Supacell is a British superhero series heading to Netflix in June from Rapman, and here’s the trailer.
While America generally has the monopoly on superhero films, Britain has had its fair share of caped crusaders over the years.
The most recent example is Emma Moran’s Extraordinary, which is now available to watch on Itvx. From 2009 to 2013, Howard Overman achieved huge success with five series of irreverent comedy drama Misfits. Drew Pearce, who went on to co-write Iron Man 3 with Shane Black, began his career writing the little seen superhero sitcom No Heroics in 2008.
Perhaps the biggest shame, though, is that the film adaptation of clasic 1970s cartoon Bananaman, which was voiced by Bill Oddie, Tim Brooke-Taylor and Graeme Garden, also known as The Goodies, never materialised, though a stage musical premiered at the Southwark Playhouse in 2017.
Netflix drama Supacell is the next to have a go, and...
While America generally has the monopoly on superhero films, Britain has had its fair share of caped crusaders over the years.
The most recent example is Emma Moran’s Extraordinary, which is now available to watch on Itvx. From 2009 to 2013, Howard Overman achieved huge success with five series of irreverent comedy drama Misfits. Drew Pearce, who went on to co-write Iron Man 3 with Shane Black, began his career writing the little seen superhero sitcom No Heroics in 2008.
Perhaps the biggest shame, though, is that the film adaptation of clasic 1970s cartoon Bananaman, which was voiced by Bill Oddie, Tim Brooke-Taylor and Graeme Garden, also known as The Goodies, never materialised, though a stage musical premiered at the Southwark Playhouse in 2017.
Netflix drama Supacell is the next to have a go, and...
- 3/20/2024
- by Jake Godfrey
- Film Stories
Miriam Margolyes broke the first rule of radio this morning (Saturday 15 October) as she said “f*** you” live on the Today programme.
The actor was reacting to seeing the new chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, in the BBC Radio 4 studio, when she swore.
“When I saw him there,” she told the hosts Justin Webb and Martha Kearney, as she was finishing her interview, “I said, ‘You’ve got a hell of a job, best of luck.’ And what I really want to say was, ‘F*** you, bastard.’ But you cant say that.”
“Oh no no no you mustn’t say that,” replied Webb. “We’ll have to have you out of the studio now.”
“We will,” added Kearney. “With many apologies.”
Margolyes made the remark at about 8.30am, at the end of an interview about her Harry Potter co-star, Robbie Coltrane, who died aged 72 on Friday (14 October).
Speaking about her friend,...
The actor was reacting to seeing the new chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, in the BBC Radio 4 studio, when she swore.
“When I saw him there,” she told the hosts Justin Webb and Martha Kearney, as she was finishing her interview, “I said, ‘You’ve got a hell of a job, best of luck.’ And what I really want to say was, ‘F*** you, bastard.’ But you cant say that.”
“Oh no no no you mustn’t say that,” replied Webb. “We’ll have to have you out of the studio now.”
“We will,” added Kearney. “With many apologies.”
Margolyes made the remark at about 8.30am, at the end of an interview about her Harry Potter co-star, Robbie Coltrane, who died aged 72 on Friday (14 October).
Speaking about her friend,...
- 10/15/2022
- by Ellie Harrison
- The Independent - TV
Miriam Margolyes broke the first rule of radio this morning (Saturday 15 October) as she said “f*** you” live on the Today programme.
The actor was reacting to seeing the new chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, in the BBC Radio 4 studio, when she swore.
“When I saw him there,” she told the hosts Justin Webb and Martha Kearney, as she was finishing her interview, “I said, ‘You’ve got a hell of a job, best of luck.’ And what I really want to say was, ‘F*** you, bastard.’ But you cant say that.”
“Oh no no no you mustn’t say that,” replied Webb. “We’ll have to have you out of the studio now.”
“We will,” added Kearney. “With many apologies.”
Margolyes made the remark at about 8.30am, at the end of an interview about her Harry Potter co-star, Robbie Coltrane, who died aged 72 on Friday (14 October).
Speaking about her friend,...
The actor was reacting to seeing the new chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, in the BBC Radio 4 studio, when she swore.
“When I saw him there,” she told the hosts Justin Webb and Martha Kearney, as she was finishing her interview, “I said, ‘You’ve got a hell of a job, best of luck.’ And what I really want to say was, ‘F*** you, bastard.’ But you cant say that.”
“Oh no no no you mustn’t say that,” replied Webb. “We’ll have to have you out of the studio now.”
“We will,” added Kearney. “With many apologies.”
Margolyes made the remark at about 8.30am, at the end of an interview about her Harry Potter co-star, Robbie Coltrane, who died aged 72 on Friday (14 October).
Speaking about her friend,...
- 10/15/2022
- by Ellie Harrison
- The Independent - TV
Tim Brooke-Taylor, star of the hit 70s BBC comedy show “The Goodies,” died on Sunday after contracting coronavirus, according to his agent. He was 79.
Brooke-Taylor got his start at the famous Cambridge University theatre club Footlights, where he performed alongside future “Goodies” co-stars Bill Oddie and Graeme Garden and “Monty Python” legends John Cleese and Graham Chapman. He then transitioned into radio, appearing on multiple BBC shows including the comedy program “I’m Sorry, I’ll Read That Again,” where he worked again with his fellow Footlights performers.
But it was in 1970 when Brooke-Taylor, along with Oddie and Garden, got his big break with “The Goodies,” a hit sketch/sitcom show that ran for 12 years on BBC. Many of the episodes featured the trio as a group of oddjob workers that declared in a slogan that “We Do Anything, Anytime.” The show was one of the first to use stop-motion...
Brooke-Taylor got his start at the famous Cambridge University theatre club Footlights, where he performed alongside future “Goodies” co-stars Bill Oddie and Graeme Garden and “Monty Python” legends John Cleese and Graham Chapman. He then transitioned into radio, appearing on multiple BBC shows including the comedy program “I’m Sorry, I’ll Read That Again,” where he worked again with his fellow Footlights performers.
But it was in 1970 when Brooke-Taylor, along with Oddie and Garden, got his big break with “The Goodies,” a hit sketch/sitcom show that ran for 12 years on BBC. Many of the episodes featured the trio as a group of oddjob workers that declared in a slogan that “We Do Anything, Anytime.” The show was one of the first to use stop-motion...
- 4/12/2020
- by Jeremy Fuster
- The Wrap
British comedian and actor Tim Brooke-Taylor has died at the age of 79 after contracting coronavirus.
In a statement, his agent confirmed the news: “It is with great sadness that we announce Tim’s death early today from Covid-19. Joining [Cambridge University] Footlights in 1960 took him to providing a huge variety of splendid entertainment — television, radio, theatre, film, books, DVDs, CDs, quizzes, etc — all of which he undertook with energy and a great sense of fun.”
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Brooke-Taylor is perhaps best known as a member of UK comedy trio The Goodies with Graeme Garden and Bill Oddie. They had a BBC television show which ran for more than a decade...
In a statement, his agent confirmed the news: “It is with great sadness that we announce Tim’s death early today from Covid-19. Joining [Cambridge University] Footlights in 1960 took him to providing a huge variety of splendid entertainment — television, radio, theatre, film, books, DVDs, CDs, quizzes, etc — all of which he undertook with energy and a great sense of fun.”
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Brooke-Taylor is perhaps best known as a member of UK comedy trio The Goodies with Graeme Garden and Bill Oddie. They had a BBC television show which ran for more than a decade...
- 4/12/2020
- by Jake Kanter
- Deadline Film + TV
British actor and comedian Tim Brooke-Taylor, star of popular BBC series “The Goodies,” has died of coronavirus at 79.
The actor’s agent confirmed to Variety that Brooke-Taylor died early Sunday from the virus.
Brooke-Taylor’s career in comedy began at Cambridge University, where he was part of the renowned Footlights Club — a launchpad for such comedy talents as John Cleese, Stephen Fry and Emma Thompson — before moving into radio at public broadcaster BBC, where his shows included comedy program “I’m Sorry, I’ll Read That Again.” He first appealed on panel show “I’m Sorry I Haven’t a Clue” in 1972 and continued to make regular appearances on the program.
His transition into television included such highlights as “At Last The 1948 Show,” where he was a writer-performer alongside Cleese, as well as comedy series “Marty” and “Broaden Your Mind.”
His break-out success, however, came with BBC Two series “The Goodies,...
The actor’s agent confirmed to Variety that Brooke-Taylor died early Sunday from the virus.
