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 I don't think I've seen this mentioned on the site yet.
An official website for the I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue team has been set up at
http://www.isihac.net/
At present there's just a welcome message, along with options to join their mailing list and send a message. The site advises to "Watch this space" for future developments.
On a related note, a creative ISIHAC-related effort can be found at http://ablegents.com/. The author has changed the dialog in an old comic to make it about Mornington Crescent.
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Posted by lisa at 19/02/2008 00:00 GMT |
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| Frost Report special to air March 24th |
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Thanks to Michael Cahill for sending the following info to the goodies-l mailing list about the Frost Report special:
"According to the BBC's teletext service, the show will be a 2 hour special on Easter Monday, 24 March on BBC 4. The preview of the show mentions TBT as appearing, along with John Cleese, Ronnie Corbett and Michael Palin."
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Posted by lisa at 17/02/2008 00:00 GMT |
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| Frost Report special with Tim to be shown at Easter |
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**Edited by Wackywales to add: The programme will be broadcast on Easter Monday, 24 March.**
Today's Times Online has an article about the Frost Report special that was recorded a few months ago (with Tim in the cast). This was originally supposed to be a Christmas special but this article says it'll be shown "at Easter".
Here's the article (from
http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/tv_and_rad
io/article3376827.ece):
The Frost Report to return after 40 years
Adam Sherwin
The Frost Report, the satirical show that spawned comedy dynasties, will return for a special edition featuring surviving members of the original line-up.
John Cleese, Michael Palin, Tim Brooke-Taylor and Ronnie Corbett will join Sir David Frost for the The Frost Report Is Back, a BBC Four two-hour special, to be broadcast at Easter.
Launched in 1966, the successor to That Was The Week That Was, it lampooned Britain's still class-based society. Written by Antony Jay (later of Yes, Minister), the programme concentrated on a single topic each week, such as law or class.
The Frost Report united the Ronnies Corbett and Barker and gave Cleese his television debut. In the most famous sketch, the 6'5" Cleese illustrated the class divide by looking down upon the two Ronnies standing next to him.
It ran for two series, but The Frost Report graduates went on to form Monty Python's Flying Circus and The Goodies, and the programme influenced satirical comedy for decades.
Sir David said: "Putting The Frost Report Is Back together has been a joy, with so many memories - and even more important, so many laughs - along the way."
Musical satire on the show was provided by folk singer Julie Felix and Tom Lehrer. The sketches and monologues were written by such luminaries as Marty Feldman, Keith Waterhouse, Peter Tinniswood, Bill Oddie, Barry Cryer and Frank Muir.
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Posted by lisa at 14/02/2008 03:00 GMT |
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| Mail on Sunday article about Bill's garden |
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 The following article appeared in the Mail on Sunday on February 10, 2008:
My Oddie plot is one for the birds ; In the garden: Plastic herons, gnomes and nick-nacks ... it's the garden of our most famous wildlife expert
by MARTYN COX
He is the UK's most famous wildlife expert, so you might imagine that Bill Oddie's garden would be a calm oasis, free of anything that might deter any shy birds from dropping in.
Well, you would be wrong - his tiny plot is full of brightly coloured nick-nacks.
Noisy wind chimes, beads, lanterns and mirror balls dangle from the branches of trees, while plastic herons, deer and owls keep watch over a gang of gnomes.
But rather than frighten creatures, it has the opposite effect and within just ten minutes of standing in his garden we've seen robins, blackbirds, wrens, great tits, pigeons and chaffinches.
'It proves you don't need a certain style, planted with all the right things, to attract wildlife,' says Bill, who can be seen on BBC2's Bill Oddie's Wild Side, which includes clips of wildlife recorded by him in his garden.
The 66-year-old moved into his home in Hampstead, North London, more than 20 years ago and shares his 30 ft by 20 ft garden with his scriptwriter wife Laura Beaumont, 54.
His collection of unusual objects started when the couple got hitched in 1983. 'Our wedding list consisted entirely of garden gnomes. And when we had a party here to celebrate, we had a never- ending stream of guests coming outside and putting them down over there,' says Bill, pointing to a part of the garden that he calls 'Gnomesville'.
Close to the gnomes is the 'Magical Tree', whose branches are used to display dangling trinkets, while at the back is the East Asian-inspired 'Vietnam' area, where stone Buddhas nestle among leafy shrubs.
