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| Jeremy Hardy/ISIHAC mention in The Independent |
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 The following is the beginning of an article that appeared in The Independent on Sunday newpaper on October 7, 2007.
Life begins at 40 for ruby-cheeked Radio 4
by Nicholas Lezard
Last Sunday Radio 4 celebrated its 40th anniversary (as did the other three main BBC radio stations, for that was when the Home Service, the Light Programme and the Third Programme were renamed to accommodate the upstart, Radio 1). Cue various exercises in nostalgia and celebratory navel-gazing - and why not? Of course, one wouldn't want it to go on too long, and perhaps last Sunday's 4 at 40, followed by Radio 4: This is Your Life, adding up to two and a half hours, did, if forgivably, stretch it a little bit.
The best part of the former programme was a five-minute speech by Jeremy Hardy. Let those who doubt that the station leans leftwards take account of the way this man is one of its mainstays. And yet, as he points out, for all the stand-up shows he does, the biggest cheer he ever gets is when Humphrey Lyttelton announces that he is going to Sing One Song to the Tune of Another. (He didn't mention he has improved his singing from unbearable to merely execrable, thus spoiling the fun for the rest of us.)
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Posted by lisa at 08/10/2007 00:00 GMT |
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| "Gagging For It" and other shows of interest |
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Here's a list of upcoming shows of interest to Goodies fans. "(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) * currently available on Listen Again - BBC7 has been repeating the first series of "Hamish & Dougal". The run ended on Oct 1st; the final episode in the series can be heard via Listen Again through next Monday from http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbc7/listenagain/monday/rams/2245.ram
(NEW) * Weds, 3 Oct - "Gagging for It: TV's Hunger for Radio Comedy" on BBC 4 at 23:20 talks about "I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue" (thanks to wackywales for this info)
* Weds, 3 Oct - "Wogan: Now and Then". UKTV Gold repeats the episode with Bill at 2:00 (UKTV Gold Plus 1 shows it again an hour later).
* Thurs, 4 Oct - "Chute!" on BBC 1 at 17:00. The description for this episode mentions Bill: "Ross Lee has comedy adventures watching hilarious clips with celebrity guests. Ross discovers that he is being spied on by Bill Oddie."
(NEW) * Sat, 6 Oct - "100 Years of Wildlife Films", presented by Bill, is being repeated on BBC 2 at 20:30-22:30.
* Sat, 6 Oct - "The Truth About Killer Dinosaurs", presented by Bill, is being repeated on BBC Prime at 15:00 and again on Sun, 7 Oct at 11:00.
(NEW) * Tues, 9 Oct - The "QI" episode with Graeme is being repeated on UKTV G2 at 01:00 and an hour later on UKTV G2 Plus 1.
* Mon, 5 Nov - "Autumnwatch" with Bill Oddie returns for a two-week run.
(NEW) * Mondays starting Mon, 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 currently planning to broadcast series 2.
* TBA (possibly Dec 2nd) - ITV has begun airing "Agatha Christie's Marple" Series 3; Graeme has a cameo appearance in the episode entitled "Nemesis". The exact date hasn't been announced yet but club member Sosia found a website saying the episode will be broadcast on December 2nd.
(use the "click here for more" link below to see info about additional shows)
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Posted by lisa at 02/10/2007 00:00 GMT |
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| "I'm Sorry I'll Read That Again" repeats returning to BBC7 |
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I've gotten an email from BBC7 saying they've scheduled a repeat run of 'I'm Sorry I'll Read That Again' - this show will be back in the schedule on Mondays, from Monday 12th November at 12.30pm and 7.30pm. I don't have any specifics about the repeats yet, but will let you know if I get further info.
For those of you unfamiliar ISIRTA, it was a radio comedy originally broadcast from 1963 to 1973 which starred Tim Brooke-Taylor, John Cleese, Graeme Garden, David Hatch, Jo Kendall, and Bill Oddie. Graeme and Bill were the primary scriptwriters; Bill wrote and performed almost all the humorous songs that appeared in each episode.
BBC7 can be heard worldwide via the internet.
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Posted by lisa at 01/10/2007 00:00 GMT |
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| Goodies sighting on "Chute" |
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There must be some Goodies fans working on "Chute".
Robert King wrote to say: "[Thursday], whilst flicking through the channels I happened to notice a clip show on BBC One. It was called the Chute and was part of the CBBC programming. Anyway, the clip I saw was the classic scene of Twinkle rampaging in London - from the start of the news bulletin to Michael Aspel being crushed."
Plus, as we mentioned before, the listing for the Thurs, Oct. 4th episode of "Chute!" (on BBC 1 at 17:00) says: "Ross Lee has comedy adventures watching hilarious clips with celebrity guests. Ross discovers that he is being spied on by Bill Oddie."
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Posted by lisa at 29/09/2007 00:00 GMT |
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| Updates to website articles |
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I've just completed a series of updates to some existing files and also created a couple of new ones in the Articles section of this website (which is accessible from the "Articles/Guides" option in the menu on the left of this page.
Here's a summary of the additions for anyone who is interested in checking them out:
Goodies Episode Summaries
* "Goodies Targets: Max Bygraves & Des O'Connor" article added to "A Collection Of Goodies Themes" (This article will also appear in the October C&G newsletter)
Goodies Related Articles - Information
* Details on the discovery of previously-lost Engelbert Goodies footage added to "Goodies Clips - Engelbert With The Young Generation"
Goodies Related Articles - Reviews
* Goodies biographies added to book review of 1974 Goodies Annual
* A new file containing a book review of "The Goodies Rule OK" from November 2006
Goodies Related Articles - Creative
* More Goodies-themed poems added to "From Bard To Verse"
* More responses added to "You Know You're A Mad Goodies Fan When ..."
* A new file containing Goodies Anagrams from 2001
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Posted by bretta at 28/09/2007 06:19 GMT |
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The BBC are releasing TLC on DVD on 29th October 2007.