Brooke-Taylor’s career in comedy began at Cambridge University, where he was part of the renowned Footlights Club — a launchpad for such comedy talents as John Cleese, Stephen Fry and Emma Thompson — before moving into radio at public broadcaster BBC, where his shows included comedy program “I’m Sorry, I’ll Read That Again.” He first appealed on panel show “I’m Sorry I Haven’t a Clue” in 1972 and continued to make regular appearances on the program.
His transition into television included such highlights as “At Last The 1948 Show,” where he was a writer-performer alongside Cleese, as well as comedy series “Marty” and “Broaden Your Mind.”
His break-out success, however, came with BBC Two series “The Goodies,...
- 4/12/2020
- by Manori Ravindran
- Variety Film + TV
Tony Sokol Jan 22, 2020
Monty Python creator, writer and director Terry Jones threw away punchlines to refresh comedy.
Screenwriter, director, and author Terry Jones, a founding member of Monty Python, died at the age of 77, according to Variety. He had been suffering from frontotemporal dementia, which his son Bill revealed publicly in September 2016. The disease left the comedian unable to speak.
"Over the past few days his wife, children, extended family and many close friends have been constantly with Terry as he gently slipped away at his home in North London," Jones' family said in a statement. "We have all lost a kind, funny, warm, creative and truly loving man whose uncompromising individuality, relentless intellect and extraordinary humour has given pleasure to countless millions across six decades."
Terence Graham Parry Jones was born in North Wales on Feb. 1, 1942. He met his long-term collaborator Michael Palin while studying English at Oxford University.
Monty Python creator, writer and director Terry Jones threw away punchlines to refresh comedy.
Screenwriter, director, and author Terry Jones, a founding member of Monty Python, died at the age of 77, according to Variety. He had been suffering from frontotemporal dementia, which his son Bill revealed publicly in September 2016. The disease left the comedian unable to speak.
"Over the past few days his wife, children, extended family and many close friends have been constantly with Terry as he gently slipped away at his home in North London," Jones' family said in a statement. "We have all lost a kind, funny, warm, creative and truly loving man whose uncompromising individuality, relentless intellect and extraordinary humour has given pleasure to countless millions across six decades."
Terence Graham Parry Jones was born in North Wales on Feb. 1, 1942. He met his long-term collaborator Michael Palin while studying English at Oxford University.
- 1/22/2020
- Den of Geek
This week, Prime Minister Theresa May received a letter from 23 of the UK’s biggest celebrities urging her to recognise animal sentience in law and warning that Brexit puts “the welfare of billions of animals at risk”.
The stars signed the open letter to show their support for the #BetterDealForAnimals campaign, which is calling for the UK government to recognise animal sentience in law and ensure that animal welfare policies are maintained and strengthened in the event of the UK leaving the European Union. #BetterDealForAnimals is run by a group of 36 prominent animal charities including – Humane Society International UK, the Rspca, World Animal Protection, Four Paws, and Wildlife and Countryside Link.
The following celebrities co-signed the letter: Jilly Cooper, Mel C, Alesha Dixon, Peter Egan, Ben Fogle, Amanda Holden, Twiggy Lawson, Rula Lenska, Leona Lewis, Matt Lucas, Joanna Lumley, Evanna Lynch, Virginia Mckenna, Deborah Meaden, Thandie Newton, Lesley Nichol, Bill Oddie,...
The stars signed the open letter to show their support for the #BetterDealForAnimals campaign, which is calling for the UK government to recognise animal sentience in law and ensure that animal welfare policies are maintained and strengthened in the event of the UK leaving the European Union. #BetterDealForAnimals is run by a group of 36 prominent animal charities including – Humane Society International UK, the Rspca, World Animal Protection, Four Paws, and Wildlife and Countryside Link.
The following celebrities co-signed the letter: Jilly Cooper, Mel C, Alesha Dixon, Peter Egan, Ben Fogle, Amanda Holden, Twiggy Lawson, Rula Lenska, Leona Lewis, Matt Lucas, Joanna Lumley, Evanna Lynch, Virginia Mckenna, Deborah Meaden, Thandie Newton, Lesley Nichol, Bill Oddie,...
- 2/26/2019
- Look to the Stars
A 41-year-old man has finally completed the London Marathon “gorilla-style!”
Tom Harrison, who calls himself Mr. Gorilla, crawled the entire 26.2 mile route, completing the course in six-and-a-half days and raising a whopping £26,000 for The Gorilla Organization, which supports grassroots conservation projects to address key threats facing gorillas today, according to the BBC. (The actual marathon began last Sunday.)
“Prior to this, the most I had crawled in one go was a mile, so I found the first day of the marathon really exhausting,” he told the news network, which noted he crawled for 10 to 12 hours per day.
Harrison, a father...
Tom Harrison, who calls himself Mr. Gorilla, crawled the entire 26.2 mile route, completing the course in six-and-a-half days and raising a whopping £26,000 for The Gorilla Organization, which supports grassroots conservation projects to address key threats facing gorillas today, according to the BBC. (The actual marathon began last Sunday.)
“Prior to this, the most I had crawled in one go was a mile, so I found the first day of the marathon really exhausting,” he told the news network, which noted he crawled for 10 to 12 hours per day.
Harrison, a father...
- 4/29/2017
- by Katherine Richter
- PEOPLE.com
What made Ben Affleck feel sad, and why did people get naked on national television? Test your knowledge of this year’s film and TV with these questions
In a year heavy on sequels and remakes, which one stands as the UK’s top grosser of 2016?
Captain America: Civil War
Bridget Jones’s Baby
Finding Dory
The Jungle Book
A social media war over which film led to Twitter’s permanent suspension of alt-right poster boy Milo Yiannopoulos for racist trolling?
Suicide Squad
Central Intelligence
Moana
Ghostbusters
Dubbed “Sad Affleck” on the internet, a reaction shot from a Ben Affleck interview went viral in 2016. What had the interviewer been asking about at the time?
The reviews of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
Reviews of The Accountant
His future as Batman in the DC Comics “extended universe”
His brother Casey’s Oscar buzz for Manchester By the Sea
Which film...
In a year heavy on sequels and remakes, which one stands as the UK’s top grosser of 2016?
Captain America: Civil War
Bridget Jones’s Baby
Finding Dory
The Jungle Book
A social media war over which film led to Twitter’s permanent suspension of alt-right poster boy Milo Yiannopoulos for racist trolling?
Suicide Squad
Central Intelligence
Moana
Ghostbusters
Dubbed “Sad Affleck” on the internet, a reaction shot from a Ben Affleck interview went viral in 2016. What had the interviewer been asking about at the time?
The reviews of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
Reviews of The Accountant
His future as Batman in the DC Comics “extended universe”
His brother Casey’s Oscar buzz for Manchester By the Sea
Which film...
- 12/18/2016
- by Guy Lodge and Euan Ferguson
- The Guardian - Film News
Read More: Watch:'#Tbt The Funniest Part of 'Monty Python and the Holy Grail' Isn't in 'Monty Python and the Holy Grail' This Friday marks the launch of the Radio Times Festival in London. This year is an exciting one for Monty Python fans, as it marks the first chance to see the British comedy program that inspired it all, one that hasn't been seen since its original broadcast, 48 years ago. Last year, BFI rediscovered two episodes of the much-loved and highly influential comedy series, "At Last the 1948 Show." An anonymous member of the public has just come forward with a further two episodes starring John Cleese, Tim Brooke-Taylor, Marty Feldman, Graham Chapman, Bill Oddie, Eric Idle and “the lovely” Aimi Macdonald. One of the discoveries -- Episode 3, of the first series of "At Last the 1948 Show," which was only ever seen on March 1, 1967 -- will be screened at the Radio Times Festival at.
- 9/22/2015
- by Elle Leonsis
- Indiewire
Remember Kinvig, Clone, Not With A Bang? These are the UK sci-fi sitcoms you’re unlikely to see on comedy best-of lists…
With E4 sci-fi comedy commissions, Tripped and Aliens, and in-development Channel 4 projects, Space Ark and Graham Linehan/Adam Buxton collaboration The Cloud, in the works, a new crop of sci-fi sitcom could be making its way to UK TV.
Making funny sci-fi on a small-screen budget is tough enough without the additional pressure of having to attract viewers more traditionally down-to-earth in their sitcom tastes. Sci-fi sets and effects can be seen as prohibitively expensive by comedy commissioners (which is perhaps why the best UK sci-fi sitcoms of recent years has been on BBC Radio), and the genre’s niche status doesn’t scream mainstream hit. Over the years, one or two stand-outs have managed to straddle the sci-fi and comedy TV worlds, but plenty more have stumbled in the attempt.
With E4 sci-fi comedy commissions, Tripped and Aliens, and in-development Channel 4 projects, Space Ark and Graham Linehan/Adam Buxton collaboration The Cloud, in the works, a new crop of sci-fi sitcom could be making its way to UK TV.
