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| Graeme films scene for "Telstar" |
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 Thanks to Graeme Garden for letting us know that he filmed a short scene for a new movie called 'Telstar.' Graeme said, "watch out for it, just in case I survive the cutting room floor!"
At the moment it appears "Telstar" is scheduled for a 2008 release.
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Posted by lisa at 26/07/2007 00:00 GMT |
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| new Bill wildlife series next year - "Bill Oddie's Seriously Wild Show" |
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The following news story appears at
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/6917146.stm
Oddie hosts new wildlife series
Springwatch host Bill Oddie is making a new series for BBC Two, taking a sideways look at Britain's wildlife.
Bill Oddie's Seriously Wild Show will be a light-hearted magazine programme, with producers promising an "eclectic mix" of features.
Oddie, 66, will delve into the legends and folklore of Britain's animal population, and set tricky challenges for wildlife cameraman John Aitcheson.
The ten-part series will be shown on BBC Two in early 2008.
"Historically, Bill has gone to part of the country and covered the wildlife population there," said director Stuart Armstrong.
"In this series, he'll bounce around the country. Whatever makes a good wildlife story has potential for inclusion."
Hare stories
Filming on the series started earlier this year, and is due to continue into September.
Several sequences have already been shot with sound recorder Chris Watson, who reveals the techniques for capturing the hidden sounds of Britain's animal population.
"Chris is like a version of Q from James Bond," said Mr Armstrong. "He has all the kit to let you hear things you don't normally hear."
Mr Armstrong added that Oddie would be looking at the mythology of Britain's wildlife.
"The interesting thing is that when an animal can take on human form people make up stories," he says.
"For example, hares box as part of their mating ritual in the springtime and they often stand on two legs.
"In olden days, when people didn't have glasses, they'd see these hares standing on two legs and think it was a group of witches."
Bill Oddie's Seriously Wild Show is being produced by the BBC's Natural History Unit in Bristol.
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Posted by lisa at 26/07/2007 00:00 GMT |
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| "Footlights and Fancy Free" - July 28th |
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 The Saturday, 28 July edition of Archive Hour on BBC Radio 4 at 20:00 is entitled "Footlights and Fancy Free". As described on Radio 4's website, "This programme uses the extensive archives of the Cambridge University Footlights Club to tell its story, from a cricket match inspired inception in 1883 to the bright young things of the current day."
A promo for this show, played just before "About a Dog", includes a clip of a courtroom sketch which I believe is from "Cambridge Circus" (if not, it's from "I'm Sorry I'll Read That Again"), meaning there should be some content of interest to Goodies fans in this show.
The broadcast can be heard online from www.bbc.co.uk/radio4. It may not be available from Listen Again.
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Posted by lisa at 25/07/2007 00:00 GMT |
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| Bristol date added to ISIHAC tour - GOES ON SALE FRIDAY, JUNE 20TH |
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[From the ISIHAC Mailing list]
Dear I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue Mailing List Member,
Two pieces of information which may be of interest...
The first concerns the "I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue" Official Stage Tour. This is a kind of 'best of' show, featuring favourite rounds from the past 35 years. The guest panellist will be Jeremy Hardy. The show will not be recorded for broadcast on Radio 4, but may be recorded for release as part of the BBC Radio Collection.
After the huge response to the first email I sent out, six of the ten tour dates are completely sold out, and we have added one more date. This will be as follows:
Tuesday 28 August BRISTOL HIPPODROME
TICKETS WILL GO ON SALE TODAY (FRIDAY 20th JULY) FROM 10am
Show starts 7.30pm, ends approx 10pm
Tickets: £21 - £23.50
Booking details:
* In person at the Box Office open Mon-Sat 10am - 8pm (6pm when no performance)
* Ticketmaster 0870 607 7500 - 24hr booking line - subject to booking/transaction fee
* Online at www.bristolhippodrome.org.uk
* Freephone Groups 10+ 0800 587 5007 Mon-Fri 10am - 6pm
The theatre will be sending out a brochure on Monday to the general public.
