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| some spottings (upcoming tv shows) |
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 Some spottings, courtesy of wackywales:
- Sat 14th Feb,Graeme's episode of What the Dickens is repeated on at 4.30pm on Sky Arts.
- 15th Feb at 1.25am on BBC4 is another repeat of Timeshift: The Comic Songbook
- Thurs 19th Feb, Stately Stoats is on at 9.50pm on BBC2. "Bill Oddie monitors the exploits of a family of stoats being raised in the grounds of Kedleston Hall, Derbyshire. The grand surroundings provide shelter and a playground for the kits - as well as plenty of rats and rabbits to prey on"
- Fri 20th Feb, Saturday Kitchen on UKTV Food at 6.30am, 10.30am, 3.30pm and 8.30 pm is a repeat of Bill's episode - "James Martin is joined by Sarah Raven and Nick Nairn, while Bill Oddie faces his food heaven and hell"
- UKTV Style Gardens are repeating the series Bill Oddie Goes Wild on Thurs 19th Feb 7-8pm, Sat 21st Feb 10-11am, and Friday 20th Feb 7-8pm.
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Posted by lisa at 12/02/2009 00:00 GMT |
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| tickets now available for the next series of The Unbelievable Truth |
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Thanks to Jenny_Gibbon for the following info:
Tickets are available for the recordings of the next series of The Unbelievable Truth. Bookings can be made on the BBC Tickets website:
http://shows.external.bbc.co.uk/help/shows/the_unbelievable_truth
Here are some details from that page:
The Unbelievable Truth
David Mitchell hosts this brand new panel game in which panellists are encouraged to tell lies and compete against one another to see how many items of truth they are able to smuggle past their opponents.
Panellists include Graeme Garden, Jack Dee, Sean Lock, Arthur Smith, Fred MacAulay, Jeremy Hardy, Will Self, Clive Anderson and Tony Hawks.
26 February
The Shaw Theatre
7pm
This is a single recording. Minimum age is 14
Maximum tickets per request: 4
04 March
The Shaw Theatre
6.30pm
This is a double recording. Minimum age is 14
Maximum tickets per request: 4
22 March
The Shaw Theatre
7pm
This is a single recording. Minimum age is 14
Maximum tickets per request: 4
26 March
The Shaw Theatre
6.30pm
This is a double recording. Minimum age is 14
Maximum tickets per request: 4
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Posted by lisa at 09/02/2009 00:00 GMT |
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| according to The Mirror, Bill Oddie is leaving Springwatch |
more from same (Bill's Nature Shows) |
 The following appears in the 30 Jan 2009 edition of The Mirror (at http://www.mirror.co.uk/celebs/news/2009/01/30/bill-oddie-quits-springwatch-115875-21081620/):
Bill Oddie quits Springwatch
Exclusive by Nicola Methven 30/01/2009
Bill Oddie is spreading his wings and leaving the Springwatch nest after four years to “take a breather”.
The nation’s favourite TV twitcher will continue to front other natural history programmes for BBC2.
Fans will miss Oddie and co-host Kate Humble’s gentle bickering and bosses are looking for a replacement to work with her.
Candidates include the show’s roving reporter Simon King, wildlife cameraman Gordon Buchanan, Countryfile’s Ben Fogle and even ITV chat-show host Alan Titchmarsh.
Yesterday Oddie, 67, said: “I’m really going to miss working with Kate, Simon and the team but after an amazing four years of really intense work it feels like the right time to take a breather and recharge my batteries.” The new series will kick off in May with a special to celebrate the former Goodie’s most memorable moments from the shows.
The dedicated naturalist is planning new editions of Bill Oddie’s Top 10, in which he picks his favourite wildlife.
Springwatch launched in 2005 and became a hit thanks to the combination of bossy Oddie and exuberant Humble.
Live every weeknight for a month, it regularly attracted four million viewers.
Last night the Beeb’s natural history unit head Neil Nightingale said: “Bill’s style, in-depth expertise and unflinching dedication helped establish Springwatch and Autumnwatch as two of the nation’s favourite natural history programmes.”
BBC2 boss Janice Hadlow paid tribute to Oddie’s “amazing ornithological knowledge and enthusiasm for the subject”.
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Posted by lisa at 29/01/2009 12:00 GMT |
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| "The South Bank Show: Beyond the Footlights" (+ other upcoming tv & radio shows) |
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Sun, 1 Feb - "The South Bank Show: Beyond the Footlights" on ITV1 Sun, 1 Feb from 22:15-23:15 is about the Cambridge Footlights. Here's a listing: "A look at the history and influence of the Cambridge Footlights - a breeding ground for comedy writers and performers, many of whom are now household names. The programme follows the company from the 1960s, when it really began to flower, to the present Footlights Review at the 2008 Edinburgh Festival. Featuring clips and contributions from a who's who of comedy, from Peter Cook to David Mitchell. Footlights' influence is immeasurable, providing a launching pad for the Goodies, several of the Monty Python team, Stephen Fry, Armstrong and Miller, and a host of others."
Use the "click here for more" link below for info on other upcoming shows that may be of interest to Goodies fans.
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Posted by lisa at 29/01/2009 00:00 GMT |
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| This Is Bristol article about Tim & Graeme at Slapstick 2009 |
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 From the This Is Bristol website at http://www.thisisbristol.co.uk/news/Goodies-share-secret-success-comedy-festival-launch/article-637477-detail/article.html:
Launch of Bristol's Slapstick festival
Thursday, January 22, 2009, 23:09
Bristol's fifth Slapstick silent comedy festival has been launched by two-thirds of a much-loved comedy act.
Tim Brooke-Taylor and Graeme Garden relived the glory years of The Goodies, which delighted millions of TV viewers in the Seventies and early Eighties with its off-the-wall gags, at the Bristol Old Vic last night.
Comedian Phill Jupitus grilled the veteran performers about the hit TV series in which they and co-star Bill Oddie, now a wildlife presenter, came up with some of Britain's best-loved slapstick comedy sketches.
Jupitus asked them about the secret of their success and Garden explained: "If there was anything we wanted to do we just wrote it, and usually figured out a way of doing it.
"There was an enormous amount of planning that went into the show, and every joke had a price on it. Some would cost £1,000, some would be £500, and we would tell them they could have two for one."
Brooke-Taylor said: "We were very lucky in that we had a crew of people who, despite saying otherwise, kept coming back to work with us. They were able to create so many brilliant things."
Among the audience – which ranged from youngsters of about six years of age to fans older than The Goodies themselves – was Tim Porter, from St Andrews.
The 34-year-old said: "This is the third year I have been coming along to the festival. There is always a great range of films they put on, but events such as this are always really interesting."
Chris Daniels, the director of Slapstick 2009, said last night: "Back in 1975 my favourite two TV shows were Sykes and The Goodies, so it is a real privilege to have representatives from both these shows here for the festival. We are here tonight to celebrate The Goodies. I hope it will be an antidote to news at the moment, the credit crunch and reality TV."
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Posted by lisa at 29/01/2009 00:00 GMT |
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| Scheduled downtime |
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 Just a heads-up that I'll be doing some maintenance work on the server tomorrow (1pm South Australian time) for approximately 1 hour.
The website and all mailing lists & addresses will be affected.
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Posted by zaphod at 27/01/2009 03:49 GMT |
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The latest edition of the Goodies Clarion & Globe newsletter (#159) is now available on the website. It can be accessed from the "Last Articles" box at the bottom of this page.
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