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| ISIRTA boxset at ABC shop |
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 Thanks to Kerry for posting the following to the goodies-l mailing list:
The ABC online shop is advertising the ISIRTA boxset (volume 1-4) for $99: http://shop.abc.net.au/browse/product.asp?productid=240794
Here's a description from that site:
From the groundbreaking radio comedy series I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again comes this hilarious new audiobook. This 4 volume collection presents 15 episodes spanning the series' entire run, from the pilot to the special 25th anniversary double episode.
The irreverent series, which ran between 1964 and 1973, is a mix of quickfire sketches, bad puns, humorous songs and TV & cinema parodies. Starring performers who went on to become household names, including John Cleese and Bill Oddie, it quickly developed a cult following and was the forerunner of The Goodies and I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue.
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Posted by lisa at 24/05/2007 00:00 GMT |
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| "Doctor at Large" DVD to be released in the UK on 28 May |
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"Doctor at Large - The Complete Series" is scheduled to be released in the UK on May 28th. Graeme and Bill were among the scriptwriters for this series.
Here's a link to the title at Sendit.com (who currently have pre-order price of £17.89 while Amazon.co.uk's is £22.49) -http://www.sendit.com/dvd/item/7001000132691. The set also will be available from other major retailers.
If you order it online be sure you get the TV series and not the 1957 movie "Doctor at Large", which is also available on DVD. Just look for "The Complete Series" in the title.
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Posted by lisa at 23/05/2007 00:00 GMT |
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| "Springwatch" article from The Sun |
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An article about "Springwatch" appears in the May 22nd edition of The Sun; the online version is here
I'll cut & paste the text below, but I suggest you visit the website as it includes a nice photo of Bill with a small bird perched on his hand.
Spring is in the air once again
By ONLINE REPORTER
May 22, 2007
SPRINGWATCH returns to BBC2 next week for another celebration of British wildlife – and presenter Simon King can’t wait.
“Although not exotic by definition, British wildlife is just as compelling as anywhere else in the world and, because it’s right on our doorstep, it’s something that everybody can engage with,” says Simon.
“Beyond that, I think that people love the individual life stories of the creatures that we follow and, although the word ‘soap opera’ is much over-used, it is entirely appropriate if you look at the daily lives of say a blue tit family or a golden eagle.
“What happens from one day to the next becomes utterly addictive because you begin to really care about the individual creatures and that makes a huge difference.”
The third year of Springwatch will see Simon heading to Islay in the Hebrides, while Bill Oddie and Kate Humble will be stationed on an organic farm in Devon.
They’ll be keeping an eye out for barn owls, badgers and buzzards, while Gordon Buchanan will be checking out urban foxes in Glasgow.
The innovative show uses tiny cameras and miles of optical cable, meaning that viewers get to see animals doing what they do without any disturbances from camera crews.
“We’re hoping to follow golden eagles and hen harriers on Islay, although we just can’t predict half of what we might see,” he says.
“That’s the beauty of being able to follow animals as individuals with live TV - nobody knows what this year’s engaging tale will be”
Springwatch, Monday 28 June, BBC2
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Posted by lisa at 21/05/2007 00:00 GMT |
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| two Bill articles |
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Here are a couple of articles mentioning Bill. The first is from the Birmingham Mail, May 17, 2007. I don't believe it's available online. The second has a passing mention of Bill Oddie inadvertently being involved in a university upgrading it's high-speed network (use the "click here for more link" to read that one).
Beeline for the museum.
(from the Birmingham Mail)
A LEADING Birmingham beekeeper has teamed up with celebrity conservationist Bill Oddie to keep the British bee buzzing.
Nigel Fleming, president of Birmingham Beekeepers, joined Oddie at the Natural History Museum to celebrate the opening of the historic site's first ever bee tree.
The 3m high tree trunk beehive has been installed in the museum's wildlife garden to help educate children on the importance of honey bees so they build their own bee-friendly habitats.
They can watch around 15,000 bees generate a potential five tonnes of honey every year behind a sealed perspex.
Thousands of schoolchildren nationwide are also set to have lessons on the good work bees do in the environment and producing honey and beeswax.
Bill Oddie said: "The British honeybee population has taken a bit of a bashing over the winter and their numbers need a boost."
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Posted by lisa at 21/05/2007 00:00 GMT |
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| update on Raiders of The Lost Archive series |
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 Many thanks to cscamp for this update about the Raiders of the Lost Archive series (Bill will appear in a episode of the show).
Only the first episode has been broadcast so far. At present, it appears the other episodes will be broadcast on ITV1 in August in a 10pm Monday slot.
We don't have the definite start date yet (nor the exact date of Bill's episode) but will let you know when there is further news.
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Posted by lisa at 18/05/2007 00:30 GMT |
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| ISIRTA & "Hello Cheeky" episodes on BBC 7 Sat, 19 May |
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BBC 7 will be presenting "Comedy Greats: Listeners' Choice" tomorrow (Saturday, 19 May). This selection of programmes was voted for by BBC 7 listeners as their favourite radio comedies. The lineup includes a 1973 episode of "I'm Sorry I'll Read That Again" (with all three Goodies) and a
1979 episode of "Hello Cheeky" (starring Tim Brooke-Taylor, Barry Cryer, and John Junkin).
The show airs Saturday at 9am, 8pm and 3am (it can be heard online at www.bbc.co.uk/bbc7). It will be available for a week after broadcast from Listen Again.
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Posted by lisa at 18/05/2007 00:00 GMT |
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| broadcast dates for "About a Dog" series 2 |
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Graeme's just passed along the broadcast dates for the second series of "About a Dog", a series he wrote for BBC Radio 4. The show will air on that channel on Tuesdays at 6:30pm starting July 3rd. There will be six episodes in series 2.
"About a Dog" stars Alan Davies. Information about the first series, which consisted of three episodes and was originally broadcast in 2004, can be found on the Above the Title Productions Ltd. website.
UPDATE: thanks to Alison Bean for this this link to info about the second series.
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Posted by lisa at 17/05/2007 00:30 GMT |
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