Making funny sci-fi on a small-screen budget is tough enough without the additional pressure of having to attract viewers more traditionally down-to-earth in their sitcom tastes. Sci-fi sets and effects can be seen as prohibitively expensive by comedy commissioners (which is perhaps why the best UK sci-fi sitcoms of recent years has been on BBC Radio), and the genre’s niche status doesn’t scream mainstream hit. Over the years, one or two stand-outs have managed to straddle the sci-fi and comedy TV worlds, but plenty more have stumbled in the attempt.
- 7/23/2015
- by louisamellor
- Den of Geek
Bill Oddie has revealed he tried to commit suicide twice after being axed from BBC One's Spring Watch.
The 73-year-old was dropped after three years of presenting the show as well as Autumn Watch in 2008.
In an interview with the Daily Mail, the presenter said: "I was very proud of the programme. I was there at its foundation and I was part of its evolution. A massive chunk of my life was going to be taken away."
He added: "And, of course, it precipitated an awful decline. It became the worst year of my life."
The presenter was diagnosed with bipolar disorder after his two suicide attempts in 2009, calling it "a dangerous year" where he was in and out of hospital.
"I'd been in bed for several days and you don't know what to do except sleep. So you take a couple of sleeping pills - I had them...
The 73-year-old was dropped after three years of presenting the show as well as Autumn Watch in 2008.
In an interview with the Daily Mail, the presenter said: "I was very proud of the programme. I was there at its foundation and I was part of its evolution. A massive chunk of my life was going to be taken away."
He added: "And, of course, it precipitated an awful decline. It became the worst year of my life."
The presenter was diagnosed with bipolar disorder after his two suicide attempts in 2009, calling it "a dangerous year" where he was in and out of hospital.
"I'd been in bed for several days and you don't know what to do except sleep. So you take a couple of sleeping pills - I had them...
- 2/28/2015
- Digital Spy
Spencer Matthews accidentally swore live on morning television.
The Made in Chelsea star was appearing on today's (January 18) Sunday Brunch on Channel 4 when he dropped the F-bomb during a story about selfies.
The star was heard saying "f***ing hell" before host Tim Lovejoy quickly apologised for the bad language.
The Sunday Brunch Twitter account then referenced the incident, tweeting: "I feel a tropical episode of #sundaybrunch coming on @SpencerMatthews."
I feel a tropical episode of #sundaybrunch coming on @SpencerMatthews
— Sunday Brunch (@SundayBrunchC4) January 18, 2015
The Made in Chelsea personality appeared on the Sunday morning programme alongside Rob Delaney, Sharon Horgan, Seth Lakeman, Mark Ronson and Bill Oddie.
Matthews also appears in Mic: Fit, a fitness DVD featuring the cast of E4's reality show.
Watch the incident below:...
The Made in Chelsea star was appearing on today's (January 18) Sunday Brunch on Channel 4 when he dropped the F-bomb during a story about selfies.
The star was heard saying "f***ing hell" before host Tim Lovejoy quickly apologised for the bad language.
The Sunday Brunch Twitter account then referenced the incident, tweeting: "I feel a tropical episode of #sundaybrunch coming on @SpencerMatthews."
I feel a tropical episode of #sundaybrunch coming on @SpencerMatthews
— Sunday Brunch (@SundayBrunchC4) January 18, 2015
The Made in Chelsea personality appeared on the Sunday morning programme alongside Rob Delaney, Sharon Horgan, Seth Lakeman, Mark Ronson and Bill Oddie.
Matthews also appears in Mic: Fit, a fitness DVD featuring the cast of E4's reality show.
Watch the incident below:...
- 1/18/2015
- Digital Spy
The Last Impresario director Gracie Otto on Michael White: "And everyone loved him. It was amazing." Photo: Anne-Katrin Titze
Gracie Otto, in town for her Doc NYC screening of The Last Impresario, spoke about connecting with Naomi Watts and Yoko Ono, Robert Fox's Anna Wintour persuader, searching for John Cleese, editing with Karen Johnson and Susan Hill's suggestion of Greta Scacchi (White Mischief). She went on to dialing Lorne Michaels in, meeting Kate Moss, talking to Jack Nicholson off camera, watching John Waters' Polyester on a bus, a Gillian Armstrong idea and starting with Mick Jagger, all for the one-of-a-kind London artistic power player Michael White.
In Otto's captivatingly energetic debut feature, we see Rachel Ward, Barry Humphries, Wallace Shawn, Julian Sands, André Gregory, Richard O'Brien, Bill Oddie, Meryl Tankard, Nell Campbell, Jim Sharman, Robert Shaye, Nigel Planer, Miranda Darling, Michael Billington, Joshua White, Michael Morris,...
Gracie Otto, in town for her Doc NYC screening of The Last Impresario, spoke about connecting with Naomi Watts and Yoko Ono, Robert Fox's Anna Wintour persuader, searching for John Cleese, editing with Karen Johnson and Susan Hill's suggestion of Greta Scacchi (White Mischief). She went on to dialing Lorne Michaels in, meeting Kate Moss, talking to Jack Nicholson off camera, watching John Waters' Polyester on a bus, a Gillian Armstrong idea and starting with Mick Jagger, all for the one-of-a-kind London artistic power player Michael White.
In Otto's captivatingly energetic debut feature, we see Rachel Ward, Barry Humphries, Wallace Shawn, Julian Sands, André Gregory, Richard O'Brien, Bill Oddie, Meryl Tankard, Nell Campbell, Jim Sharman, Robert Shaye, Nigel Planer, Miranda Darling, Michael Billington, Joshua White, Michael Morris,...
- 11/19/2014
- by Anne-Katrin Titze
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
E3 has succeed in filling up our gaming calendar for another year, and the Xbox One has some must haves on the way...
Feature
In this age of austerity, we only have so much money to spend on frivolities and luxuries, and as is often the case, E3 has come along and made our wish list of purchases ridiculously unmanageable. There's just so much to choose from, so in the interest of providing a little helping hand, and to prevent the need to get a second, or even third job to supplement your gaming habit, we're going to look at our top picks for both the Xbox One and PS4, as well as the pick of the third party crop. We'll start today with a look at the top 20 Xbox One exclusives heading your way.
20. Wulverblade
Remember Asterix? Well, image the heroic Gaul, only Scottish, and less Bill Oddie. Wulverblade is a side-scrolling,...
Feature
In this age of austerity, we only have so much money to spend on frivolities and luxuries, and as is often the case, E3 has come along and made our wish list of purchases ridiculously unmanageable. There's just so much to choose from, so in the interest of providing a little helping hand, and to prevent the need to get a second, or even third job to supplement your gaming habit, we're going to look at our top picks for both the Xbox One and PS4, as well as the pick of the third party crop. We'll start today with a look at the top 20 Xbox One exclusives heading your way.
20. Wulverblade
Remember Asterix? Well, image the heroic Gaul, only Scottish, and less Bill Oddie. Wulverblade is a side-scrolling,...
- 6/13/2014
- by aaronbirch
- Den of Geek
Bananaman has released its first teaser poster.
The film, based on DC Thomson's iconic superhero, debuted the artwork at London McM Expo.
"Adventure never tasted so good," reads the strapline.
A Bananaman movie website appeared online in March, but no details have been revealed about the project.
The Beano publisher is collaborating with Elstree Studio Productions on the film.
Bananaman is the alter ego of Eric Wimp, who transforms into the caped hero every time he eats a banana.
He debuted in Nutty in 1980, before transferring to The Dandy and The Beano.
The strip was later adapted into a popular TV show in 1983, running for three series and starring The Goodies' Tim Brooke-Taylor, Bill Oddie and Graeme Garden.
Casting Bananaman the Movie: 6 of your best suggestions
The Bananaman movie will be released in 2015.
The film, based on DC Thomson's iconic superhero, debuted the artwork at London McM Expo.
"Adventure never tasted so good," reads the strapline.
A Bananaman movie website appeared online in March, but no details have been revealed about the project.
The Beano publisher is collaborating with Elstree Studio Productions on the film.
Bananaman is the alter ego of Eric Wimp, who transforms into the caped hero every time he eats a banana.
He debuted in Nutty in 1980, before transferring to The Dandy and The Beano.
The strip was later adapted into a popular TV show in 1983, running for three series and starring The Goodies' Tim Brooke-Taylor, Bill Oddie and Graeme Garden.
Casting Bananaman the Movie: 6 of your best suggestions
The Bananaman movie will be released in 2015.
- 5/27/2014
- Digital Spy
Bananaman is expected to transfer to the big screen in 2015.
