Goodies are coming for you and you …

Well, in less than a month I’ll have seen my first show on the Goodies UK Tour! And in less than a month there will be another Goodies DVD in the shops! It definitely is “Year of The Goodies”.

The tour is the same show that I saw in Edinburgh (but without the time constraints), with Tim Brooke-Taylor and Graeme Garden live on stage and Bill Oddie’s contributions via video. But it was so good I’m going to see it again – four times! I think I might be obsessed … [Of course, this obsession has nothing to do with the chance of meeting (and hugging) Tim and Graeme. ]

The DVD release is of what turned out to be the final series of The Goodies done at LWT. This is the series I remember most fondly, probably because it is the one I remember seeing most. So I’m really looking forward to seeing them all again. It’s good to get a whole series too, not just the ‘best of’.

As part of the tour promotion Graeme Garden was on Radio4’s Midweek last week. It was interesting that the presenter pointed out that it wasn’t a kids show, as it is often perceived, but had some good satirical stories which tackled, still relevant, issues of the time. It’s good to see some revisionism coming in to the general assesment of The Goodies and this does seem to reflect a general move towards a better apreciation of the show.

Late Breaking News ….

There’s now a new Goodies fansite set up specifically for UK based fans (not that the Australian ones aren’t great too). There’s a campaign to try and get the BBC to repeat The Goodies which, I think, is perfect timing with all the renewed interest.