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| update about Goodies repeats on BBC Two (22-30 December 2010) |
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 The BBC 2 website is showing a change to the lineup of Goodies episodes being repeated 22-30 December. While the times and dates are the same, the schedule now lists:
- "Bunfight at the OK Tea Rooms" instead of "Scoutrageous" on 22 December
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- "Earthanasia" instead of "Kung Fu Kapers" on 23 December
In addition, in the listing for 29 December it now shows the episode title "Double Trouble" (aka "The Baddies"), but still has the description for the "Loch Ness Monster" episode.
Here is the current line-up from the BBC Two website (http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00hwht9/episodes/upcoming) as of 6pm London time on 17 December:
* Weds, 22 December 11.30pm: Bunfight at the OK Tea Rooms
* Thurs, 23 December 11.30pm: Earthanasia
* Sat, 25 December 12.25am: The Goodies and The Beanstalk (NOTE THAT THIS IS JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT ON CHRISTMAS EVE )
* Mon, 27 December 12.15am: Kitten Kong (NOTE THAT THIS IS JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT ON BOXING DAY)
* Mon, 27 December 11.30pm: Lighthouse Keeping Loonies
* Tues, 28 December at midnight: Saturday Night Grease
* Weds, 29 Dec at 11.15pm: either Loch Ness Monster or Double Trouble (note that in Scotland this airs at midnight)
* Thurs, 30 December at midnight: The Stone Age
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Posted by lisa at 17/12/2010 18:13 GMT |
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| Chortle article about the BBC Two Goodies repeats (22-30 December) |
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British Comedy website Chortle ran an article about the upcoming BBC Two Goodies repeats. The online article can be found at http://www.chortle.co.uk/news/2010/12/16/12394/christmas_goodies...
Here's a cut & paste of the text:
Christmas Goodies...
BBC finally repeats shows
Goodies fans are celebrating after the BBC decided to repeat full episodes for the first time in more than 25 years.
BBC Two will air eight episodes over Christmas, with the first going out late at night next Wednesday.
It has been suggested that the BBC had refused to air the shows until now because Graeme Garden, Bill Oddie and Tim Brooke-Taylor defected to ITV for their last series. The corporation did not even release the shows on DVD, leaving it to an independent company to secure the rights to a ‘best of’ collection.
In a recent interview, Oddie said: ‘Has the BBC been bearing a grudge for 30 years?’
Garden added: ‘We’ve never known the real reason they won’t show us, because whenever we’ve asked about repeats we’ve been given a different story.’
However, the trio clearly still have fans: a Return Of The Goodies special attracted 1.77 million viewers to BBC Two last month, even though it was a five-year-old repeat.
The eight episodes to be repeated to mark the trio’s 40th anniversary include the classics Kitten King, Kung Fu Kapers (also known as Ecky-Thump) and The Goodies And The Beanstalk, as well as lesser-known installments such as The Lighthouse the disco-themed Saturday Night Grease.
Lisa Manekofsky, president of The Goodies Rule - OK! fan club, said: ‘Goodies fans are rejoicing over the news and hoping this is only the beginning of The Goodies return to the BBC.'
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Posted by lisa at 16/12/2010 21:57 GMT |
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| a roundup of Goodies news |
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The following is a collection of Goodies-related news items from the past week, in no particular order. I will call your attention to the podcast link in #2, as I don't know how long that will be available online.
1. An interview with Graeme from 10 December 2010 appears at http://www.eadt.co.uk/entertainment/radio_show_tickles_funny_bones_1_751149 Use the "click here for more" link at the bottom of this message to see a cut & paste of the text of the article.
2. Bill did an interview for Newstalk's "The Green Room" on 7 December 2010.
The interview can be heard as part of the pocdast available from http://www.newstalk.ie/programmes/all/the-green-room/podcasts/
3. Bill posted a new blog on his official website on 3 December; you can read it at http://www.billoddie.com/Bills_Blog.htm
4. Graeme has written the foreword for Hesperus Press's edition of the Russian comic novel "The Three Fat Men". Additional information can be found in the Hesperus Press Catalogue at http://www.hesperuspress.com/Catalogue2010.pdf
5. Bill Oddie is mentioned in an article on the Shropshire Star's website (at http://www.shropshirestar.com/news/2010/12/10/ryanair-fly-in-to-help-shropshire-mp/. Here's the relevant portion of the article:
"Mark Pritchard slipped away from Westminster on Monday evening to do some monkeying around in very good company.
The wildlife campaigning MP joined primate experts at the Lyceum Theatre for a Hope4Apes event hosted by Britain's best known conservationist, Sir David Attenborough. The evening was organised by the Ape Alliance, a combination of charities, to highlight the plight of primates around the world. It came at the beginning of a week when Mr Pritchard was due to raise questions with ministers in the Commons over his efforts to ban the trade in primates for keeping as pets.
