.icnetwork.co.uk/icormskirk/news/tm_headline=bill-co-wing-their-way-back&method=full&objectid=20002524&siteid=60252-name_page.html:
Bill & Co wing their way back
Oct 25 2007
by Sarah Gaffney, Ormskirk Advertiser
AUTUMNWATCH is back on our screen in just over a week’s time.
Bill Oddie and Kate Humble are returning to West Lancashire with their BBC2 show filmed live from Martin Mere, Burscough.
The presenters will be at the centre every day, from November 5 to 15, filming all day events such as the bird migration at the mere and on the nearby coast.
As well as featuring the centre’s famous Whooper Swans there will be a specially designed Duck Cam floating on the mere.
There will also be infra-red cameras watching the beavers and the Super Whoopers’ progressed will be checked. They are the seven Whooper Swans who have been fitted with satellite tracking equipment so their progress from Iceland can be tracked.
Andy Wooldridge, centre manager, said: “Everyone at the centre is really looking forward to having Bill and Kate back here during Autumnwatch as the programme was so popular last year, averaging four million viewers a night.
“At this time of year, thousands of Whooper Swans and Pink Footed Geese gather on the reserve to form spectacular feeding flocks; the sound is amazing and will make very good viewing.”
During Autumnwatch there will be swan feeds everyday at 3pm and 3.30pm, a daily Autumnwatch tour at 1pm and a beaver talk at 2pm.
Visitors to the centre will be able to look inside the studio and chat to BBC personnel on Friday, November 9 between 10am and 12pm.
The BBC Radio Lancashire Bus will also be parked at Martin Mere for two weeks during filming.
For more details log onto www.wwt.org.uk/visit/martinmere
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Posted by lisa at 26/10/2007 00:00 GMT |
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| Sunday Herald article about BBC cuts |
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Use the "click here for more" link below to see an article from The Sunday Herald's Oct 21 edition about the BBC budget cuts. Besides mentioning Bill it also says the BBC plans on more repeats as a cost savings. Our UK members are encouraged to contact the BBC to suggest "The Goodies" be among the repeats (but don't say it's a suggestion from a fan club!). The following list of contact details comes from our FAQ
To contact The BBC (for the UK):
by email: http://www.bbc.co.uk/info/contactus/faqs.shtml
by post: BBC Information, PO Box 1922, Glasgow, G2 3WT
by phone: 0870 010 0222
contacting The Radio Times:
The Letters Editor
Radio Times
80 Wood Lane
London W12 0TT
E: radio.times@bbc.co.uk
T: 0870 608 4455
F: 020 8433 3923
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Posted by lisa at 26/10/2007 00:00 GMT |
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| Independent story about cuts to BBC Natural History Unit |
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Thanks to David Balston for posting this information to the goodies-l mailing list.
An article from the 26 Oct 2007 Independent talks about the cuts to the BBC Natural History Unit, mentioning Bill. The full article is at http://news.independent.co.uk/media/article3098854.ece. The first few paragraphs are quoted below:
BBC flagship Natural History Unit budget to be cut by a third
By Ciar Byrne, Arts and Media Correspondent
Published: 26 October 2007
The BBC's plans to slash by a third the budget of its world-famous Natural History Unit, the home of Planet Earth, have been condemned as "short-sighted" and "draconian" by programme-makers.
As part of 2,500 job losses across the BBC resulting from a below-inflation licence fee settlement, £12m is being lopped off the £37m budget of the Natural History Unit, which is based in Bristol, with 57 out of 180 staff posts being axed.
Programmes being dropped include BBC2's Wild strand presented by Bill Oddie – as well as one-off 30-minute shows and short series made for the 7pm slot on BBC1, which is now taken up by The One Show. The unit will also make fewer "adventure" programmes – titles such as Amazon Abyss, and Incredible Journeys and Jaws In Britain fronted by the vet Steve Leonard. The popular Big Cat Week would only be brought back as a single-evening event.
Although the BBC has pledged to continue to make landmark series such as Planet Earth, in the future it will not make two in one year as has happened this year with British Isles: A Natural History, and Life In Cold Blood, in which David Attenborough explores the insect world.
A breakdown of the posts which are being axed in the Natural History Unit includes 10 out of 25 producers, nine out of 17 assistant producers, 23 out of 33 researchers, and 11 out of 37 production management jobs. In addition, one executive producer and two series producers will lose their jobs.
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Posted by lisa at 26/10/2007 00:00 GMT |
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| some Barry Cryer tour dates |
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 Since many of our members are fans of Barry Cryer (who appears with Tim & Graeme in shows such as "I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue" and "Hamish & Dougal") I thought I'd pass along a couple of his upcoming solo tour dates. Please note that this is not a comprehensive list. If anyone has a good link please feel free to pass it along.
* Sat 24 Nov Still Alive: Barry Cryer
Stantonbury Campus Theatre, Milton Keynes
* Sat 12 Jan Still Alive: Barry Cryer
Huntingdon Hall, Worcester
* Sat 16 Feb Barry Cryer, Colin Searles
The Quay Theatre, Sudbury
* Friday 21 Dec Barry Cryer
Abergavenny Borough Theatre
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Posted by lisa at 26/10/2007 00:00 GMT |
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| UK Goodies DVDs on sale at Amazon & Sendit.com; 2004 US DVD back in stock |
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All three 2-DVD Goodies sets are on sale at Amazon.co.uk and Sendit.com for under £8 each.
"The Goodies...At Last!" (Region 2), "The Goodies - At Last a Second Helping" (Region 2), and "The Goodies - The Complete LWT Series" (Regions 2 AND 4) are £7.39 each at www.Sendit.com (which also offers free shipping for all UK and Ireland orders). Each of these three sets is £7.97 at www.Amazon.co.uk (which has free UK delivery on orders over £15.00 and will remove VAT charges for overseas purchases).