The comic book character is rumoured to be the subject of a new film release, after new website Banamanmovie.com recently emerged.
The website was registered last year and appears to be owned by DC Thomson, the original publishing company which first issued Bananaman.
It also involves Elstree Studio Productions, and teases fans to #PeelThePower in 2015.
DC Thomson has yet to officially announce the movie project.
Bananaman is the alter ego of Eric Wimp, who transforms into the caped hero every time he eats a banana.
He debuted in the Nutty comic in 1980, before transferring to The Dandy and The Beano.
It was later adapted into a popular TV series in 1983, running for three series and starring The Goodies stars Tim Brooke-Taylor, Bill Oddie and Graeme Garden.
Last year, Digital Spy toyed with the idea of Bananaman becoming a movie,...
The comic book character is rumoured to be the subject of a new film release, after new website Banamanmovie.com recently emerged.
The website was registered last year and appears to be owned by DC Thomson, the original publishing company which first issued Bananaman.
It also involves Elstree Studio Productions, and teases fans to #PeelThePower in 2015.
DC Thomson has yet to officially announce the movie project.
Bananaman is the alter ego of Eric Wimp, who transforms into the caped hero every time he eats a banana.
He debuted in the Nutty comic in 1980, before transferring to The Dandy and The Beano.
It was later adapted into a popular TV series in 1983, running for three series and starring The Goodies stars Tim Brooke-Taylor, Bill Oddie and Graeme Garden.
Last year, Digital Spy toyed with the idea of Bananaman becoming a movie,...
- 3/18/2014
- Digital Spy
Tributes have been paid to Sir David Frost, who has died suddenly at the age of 74.
During his lengthy career, Frost was at the forefront of major changes in broadcasting and used his skill, creativity and persistence to provide viewers with some of the most memorable moments in television - and in some cases, world history.
Digital Spy looks back at six ways in which Sir David Frost made his mark on broadcast media below.
1. That Was the Week That Was (TW3)
That Was the Week That Was - or TW3, as it was often known - made politicians and the establishment fair satirical game in the early 1960s at a time when the Profumo affair was dominating headlines. Commissioned by the BBC, Frost was chosen to anchor the programme by its creator Ned Sherrin.
TW3 lampooned the class system, Britain's waning influence on the world stage (as in the clip below) and foreign affairs,...
During his lengthy career, Frost was at the forefront of major changes in broadcasting and used his skill, creativity and persistence to provide viewers with some of the most memorable moments in television - and in some cases, world history.
Digital Spy looks back at six ways in which Sir David Frost made his mark on broadcast media below.
1. That Was the Week That Was (TW3)
That Was the Week That Was - or TW3, as it was often known - made politicians and the establishment fair satirical game in the early 1960s at a time when the Profumo affair was dominating headlines. Commissioned by the BBC, Frost was chosen to anchor the programme by its creator Ned Sherrin.
TW3 lampooned the class system, Britain's waning influence on the world stage (as in the clip below) and foreign affairs,...
- 9/1/2013
- Digital Spy
Bill Oddie has claimed that his axe from BBC Two series Springwatch left him in hospital for a year.
The broadcaster left the wildlife series back in 2008, and was later treated for depression and bipolar disorder in hospital until the end of 2009.
Oddie described his time in hospital as "probably the worst 12 months of [his] life".
Speaking to Radio Times, Oddie said he was given a "waffly statement" about his firing.
He said: "The BBC just said, 'We won't be asking you to do it again'. That put me in hospital for a year, basically."
He added: "When I look back, I think during that autumn period I was on a high because I was very edgy and tetchy.
"There was an autumn of mania going on and I was probably giving signals out which I didn't realise. I imagine they were reported back."
Bill Oddie will make a return...
The broadcaster left the wildlife series back in 2008, and was later treated for depression and bipolar disorder in hospital until the end of 2009.
Oddie described his time in hospital as "probably the worst 12 months of [his] life".
Speaking to Radio Times, Oddie said he was given a "waffly statement" about his firing.
He said: "The BBC just said, 'We won't be asking you to do it again'. That put me in hospital for a year, basically."
He added: "When I look back, I think during that autumn period I was on a high because I was very edgy and tetchy.
"There was an autumn of mania going on and I was probably giving signals out which I didn't realise. I imagine they were reported back."
Bill Oddie will make a return...
- 8/13/2013
- Digital Spy
Aha! Steve Coogan's comic creation Alan Partridge has finally bounced back, cementing his Lazarus-like comeback with a best-selling autobiography, Sky Atlantic's Mid Morning Matters and the eagerly-awaited movie Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa.
To celebrate the return of one of Norfolk's North Norfolk's finest broadcasters we pick out 10 things you need to know about Alan Partridge.
1. Alan Gordon Partridge was born in 1955 to Dorothy Partridge at King's Lynn's Queen Elizabeth Hospital. His arrival coincided with Anthony Eden being named Prime Minister and Chelsea securing the First Division title. Alan spent much of his childhood in Norwich, but freely admits to experiencing difficulties with his emotionally distant father. He was also the victim of school bullying by classmates, who frequently taunted him with cries of "Smelly Alan Fartridge".
2. Alan began his media career DJing on hospital radio before winning a job as a sports reporter for the BBC's current affairs programme The Day Today.
To celebrate the return of one of Norfolk's North Norfolk's finest broadcasters we pick out 10 things you need to know about Alan Partridge.
1. Alan Gordon Partridge was born in 1955 to Dorothy Partridge at King's Lynn's Queen Elizabeth Hospital. His arrival coincided with Anthony Eden being named Prime Minister and Chelsea securing the First Division title. Alan spent much of his childhood in Norwich, but freely admits to experiencing difficulties with his emotionally distant father. He was also the victim of school bullying by classmates, who frequently taunted him with cries of "Smelly Alan Fartridge".
2. Alan began his media career DJing on hospital radio before winning a job as a sports reporter for the BBC's current affairs programme The Day Today.
- 8/6/2013
- Digital Spy
Aha! Steve Coogan's comic creation Alan Partridge has finally bounced back, cementing his Lazarus-like comeback with a best-selling autobiography, Sky Atlantic's Mid Morning Matters and the eagerly-awaited movie Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa.
To celebrate the return of one of Norfolk's North Norfolk's finest broadcasters we pick out 10 things you need to know about Alan Partridge.
1. Alan Gordon Partridge was born in 1955 to Dorothy Partridge at King's Lynn's Queen Elizabeth Hospital. His arrival coincided with Anthony Eden being named Prime Minister and Chelsea securing the First Division title. Alan spent much of his childhood in Norwich, but freely admits to experiencing difficulties with his emotionally distant father. He was also the victim of school bullying by classmates, who frequently taunted him with cries of "Smelly Alan Fartridge".
2. Alan began his media career DJing on hospital radio before winning a job as a sports reporter for the BBC's current affairs programme The Day Today.
To celebrate the return of one of Norfolk's North Norfolk's finest broadcasters we pick out 10 things you need to know about Alan Partridge.
1. Alan Gordon Partridge was born in 1955 to Dorothy Partridge at King's Lynn's Queen Elizabeth Hospital. His arrival coincided with Anthony Eden being named Prime Minister and Chelsea securing the First Division title. Alan spent much of his childhood in Norwich, but freely admits to experiencing difficulties with his emotionally distant father. He was also the victim of school bullying by classmates, who frequently taunted him with cries of "Smelly Alan Fartridge".
2. Alan began his media career DJing on hospital radio before winning a job as a sports reporter for the BBC's current affairs programme The Day Today.
- 8/6/2013
- Digital Spy
The eye logo for this summer's Celebrity Big Brother has been unveiled.
The 12th series of the reality show will premiere on Channel 5 this month, with Emma Willis returning as host.
Football manager Ron Atkinson, Loose Women star Carol McGiffin and Geordie Shore's Charlotte Crosby have reportedly signed up.
Earlier this year, Goodies star and famous ornithologist Bill Oddie revealed that he was considering appearing.
Emma Willis will also present Celebrity Big Brother's Bit on the Side alongside Rylan Clark and Aj Odudu.
The 12th series of the reality show will premiere on Channel 5 this month, with Emma Willis returning as host.
Football manager Ron Atkinson, Loose Women star Carol McGiffin and Geordie Shore's Charlotte Crosby have reportedly signed up.
Earlier this year, Goodies star and famous ornithologist Bill Oddie revealed that he was considering appearing.
Emma Willis will also present Celebrity Big Brother's Bit on the Side alongside Rylan Clark and Aj Odudu.