The following venues still have tickets (though are likely to sell out by the beginning of August when they send out their brochures:
Tuesday 18 September BIRMINGHAM HIPPODROME
Show starts 7.30pm, ends approx 10pm
Tickets: £14.50 - £26.50
Box Office: 0121 622 7486
www.birminghamhippodrome.com
Wednesday 19 September BIRMINGHAM HIPPODROME
Show starts 7.30pm, ends approx 10pm
Tickets: £14.50 - £26.50
Box Office: 0121 622 7486
www.birminghamhippodrome.com
Tuesday 25 September IPSWICH REGENT
Show starts 7.30pm, ends approx 10pm
Tickets: £20 - £22.50
Box Office: 01473 433 100
https://online.ipswich.gov.uk/eSROIpswich/
Monday 8 October BRIGHTON DOME (BRIGHTON COMEDY FESTIVAL)
Show starts 7.30pm, ends approx 10pm
Tickets: £20 - £23
Box Office 01273 709709
www.brightondome.org
www.brightoncomedyfestival.com
The second piece of information concerns Jeremy Hardy's stand up tour. Fans of I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue will know Jeremy as a regular on the programme, as well as The News Quiz. These are Jeremy's tour dates:
Sat 15th Sept Oxford Playhouse
Thurs Sept 20th-Sat Sept 22nd Irish Film Institute, Dublin
Wed 3rd Oct Southend Palace Theatre
Friday 5th Oct Broxbourne Civic Theatre
Tues 23rd Oct Scunthorpe Plowright Theatre
Wed Oct 31st Lougborough Town Hall
Sat 3rd Nov Colchester Arts Centre
Thu 8th Nov Wimborne Tivoli Theatre
Fri 30th Nov Runcorn Brindley
Tues Dec 4th Swindon Arts Centre
Wed 5th Dec Pontardawe Arts Centre
Thu 6th Dec Gloucester Guildhall
Fri 7th Dec Huddersfield Lawrence Batley Theatre
Sat 8th Dec Stockton Arc
Wed 12th Dec Bracknell Arts Centre
Details of the venue box offices and ticket prices can be found online.
Best wishes
Jon Naismith
Producer, ISIHAC
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Posted by lisa at 19/07/2007 00:00 GMT |
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| Listen Again problems affect "About a Dog" |
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The BBC is currently experiencing major technical problems with the BBC Radio Player. This affects their Listen Again (audio on demand) service, with the result that this week's episode of "About A Dog" is currently unavailable on Listen Again. "About a Dog" was written by Graeme Garden; the affected episode, the second of the current series, was broadcast on Tuesday and should be available through next Tuesday once the technical problems have been corrected.
I'll keep checking the website and let you know when the problem appears to be corrected. If you spot it first please let us know.
UPDATE:
Thanks to Steve G. for noting on goodies-l that the show is available directly from this link: http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/aod/networks/radio4/aod.shtml?radio4/aboutadog#
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Posted by lisa at 19/07/2007 00:00 GMT |
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| Sunday Times article about Bill and Rosie Oddie |
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Thanks to club member the end for spotting this article, which can be found online at http://women.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/women/families/article2028234.ece
The Sunday Times
July 8, 2007
Relative Values: Bill Oddie and his daughter Rosie
Bill Oddie, 65, was a founder member of the 1970s comedy team The Goodies. He has since become the most famous bird-watcher in Britain, hosting shows like Springwatch, and Birding with Bill Oddie, and was awarded an OBE in 2003 for his services to wildlife. He lives in north London with his second wife, Laura. He has two grown-up daughters from his first marriage. Bill and Laura’s only daughter, Rosie Oddie, 21, gave up art college to concentrate on music. Her band, Rosie Oddie and the Odd Squad, release their first single, Genni’s Song, next week and are touring this summer. She lives in Camden, north London
Bill: There was a pretty big gap between my first marriage ending and me getting together with Laura, Rosie’s mum. The end of that marriage — and the fact that my mother disappeared when I was a small child — meant I didn’t trust women at all. So I decided to take advantage of being on TV and being a single bloke in London. We didn’t have comedy groupies, but I certainly put myself about a bit. Well, a lot, actually.