Near the French doors that lead Our wedding list was garden gnomes from the house, several fake skulls sit on posts and a gnome with red paint dribbling from its mouth like blood has been placed under an acacia tree. 'It's my tribute to eccentric film director Tim Burton,' says Bill.
'I love playing in the garden. I'm not happy if I can't spend half an hour out here every day,' says the man who has fronted countless TV nature shows including Springwatch, Autumnwatch and Bill Oddie Goes Wild. So what makes his garden such a Mecca for birds? 'There's plenty of cover from plants, which makes them feel safe.
Probably the best you can grow is ivy, which climbs up my house and in the trees. As a habitat it's fantastic and last year a robin nested in it,' says Bill.
There are other ways you can make your garden more bird- friendly. Now is the best time to clean out existing nesting boxes or find a spot for a new one, as this is when birds start pairing up and settling down.
Bill makes sure his birds are well fed. His garden has a mealworm feeder - the larvae of the mealworm beetle are loved by many birds and can help fledglings survive the first few weeks of life. Don't forget to provide birds with water, too.
When you put out a bird bath, ground feeding station or hanging feeders, it is important to place them somewhere birds will feel safe - a spot that gives them clear visibility ' We have a feng shui fox of the garden, with some cover nearby should they become alarmed.
Viewers of Bill's new show will know it's not just birds that are attracted to his garden. 'We have a feng shui fox who likes to move everything around,' says Bill.
'His main fetish was the figure of Jesus that I've stood on a brick in a pond so it looks as though he is walking on water.
'Most mornings I would find that he had been taken out of the pond and once he'd been put on the lawn, next to a rubber crocodile.' Bill is even nonchalant about our most detested mammal - rats. 'I don't want them in the house, but outside they're not doing any harm,' he says.
And when we spot four grey baby rats and their parents looking for food at the back of the garden, Bill grabs his camcorder and films the action.
He tells me that on one occasion he did try to discourage the rats by putting out a stuffed cat near to where they forage.
'They didn't care and neither did a robin that landed on its head within seconds,' says Bill.
I get the impression he is actually quite glad they decided to stay.
The latest series of Bill Oddie's Wild Side is on BBC2 on Wednesdays at 8pm until March 12.
For more on wildlife gardening, check out the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds' website, www.rspb.org.uk..
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Posted by lisa at 11/02/2008 00:00 GMT |
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| the return of "One" and other upcoming shows of interest |
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 Among the highlight of our "upcoming shows of interest" list (available by using the "click here for more" link below) are the return of the BBC Radio 4 sketch comedy show "One" (in which Graeme is one of the performers), and repeats of "Bill Oddie Goes Wild" on UKTV Gardens to fill in the days while you're waiting to see the next new episode of BBC 2's "Bill Oddie's Wild Side" on Wednesday nights.
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Posted by lisa at 10/02/2008 00:00 GMT |
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| Update about "A Record or an OBE" |
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 Ben McKenzie has kindly sent us the following update about his play "A Record or an OBE" (a black comedy involving a fictional version of The Goodies):
Just thought I'd update you on A Record or an OBE. There have been some changes in dates for the Melbourne Comedy Festival season, but there are roughly the same number of performances available - and they're now on sale via he Comedy @ Trades web site: http://www.comedyattrades.com.au
Also, for anyone who is unable to attend or just curious to see what the show is like, I have posted a short (around 52 seconds) excerpt from the play on YoutTube. You can few it here:
http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=NLVI_QRvDvs
The same video will also be posted shortly on the Comedy Festival web site.
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Posted by lisa at 09/02/2008 00:00 GMT |
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| News from Graeme Garden |
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Many thanks to Graeme for the following info:
We are putting together the Hamish and Dougal Book – which should be ready later this year.
I recorded a long interview, interspersed with repeats of shows I’ve been associated with, for a feature called ‘I Did It My Way’. It should go out on BBC Radio7 some time around March.
I was interviewed for a feature called ‘Word To The Wise’ which should appear in the magazine ‘The Word’ in March.
Callum McLeod and I are putting up a website for ‘The Pocket Orchestra’. You can see the work in progress at http://www.thepocketorchestra.com
For those who might be interested, here’s the site for another of Callum’s ventures – a big hit in Scandinavia! www.carmenlatina.com
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Posted by lisa at 03/02/2008 23:00 GMT |
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The February edition of the Goodies Clarion & Globe newsletter (#147) is now available on the website. It can be accessed from either the "Articles/Guides" menu on the left or from the "Last Articles" box at the bottom of this page.
