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Graeme will be doing some publicity for "The Pocket Orchestra" (the new play he's written which will premiere in London later this month). He's kindly sent along this preliminary information, which hopefully will be updated when more details become available. Let us know if any of you spot more info!

RADIO:

"Pocket Orchestra" is scheduled to be discussed on several BBC radio shows
(which can be heard worldwide via the internet). These include:

* BBC Radio 4's "Loose Ends" on Saturday April 22nd http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/comedy/looseends.shtml

* BBC Radio 3's 'In Tune' one day during the week of April 25th.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio3/intune/

PRINT:

Graeme has done interviews the next edition of 'The Lady' magazine and will be doing one for the Independent Education supplement. Publication dates for these are not yet available.

He's also writing a piece for the Daily Telegraph - again, we're still awaiting notice of the publication date.

(As a reminder, "The Pocket Orchestra" will be at the Trafalgar Studios in London from April 25th - May 20th.)

Posted by lisa at 11/04/2006 00:00 GMT

Goodies "Comedy Connections" repeat on UKTV Gold April 10th

thanks to Alison Bean for posting this to goodies-l.

The Goodies episode of "Comedy Connections" is scheduled to be repeated on the British tv channel UKTV Gold on April 10th at 11:00pm; it'll be repeated early Tuesday morning at 1:40am.

UKTV Gold Plus 1 will repeat the show one hour later (at midnight Monday and 2:40am Tuesday).

Posted by lisa at 09/04/2006 00:00 GMT

Pocket Orchestra info

Tickets are on sale for "The Pocket Orchestra", a new play written by Graeme Garden and starring Sylvester McCoy that will be at the Trafalgar Studios in London from April 25th - May 20th.

The official website for the show at Trafalgar Studios can be found at http://www.theambassadors.com/trafalgarstudios/sp_p2699.html. This page includes show times and a link for booking tickets.

A flyer for the show can be found at http://feastcreative.com/clients/pocketorchestra/graeme-21mar06.html.

Posted by lisa at 09/04/2006 00:00 GMT

ticketing info for new series of "I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue"

Details have just been released about purchasing tickets for the latest series of "I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue". The three recordings will be held at the Bristol Hippodrome on 8th May, the Birmingham Hippodrome on 28th May, and the Victoria Theatre Halifax on 11th June.

Use the "click here for more" link below to see the full details.

Posted by lisa at 25/03/2006 00:00 GMT

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"Winter Olympics" episode on Sky TV

Thanks to Fiona Mikiel for passing along the news that if you have Sky TV then you can view the BBC 2 Scotland repeat of The Goodies "Winter Olympics" episode on channel 990.

Posted by lisa at 15/03/2006 00:00 GMT

Goodies episode to be repeated in Scotland on March 18th

thanks to Edna for this news.

The Goodies episode "Winter Olympics" will be repeated on BBC 2 Scotland on Saturday, 18th March at 18:15. Now we're just waiting for the scheduling of the repeat in Wales...

Use the "click here for more" link for info about some other repeats of interest to Goodies fans.

Posted by lisa at 14/03/2006 00:00 GMT

John Junkin RIP

We're extremely sorry to report that John Junkin has passed away. Many of you will remember John from his appearance in the Goodies episode "The Baddies" (aka "Double Trouble"). He also worked as a writer and performer with Tim Brooke-Taylor in "Marty" and the radio and television versions of "Hello Cheeky".

The following news story appears at http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/4781654.stm (an obiturary can also be found at http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/4781916.stm):

Comedy veteran John Junkin dies

Comedian and writer John Junkin has died at the age of 76.

Junkin, who was in the Beatles film A Hard Day's Night and appeared in TV shows such as The Goodies, had been suffering from lung cancer.

He died at 0130 GMT at Stoke Mandeville Hospital in Buckinghamshire, said his friend and former BBC Radio 1 DJ Dave Lee Travis.

Five years ago, Junkin made a TV comeback in EastEnders, playing Ernie, a stranger who came into the Queen Vic.

The Ealing-born comedian had also had emphysema and asthma.

Junkin's film roles included Shake, who was one of the road managers in the Beatles' 1964 comedy adventure, A Hard Day's Night.

He also appeared in classic British comedy The Plank, with Tommy Cooper and Eric Sykes.

He was also a prolific writer. His credits include the Morcambe and Wise show and ITV's Hark at Barker, which starred Ronnie Barker as Lord Rustless alongside Josephine Tewson as Mildred Bates.

He also wrote and appeared in Marty, which starred Marty Feldman.

More recently, Junkin was on the writing team of The Crazy World of Joe Pasquale and The Impressionable John Culshaw.

Junkin also appeared in sitcoms Terry and June and Till Death Us Do Part.

His radio credits include Hello Cheeky! alongside Tim Brooke-Taylor and Barry Cryer, which was later turned into a TV series.

Posted by lisa at 07/03/2006 00:00 GMT

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Avatars

Last week I mentioned a clipshow called "Sun and Moon" which is scheduled to include some Goodies footage. Rather confusingly, what appears to be the same show is now showing up in the listings as "Time Shift" with the episode title being "Sun and Moon" (thanks to Pete Wilson for the heads-up). The show is scheduled to air at various times on BBC 4 this week, starting tomorrow night (Monday, 6 March) at 22:00.

Use the "click here for more" link for info about other upcoming shows of interest to Goodies fans.

Posted by lisa at 05/03/2006 00:00 GMT