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| accolades for ISIHAC & GWH |
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 Congratulations to the team behind the most recent "Giles Wemmbley Hogg"
series, including Graeme Garden, for winning Silver in the 2007 Sony Radio Academy Awards Comedy category. The series, entitled "Giles Wemmbley Hogg Geht Zum FussballWeltmeisterschaft Weg!" was written by Marcus Brogstocke & Jeremy Salsby with additional material by Graeme.
Here's a blurb about the show from the judges, taken from
http://www.radioawards.org/winners07/win07.htm: "Brilliantly scripted and characterised, this programme was funny from the very start. The judges noted the skill with which the writers incorporated highly topical references, and they warmed to this well-meaning but useless idiot."
Also of note - according to the 27 April 2007 edition of the BBC 7 newsletter, their repeats of "I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue" (featuring Tim & Graeme) ranked at number 6 in the Listen Again BBC radio figures for March 2007! I'm sure the fan club members contributed to that success. 
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Posted by lisa at 30/04/2007 00:30 GMT |
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| Bill on "The Wright Stuff" tomorrow (plus other upcoming shows) |
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 thanks to prunatic for letting us know that Bill will be on "The Wright Stuff" tomorrow, May 1, from 9:00-10:30 on channel Five.
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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!
* Mondays - "The Unbelievable Truth" on BBC Radio 4 at 18:30 (with repeats the following Sunday around noon). Graeme will appear in some episodes of this new comedy panel game which he created with ISIHAC Producer Jon Naismith. It can be heard online from www.bbc.co.uk/radio4. Each episode is available for a week after broadcast from Listen Again.
* daily, the week of Mon, 30 April - "My Famous Family" with Bill is being repeated on UKTV History and UKTV History Plus 1 at various times
(NEW) * Tues, 1 May - "The Wright Stuff" with Bill on Channel Five from 9:00-10:30.
(UPDATED) * Mon, 7 May - "Play it Again" on BBC 1 at 19:00 with Bill (possibly at 18:00 on BBC Wales). The program's page is at http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/playitagain/programmes/series1/billoddie/
(NEW) * Mon, 21 May - the new series of "Springwatch with Bill Oddie" (thanks to Sosia spotting this)
Use the "click here for more" link to see a few additional entries.
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Posted by lisa at 30/04/2007 00:30 GMT |
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| ISIHAC show in Reading now on sale |
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The Reading date in the I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue stage tour is now being advertised. It is at The Hexagon on Friday, October 5th. Details are available here
Just a reminder that the full tour schedule is due to be announced in early May. The dates that have already gone on sale can be found in the club FAQ
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Posted by lisa at 30/04/2007 00:00 GMT |
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| the 5-minute Bill interview |
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The following appears on The Independent's website at http://news.independent.co.uk/people/profiles/article2491759.ece:
The 5-Minute Interview: Bill Oddie, TV presenter, writer and conservationist
'I blame Bush (for Iraq) but at least he's an honest idiot'
Published: 28 April 2007
Oddie, 65, fronts Honeytastic Habitats, a campaign to make gardens bee friendly .
If I weren't talking to you right now I'd be...
At home playing my guitar or playing new CDs.
A phrase I use far too often is...
The F word. I use it counter-productively. If I complain on the phone and say it, they put the phone down.
I wish people would take more notice of...
Wildlife. Appreciating the role of bees, for example . Without pollination we wouldn't have flowers.
The most surprising thing that ever happened to me was...
Having a nervous breakdown. I had no idea I was susceptible.
A common misperception of me is...
That I am a jolly, beer-drinking man. I hate excessive drinking.
I'm not a politician but...
I wouldn't have invaded Iraq if I had been. I blame Bush, but at least he's an honest idiot. Blair has done so much damage to the image of telling the truth in politics.
I'm good at...
Taking in the big picture on an issue.
But I'm very bad at...
Practising anything.
The ideal night out is...