- 8/2/2013
- Digital Spy
Midsomer Murders ITV
Kieran Kinsella
It is midsummer which means blood is flowing in the streets of England’s most dangerous county – Midsomer. Over the next few weeks, Acorn Media are releasing not one, not two but Six boxsets of the beloved hit series Midsomer Murders on DVD. Not only that, but they are also releasing the Alec Guinness classic Smiley’s People on Blu-ray. So without further ado, let’s begin.
Midsomer Murders Set 22
The four stories in this set were originally broadcast in the UK in late 2011 and have never been shown in the U.S. All four feature Neil Dudgeon as Barnaby and Jason Hughes as his ever-reliable sidekick. The first of the stories is Sleeper Under the Hill. It centers around a group of Druids and a Stonehenge-like monument that they use during rituals. A local farmer plans to plough up the surrounding meadow, an endeavor...
Kieran Kinsella
It is midsummer which means blood is flowing in the streets of England’s most dangerous county – Midsomer. Over the next few weeks, Acorn Media are releasing not one, not two but Six boxsets of the beloved hit series Midsomer Murders on DVD. Not only that, but they are also releasing the Alec Guinness classic Smiley’s People on Blu-ray. So without further ado, let’s begin.
Midsomer Murders Set 22
The four stories in this set were originally broadcast in the UK in late 2011 and have never been shown in the U.S. All four feature Neil Dudgeon as Barnaby and Jason Hughes as his ever-reliable sidekick. The first of the stories is Sleeper Under the Hill. It centers around a group of Druids and a Stonehenge-like monument that they use during rituals. A local farmer plans to plough up the surrounding meadow, an endeavor...
- 7/28/2013
- by Edited by K Kinsella
Student revue group helped launch careers of Peter Cook, Stephen Fry and Emma Thompson
Considering how successful Cambridge has been as a theatrical training ground for writers and performers, outsiders may be surprised to find that the university has no drama school.
The whole thing, Marlowe Society and Adc (Amateur Dramatic Club) presenting the classics, and Footlights tickling the comic muse, is kept going by the initiative of generation after generation of undergraduates. There are of course senior members of the university to advise and guide, but the various clubs lurch from flop to triumph with only ticket sales and members' enthusiasm and talent to sustain them.
Next week Cambridge celebrates the centenary of the Footlights, which came into existence on June 9, 1883. The Footlights has certainly lived off its wits. And what wits they have been. Skimming through Robert Hewison's centennial history of the club, the eye catches names like Ian Hay,...
Considering how successful Cambridge has been as a theatrical training ground for writers and performers, outsiders may be surprised to find that the university has no drama school.
The whole thing, Marlowe Society and Adc (Amateur Dramatic Club) presenting the classics, and Footlights tickling the comic muse, is kept going by the initiative of generation after generation of undergraduates. There are of course senior members of the university to advise and guide, but the various clubs lurch from flop to triumph with only ticket sales and members' enthusiasm and talent to sustain them.
Next week Cambridge celebrates the centenary of the Footlights, which came into existence on June 9, 1883. The Footlights has certainly lived off its wits. And what wits they have been. Skimming through Robert Hewison's centennial history of the club, the eye catches names like Ian Hay,...
- 6/3/2013
- The Guardian - Film News
Bill Oddie has revealed that he is considering appearing in Celebrity Big Brother.
The Goodies star and famous ornithologist tweeted his fans to ask their opinion on appearing on the reality series.
He wrote: "My agent just called -"Is Bill available to do Celebrity Big Brother?" Well, folks what do you think? (It's a lot of money!)"
The show was last year won by former X Factor contestant Rylan Clark, who has now gone on to host Big Brother's Bit on the Side.
No stars for the next series of Celebrity Big Brother have been confirmed at present.
The new series of Big Brother is set to return to screens on Thursday, June 13. It has been given a 'Secrets and Lies' theme.
Watch the trailer for Big Brother 2013 below:
Picture gallery - Big Brother housemates getting amorous:...
The Goodies star and famous ornithologist tweeted his fans to ask their opinion on appearing on the reality series.
He wrote: "My agent just called -"Is Bill available to do Celebrity Big Brother?" Well, folks what do you think? (It's a lot of money!)"
The show was last year won by former X Factor contestant Rylan Clark, who has now gone on to host Big Brother's Bit on the Side.
No stars for the next series of Celebrity Big Brother have been confirmed at present.
The new series of Big Brother is set to return to screens on Thursday, June 13. It has been given a 'Secrets and Lies' theme.
Watch the trailer for Big Brother 2013 below:
Picture gallery - Big Brother housemates getting amorous:...
- 5/26/2013
- Digital Spy
Aha! Steve Coogan's comic creation Alan Partridge bounced back last year thanks to his brilliant Mid Morning Matters series on Sky Atlantic. North Norfolk Digital's hapless radio host will complete his Lazarus-like comeback when The Alan Partridge Movie hits the silver screen this August.
To celebrate the return of one of Norwich's finest broadcasters - and the upcoming release of the Partrimilgrimage specials on DVD - we pick out 10 things you need to know about Alan Partridge.
1. Alan Gordon Partridge was born in 1955 to Dorothy Partridge at King's Lynn's Queen Elizabeth Hospital. His arrival coincided with Anthony Eden being named Prime Minister and Chelsea securing the First Division title. Alan spent much of his childhood in Norwich, but freely admits to experiencing difficulties with his emotionally distant father. He was also the victim of school bullying from classmates, who frequently taunted him with cries of "Smelly Alan Fartridge".
2. Alan...
To celebrate the return of one of Norwich's finest broadcasters - and the upcoming release of the Partrimilgrimage specials on DVD - we pick out 10 things you need to know about Alan Partridge.
1. Alan Gordon Partridge was born in 1955 to Dorothy Partridge at King's Lynn's Queen Elizabeth Hospital. His arrival coincided with Anthony Eden being named Prime Minister and Chelsea securing the First Division title. Alan spent much of his childhood in Norwich, but freely admits to experiencing difficulties with his emotionally distant father. He was also the victim of school bullying from classmates, who frequently taunted him with cries of "Smelly Alan Fartridge".
2. Alan...
- 3/6/2013
- Digital Spy
Aha! Steve Coogan's comic creation Alan Partridge bounced back last year thanks to his brilliant Mid Morning Matters series on Sky Atlantic. North Norfolk Digital's hapless radio host will complete his Lazarus-like comeback when The Alan Partridge Movie hits the silver screen this August.
To celebrate the return of one of Norwich's finest broadcasters - and the upcoming release of the Partrimilgrimage specials on DVD - we pick out 10 things you need to know about Alan Partridge.
1. Alan Gordon Partridge was born in 1955 to Dorothy Partridge at King's Lynn's Queen Elizabeth Hospital. His arrival coincided with Anthony Eden being named Prime Minister and Chelsea securing the First Division title. Alan spent much of his childhood in Norwich, but freely admits to experiencing difficulties with his emotionally distant father. He was also the victim of school bullying from classmates, who frequently taunted him with cries of "Smelly Alan Fartridge".
2. Alan...
To celebrate the return of one of Norwich's finest broadcasters - and the upcoming release of the Partrimilgrimage specials on DVD - we pick out 10 things you need to know about Alan Partridge.
1. Alan Gordon Partridge was born in 1955 to Dorothy Partridge at King's Lynn's Queen Elizabeth Hospital. His arrival coincided with Anthony Eden being named Prime Minister and Chelsea securing the First Division title. Alan spent much of his childhood in Norwich, but freely admits to experiencing difficulties with his emotionally distant father. He was also the victim of school bullying from classmates, who frequently taunted him with cries of "Smelly Alan Fartridge".
2. Alan...
- 3/6/2013
- Digital Spy
With the success of horror pic Mama, which he adapted from his own short, Andy Muschietti is now a hot property in Hollywood. Universal in particular seems keen to keep working with him, even if he’s not that interested in a sequel to the chiller. He is now in negotiations to helm post-apocalyptic adaptation Bird Box for the studio.Despite the title, it will not in fact be a big-budget overhaul of Springwatch in which Bill Oddie fights the zombie menace with the help of Kitten Kong.It's actually based on an upcoming book by rocker-turned-writer Josh Malerman, which follows a woman and two children who are blindfolded and sent down a river in a seemingly dark future. Comparisons have already been drawn to Children Of Men, which bodes well even if it’s far too early to tell. The book won’t even hit stores until next year.
- 2/27/2013
- EmpireOnline
The Queen Of Versailles + Q&A | Nick Abrahams | Slapstick 2013 | Loco London Comedy Film Festival
The Queen Of Versailles + Q&A, London
Few recent documentaries have summed up the craziness of our times as well as Lauren Greenfield's The Queen Of Versailles. It focused on the wealthy Siegel family and their matriarch Jackie, whose attempts to build one of the largest private homes in America were stalled by the sub-prime meltdown. The film-makers and the Siegels apparently fell out, too. But what happened next? This one-off screening is the chance to find out, with both Greenfield and Jackie Siegel attending the Q&A.