While we're discussing Goodies DVDs, the 2004 US release is back in stock at www.Amazon.com (for a while it appeared this title was out of print). This is basically just a copy of the BBC "Kitten Kong" video transferred onto DVD (with no restoration or special features), but certainly worthwhile for US fans who haven't otherwise been able to find NTSC format Goodies episodes. This is also, so far, the only DVD release of the episode "Scatty Safari" (though with the same edits as the VHS release). The other two episodes on the disk are "Kitten Kong" and and "Scoutrageous".
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Posted by lisa at 24/10/2007 00:00 GMT |
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| another repeat of "Bill Oddie Goes Wild" (and other shows) |
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Some shows of interest coming up in the near future. "(NEW)"
indicates shows added since the last update (some of which may be repeats).
Feel free to let us know about anything that should be added to the list - contributions are always welcome!
(UPDATED) * still available on Listen Again - "Radio Heads: David Hatch" was repeated on BBC 7 this past Saturday. The show will be available through the end of the week from Listen Again at http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbc7/listenagain/saturday/rams/0900.ram
(UPDATED) * Thurs, 25 Oct - "Comedy Connections" on UKTV Gold at 2:00 is a repeat of the episode about The Goodies. The episode is repeated an hour later on UKTV Gold Plus 1. Both stations repeat the show again on Weds, 31 Oct (UKTV Gold at 2:30 and UKTV Gold Plus 1 an hour later) and then again on Sat, 3 Nov.
* Thursday, 1 Nov - "Jacques Tati: Everyman Magnified" on BBC Radio 4 at 11:30 to 12:00 is a documentary including contributions from Tim. Here's a listing: "Rory Bremner explores the pioneering satire of Tati's Monsieur Hulot films. Contributors include Eric Sykes, Rowan Atkinson, Tim Brooke-Taylor and Agnes Catherine Poirier."
(UPDATED) * Thurs, 1 Nov & Fri, 2 Nov - "The Truth About Killer Dinosaurs", presented by Bill, is being repeated on UKTV Documentary and UKTV Documentary Plus 1 at various times; please consult your local listings.
(NEW) * Fri, 2 Nov; Sat, 3 Nov; Mon, 5 Nov; Tues, 6 Nov - "Bill Oddie Goes Wild" is repeated at various times on UKTV Gardens; please consult your local listings.
* Mon, 5 Nov - "Autumnwatch" with Bill Oddie returns for a two-week run.
* Mondays starting 12 Nov - "I'm Sorry I'll Read That Again" will get a repeat run on BBC7 at 12.30pm and 7.30pm (available afterward from Listen Again). I have been told that they are planning to broadcast series 2.
* Mondays starting 12 Nov - "I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue" will be returning for a new series (it's 50th!) on BBC Radio 4.
Use the "click here for more" link to see additional titles.
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Posted by lisa at 24/10/2007 00:00 GMT |
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| Win TLC on DVD |
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The UK comedy site Chortle is giving away 10 copies of the forthcoming "TLC" DVD; Tim Brooke-Taylor was a member of the cast of this 2002 comedy.
The contest is at http://www.chortle.co.uk/about/2007/10/21/5937/win_tlc_on_dvd Here's the blurb from that page:
Hospital sitcom tlc – described as ‘Cardiac Arrest meets Srubs’ – is out on DVD next week, and we have ten copies to give away.
The surreal show features Alexander Armstrong, Richard Griffiths, Reece Shearsmith and Tim Brooke-Taylor and originally ran on BBC Two in 2002.
Dr Flynn (Shearsmith) is a naive young surgeon starting out at the South Middlesex NHS hospital where he is taken under the wing of the laid back and cocksure Dr Noble (Armstrong), to deal with bizarre patients, idiotic staff and the reckless medical team.
The series is being released on Metrodome on Monday, priced £15.99 for a three-hour disc.
But to stand a chance of winning one of our copies, just answer the following question by November 5, when the winners will be drawn from all correct answers received. Good luck!
Which comedy team is Reece Shearsmith a member of?
One of the choices is "The Goodies" - not correct, of course, but nice to see. 
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Posted by lisa at 21/10/2007 00:00 GMT |
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| Jeremy Hardy tour dates |
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Since a lot of club members are fans of Jeremy Hardy (who has worked with Tim & Graeme on "I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue" and "If I Ruled The World") I wanted to pass along this link to a list of his upcoming tour dates for October-December. This includes the Linda Smith's tribute/charity fundraiser on October 28th.
While I haven't seen Jeremy's stand-up act, my understanding is that it is similiar to the material from his popular BBC Radio 4 series "Jeremy Hardy Speaks to the Nation" (though, unfortunately, there's no singing  ).
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Posted by lisa at 20/10/2007 22:00 GMT |
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| news series of ISIHAC starts Monday, November 12th |
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As we'd previously announced, the new series of "I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue" will indeed start on BBC Radio 4 on Monday, 12 November.
The following contains information about the guests for the series (so if you'd rather be surprised stop reading here).
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The 50th series of I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue kicks off on Monday, 12 November at the Fairfield Halls in Croydon, where chairman Humphrey Lyttelton and regulars Tim Brooke-Taylor, Barry Cryer and Graeme Garden are joined by Rob Brydon.
After Croydon the team travels to Manchester for a recording at the Manchester Opera House with special guest Jeremy Hardy. The series finishes at the Broadway Theatre in Peterborough, where the guest is Andy Hamilton.
[Note that there should be a second guest for the Peterborough show, since Tim will not be available for that date. We'll pass along info about the second guest when it becomes available.]
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Posted by lisa at 19/10/2007 02:00 GMT |
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