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| I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue - Series 74 Remote Recordings |
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 From the Official ISIHAC Mailing List:
ISIHAC NEWSLETTER
Dear I’m Sorry I Haven’t A Clue Mailing List Member,
This is to let you know that we’ll be recording the next series of ‘I’m Sorry I Haven’t A Clue’ remotely – or rather you the audience will be remotely watching and laughing along to the show from the comfort of your homes – while we will be sat socially distanced on the stage of the Radio Theatre in Broadcasting House.
So no area of the UK misses out, we’ve decided to virtually locate each of the six shows in the series from a certain nation or region of the UK. So…
Show 1 will come from the South of England, Show 2 from the Midlands, Show 3 from Wales, Show 4 from Northern Ireland, Show 5 from the North of England and Show 6 from Scotland.
And these are the recording dates and times:
Show 1 – Friday 16th April between 6pm -7.25pm
Show 2 - Friday 16th April between 7.45pm - 9.30pm
Show 3 – Friday 7th May between 6pm - 7.25pm
Show 4 – Friday 7th May between 7.45pm - 9pm
Show 5 – Friday 4th June between 6pm - 7.25pm
Show 6 – Friday 4th June between 7.45pm - 9pm
The tickets are free and will be distributed on a first come first served basis by the BBC Ticket Unit and you will need to subscribe to their website in order to apply for tickets. Click here for the subscriber link.
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| RIP Iain Pattinson |
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We're saddened to hear of the passing of Iain Pattinson, who worked with Tim and Graeme for decades as a writer on their radio show "I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue". Our deepest sympathies go to Iain's family and friends.
Chortle posted an article with tributes from Clue panelists who worke with Iain (use the "click here for more" link below to read the text of the article).
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Posted by lisa at 15/02/2021 16:40 GMT |
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| ISIHAC wins Comedy.co.uk Awards 2002 "Best Radio Panel Show" |
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"I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue" has been named the "Best Radio Panel Show" by Comedy.co.uk Awards 2020.
Quoting from the awards webpage:
The long-running "antidote to panel games" aired its seventy-third series at the end of the year, following the death of long-term player and former The Goodies star Tim Brooke-Taylor in the spring.
Producer Jon Naismith comments: "A big thank you to British Comedy Guide and all who voted for us. We'd like to dedicate this award to our dear departed friend and colleague Tim Brooke-Taylor who brought joy to several generations over his long and illustrious career. I know he would have been thrilled to receive it."
Graeme Garden says: "We're very proud to receive this award in what has been a difficult year for us all."
Jack Dee added: "This is a great honour. Here's to the programme's absent friends!"
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Posted by lisa at 09/02/2021 16:33 GMT |
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| Hamish & Dougal Hogmanay and ISIRTA Xmas repeats |
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A repeat of "Hamish & Dougal's Hogmanay Special" (starring Graeme Garden, Barry Cryer, Alison Steadman, Jeremy Hardy, Humphrey Lyttelton, Tim Brooke-Taylor and Sandi Toksvig) can be heard as part of "Sue Perkins Christmas Comedy Stocking", currently available on the BBC Radio website
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000ql14
Scheduled for 30 December is a repeat of the 1968 "I'm Sorry I'll Read That Again" Christmas Special (with Bill Oddie, Graeme Garden, Tim Brooke-Taylor, John Cleese, David Hatch, and Jo Kendall) https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000qm8r
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Posted by lisa at 28/12/2020 18:20 GMT |
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| ISIHAC Series 73 Episode 2 |
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"I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue" series 73 episode 2 is now available on the BBC website at https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000q3gr. From the program description: "Tim Brooke-Taylor’s final recording of Radio 4's ‘antidote to panel games’ comes from Huddersfield’s Town Hall and see Tim and Rachel Parris pitched against Tony Hawks and Marcus Brigstocke, with Jack Dee in the chair. At the piano - Colin Sell. The programme was recorded in March this year."