The Wrekin MP got chatting at the Lyceum to Bill Oddie, and the conversation inevitably turned to birds and Mr Pritchard's Wild Birds (Protection) Bill, which seeks to give extra protection to British birds and their nests. "Bill said he knew The Wrekin quite well, and I invited him back to take another look at Shropshire's impressive bird life," said the Conservative MP. "We talked about the decline in songbirds and my concern about the disappearance of song thrushes and the effects of another hard winter on the bird population," Mr Pritchard added. The MP has joined Shropshire wildlife groups in urging the public to provide extra food and fresh water for garden birds during the freezing conditions"
6. According to BUAV's website, Bill Oddie joined their Parliamentary Reception on Primate trade. Here's an article which was posted on 7 December at http://www.buav.org/article/609/celebrities-dr-brian-may-and-bill-oddie-join-buav%E2%80%99s-parliamentary-reception-on-primate-trade: "Dr Brian May and Bill Oddie join BUAV's Parliamentary Reception on primate trade 07/12/2010 Stop the Baby Trade reception draws support from celebrities, MPs and primatologists.
Dr Brian May and Bill Oddie joined a host of MPs, primatologists and scientists at the BUAV's highly successful Stop the Baby Trade Reception at the House of Commons last week. The event was hosted by Caroline Lucas MP with guest speaker, Ian Redmond OBE. Ian is a field biologist and conservationist, renowned for his work with great apes, in particular his conservation efforts on behalf of the Mountain Gorillas in Rwanda and Uganda which he pioneered along with the late Dr Dian Fossey. Ian also served as Ambassador for the UN Year of the Gorilla in 2009. In addition to speeches from BUAV Chief Executive, Michele Thew, Caroline Lucas and Ian Redmond, guests also watched the first screening of the BUAV video, Stop the Baby Trade, a moving and poignant film highlighting the cruelties of the international trade in primates for research. Over 70 MPs have now signed EDM 957 calling for an end to the UK's involvement in the wild-caught trade.
If your MP has not already done so, please contact them to urge them to sign."
7. The Craven Herald & Pioneer reports that Tim & Graeme's BBC Radio 4 show "I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue" will be recording two episodes at the Grassington Festival next summer (on June 30, 2011). Here's an excerpt from the article (which is online at http://www.cravenherald.co.uk/news/8726587.Top_names_line_up_for_Grassington_Festival/), quoting the festival director Amelia Vyvyan: "Then we're especially delighted BBC Radio 4 has chosen Grassington Festival as a venue to record two episodes of the cult comedy panel game I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue on June 30. Now chaired by deadpan comedian Jack Dee and featuring the regular line-up of Graeme Garden, Tim Brooke Taylor and festival favourite Barry Cryer, this will be a very special evening for Grassington."
8. Clips from "The Truth About Killer Dinosaurs", presented by Bill, are available online from http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/life/Velociraptor I've been able to play them in the US so believe that, unlike television shows on the iPlayer, these are available for viewing outside the UK.
9. According to http://www.edp24.co.uk/what-s-on/celebrity_puppets_raise_funds_for_norwich_puppet_theatre_1_741999, Bill was one of the celebrities contributing a puppet for Norwich Puppet Theatre's 30th birthday celebrations
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Posted by lisa at 10/12/2010 23:12 GMT |
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| BBC Two Goodies repeats (and other shows) |
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Andrew Pixley reported that, according to Chris Pearson on the Roobarbs Forum, the schedule for the BBC Two Goodies repeats will be:
- Wed 22 December 11.30pm - Scoutrageous
- Thu 23 December 11.30pm - Kung Fu Kapers
- Xmas Eve 12.25am - The Goodies and the Beanstalk
- Boxing Day 12.15am - Kitten Kong
- Mon 27 December 11.30pm - The Lighthouse
- Tue 28 December 12 midnight - Saturday Night Grease
- Wed 29 December 11.15pm - Loch Ness Monster
- Thu 30 December 12 midnight - The Stone Age
Other upcoming shows of interest (it's advisable to check your listings for details & to watch for schedule changes):
* Sun, 5 Dec: Tim appears in the repeat of the "One Foot in the Grave" 90 minute special "Endgame" on GOLD at 12:00. It is repeated on GOLD (TopUpTV) at 20:30 that day.
* Weds, 8 Dec: Tim appears in the children's show "Little Howard's Big Question" on BBC 1 at 16:00. Here's a listing: "Why Do Things Have to Die? Series about a six-year-old cartoon boy with a lot of big and cheeky questions about the real world around him. Little Howard mourns the death of his goldfish, El Pipi Ninjio Gonzalez III. At the funeral, Big Howard is arrested for some fishy goings on. A potentially difficult subject is handled with sensitivity and gently humour. Starring: Howard Read, Tim Brooke-Taylor, Marek Larwood, Barney Harwood"
* Weds, 8 Dec: "Beardyman and the Mimics" with Bill is repeated on BBC Radio 7 at 14:00. Here's a listing: " Champion beatboxer 'Beardyman', aka Darren Foreman, goes in search of nature's champion sound mimics. With Bill Oddie."
