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| Bill Oddie to launch Celebrating Age Festival 2011 at Bristol M Shed museum (30 |
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 The following article appears online at http://www.guide2bristol.com/news/1614/Bill-Oddie-to-launch-Celebrating-Age-Festival-2011-at-Bristol-M-Shed-museum
Bill Oddie to launch Celebrating Age Festival 2011 at Bristol M Shed museum
The 2011 Bristol Celebrating Age Festival begins on Tuesday 30 August and runs until Saturday 03 September; the festival consists of a series of events, workshops and performances, designed to bring together people of all ages and generations.
The festival will be launched by the legendary TV celebrity Bill Oddie who will be visiting Bristol’s newest museum, M Shed, on Tuesday 30 August. Bill Oddie first started performing whilst at Cambridge University, where he first appeared with fellow future Goodie Tim Brooke Taylor in several Cambridge Footlights productions. He also began to write scripts for BBC TV’s That Was The Week That Was. He gained an MA in English Literature at the university but his experiences with the Footlights and scriptwriting persuaded him to drop his plans to become an English Teacher, or the warden of a bird observatory, and instead go into show business.
Bill is well known for his appearances on a variety of wildlife shows and he has also made numerous guest appearances on shows such as Never Mind the Buzzcocks; Grumpy Old New Year and 8 Out Of 10 Cats. The launch event takes place from 1PM until 4PM; admission is free but tickets must be pre-booked by contacting Claire on 0117 927 6614 or emailing agefestival@gmail.com.
The week continues with a very full programme including dance, golf, cookery, photography, woodwork, drumming, yoga, walking, indoor bowls, singing, language lessons, writing, flower arranging, lace making and zumba. There are events taking place at various locations around Bristol.
The Celebrating Age Festival will reach its climax on Saturday 03 September with a day of activities taking place at the Colston Hall; the day will be opened at 10AM by Bristol’s Lord Mayor, Councillor Geoff Gallop, and will feature a performance from the Bristol Male Voice Choir; a performance and workshop from the African Sambistas; an art display; debating; a fashion show and two performances by all-singing, all-dancing festival headliners The Regular Joes.
For further information on the Bristol Celebrating Age Festival please visit www.bristol.gov.uk/page/celebrating-age-festival-2011-0.
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Posted by lisa at 26/08/2011 15:22 GMT |
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| RIP John Howard Davies |
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Goodies producer/director John Howard Davies has passed away at age 72 after a battle with cancer. Here are more details from The Mirror
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/top-stories/2011/08/23/john-howard-davies-dead-at-72-oliver-twist-loses-cancer-fight-115875-23366220/
John Howard Davies dead at 72: Oliver Twist loses cancer fight
John Howard Davies - the actor turned comedy director best known for playing Oliver Twist in the 1948 David Lean film - has died at the age of 72 following a battle with cancer, his son said today.
Davies found fame as a child actor, taking the role of Oliver in the adaptation of the Charles Dickens novel when he was eight years old.
Later, he enjoyed a successful career behind the camera, directing comedy classics such as The Good Life, Fawlty Towers, Monty Python and the Mr Bean TV series.
Davies died yesterday morning at his home in Blewbury, Oxfordshire, with his wife and family by his side.
His son, William Davies, said: "My father had an absolutely extraordinary career, was unfailingly supportive as a parent and will be greatly missed. He died surrounded by his family."
Davies was responsible for launching classics such as Yes Minister, Not The Nine O'Clock News, To The Manor Born, Bread, Hi-De-Hi, Only Fools And Horses, Just Good Friends, and Allo, Allo! after commissioning the shows while he was Head of Comedy at BBC television from 1977 to 1982.
The son of novelist and Oscar-nominated screenwriter Jack Davies and novelist Dorothy, Davies was born in London on March 9, 1939.
After starring as the orphan Oliver in the famous film which featured Alec Guinness as Fagin, he notched up three more big-screen credits - the Rocking Horse Winner (1949), playing Tom Brown in Tom Brown's Schooldays (1951) and The Magic Box (1951).
In 1958 he appeared in the TV series William Tell.
Davies became a BBC producer and director in 1969 after carrying out military service.
He produced and directed The Goodies and Steptoe And Son among other TV favourites.
His son said he won two Baftas - one for best director for the first series of Monty Python's Flying Circus and later for the first series of Fawlty Towers, which he produced and directed.
He also produced the Blackadder pilot, produced and directed The Good Life, and the first of The Fall And Rise Of Reginald Perrin.
Davies moved from Head of Comedy at BBC television to Head of Light Entertainment in 1982.
In 1985 Davies joined Thames Television. The former child star was appointed Controller of Entertainment in 1988 but continued in production with the pilot of Men Behaving Badly, the sitcom starring Martin Clunes, Caroline Quentin, Leslie Ash and Neil Morrissey.
He also produced and directed the first three episodes of award-winning Mr Bean.
Davies, known as JHD, died at home surrounded by his third wife, Linda, and his children, William, a journalist based in Kenya, and Georgina, a stylist in Brighton.
He was a keen rifle shooter, representing and captaining the Welsh shooting team on several occasions, painter and motorbike enthusiast.
His funeral, for family and close friends, will take place next week.
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Posted by lisa at 23/08/2011 15:06 GMT |
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| Listen Again links |
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 The following Goodies-related programs are currently available on the BBC iPlayer. The "available until" info refers to UK times.
* Hello Cheeky episode from 16/05/1976 with Tim
Available until 8:02PM Thu, 25 Aug 2011
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b013dzn0/Hello_Cheeky_16_05_1976/
* I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue - the first episode (with Tim, Graeme & Bill)
Available until 3:02AM Thu, 25 Aug 2011
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b007jt05/Im_Sorry_I_Havent_A_Clue_11_04_1972/
* I'm Sorry I'll Read That Again - Series 8 Episode 7
Available until 8:02PM Mon, 22 Aug 2011
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b0139bkv/Im_Sorry_Ill_Read_That_Again_Series_8_Episode_7/
* Celebrity Eggheads - Series 3 Episode 4 with Bill (TV program, only available to people in the UK). NOTE THAT THIS IS ONLY AVAILABLE UNTIL TOMORROW EVENING.
Available until 6:59PM Fri, 19 Aug 2011
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00ww80q/Celebrity_Eggheads_Series_3_Episode_4/
* Little Howard's Big Question - Series 3 Episode 8 with Tim (TV program, only available to viewers in the UK).
Available until 4:54PM Wed, 24 Aug 2011
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b012krc5/Little_Howards_Big_Question_Series_3_Why_Cant_I_be_in_Charge/
* The radio adaptation of the Yes Minister episode "The Death List", with Graeme
Available until 8:02PM Wed, 24 Aug 2011
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b007jnk7/Yes_Minister_Series_2_The_Death_List/
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Posted by lisa at 19/08/2011 03:02 GMT |
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| Latest C&G available |
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The August edition of the Goodies Clarion & Globe newsletter (#189) is now available on the website. It can be accessed either from the "Last Articles" box at the bottom of the page or from the "Articles/Guides" menu on the left.
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Posted by bretta at 16/08/2011 20:52 GMT |
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* A trailer for yesterday's interview with Bill Oddie on Insight Radio can be heard at 