Ritzy Picturehouse, SW2, Wed
Nick Abrahams, London
He recently received an award for his gorgeous Sigur Rós short film (in which Aidan Gillen, pictured, is guided by a talking snail), but Abrahams has been experimenting visually for the coolest bands for decades, including Huggy Bear, Stereolab, Leftfield,...
The Queen Of Versailles + Q&A, London
Few recent documentaries have summed up the craziness of our times as well as Lauren Greenfield's The Queen Of Versailles. It focused on the wealthy Siegel family and their matriarch Jackie, whose attempts to build one of the largest private homes in America were stalled by the sub-prime meltdown. The film-makers and the Siegels apparently fell out, too. But what happened next? This one-off screening is the chance to find out, with both Greenfield and Jackie Siegel attending the Q&A.
Ritzy Picturehouse, SW2, Wed
Nick Abrahams, London
He recently received an award for his gorgeous Sigur Rós short film (in which Aidan Gillen, pictured, is guided by a talking snail), but Abrahams has been experimenting visually for the coolest bands for decades, including Huggy Bear, Stereolab, Leftfield,...
- 1/19/2013
- by Steve Rose
- The Guardian - Film News
'Making a bad film is always more enjoyable. You know it's crap, but you're having fun'
What first drew you to comedy?
Probably spending 12 years at boarding school – comedy became a survival gene. But I think some people are funny right off the bat, as soon as they can speak, or be naughty.
What was your big breakthrough?
Learning that there was such a thing as Footlights [the Cambridge University drama society]. When I auditioned, in March 1963, John Cleese, Tim Brooke-Taylor and Bill Oddie were members. I got in, and Footlights became my life. Mercifully, I've never had to get a proper job.
Who or what have you sacrificed for your art?
A number of virgins on the altar of Monty Python in the 1970s.
Do you get sick of people doing Monty Python impressions when they meet you?
Yes, but I don't get that a lot any more. Usually they just smile, which is nice.
What first drew you to comedy?
Probably spending 12 years at boarding school – comedy became a survival gene. But I think some people are funny right off the bat, as soon as they can speak, or be naughty.
What was your big breakthrough?
Learning that there was such a thing as Footlights [the Cambridge University drama society]. When I auditioned, in March 1963, John Cleese, Tim Brooke-Taylor and Bill Oddie were members. I got in, and Footlights became my life. Mercifully, I've never had to get a proper job.
Who or what have you sacrificed for your art?
A number of virgins on the altar of Monty Python in the 1970s.
Do you get sick of people doing Monty Python impressions when they meet you?
Yes, but I don't get that a lot any more. Usually they just smile, which is nice.
- 11/21/2012
- by Laura Barnett
- The Guardian - Film News
Terry Jones has said he was fascinated by his late fellow Monty Python member Graham Chapman. Jones has lent his voice to the animated A Liar's Autobiography, which traces the late Chapman's career and his journey to come out as gay to his friends and family. In an interview with The AP, Jones opened up about his long friendship and legendary comedy partnership with Chapman. "I couldn't take my eyes off Graham, because he looked like he'd just walked on off the street, and what was he doing on stage," Jones recalled of seeing Chapman perform for the very first time. He continued: "[Chapman's co-stars] John Cleese and Bill Oddie were being funny on stage. Graham was not being funny. He was being serious, and (more)...
- 11/5/2012
- by By Justin Harp
- Digital Spy
Threatened by funding cuts, Bristol's Slapstick Festival is 'the most important celebration of this kind of comedy in the world'
Comedians including satirist Marcus Brigstocke and impressionist Rory Bremner are staging a benefit concert to save a festival dedicated to a brand of humour that is a century old – silent movie slapstick.
The one-night show aims to shore up the finances of Bristol's Slapstick Festival, after a cut in funding threatened to end the annual four-day extravaganza of silent comedy films. Also on the Stand Up For Slapstick bill on 24 June are Arthur Smith, Lucy Porter and veteran writer and performer Barry Cryer.
"The Slapstick Festival has grown during eight years to become perhaps the most important celebration of this kind of comedy anywhere in the world," said former Goodie and organiser Graeme Garden, a patron and director since 2007. "Silent comedy marks the start of modern humour. But, more importantly,...
Comedians including satirist Marcus Brigstocke and impressionist Rory Bremner are staging a benefit concert to save a festival dedicated to a brand of humour that is a century old – silent movie slapstick.
The one-night show aims to shore up the finances of Bristol's Slapstick Festival, after a cut in funding threatened to end the annual four-day extravaganza of silent comedy films. Also on the Stand Up For Slapstick bill on 24 June are Arthur Smith, Lucy Porter and veteran writer and performer Barry Cryer.
"The Slapstick Festival has grown during eight years to become perhaps the most important celebration of this kind of comedy anywhere in the world," said former Goodie and organiser Graeme Garden, a patron and director since 2007. "Silent comedy marks the start of modern humour. But, more importantly,...
- 6/17/2012
- by Christopher Stevens
- The Guardian - Film News
British conservationist and broadcaster Bill Oddie and MPs from all sides of the House of Commons are showing their support for a formal complaint to the Bern Convention against the British government’s proposed slaughter of badgers.
The complaint has been submitted by animal protection charity Humane Society International/UK and comes as a new YouGov poll shows that only 12 percent of the public in England think shooting badgers should be the Government’s main focus to reduce tuberculosis in cattle (bovine TB). Sixty percent favour developing vaccines for bTB, while only 31 percent of people explicitly support a badger cull.
Hsi UK believes that a badger slaughter would place the UK in breach of the Bern Convention on three main grounds: it lacks legitimate purpose, poses a significant threat to local badger populations and because alternative strategies for controlling TB in cattle and badgers have not been sufficiently explored.
Read...
The complaint has been submitted by animal protection charity Humane Society International/UK and comes as a new YouGov poll shows that only 12 percent of the public in England think shooting badgers should be the Government’s main focus to reduce tuberculosis in cattle (bovine TB). Sixty percent favour developing vaccines for bTB, while only 31 percent of people explicitly support a badger cull.
Hsi UK believes that a badger slaughter would place the UK in breach of the Bern Convention on three main grounds: it lacks legitimate purpose, poses a significant threat to local badger populations and because alternative strategies for controlling TB in cattle and badgers have not been sufficiently explored.
Read...
- 2/29/2012
- Look to the Stars
The Goodies
Amazon.com Widgets
Kieran Kinsella
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Like most people born in the 1970s, I was a huge fan of the Goodies as a kid. My personal favorite was Graeme Garden who I regarded as “the sensible Goodie.” As I grew up, I began to realize that The Goodies was just one highlight in a distinguished career during which the Scotsman established himself as one of Britain’s top comedy performers. While he is a well known entertainer, many people do not realize that Graeme Garden is also a qualified physician. Recently, I had the opportunity to interview Graeme and I began by asking him how he made the transition from medical school graduate to TV funny man.
“I appeared in a couple of plays at school,...
Amazon.com Widgets
Kieran Kinsella
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Like most people born in the 1970s, I was a huge fan of the Goodies as a kid. My personal favorite was Graeme Garden who I regarded as “the sensible Goodie.” As I grew up, I began to realize that The Goodies was just one highlight in a distinguished career during which the Scotsman established himself as one of Britain’s top comedy performers. While he is a well known entertainer, many people do not realize that Graeme Garden is also a qualified physician. Recently, I had the opportunity to interview Graeme and I began by asking him how he made the transition from medical school graduate to TV funny man.
“I appeared in a couple of plays at school,...
- 1/17/2012
- by admin
British royal Catherine, Duchess Of Cambridge has been criticised by a famed wildlife expert after she was pictured brandishing a gun during a game shoot.
The duchess is reportedly practising her shooting skills ahead of the royal family's traditional Boxing Day pheasant shoot at Queen Elizabeth II's Sandringham estate in Norfolk, England.
Pictures showing her holding a shotgun have been published in the British press, and bird expert Bill Oddie has now expressed his "disappointment and despair" at seeing such a high-profile royal apparently taking up a bloodsport.
In a post on his blog, Oddie writes, "Disappointment and despair were amongst my emotions at seeing photos in the papers of Kate Middleton toting a rifle. We were informed that she is practising madly so that she can join the royal shooting parties this Christmas at Sandringham.
"She is reported to be getting quite lethal, but she won't match her husband (Prince William) who is reputed to be a real crack shot."...
