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Post by Gary C on Sept 26, 2005 14:28:24 GMT
Bill had been apprearing in ISIRTA on the radio for about 6 years when 'The Goodies' started. Was this his first tv appearnces, or had he appeared in anything earlier? 'Broaden Your Mind'??
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Post by WilliamM on Sept 26, 2005 14:43:38 GMT
some episodes of At last the 1948 show, Twice a fortnight both 1967 and BBC3 in 1965
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Post by Kev on Sept 26, 2005 14:51:58 GMT
He also appeared on Thank Your Lucky stars.
Presume it was a comedy song.
As the show was Birmingham based, Bill may have had some local influence to get on the show.
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Post by Ted Rogers on Sept 26, 2005 16:04:22 GMT
Bill had been apprearing in ISIRTA on the radio for about 6 years when 'The Goodies' started. Was this his first tv appearnces, or had he appeared in anything earlier? 'Broaden Your Mind'?? I have him in episode 1, of The GALTON & SIMPSON COMEDY (LWT B/W 1969) - TX:18-04-69 The Suit |
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Post by Gary C on Sept 26, 2005 19:21:20 GMT
excellent! Thanks lads
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Post by andrew martin on Sept 27, 2005 10:52:28 GMT
He made a couple of appearances in the second series of "TW3". It's possible he made some appearances related to Footlights/Cambridge Circus, though these probably no longer exist. The "TW3" stuff does exist...
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Post by williamM on Sept 28, 2005 15:52:11 GMT
he was also a writer for tw3 I think.
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Post by Johnny 23 on Oct 3, 2005 21:17:30 GMT
Sir William Edgar Oddie was quite frequently seen on this and that in the mid-60s - I recall his This Is Your Life featured a clip from the short-lived BBC3 (the show, not the channel), so some of that survives.
The TW3 material was probably his "jazz solo" songs, where he'd compose some daft lyric to go with some noodling. Were these performed by Millicent Martin? He was also in the US touring show of TW3 and presumably appeared on TV when Cambridge Circus was televised...? Or was that American only?
The Thank Your Lucky Stars appearance was probably for his single "The Knitting Song".
Aside from being part of the team who worked on Twice A Fortnight, he appeared in the 1948 Show and was famously asked to join the second series of Broaden Your Mind, which led to the formation of The Goodies.
He is, also, a national treasure. And a genuine OBE.
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Post by Ted Rogers on Oct 3, 2005 21:59:11 GMT
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Post by Stephen Doran on Oct 4, 2005 7:51:02 GMT
wonder why imdb dosent mention fax from 1986.  |
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Post by Jane Donnelly on Dec 10, 2007 3:02:39 GMT
He made a couple of appearances in the second series of "TW3". It's possible he made some appearances related to Footlights/Cambridge Circus, though these probably no longer exist. The "TW3" stuff does exist... Part of the audio has been saved of Cambridge Circus first time in front of TV cameras recorded in Christchurch New Zealand, in 1961 or 62 Their first time in front of TV cameras. Recorded on videotape (unfortunately on the audio survives) at Gloucester St studios. The tracks are: The Secret Service [John Cleese] The London Bus song Regela (parody of astronomy programme presenter) [Tim Brooke-Taylor] News and weather BC [John Cleese] Rickshaw Song [Bill Oddie] Bard Jokes [T.B-T etc] Song - Sing a Rondelay [ensemble] Song - On Her Majesty's Service [Bill oddie and ensemble] Also surviving are the 4 radio shows that Cambridge Circus recorded for local NZ radio while they were touring in NZ The I.T. Briddock Show The Peter Titheradge Show The Mrs Muir Show The Cardinal Richlieus Show  |
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Post by Andy Howells on Dec 10, 2007 8:11:24 GMT
I also believe there was an appearance on The Ed Sullivan show in the US
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Post by RWels on Dec 10, 2007 10:40:31 GMT
Wow! Where did you find this information? He made a couple of appearances in the second series of "TW3". It's possible he made some appearances related to Footlights/Cambridge Circus, though these probably no longer exist. The "TW3" stuff does exist... Part of the audio has been saved of Cambridge Circus first time in front of TV cameras recorded in Christchurch New Zealand, in 1961 or 62 Their first time in front of TV cameras. Recorded on videotape (unfortunately on the audio survives) at Gloucester St studios. The tracks are: The Secret Service [John Cleese] The London Bus song Regela (parody of astronomy programme presenter) [Tim Brooke-Taylor] News and weather BC [John Cleese] Rickshaw Song [Bill Oddie] Bard Jokes [T.B-T etc] Song - Sing a Rondelay [ensemble] Song - On Her Majesty's Service [Bill oddie and ensemble] Also surviving are the 4 radio shows that Cambridge Circus recorded for local NZ radio while they were touring in NZ The I.T. Briddock Show The Peter Titheradge Show The Mrs Muir Show The Cardinal Richlieus Show |
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Post by Jane Donnelly on Dec 24, 2007 2:02:14 GMT
I did a search of the New Zealand Sound Archive's database and sure enough the 4 radio shows and part of the audio of the video taping showed up.
Jane
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