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Posted by lisa at 11/12/2020 02:32 GMT |
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| Barnaby Eaton-Jones Q&A |
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Q&A time! Producer/writer/actor Barnaby Eaton-Jones, the man behind "The Goodies: The Big Ben Theory" (the 2019 Audible.co.uk audio Goodies episode starring Tim, Graeme, Bill and Joanna Lumley) has agreed to do a Q&A to answer questions about working with The Goodies on the Audible show as well as "I'm Sorry I'll Read That Again - Again!" Submit your questions in this forum post or via email to president@goodiesruleok.com.
http://www.audible.co.uk/pd/The-Goodies-Audiobook/B07YN6FSV2
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Posted by lisa at 22/11/2020 16:37 GMT |
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| Slapstick's Big Comedy Night In fundraiser (27 Sept 2020) |
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As many of you know, The Goodies have been supporters of Bristol Slapstick for many years. We hope you will support Slapstick's Big Comedy Night In on 27th September. Host Robin Ince "will be compèring this unique comedy event with a dream line-up of performers, including Sir Michael Palin, Rob Brydon, Stephen Merchant, Jo Brand, David Mitchell, Jack Dee, Lee Mack, Sanjeev Bhaskar, Stephen Fry, and Frankie Boyle (with many more to be announced)"
More details can be found at
https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/slapsticks-big-comedy-night-in
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Posted by lisa at 02/09/2020 15:20 GMT |
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| ISIHAC tribute to Jeremy Hardy |
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According to an article on Chortle, "The cast of I’m Sorry I Haven’t A Clue are to remember Jeremy Hardy at a gig this weekend.
Regulars Tim Brooke-Taylor, Graeme Garden, Barry Cryer and host Jack Dee will be elevating their regular tour show at the New Theatre in Oxford on Sunday into a tribute to their late colleague.
They will be joined by a raft of guests including Sandi Toksvig, Rob Brydon, David Mitchell, Rory Bremner, Tony Hawks and Andy Hamilton all of whom will be singing Hardy’s praises… but probably not in tune."
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Posted by lisa at 22/02/2019 20:56 GMT |
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| First ISIHAC Recording Date Announcement - Autumn 2018 |
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From the Official ISIHAC Newsletter:
ISIHAC NEWSLETTER
Dear I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue Mailing List Member,
Here are details of the first recording in the Autumn 2018 series of “I’m Sorry I Haven’t A Clue”:
The recording will take place as follows:
Friday 19th October at the Lighthouse Concert Hall, Poole. This will be a double recording of the show (i.e. 2 programmes will be recorded) for broadcast on BBC Radio 4.
Tickets will be priced at £6.00 and are obtainable from 10am on Tuesday 18th September. Tickets are available to purchase in person via the theatre’s Box Office, by telephone on 01202 280000, or online via the theatre’s website.
For those wishing to purchase tickets in person, the address is: Lighthouse, 21 Kingland Road, Poole, Dorset, BH15 1UG. The The Box Office opening times are Monday 11am – 5pm (telephone sales only) and Tuesday to Saturday 11am-8pm.
The recording starts at 7.30pm and will be finished around 10.30pm. Tickets will be limited to a strict maximum of 4 per applicant, by whatever booking system. Demand for tickets is very great, so you are advised to purchase early to avoid disappointment; you should also allow for queue waiting times for the Box Office, either by phone or in person, to be longer than usual.
The 70th series will begin transmission on Radio 4 from Monday 12th November at 6.30pm.
With best wishes
Jon Naismith
Producer, "I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue"
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| 1st recording announced for Summer 2018 series of "I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue" |
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The first recording for the Summer 2018 series of ISIHAC has been announced. Here are the details plus other news from the latest official ISIHAC newsletter:
ISIHAC NEWSLETTER
Dear I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue Mailing List Member,
Here are details of the first recording in the Summer 2018 series of “I’m Sorry I Haven’t A Clue”:
The recording will take place as follows:
Saturday 26 May 2018 at the Leeds City Varieties Music Hall. This will be a double recording of the show (i.e. 2 programmes will be recorded) for broadcast on BBC Radio 4.
