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Tickets are now on sale for "Graeme Garden: Still Clueless After All These Years", which will be Graeme in conversation with Samira Ahmed, at St George's Bristol on 4 October 2026. This is part of the "Slapstick Conversations" series ( https://slapstick.org.uk/ ) https://slapstick.org.uk/events/graeme-garden-still-clueless-after-all-these-years/
ABC Sydney Breakfast interview with Graeme Garden speaking about Bill Oddie and The Goodies: https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/sydney-breakfast/graeme-garden-bill-oddie/106998254
Thanks for Euan B. on The Goodies Facebook Group for sharing this news: Bill Oddie’s producer Stephen Moss announced on X that BBC4 will be marking Bill's Wildlife TV career on Sunday 16th August starting at 7pm with "The Best of Bill Oddie Goes Wild", followed by the "Birding with Bill Oddie" episode "Bill’s Beginnings" at 7:30pm, and finally "Bill Oddie’s Top Ten Birds" at 8:00pm.…
It is with a heavy heart that we share the news that Bill Oddie has passed away at the age of 85. We send our deepest condolences to his family and friends at this difficult time. Bill's remarkable legacy includes his work as a comedian, actor, writer, musician, wildlife presenter, and conservationist. He will be dearly missed by his fans worldwide. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4nnkylr0llo
Bob Cryer, son of The Goodies' longtime friend and professional collaborator Barry Cryer, is directing a short film project based on 10 of Barry's favourite classic gags. The film will be called "Joke", and in Bob's words "it features some of Britain’s finest comedy talent (including Judi Dench, Jack Dee, Stephen Fry, Sanjeev Bhaskar, and Alison Steadman). It’s a tribute to Dad’s love of…
Rewind TV is repeating "The Unvarnished Truth", with Tim Brooke-Taylor and Graeme Garden, on Friday 29 November at 5:10pm. https://www.tvguide.co.uk/schedule/53930d49-d59e-5a46-87ab-a8f06f52c35f/the-unvarnished-truth
Slapstick Festival's 2025 schedule has been released, including "The Thinking Woman's Guide To The Goodies Part 2", with Graeme Garden & Samira Ahmed (to be held 16 February 2025 at the Bristol Old Vic). https://slapstick.org.uk/events/the-thinking-womans-guide-to-the-goodies-part-2
GOODIES T-SHIRTS FINAL PRINT RUN After 25 years, the club has taken the difficult decision to wind up the T-shirt sales. However, we are offering fans one final chance to grab a Goodies shirt. These shirts will be print to order and will not be available for general sale. Prices: 27 for 1 shirt or 50 for 2 (plus postage). Orders close 10 November 2024. Projected dispatch date is the second week of…
A new radio play by Graeme Garden, "The Goat Doctor", will be broadcast on BBC Radio 4 on Saturday, Sept 14 at 3pm. The comic play is based on the life of Dr. John Romulus Brinkley, "Charlatan, Millionaire and Radio Pioneer". https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00230rv?fbclid
Slapstick Festival 2024's newly released schedule includes "The Thinking Woman's Guide to The Goodies" with Samira Ahmed & Graeme Garden. Graeme also presents "Lloyd Hamilton: The Comedians' Comedian" . The full festival schedule can be found at https://slapstick.org.uk/
For fans in the US and the UK, 2018's "An Audience with The Goodies" is available for rental or purchase from Amazon Prime Video. Here is the description from Amazon's website: The Goodies - An Audience With The Goodies In 1970, The Goodies unleashed their legendary blend of surreal storylines, strikingly topical satire, slapstick and lunacy, making household names of creators, writers and…
We are very sorry to hear that Network Distributing, the company that released the UK Goodies DVDs, has reportedly ceased trading and gone into liquidation. Network was incredibly supportive of "The Goodies" and its fans, even seeking input from The Goodies Rule - OK! Fan Club about which episodes the fans most wanted to see on Network's early "best of" Goodies episode collections. The company…
The Goodies Rule - OK! Fan Club is pleased to present an interview with Kenton Hall, author of Chinbeard Books' second Goodies novella, "The Goodies: Pods and Monsters" (available for pre-order now from https://www.chinbeardbooks.com/apps/webstore/products/show/8264419 ). 1. How did you become involved in writing the novella? I’ve worked on a number of projects for Chinbeard Books, and Barnaby…
The Goodies Rule - OK! Fan Club is pleased to present an interview with Kenton Hall, author of Chinbeard Books' second Goodies novella, "The Goodies: Pods and Monsters" (available for pre-order now from https://www.chinbeardbooks.com/apps/webstore/products/show/8264419 ). 1. How did you become involved in writing the novella? I’ve worked on a number of projects for Chinbeard Books, and Barnaby…
We are saddened to share the news that Jim Franklin, who directed many Goodies episodes, passed away in August 2021 after a long illness. In a 2020 interview in honor of "The Goodies" 50th ​‌anniversary, Graeme Garden said, "Jim was a brilliant film editor, with a real feel for comedy. He cut the film sequences in the first series, then became director for the second series onward. He was…
Network is having a Winter Sale, which includes the DVD "An Audience with The Goodies" https://networkonair.com/all-products/2972-goodies-the-an-audience-with-the-goodies and the book "The Goodies DVD File" (written by Andrew Pixley) ( https://networkonair.com/all-products/2940-goodies-the-the-goodies-dvd-file-book ).
The second Goodies novella from Chinbeard Books is now available for pre-order. Join the team again for another Goodies-authorized adventure, with a forward by Robin Ince (and all sales benefitting a charity in honor of the late Tim Brooke-Taylor). From the official product description: "These are dark times for the BBC. Unceremoniously axed by the new Prime Minister, it has been forced from the…
UK Classic TV channel That's TV has acquired the rights to show "the Goodies". They announced on their Facebook page yesterday "Over 60 episodes of The Goodies. Starts Wednesday night at 9.35pm on That's TV - The Home of Iconic TV"
If you've missed any episodes of the latest series of "I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue" you can find episodes 1-4 (with Graeme Garden) at https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0019r0v
I'm quitting my role as editor for the Clarion and Globe. The newsletter will no longer go out each month. Been a fun job but I feel that I've had enough of the role.