When I first met Laura, I thought it was going to be the same as the others: just a bit of fun. And at first I’ll admit that the attraction was purely physical. My God, she was raunchier than all the rest put together! But then I found myself falling in love with this crazy, beautiful, talented, intelligent woman. So okay, I was in love, but kids were nowhere on the horizon for me. I had two daughters from my first marriage, a gorgeous young wife, we were travelling a lot, I was getting lots of work. Kids would only upset that routine. Looking back, I do regret I made Laura feel uncomfortable about having kids. I just didn’t know if I was ready for it second time around.
All that changed when I found out Laura was pregnant. Typical me, I became engrossed in every aspect of the pregnancy. Some of my happiest memories are of me looking at Laura’s perfectly round bump. We called the bump Wiggly in the Womb.
Being a father again, I soon realised I spent an awful lot of time feeling guilty. I’d berate myself for being away, for making bad decisions, for being a soft touch, for being too grumpy… You name it, I’ve felt guilty for it. I was inclined to tear myself apart, which I’m sure had something to do with what happened to my mother. At the time Laura was born, all I knew was that my mother cleared off when I was one or two. I had no idea why. [When he appeared on the BBC programme Who Do You Think You Are?, Oddie learnt the truth about his mother’s mental problems and admission to a mental hospital.] I was carrying a lot of anger and I’d turn that anger on myself.
Rosie realised this and used to abuse it, shockingly. Every time we went on holiday, she’d say she needed a friend to come with her. Fine. Then it was two friends. Then three. When Rosie was 15, Laura and I were taking seven teenagers on holiday. If ever you’re looking for a reason to end it all, take seven teenage girls to Portugal and wait for them to find out if there’s a disco in town.
When Rosie was 16, I had my first nervous breakdown. The grumpiness and anger turned into full-blown clinical depression. All I wanted to do was stay in bed. Everything was black. Laura said: “What about us? What about the kids?” All I said was: “Nothing means anything. I don’t care about anything.”
Rosie and I did talk about the depressions a couple of years ago, but she said: “Dad, I’m 20. I don’t want to keep analysing things.” Personally, I like analysing things and taking things apart. I still go for my sessions because they’ve helped me see things a bit clearer.
I hope I’ve not given you the impression that Rosie runs away from difficult discussion. She knows the full extent of what has happened to me, and dealt very well with things when I had another little episode the Christmas before last. Rosie doesn’t run away from anything. She might come over all hedonistic and knows how to get wasted, but once her mind’s set on something she becomes very focused.
At school there used to be a big concert at the end of term, but one year it was cancelled because of complaints from the neighbours. Rosie and her friends started orchestrating a protest and she led most of the school through an impromptu version of Ain’t No Mountain High Enough during assembly.
Eventually the concert was moved to a new venue. I thought: “That’s my girl!”
That effusiveness and ability to get on with people is definitely from Laura’s side of the gene pool. I hope the musical bit is from me. Just watching Rosie develop as a musician and seeing her write her first song has been one of the greatest experiences of my life. I am a musical obsessive. I’ve been asked if Rosie’s music career means I am living vicariously through my daughter, and I usually say: “Hang on! I’ve had several hit records, you know.
I’ve released several albums.” Okay, they were silly songs about funky gibbons, but I’m very proud of those songs. The thing that’s different about Rosie is she writes proper songs. Serious songs. She does things with music and songs I could never do. People might say: “Yes, but it’s only pop music. It isn’t Art with a capital A.” F*** ’em. F*** ’em all. Rosie’s music speaks to me. Her songs make me cry. Even if I wasn’t her father, I’d still be a fan.
Rosie: I’m much too young to remember The Goodies being on telly. When I came along, Dad was “that bird-watching bloke”. I knew he was famous, though, because my friends’ parents told me he was. They were always talking about The Goodies.
