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| New Funky Gibbon video with Bill - volunteers wanted |
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 Thanks to Isabell for sending the following to our goodies-l mailing list:
I received this message from the IPPL, International Primate Preservation League (UK), today (Thursday Oct 14th) via facebook:
"As part of its campaign to raise awareness and funds for gibbon conservation, IPPL, together with Bill Oddie, is re-releasing the Goodies’ hit 1970s single ‘The Funky Gibbon’. The track has been re-mastered and features real gibbon sounds. The music video to accompany the song is being filmed in London next Thursday starting from 10AM. The venue is still to be confirmed but looks likely to be the Rainforest Café on Shaftesbury Avenue near Piccadilly Circus tube station.
We have a professional choreographer and dancers lined up and the plan for the video is to have smartly-dressed volunteers who gradually loosen up and join in with the dancing. We are also looking for people to play grumpy pensioners drinking tea and glaring at the dancers, before finally joining in. Participation should be great fun and, of course, it’s all for an important cause. We are appealing for as many volunteers as possible to join in. Please register to participate by emailing me at savethegibbon@ippl-uk.org and we will email you the details as they are confirmed. Any queries can also be directed to the same email address.
Thanks and best regards,
Helen, IPPL (UK) Director"
So that's *Thursday October 21st in London* - Goodies fans nearby, please represent the rest of us!
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Posted by lisa at 14/10/2010 19:01 GMT |
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| Super Chaps Three by Andrew Pixley available for pre-order |
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The long awaited book by Andrew Pixley - "The Goodies: Super Chaps Three" - is now available for pre-order! The following information comes from Network DVD's website
http://www.networkdvd.net/product_info.php?cPath=90&products_id=1260
Goodies (The): Super Chaps Three £24.99
***AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER NOW - FREE SHIPPING IN THE UK***
THIS WEBSITE IS FOR UK SALES ONLY. FOR NON-UK ORDERS SEE BELOW.
PLEASE NOTE THAT FULFILLMENT OF THIS ORDER WILL BE VIA KALEIDOSCOPE PUBLISHING, WHO CAN BE CONTACTED HERE (http://www.kaleidoscopepublishing.co.uk/). ORDERS WILL SHIP ON (OR POSSIBLY BEFORE) MONDAY 8TH NOVEMBER - ANY PRE-ORDERS MADE BEFORE THE SHIP DATE WILL NOT BE FULFILLED UNTIL THAT DATE SO PLEASE BE PATIENT.
In the early 1960s, three innocent youngsters – Billy, Little Timothy and the Other One – had headed for the world of academia and found themselves ensnared in the twilight world of cutting-edge comedy perpetuated by the shady, clandestine organisation known only as the Footlights. After many perilous adventures, they were to win through, save the United Kingdom from ruin, and become world famous in Australia. The Goodies: Super Chaps Three tells the story of how The Goodies came into being, their successes in various media and the legacy of their much-loved programme.
Written by acclaimed archive television historian and Goodies expert Andrew Pixley this is undoubtedly the definitive look at the production of this classic comedy series. Over ten years in the making, this whopping 600+ page book covers every single aspect of the series' production as well as lengthy looks at Broaden Your Mind, I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue and other related programmes.
If you call yourselves a Goodies fan then you won't want to be without this book.
NON-UK ORDERS ARE FULFILLED VIA LULU'S PRINT-ON-DEMAND SERVICE - PLEASE PURCHASE VIA THIS LINK - http://stores.lulu.com/Kaleidoscope_Publishing (ORDERING DETAILS WILL APPEAR ON OR BEFORE THE SHIP DATE OF MONDAY 8TH NOVEMBER). ANY NON-UK ORDERS MADE VIA THIS SITE WILL BE REFUNDED AND CANCELLED.
Catalogue Number: GOODIESKAL
Number of Discs: 602 PAGES
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| Goodies fan on BBC1's "Points of View" tomorrow (Sunday, 10 Oct) |
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Fan Richard Sleeman recently posted on BBC One's "Points of View" website, asking about plans for The Goodies 40th anniversary. This resulted in his being contacted by the show and asked to provide a brief video, which will be aired on tomorrow's edition (http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00vct6l).
Here's the info directly from Richard himself:
"Just to let you know that there will be a feature on The Goodies on tomorrow's (Oct 10th) edition of BBC1's Points of View @ 16:15 regarding what they are going to do for the 40th anniversary including a 30 second piece to camera from me. I wonder what they have to say on the subject."
Hopefully fans in the UK can provide a report for the rest of us after the show airs.
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Posted by lisa at 09/10/2010 14:57 GMT |
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| Bill's "Comedy Controller" repeated Saturday / Graeme on "The Unbelievable Truth |
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* BBC Radio 7 is repeating Bill Oddie's episode of "Comedy Controller" this Saturday, 2 October. The show can be heard online from www.bbc.co.uk/radio7 and should be available for a week after broadcast from the BBC iPlayer. Show details can be found at http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b007qz59
* Graeme Garden will be one of the panelists on BBC Radio 4's "The Unbelievable Truth" this coming Monday, 4 October at 6:30pm. The show can be heard online from www.bbc.co.uk/radio4; it will be available for a week after broadcast from the BBC iPlayer. Here's a listing for the episode from http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00v1nhq :
"David Mitchell hosts the panel game in which four comedians are encouraged to tell lies and compete against one another to see how many items of truth they're able to smuggle past their opponents. Tony Hawks, Arthur Smith, Henning Wehn and Graeme Garden are the panellists obliged to talk with deliberate inaccuracy on subjects as varied as: Cake, Shoes, Nudity and Walt Disney.
The show is devised by Graeme Garden and Jon Naismith, the team behind Radio 4's I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue."
* As we announced recently, Bill Oddie is scheduled to be one of the guests in the new series of "The Hairy Bikers' Cook-Off". Tickets for recordings of the series are available through the BBC Tickets website, although it's not clear which recording will feature Bill: http://www.bbc.co.uk/showsandtours/shows/shows/hairy_bikers_family_cookoff
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The October edition of The Goodies Clarion & Globe (#179) is now available on the website. It can be accessed either from the "Last Articles" box at the bottom of this page or from the "Articles/Guides" menu on the left.