Tickets will be priced at £6.00 (this price includes the theatre’s levy and booking fee) and are obtainable from 10am on Thursday 10th May for theatre members and mailing list subscribers. To access earlybird tickets please use the code CLUE2018 or quote it for telephone bookings. Tickets will go on general sale on Friday 11th May. Tickets are available to purchase in person via the theatre’s Box Office, by telephone on 0113 243 0808, or online via the theatre’s website at
www.cityvarieties.co.uk
For those wishing to purchase tickets in person, the address is: City Varieties Music Hall, Swan Street, Leeds LS1 6LW. The Box Office opening times are Monday to Saturday from 10am-6pm, and 10am – 4pm on Saturdays.
The recording starts at 7.30pm and will be finished around 10.30pm. Tickets will be limited to a strict maximum of 4 per applicant, by whatever booking system. Demand for tickets is very great, so you are advised to purchase early to avoid disappointment; you should also allow for queue waiting times for the Box Office, either by phone or in person, to be longer than usual.
The 69th series will begin transmission on Radio 4 from Monday 25th June at 6.30pm
A big thank you to everyone who came to recordings Graeme’s and my TV show ‘The Imitation Game’ with Rory Bremner, Debra Stephenson and Alexander Armstrong. It is due for broadcast on ITV in September.
In other news, Radio 4 stalwart and Clue regular John Finnemore will be touring his first ever live stage show, which is entitled ‘John Finnemore's Flying Visit’, throughout May-June. It features the cast of ‘John Finnemore’s Souvenir Programme’ performing brand new and old sketches as well as a host of songs. There are still tickets remaining for the following shows:
18th May - High Wycombe - Wycombe Swan
20th May - Hastings - White Rock Theatre
21st May - Preston - Preston Guildhall
22nd May - York - Grand Opera House
30th May - Birmingham - New Alexandra Theatre
6th June - Swindon - Wyvern Theatre
8th June - Tunbridge Wells - Assembly Hall Theatre
10th June - Dorking - Dorking Halls
13th June - Basingstoke - Basingstoke Anvil
All John’s shows start at 7.30pm and finish around 10pm (with a 20 minute interval). The show is kid friendly, so bring the whole family along. Full details of the tour can be found on John’s website.
With best wishes
Jon Naismith
Producer, "I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue"
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Posted by lisa at 02/05/2018 15:30 GMT |
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| upcoming TV & radio shows of interest to Goodies fans |
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* Monday, April 23rd – The Unbelievable Truth on BBC Radio 4 series 20 episode 4 features Graeme’s 2nd appearance this season. The currently available previous episodes can be found at https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b007mf4f/episodes/player. At the time of this posting that includes episode 1 which also has Graeme in the cast
* Sunday, April 29th – Pointless on BBC 1 at 16:50 is a repeat of an episode with Bill Oddie (series information at https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00rhg2r)
* Thursday, May 3rd – QI on Dave is a repeat of series 4, episode 10 with Graeme.