The duchess is reportedly practising her shooting skills ahead of the royal family's traditional Boxing Day pheasant shoot at Queen Elizabeth II's Sandringham estate in Norfolk, England.
Pictures showing her holding a shotgun have been published in the British press, and bird expert Bill Oddie has now expressed his "disappointment and despair" at seeing such a high-profile royal apparently taking up a bloodsport.
In a post on his blog, Oddie writes, "Disappointment and despair were amongst my emotions at seeing photos in the papers of Kate Middleton toting a rifle. We were informed that she is practising madly so that she can join the royal shooting parties this Christmas at Sandringham.
"She is reported to be getting quite lethal, but she won't match her husband (Prince William) who is reputed to be a real crack shot."...
- 12/4/2011
- WENN
British celebrity Bill Oddie has fired off a scathing letter to Fortnum & Mason Managing Director Beverley Aspinall ridiculing Aspinall for trying to defend foie gras production by equating the force-feeding process with cormorants who swallow whole fish in the wild!
“I have reason to believe that you are well aware that the procedure of “fattening up” geese by force-feeding in order to accelerate the production of foie gras is banned in this and other European countries because it is considered extremely cruel," he wrote in the letter. "It is also totally and obviously unnatural. Which makes it doubly surprising – and shocking – to me that at a recent meeting with PETA you chose to argue your case by equating the physical experience of a goose being force-fed with that of a cormorant swallowing a fish. Catching and swallowing fish is what cormorants do. So do herons, kingfishers and various seabirds. What’s more,...
“I have reason to believe that you are well aware that the procedure of “fattening up” geese by force-feeding in order to accelerate the production of foie gras is banned in this and other European countries because it is considered extremely cruel," he wrote in the letter. "It is also totally and obviously unnatural. Which makes it doubly surprising – and shocking – to me that at a recent meeting with PETA you chose to argue your case by equating the physical experience of a goose being force-fed with that of a cormorant swallowing a fish. Catching and swallowing fish is what cormorants do. So do herons, kingfishers and various seabirds. What’s more,...
- 9/27/2011
- Look to the Stars
Jeremy Wade co. Icon Films
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By Kieran Kinsella
The British have always been great explorers. Perhaps it is because we inherited the genes of the Romans, Saxons, Normans and the many other invaders whose own curiosity once lead them to theses shores. Unsurprisingly, several modern day explorers and outdoor adventurers have made their way onto British TV screens. Whether you enjoy fishing, climbing or Arctic adventures there can be no doubt that the following folks are the 10 best British TV adventurers.
Jeremy Wade. Anyway who has to face dangers ranging from man-eating crocodiles to heavily armed fugitives in lawless parts of Africa is something of an “adventurer.” However, for Jeremy Wade these dangers are mere distractions as he is mainly focused on hazards such as electric eels, bull sharks and various types of fish...
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By Kieran Kinsella
The British have always been great explorers. Perhaps it is because we inherited the genes of the Romans, Saxons, Normans and the many other invaders whose own curiosity once lead them to theses shores. Unsurprisingly, several modern day explorers and outdoor adventurers have made their way onto British TV screens. Whether you enjoy fishing, climbing or Arctic adventures there can be no doubt that the following folks are the 10 best British TV adventurers.
Jeremy Wade. Anyway who has to face dangers ranging from man-eating crocodiles to heavily armed fugitives in lawless parts of Africa is something of an “adventurer.” However, for Jeremy Wade these dangers are mere distractions as he is mainly focused on hazards such as electric eels, bull sharks and various types of fish...
- 9/9/2011
- by admin
A child star as Oliver Twist, he became a key figure in epoch-making TV comedy
'Please, sir – I want some more." Rationing was still in force when, under the eye of David Lean's camera, a thin, pale eight-year-old boy named John Howard Davies raised his gruel bowl and dared to request a second serving. That image of Davies in Oliver Twist (1948) spoke to the mood of the moment – suggesting the sort of deprivation that postwar Britain was attempting to legislate out of existence. One scene called for Davies, who has died of cancer aged 72, and his fellow child actors to look on enviously as the bigwigs of the workhouse devoured a great pile of pastries, hams and chicken. The astonished expressions are genuine. None of these boys had ever seen food like it.
The film's production company, Cineguild, had launched a national campaign to secure a talented unknown for the title role.
'Please, sir – I want some more." Rationing was still in force when, under the eye of David Lean's camera, a thin, pale eight-year-old boy named John Howard Davies raised his gruel bowl and dared to request a second serving. That image of Davies in Oliver Twist (1948) spoke to the mood of the moment – suggesting the sort of deprivation that postwar Britain was attempting to legislate out of existence. One scene called for Davies, who has died of cancer aged 72, and his fellow child actors to look on enviously as the bigwigs of the workhouse devoured a great pile of pastries, hams and chicken. The astonished expressions are genuine. None of these boys had ever seen food like it.
The film's production company, Cineguild, had launched a national campaign to secure a talented unknown for the title role.
- 8/25/2011
- by Matthew Sweet
- The Guardian - Film News
The summer of 2008 – happy days for Russell T Davies. Or should that be Lord Rusty Of Daviestown OBE, given that in mid-June it was announced that he would be joining the august ranks of Tim Henman, Bill Oddie and Sir James Of Savile by being appointed to the order of the British empire. Clearly whoever decides these things had not been watching New Earth that day.
Still, the cynics were out in force, given that at the time, Rusty's last written Who contribution was Partners In Crime , a story that's not regarded with the warmest welcome from fans (although I rather like it). So the day after the announcement of the OBE, his next writing assignment was due to be broadcast. Would this be another Last Of The Time Lords fiasco?
Well, as luck would have it, Davies, over the course of the next two weeks, would produce two of...
Still, the cynics were out in force, given that at the time, Rusty's last written Who contribution was Partners In Crime , a story that's not regarded with the warmest welcome from fans (although I rather like it). So the day after the announcement of the OBE, his next writing assignment was due to be broadcast. Would this be another Last Of The Time Lords fiasco?
Well, as luck would have it, Davies, over the course of the next two weeks, would produce two of...
- 8/19/2011
- Shadowlocked
Claudia Winkleman has accepted that she is "a rubbish celebrity". The King Of... host revealed that she never had any desire to become famous and continues to be in awe of even the most minor stars. "I'm rubbish at being a celebrity," she told The Mail on Sunday. "That's mainly because I don't want to be one. I don't know anyone remotely famous. I'd sooner be at home making cheese on toast than making small talk with Bryan Ferry at some posh do. "I'd love to pretend that Bill Oddie and Sean Connery are always popping round to raid my larder, but they've never been near my front door." She added: "I'm easily star-struck. I once spotted Christopher Biggins at the fish counter in my local supermarket. I was so excited I could hardly breathe. I had to restrain myself from running up the aisle (more)...
- 6/19/2011
- by By Daniel Sperling
- Digital Spy
Queen's honours list also includes CBEs for oscar-winner Colin Firth and singer Bryan Ferry, and OBEs for Ashes heroes
A collective sigh of relief will be heard across Britain, quickly followed by a suitably awful pun: "Knight to see you, to see you knight." At 83 the evergreen entertainer Bruce Forsyth has finally got his long-predicted knighthood.
The nod comes in the Queen's 2011 birthday honours list – one of 965 people whose diverse services to society, including David Cameron's "big society", are recognised on Saturday.
But after years of speculation, gossip and tabloid outrage against the tardiness of Whitehall and Buckingham Palace, Forsyth's gong is the eye-catcher. The entertainer, who is enjoying a renaissance as host of BBC1's Strictly Come Dancing, started his career at 14 and fronted countless game shows, perhaps most memorably The Generation Game. He admitted that he feared the day might never come but said the elation...
A collective sigh of relief will be heard across Britain, quickly followed by a suitably awful pun: "Knight to see you, to see you knight." At 83 the evergreen entertainer Bruce Forsyth has finally got his long-predicted knighthood.
The nod comes in the Queen's 2011 birthday honours list – one of 965 people whose diverse services to society, including David Cameron's "big society", are recognised on Saturday.
But after years of speculation, gossip and tabloid outrage against the tardiness of Whitehall and Buckingham Palace, Forsyth's gong is the eye-catcher. The entertainer, who is enjoying a renaissance as host of BBC1's Strictly Come Dancing, started his career at 14 and fronted countless game shows, perhaps most memorably The Generation Game. He admitted that he feared the day might never come but said the elation...
- 6/10/2011
- by Michael White
- The Guardian - Film News
Celebrities from the worlds of drama, comedy, conservation, television, sport, fashion and journalism will be burning bright at the year’s most exotic fundraising event for wild tiger conservation in London on Thursday (March 3).
