The Goodies TV show was one of several shows of English comedians that had a lasting impact on me in my youth.
The Goodies was a British television comedy series shown in the 1970s and early 1980s. The series, which combined surreal sketches and situation comedy, was broadcast by BBC 2[1] from 1970 to 1980. One seven-episode series was made for ITV company LWT and shown in 1981-82.
The show was co-written by and starred Tim Brooke-Taylor, Graeme Garden and Bill Oddie (together known as “The Goodies”). Bill Oddie also wrote the music and songs for the series, while “The Goodies Theme” was co-written by Oddie and Michael Gibbs. Directors/producers of the series were John Howard Davies, Jim Franklin and Bob Spiers.
Sadly Tim Brooke-Taylor passed away recently.
A funny little vignette of their work surfaced on facebook this morning, I both chuckled and cried.
Here is the video:-
Here’s another:-
The other major English comedians and shows that impacted me were, Spike Milligan, and by association The Goon Show, as well as Monty Python.
I have most of Spike Milligan’s books but hope to have the complete set one day. The most memorable for me were his War Memoirs.
- 1 Adolf Hitler: My Part in His Downfall (1971)
- 2 “Rommel?” “Gunner Who?” (1974)
- 3 Monty: His Part in My Victory (1976)
I own the entire Monty Python TV series on DVD and several of their movies as well.
Read the Guardian’s fine obituary on Tim Brooke-Taylor
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Stuart Murdoch is an Artist and Part time Photo Educator, with over 30 years of teaching experience. He contemplates many things photographic. His ruminations include his own work as well other’s and the aspects of technology that impact on the sharing and consumption of Photographs. And of course the act of making and taking photographs in the 21st century.
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