Currently on BBC iPlayer:
* Douglas Adams – A Celebration” which includes the panto “Black Cinderella Two Goes East - or Confessions Of A Glass Slipper Tryer Onner” whose cast includes Peter Cook, John Cleese, Tim Brooke-Taylor, Rob Buckman, Graeme Garden, David Hatch, Maggie Henderson, Jo Kendall, Richard Murdoch, Bill Oddie, John Pardoe and Richard Baker.http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b09yjlyj
* The Motion Show series 3, hosted by Graeme, is being repeated on BBC Radio 4 Extra on Fridays; the currently available episodes can be found at https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b06pcmyw/episodes/player
* I’m Sorry I’ll Read That Again repeats (with all three Goodies) on BBC Radio 4 Extra on Fridays; the most recent episodes are available from http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b009zbr2/episodes/player
* Ed Byrne's Tweet Takeover, Pt 1 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p063jnll), which includes Bill talking about Cetti’s Warbler
* Martin Nobel’s Tweet of the ”Week, Pt 1 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p064t5rv), which should be available after April 22nd, includes Bill talking about the Blackbird
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Posted by lisa at 20/04/2018 21:08 GMT |
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| The Imitation Game and John Finnemore's Flying Visit |
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The following information was sent to the ISIHAC Newsletter mailing list:
Dear I’m Sorry I Haven’t A Clue Mailing List Member,
I bring news of a couple of ISIHAC-related shows you might be interested in coming to see…
The first is a brand new comedy series called ‘The Imitation Game’ devised by Graeme Garden and myself, which is being recorded at the newly re-furbished studios in the old BBC Television Centre building in White City. Many of you were kind enough to attend the pilot in Elstree.
The show could be described as a version of ‘I’m Sorry I Haven’t A Clue’ for impressionists – and was inspired by appearances on ISIHAC by the likes of Rory Bremner and Jan Ravens. We’re making it for ITV and it’s hosted by the brilliant Alexander Armstrong, with Rory Bremner and Debra Stephenson (of ‘Dead Ringers’ fame) as regulars, plus a host of impressionists appearing as guests, including Jon Culshaw, Alistair McGowan, Ronni Ancona, Lewis McLeod, Kate Robbins and many more. Steve Brown (Glenn Ponder from ‘Knowing Me Knowing You with Alan Partridge’) and his band will provide musical accompaniment.
Our recording dates are on the evenings of:
Friday 9th March
Tuesday 13th March
Thursday 15th March
Friday 23rd March
Tuesday 27th March
Thursday 29th March
Tickets are free. You need to be over 16 to apply and you should do so via the website of the ticketing company Standing Room Only, which is: www.sroaudiences.com
I’ve managed to ensure that members of this mailing list will receive priority seating if they input the codeword ‘Garden’ into the 'Comments and other information' box on the application form.
So, to apply for the special ISIHAC Mailing List tickets, visit the SRO Audiences
site now and apply. The website address again is www.sroaudiences.com
Graeme and I look forward very much to seeing you there.
Another show that will be well worth seeing is that of Radio 4 stalwart and Clue regular John Finnemore. John is soon to tour his first ever live stage show, which is entitled ‘John Finnemore's Flying Visit’. It features the cast of ‘John Finnemore’s Souvenir Programme’ and will be on the road in May and June. These are the dates:
17th May - Brighton - Brighton Dome. Tickets will go on general sale on Friday 23rd February
18th May - High Wycombe - Wycombe Swan
20th May - Hastings - White Rock Theatre
21st May - Preston - Preston Guildhall
22nd May - York - Grant Opera House
26th May - Cheltenham - Cheltenham Town Hall
30th May - Birmingham - New Alexandra Theatre
3rd June - Richmond - Richmond Theatre
6th June - Swindon - Wyvern Theatre
7th June - Leamington Spa - Royal Spa Centre
8th June - Tunbridge Wells - Assembly Hall Theatre
10th June - Dorking - Dorking Halls
13th June - Basingtoke - Basingstoke Anvil
15th June - Edinburgh - The Queen's Hall
All John’s shows start at 7.30pm and finish around 10pm (with a 20 minute interval). The show is kid friendly, so bring the whole family along. Full details of the tour can be found on John’s website: http://johnfinnemore.blogspot.co.uk/
And that about the size of it. I’ll be emailing again in March with details on the next series of ‘I’m Sorry I Haven’t A Clue’, which we’ll be recording over three dates in May, June and possibly July. Thank you for listening!
With best wishes,
Jon Naismith
Producer, "I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue" [i][/i]
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Posted by lisa at 22/02/2018 22:30 GMT |
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| Tim in forthcoming audio version of "The Importance of Being Earnest" |
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Barnaby Eaton-Jones reported this information on Facebook:
THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EDITED...