Joanna Lumley, Bill Bailey, Bill Oddie, Nicholas Parsons, Jimmy Greaves, Ronni Ancona and Alistair McGowan, Jimmy Choo, Virginia McKenna and Will Travers, Donal MacIntyre, Liz Bonnin and Steve Backshall will all be in attendance at the exclusive Gala Night at London’s prestigious Mandarin Oriental Hotel.
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Joanna Lumley, Bill Bailey, Bill Oddie, Nicholas Parsons, Jimmy Greaves, Ronni Ancona and Alistair McGowan, Jimmy Choo, Virginia McKenna and Will Travers, Donal MacIntyre, Liz Bonnin and Steve Backshall will all be in attendance at the exclusive Gala Night at London’s prestigious Mandarin Oriental Hotel.
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- 3/1/2011
- Look to the Stars
As few as 3,200 tigers survive in the wild today. That’s why wild tigers need all the friends they can get, and on March 3, 2011 celebrities, conservation leaders and campaigners will attend an exclusive Gala Night in London to raise funds for this critically endangered species.
Showing their support for tigers at the Gala will be stars including Joanna Lumley, Bill Oddie, Jimmy Greaves, Ronni Ancona and Alistair McGowan, Jimmy Choo, TV chef Ching-He Huang, Virginia McKenna and Will Travers, Donal MacIntyre, Liz Bonnin and Steve Backshall.
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Showing their support for tigers at the Gala will be stars including Joanna Lumley, Bill Oddie, Jimmy Greaves, Ronni Ancona and Alistair McGowan, Jimmy Choo, TV chef Ching-He Huang, Virginia McKenna and Will Travers, Donal MacIntyre, Liz Bonnin and Steve Backshall.
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- 2/18/2011
- Look to the Stars
A British charity has raised celebrity support against fox hunting and other blood sports.
Among the stars who have given their names to the League Against Cruel Sports’ campaigns are The Smiths’ Morrissey and Johnny Marr, as well as Ricky Gervais, Brian Cox, Gemma Atkinson, Tom Conti, Tony Robinson, Bill Oddie, David Jason, Alesha Dixon, former Dr Who Colin Baker and Watership Down author Richard Adams.
The League is a charity that brings together people who want to stop cruelty to animals in the name of sport. Established in 1924, the organization successfully uses lawful investigations, campaigning and lobbying to make a difference in the UK and around the world.
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Among the stars who have given their names to the League Against Cruel Sports’ campaigns are The Smiths’ Morrissey and Johnny Marr, as well as Ricky Gervais, Brian Cox, Gemma Atkinson, Tom Conti, Tony Robinson, Bill Oddie, David Jason, Alesha Dixon, former Dr Who Colin Baker and Watership Down author Richard Adams.
The League is a charity that brings together people who want to stop cruelty to animals in the name of sport. Established in 1924, the organization successfully uses lawful investigations, campaigning and lobbying to make a difference in the UK and around the world.
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- 2/15/2011
- Look to the Stars
Slapstick, Bristol
The country's top silent comedy festival has dug up so many cinematic artefacts over the past seven years, it's in danger of running out. That could explain why the remit has broadened to include Shaun The Sheep (he is a local creation at least, and there's an animation workshop next Sat) and Mel Brooks's Young Frankenstein – accompanied by Tim Brooke-Taylor reminiscing on Marty Feldman, his one-time comic partner and a man whose eyeballs were funnier than most people's whole bodies. You'll still get good old-time hilarity, including Friday's gala at Colston Hall with Bill Oddie, Paul McGann and Neil Innes, Italian and Russian silents and lots of Chaplin.
Watershed, Thu to 30 Jan
Waves, Storms And Horizons: Cinema Romania Now, Belfast
It's not exactly breaking news that Romania is putting out some remarkable films, but since 4 Months, 3 Weeks And 2 Days won the Palme D'Or at Cannes in 2007, it's...
The country's top silent comedy festival has dug up so many cinematic artefacts over the past seven years, it's in danger of running out. That could explain why the remit has broadened to include Shaun The Sheep (he is a local creation at least, and there's an animation workshop next Sat) and Mel Brooks's Young Frankenstein – accompanied by Tim Brooke-Taylor reminiscing on Marty Feldman, his one-time comic partner and a man whose eyeballs were funnier than most people's whole bodies. You'll still get good old-time hilarity, including Friday's gala at Colston Hall with Bill Oddie, Paul McGann and Neil Innes, Italian and Russian silents and lots of Chaplin.
Watershed, Thu to 30 Jan
Waves, Storms And Horizons: Cinema Romania Now, Belfast
It's not exactly breaking news that Romania is putting out some remarkable films, but since 4 Months, 3 Weeks And 2 Days won the Palme D'Or at Cannes in 2007, it's...
- 1/22/2011
- by Steve Rose
- The Guardian - Film News
Queen guitarist Brian May and TV wildlife expert Bill Oddie have joined the Buav in its call on the UK Government to stop supporting the cruel trade in wild-caught monkeys.
Brian May and Bill Oddie joined a host of MPs, primatologists and other scientists who attended an event at the House of Commons for the Buav’s Stop the Baby Trade campaign to end the cruel trade in monkeys for research. The event was hosted by Leader of the Green Party, Caroline Lucas MP, with guest speaker, field biologist and conservationist Ian Redmond OBE.
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Brian May and Bill Oddie joined a host of MPs, primatologists and other scientists who attended an event at the House of Commons for the Buav’s Stop the Baby Trade campaign to end the cruel trade in monkeys for research. The event was hosted by Leader of the Green Party, Caroline Lucas MP, with guest speaker, field biologist and conservationist Ian Redmond OBE.
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- 12/16/2010
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While the fate of the two-part Hobbit film is still uncertain, it does seem that things are moving forward after a fashion with this curious piece of possible casting news for the film. It seems that a former Doctor Who actor could be up for a part in The Hobbit as one of the five Istari – or wizards of Middle Earth, and sorry WHOvians but it isn’t David Tennant!
The seventh Doctor, actor Sylvester McCoy has revealed that he is in the running to play one of the five:
Sylvester McCoy confirms he is in contention with another actor for one of two Wizard parts in the upcoming ‘Hobbit’ films. We know Ian McKellen will like to return as Gandalf, and we’ve heard some rumblings of Radagast the Brown having a bigger role, so if you put two and two together — is Sylvester McCoy up for Radagast the Brown?...
The seventh Doctor, actor Sylvester McCoy has revealed that he is in the running to play one of the five:
Sylvester McCoy confirms he is in contention with another actor for one of two Wizard parts in the upcoming ‘Hobbit’ films. We know Ian McKellen will like to return as Gandalf, and we’ve heard some rumblings of Radagast the Brown having a bigger role, so if you put two and two together — is Sylvester McCoy up for Radagast the Brown?...
- 8/30/2010
- by Craig Sharp
- FilmShaft.com
TV presenter Bill Oddie has labelled 2009 as the "worst 12 months" of his life. Oddie quit his job as host of BBC series Springwatch in January 2009 and checked into hospital later in the year, where he was treated for depression and bipolar disorder. Speaking to his local newspaper, London's Ham & High, he said: "Basically I thought I had had it, it was that bad. "The last year was probably the worst 12 months of my life because I suffered from bipolar and terrible depression which began in January and February. This has put pressure on my whole family - especially my wife - and I am just glad I managed to come (more)...
- 1/8/2010
- by By Alex Fletcher
- Digital Spy
TV presenter Bill Oddie has spoken to his local London newspaper, Ham & High, about "the worst 12 months of [his] life" which he has said was probably due to his depression and bipolar disorder. Oddie even told the paper that there were moments when he thought he would never recover.
The 68 year old quit presenting his BBC show "Springwatch" last January and has since had two spells in the hospital. Oddie has said he is "just glad [he] managed to come out of it from it" just in time for a family Christmas.
The presenter also paid tribute to the staff at the hospitals he stayed at in London whilst receiving his treatment. Oddie added: "You hear about the NHS not being able to cope but they were absolutely splendid" and that he received "extremely good care."
Oddie then added that he had hopes to return to the BBC after leaving his program "Springwatch.
The 68 year old quit presenting his BBC show "Springwatch" last January and has since had two spells in the hospital. Oddie has said he is "just glad [he] managed to come out of it from it" just in time for a family Christmas.
The presenter also paid tribute to the staff at the hospitals he stayed at in London whilst receiving his treatment. Oddie added: "You hear about the NHS not being able to cope but they were absolutely splendid" and that he received "extremely good care."
Oddie then added that he had hopes to return to the BBC after leaving his program "Springwatch.
- 1/8/2010
- icelebz.com
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