But me and Mum never went bird-watching with him. That was his zone and we stayed out of it. He’d take me on walks when I was little and tell me about the countryside, but I don’t think I appreciated the stuff he was telling me. It’s only now I wish I’d taken more notice.
Dad’s basically a big kid, which made him easy to be around when I was little. Actually, he was a bit of a soft touch. All he cared about was if I was happy. He was never the sort of dad who stood over you saying: “Have you done your maths homework?” As far as he was concerned, time spent playing the drums or listening to your favourite CD was as important as school work.
I really got the feeling that Dad respected me and what I wanted to do. It was as if he treated me like a little adult. That did cause a few problems at school. Unfortunately, the teachers didn’t treat me like a little adult. I found them to be condescending, so I decided to go on the rampage. I’m still a bit like that. If people use their authority in a bad way, I’ll pick a fight with them.
Dad’s always been mad about his music, but he never forced it down my throat. Mum and Dad were also pretty relaxed about drink and drugs. I think I smoked my first bit of weed when I was 14. Probably drinking Babycham too. They did tell me off, but their attitude was: “At least she’s not passed out on some crackhead street corner, pumped full of heroin and Jack Daniel’s.” If me and my mates were pissed and stoned at home, at least they could take care of us.
Because Dad was always so involved in stuff, it made it all the more confusing for me when he got ill. Mum told me what was happening. Actually, there was no point trying to hide it. There was a totally weird vibe in the house. Dad just disappeared to his room. It’s not like Mum could have said: “Oh, Daddy’s fine. He’s just going to have a long nap for a couple of months.” This was the first time I’d seen this happen to anyone and I didn’t know how to deal with it. There was one day where Dad was taken away to a mental hospital. That image of my dad… but it wasn’t my dad. It was a shell of a human. My dad is full of life and love, but that person was crippled with self-doubt. That was hard. Really hard. I just went to my room and smoked more dope.
Luckily, I had Mum. I don’t think I’d have been able to cope without her. Mental illness can happen to anyone at any time. I have friends, 20 and 21 years old, suffering from mental problems. I’m not fazed by it now. I know that there are scary patches, but you can get through it. The important thing is to actually face up to what’s going on.
Maybe that’s why Dad only used to write silly songs. Maybe he knew that if he delved too deeply he’d be getting into stuff that was too dark. So he decided to write about gibbons instead. If he’d tried to access the stuff that was in there, who knows what would have happened, what incredible music he’d have produced?
All I know is, Dad is a phenomenal musician and has phenomenal talent. When I come to recording an album, I’d love to get him on there.
Interviews by Danny Scott
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Posted by lisa at 17/07/2007 00:00 GMT |
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| this week's list of upcoming Goodies-related shows |
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Besides the shows listed below, please note that Graeme's appearance on "Wireless Wise", which aired on BBC 7 last Tuesday (10 July) will be available from Listen Again for another day from http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbc7/listenagain/tuesday/.
In addition, a repeat of "I'm Sorry I Haven't A Christmas Carol", which was part of this past Saturday's "Comedy Winners", also will be available from BBC 7 via Listen Again from http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbc7/listenagain/saturday/
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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) * Tuesdays - the new series of "About a Dog", written by Graeme Garden and starring Alan Davies, on BBC Radio 4 at 18:30. It can be heard online from www.bbc.co.uk/radio4 and will be available for a week after broadcast from Listen Again at http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/aod/networks/radio4/aod.shtml?radio4/aboutadog.
* Mon, 16 July - "Birding with Bill Oddie" on UKTV Gardens. It looks like they are running a marathon of episodes throughout the day Monday. Please consult your local listings for specific times.
* Fri, 20 July - "QI" on BBC 2 at 22:00 is a repeat of Graeme's appearance on the show.
* Friday & Saturday nights - episodes of "The Goodies" will be repeated on Paramount 2. Please check your local listings for times.
Use the "click here for more" link to see additional entries.
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Posted by lisa at 15/07/2007 00:00 GMT |
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