The sound design and final edit of the full-cast audio version of 'The Importance of Being Earnest', featuring Tim Brooke-Taylor as Lady Bracknell, has been delivered by the incomparable Joseph Fox. It is a beautiful listen! There a handful of lines, added by me, to turn this from a stage production into an audio; where I had a Wilde time impersonating Oscar and nobody spotted by bon mots (I always keep them well hidden). So, that was a relief!
Keep your ears clean for the upcoming release from Spiteful Puppet.
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Posted by lisa at 06/02/2018 16:58 GMT |
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| upcoming TV & radio shows of interest to Goodies fans |
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* "Hamish & Dougal: You’ll Have Had Your Tea" (with Graeme Garden) repeats on BBC Radio 4 Extra on Wednesdays. The currently available episodes can be found at http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00jr5r9/episodes/player
* "I’m Sorry I’ll Read That Again" repeats (with all three Goodies) on BBC Radio 4 Extra on Fridays; the four most recent episodes should be available from http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b009zbr2/episodes/player
* "It Was Alright in the 1970’s", a documentary with contributions from Bill Oddie, will be repeated on more4HD on Sunday, Feb 4th at 23:05 Program description: "In the final episode of the series, narrator Matt Lucas looks back once more at the 1970s. The theme this time is Living Dangerously, revealing more television to leave viewers wide-eyed and shaking their heads. In the world according to TV, the 1970s was a dangerous place where it was still perfectly legal for a husband to beat his wife, and a parent or teacher to beat a child. DJ and presenter Tony Blackburn climbed into a cage to sing to four fully-grown lions. On the Isle of Man, there was a feeling that if they banned the birch it would lead to moral ruin. Meanwhile, mainstream comedians were perfectly comfortable making jokes about domestic violence. Spike Milligan's comedy lived so dangerously, that even in the 70s his multi-racial sitcom The Melting Pot was considered too much and was pulled from the air. Responding to the clips are Tony Blackburn, Bill Oddie, Jennie Bond, Samira Ahmed and Elis James."
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Posted by lisa at 31/01/2018 16:28 GMT |
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| Oh Goody! An Audience with Tim Brooke-Taylor 2018 UK dates (so far) |
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Here are the current upcoming dates for "Oh Goody! An Audience with Tim Brooke-Taylor and Chris Serle".
* February 9, 2018: The Festival Drayton Centre, Shropshire
www.festivaldraytoncentre.com
* May 8, 2018: Theatre Royal, Dumfries, www.theatreroyaldumfries.co.uk
* May 9, 2018: Coronation Hall, Ulverston, www.corohall.co.uk
* June 25, 2018: Lymm Festival, www.lymmfestival.org.uk
Here is a description of the show: "A true master of comedy shares a wealth of great stories and anecdotes from his career on stage, screen and radio including of course “The Goodies” and “I’m Sorry I Haven’t a Clue”. There are plenty of surprises too. Tim relates how he directed Orson Welles in a feature film, shot a memorable round of golf with Sevvy Ballesteros, persuaded David Frost to employ Marty Feldman and played a key role in Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. We’ll hear stories about John Cleese, Richard Wilson, Graeme Garden, Bill Oddie and many more. With luck Tim may just be persuaded to reveal the truth about Samantha and the rules of Mornington Crescent. Add to all this warmth and good humour plenty of clips of great moments from Tim’s TV and film appearances and you’re sure of a memorable evening of fun and laughter."
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Posted by lisa at 30/01/2018 15:08 GMT |
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| ISIHAC First Autumn 2017 Recording Date |
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From the Official ISIHAC Mailing List:
Dear I’m Sorry I Haven’t A Clue Mailing List Member,
Here are the details of the first recording in the Autumn 2017 series of "I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue".