* Thurs, 16 Dec: "Celebrity Eggheads" on BBC 2 at 18:00 includes an appearance by Bill. Here's a listing: " Dermot Murnaghan hosts a celebrity special of the show where every day a new team of challengers take on probably the greatest quiz team in Britain. The Eggheads are made up of some of the country's top quiz champions, including Mastermind Champion of Champions, Pat Gibson; Are You An Egghead? winner Barry Simmons; Millionaire winner Judith Keppel; International Mastermind winner Chris Hughes and four times world quiz champion Kevin Ashman. Can a team of natural history presenters featuring Bill Oddie, Chris Packham, Nick Baker, Philippa Forrester and Mark O'Shea triumph over the general knowledge Goliaths and win the cash prize for their charity or will it go to this year's Children In Need appeal?"
* Mon, 27 Dec: A new series of "I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue" begins on BBC Radio 4 at 18:30.
* Mondays & Thursdays: ABC 2 in Australia is repeating "The Goodies" at 8:05pm Mondays and 11:05pm Thursdays - watch your local listings for changes, especially around the holiday season. Coming up next: "The Goodies - Almost Live"on Monday, 6 December at 8:05pm and "Way Outward Bound" on Thursday, 9 December at 11:05pm. The episode information for the following Monday isn't on ABC's website at the moment but Thursday, 16 December's episode is "Superstar" at 11:05pm. http://www.abc.net.au/tv/programs/thegoodies.htm
* Thursdays: "I'm Sorry I'll Read That Again" (Tim, Graeme, & Bill's 1960's sketch comedy radio series which also starred John Cleese, David Hatch, and Jo Kendall) is repeated on BBC Radio 7 at 12:30 & 19:30.
* Sundays: "I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue" with Tim & Graeme is repeated on RTE Choice at 9:30.
Please note: BBC RADIO SHOWS listed below can be heard online via each station's website (www.bbc.co.uk/radio4 or www.bbc.co.uk/radio7) and then for a week after broadcast from the BBC iPlayer (aka Listen Again), www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer. Radio shows on the iPlayer should be available for listening worldwide.
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Posted by lisa at 03/12/2010 22:30 GMT |
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| Slapstick Festival Programme Onsale Today |
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The following information is about the Slapstick 2011 festival, which will be held in Bristol, England from January 27-30, 2011. Tim, Graeme, and Bill each will be participating in festival events (please note they are appearing as individuals, not as The Goodies - see the event details on the websites mentioned below for additional information).
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Dear Slapstick and Bristol Silents supporter
Slapstick Festival returns to Bristol in January for it seventh edition with 16 unique events celebrating the very best silent and visual comedy.
With a wonderful array of special guests including Ian Lavender, Rob Brydon and Shappi Khorsandi and onscreen comedy masterpieces such as Chaplin's The Circus and Keaton's Sherlock Jr.
Tickets are onsale for all events TODAY!
For more information see the new-look festival website
http://www.slapstick.org.uk/events.htm
This year you can book for all festival events at Colston Hall's website
http://www.colstonhall.org/boxoffice/slapstick-festival
Or book individually with each venue online following the links from the festival website.
I hope you will join us at Slapstick in January and re-discover the wonderful world of silent comedy.
Chris
Chris Daniels
Director
Slapstick Festival
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Posted by lisa at 29/11/2010 20:05 GMT |
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| Goodies episodes to be repeated on BBC Two 22-30 December 2010! |
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Thanks to Andrew Pixley for passing along the news that eight episodes of "The Goodies" are scheduled for broadcast on BBC Two from Wednesday 22 to Thursday 30 December. One of these is "The Goodies and the Beanstalk"; we don’t know the titles of the other episodes yet.
Currently the schedule would appear to be:
* Tue 21 Dec: 00:40 (i.e. early hours of Wed 22 Dec)
* Thu 23 Dec: 01:10 (i.e. early hours of Christmas Eve)
* Fri 24 Dec: 00:30 "The Goodies and the Beanstalk" (i.e. early hours of Christmas Day)
* Sun 26 Dec: 00:15 (i.e. early hours of Mon 27 Dec)
* Mon 27 Dec: 23:30
* Tue 28 Dec: 23:15
* Wed 29 Dec: 23:00
* Thu 30 Dec: 22:45
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Posted by lisa at 28/11/2010 17:06 GMT |
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The December edition of the Goodies Clarion & Globe newsletter is now available on the website, as is the Goodies 40th Anniversary special edition.