Going out with my wife Laura, my daughters Kate and Bonnie, and we would go to hear my other daughter Rosie and her band playing at a club.
In moments of weakness I...
Buy some new records.
You know me as a television presenter, but what I might have been is...
A musician or a warden at a bird observatory.
The best age to be is...
Mid thirties. You've acquired some skills and still got the energy to indulge them.
Elisa Bray
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Posted by lisa at 28/04/2007 00:00 GMT |
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| new date for Bill's episode of "Play it Again" |
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It appears Bill's episode of "Play It Again" has been rescheduled for Monday, 7th May on BBC 1 at 19:00.
For our members in Wales, please check your local listings as BBC 1 Wales may be broadcasting the show an hour earlier, at 18:00.
Here's a listing:
"Play it Again" - Series that follows six public figures as they pursue their dreams of becoming musicians, capturing the trials and tribulations they face during the process and watching how they fare as they dedicate themselves to a rigorous musical regime of lessons, practising and public performances. Bill Oddie learns to play the guitar.
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Posted by lisa at 27/04/2007 12:00 GMT |
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| UK Tour Clarion & Globe |
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The special edition of the Goodies Clarion & Globe newsletter covering the recently-concluded UK tour of "The Goodies Still Rule OK" is now available on the website. It can be accessed from the "Articles / Guides" section of the left-hand menu or from the "Last Articles" box at the bottom of this page.
Please note that it might take a little while to load given that it's about triple the size of the regular monthly C&G. Thanks very much to everyone who contributed to it.
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Posted by bretta at 27/04/2007 11:20 GMT |
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| Graeme's tour diary - the final entry |
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Graeme has just sent us the final entry in his Goodies tour diary. We once again send him a *huge* thanks for writing these for the fans!
TOUR DIARY – FINAL ENTRY.
Wednesday April 18th and the final gig in Northampton. Again a good audience but rather dwarfed by the big booming auditorium. However we were as always delighted to see the fans who came to the Stage Door for a chat and a signature. Home on Thursday, and the tour was over. Fond farewells to Frank and Matt, who had done a brilliant job looking after us and the show. We certainly hope to work with them again some day, and we will keep in touch. I just hope they found their way back without my Satnav, that had done sterling work throughout the trip. (In fact I’ve heard from Frank, who is now off on a tour down under with Topol doing “Fiddler on the Roof”.)
Since then I’ve been busy catching up with paperwork and domestic business, recording The Unbelievable Truth, while Timbo has whisked away to Portugal to play golf in the rain. Next week we start the new Clue season, so life returns to what passes for normal.
The tour was tiring but great fun. We had splendidly responsive audiences wherever we went, and it was nice to have the chance to meet and greet – and thank – the many fans who came to see us personally. It was also good to be able to put faces to some of the
names we’d seen on the websites!
So thanks and au revoir to Peej, Kirstyn, Jess and her Mum, Carrie (the Minx), Rosemarie, Andrew Pixley and his wife Julie, Clair, Kate, Helen the lady in red, Edna & Steve, Adrian, Alison Bean, Euan, Callum, TC Raymond, Peter Logan our special effects man and our original ISIRTA fan Olga. Also present were the pseudonymous Kinggodzillak, artyclarty, bradda, ernest, binky_bittock, and bozzly & his son.
Particular mention must be made of Seema Bakewell who went into labour in 1977 laughing at ‘Alternative Roots’ and refused to leave home until the programme finished; she came to the Nottingham show with her baby Ayesha and the baby’s husband.
And a special thank you to those who travelled around the world to be with us: Karen and her husband from Rockhampton, Liv from Adelaide and her Mum and brother Tim, and of course not forgetting President Lisa from the USA. I’m sure there are many other names I should have mentioned, but thanks to you all, and we really appreciate your support and enthusiasm.
Here’s to the next time!
Graeme
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Posted by lisa at 26/04/2007 00:00 GMT |
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