The recording will take place as follows:
1) Monday 16th October at the Wycombe Swan, High Wycombe. This will be a double recording of the show (i.e 2 programmes will be recorded) for broadcast on BBC Radio 4.
Tickets are all priced at £5 and are obtainable from 10am on Wednesday 4th October via the box office (located at the Wycombe Swan), by telephone (01494 512000) or online via the venue's website.
For those wishing to purchase tickets in person, the address is Wycombe Swan, St Mary Street, High Wycombe, HP11 2XE. The Box Office opening times are 10am – 5pm.
The recording starts at 7.30pm and will be finished around 10.30pm. Tickets will be limited to a strict maximum of 4 per applicant - by whatever booking system. Demand for tickets is very great, so you are advised to purchase early to avoid disappointment, and you should allow for queue waiting times for the Box Office, either by phone or in person, to be longer than usual. Please do not try to obtain tickets before they go on sale.
The 68th series will begin transmission on Radio 4 from Monday 13th November at 6.30pm.
That’s about the size of it for now.
With best wishes,
Jon Naismith
Producer, "I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue"
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Posted by lisa at 29/09/2017 18:32 GMT |
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| Bananaman the Musical in London 15 December - 20 January |
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While the Goodies are not appearing in this show, we wanted to pass along a news item for the Bananaman fans. Apparently "Bananaman the Musical" is coming to London at the end of this year. As you may know, Tim, Graeme, & Bill provided the voices for the animated Bananaman television series in the mid 1980s).
The official site for the show is
http://www.bananamanlive.com/
Here's an article about the show:
http://www.whatsonstage.com/london-theatre/news/bananaman-musical-southwark-playhouse_44596.html
"Everyone's favourite fruit-based superhero, Bananaman, is set to hit the stage in an all-singing, all-dancing musical which will receive its world premiere in December.
Written and composed by Leon Parris (Wolfboy, Monte Cristo), the musical will see Eric swap 29 Acacia Road for 77-85 Newington Causeway when it debuts at Southwark Playhouse later this year.
Bananaman started fighting crime in 1980, before transferring to The Dandy and then The Beano in 2012. The popular TV cartoon ran between 1983 and 1986 for 40 episodes and featured the voices of Tim Brooke-Taylor, Graeme Garden and Bill Oddie.
The musical will be directed by Mark Perry (A Comedy of Arias, Little Shop of Horrors) and sees our hero attempt to halt the evili plans of supervillains Doctor Gloom and General Blight.
The production will have musical supervision by Alan Berry, design by Mike Leopold, and choreography by Grant Murphy. Casting to be announced.
Bananaman the Musical will run at Southwark Playhouse from 4 to 20 January 2018, with previews from 15 December 2017."
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Posted by lisa at 12/09/2017 17:28 GMT |
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| At Last the 1948 Show - Live! in Chicago Sept 15, 2017 |
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For any "At Last The 1948 Show" fans in the Chicago, IL area - a live version of sketches from the 1967 television show (written by John Cleese, Graham Chapman, Tim Brooke-Taylor, and Marty Feldman) will take place Sept 15th. The cast for "At Last the 1948 Show - Live!" includes Camilla Cleese (yes, daughter of John).
More details and a link for purchasing tickets can be found at
http://www.ticketfly.com/event/1515248-last-1948-show-live-chicago/
Here's the show's description from that website: "At Last the 1948 Show -- LIVE!
After 50 years of preparation, rare sketches from one of British television’s silliest shows are being presented in America for the very first time for two weeks only.
“At Last the 1948 Show—Live” is written by John Cleese, Graham Chapman, Tim Brooke-Taylor and Marty Feldman, and the cast is headed by Camilla Cleese (who is no relation to Chapman, Brooke-Taylor, or Feldman), with Isabeau Dornevil, Iris Kohler, Lauren Lonergan, Kristen Lundberg, and Lauren Pizzi—an all-female cast (if you don’t include Kim “Howard” Johnson, Michael McCarthy, and Bill Russell, although they are also in the cast).
The live show is produced and directed by Johnson in association with Wing Commander Muriel Volestrangler, F.R.H.S. and Bar, and the iO Chicago.
“At Last the 1948 Show” aired on British television in 1967. Afterward, the network realized they could save a little money by recording over these comedic masterworks, and it was only through the tireless efforts of Wing Commander Volestrangler and others that copies have been found and scripts reconstructed. While a few of these sketches were later re-recorded by Monty Python, and others can be found in the darkest corners of the internet, many simply don’t exist anymore. But now, Chicago audiences can experience them live on stage for the first time ever.
Camilla Cleese, with Isabeau Dornevil, Iris Kohler, Lauren Lonergan, Kristen Lundberg, and Lauren Pizzi—an all-female cast (if you don’t include Kim “Howard” Johnson, Michael McCarthy, and Bill Russell)"
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| Graeme & Bill participating in Slapstick 2017 festival |
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Graeme Garden and Bill Oddie will once again be participating in the annual Slapstick Festival. Slapstick 2017 will be held January 18th - 22nd in Bristol, England.
The full festival schedule can be found at http://www.slapstick.org.uk/. Note that in addition to the events with the Goodies there are also events with Barry Cryer, Colin Sell, and a celebration of "The Young Ones" with Alexi Sayle, Nigel Planer & series co-writer Lise Mayer.
Here are the Goodies-related events:
1."Robin and Not Josie's Book Shambles: The Goodies
Watershed | 1.20pm | Tickets: 9.00/6.50
The hugely popular podcast 'Robin and Josie's Book Shambles' comes to Slapstick to interrogate Graeme Garden and Bill Oddie on the books they made as two thirds of the TV comedy trio The Goodies (1970 - 1982). They'll also be talking about the making of The Goodies Disaster Movie and about the books and the authors that have inspired them.
Sadly, Josie Long is showing off in New York, but there will be a special guest co-host announced soon.
2. Accidentally Preserved: Surviving Slapstick on 16mm
Watershed | 9.30am | Tickets: 8.00/6.00
Slapstick comedy shorts were excellent fodder for home movie companies of the 1920s and 1930s. Kodascope and Pathescope rented or sold safety film prints for people to watch in their homes, not realising that decades later they would out-survive the 35mm versions originally in circulation. This programme contains hilarious rare slapstick shorts starring comedy stars whose work has been largely forgotten.
This event has been curated by Ben Model (silent film historian, accompanist and filmmaker) and will be hosted by Goodie Bill Oddie and Infinite Monkey Cage (Radio 4) star Robin Ince.
With live accompaniment from Guenter A. Buchwald.
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| RIP Sir George Martin |
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We're very sorry to hear that Sir George Martin has passed away - he worked with Tim Brooke-Taylor and Bill Oddie as producer of the 1963 album of their Footlights Revue "Cambridge Circus" (other members of the cast were Anthony Buffery, John Cleese, David Hatch, Jo Kendall, and Chris Stuart-Clark). The "Cambridge Circus" revue later moved to the radio and became "I'm Sorry I'll Read That Again".
http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-35761464
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Posted by lisa at 09/03/2016 14:04 GMT |
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| "I'm Sorry I'll Read That Again...Again" in Cheltenham Feb 19, 2016 |
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Coming up at The Bacon Theatre in Cheltenham on February 19th - "I'm Sorry I'll Read That Again...Again" - from the event's Facebook Page: "Performed on stage in classic radio comedy style with music and sound effects, The OFFSTAGE Theatre Group recreates the anarchic and deliciously surreal cult comedy show that laid waste to BBC Radio in the 60s and 70s.
A Greatest Hits compilation of original material by Graeme Garden and Bill Oddie, this knockabout show celebrates the radio series that gave birth to The Goodies and Monty Pythons Flying Circus - not to mention Im Sorry I Havent A Clue."
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| The Goodies: The Complete Collection (BBC & LWT Series) |
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