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The Goodies

By: Tim Brooke-Taylor, Graeme Garden, Bill Oddie
Narrated by: Tim Brooke-Taylor, Graeme Garden, Bill Oddie
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  • The original comedy legends are back, exclusively to Audible!

    The Goodies, aka Graeme Garden, Tim Brooke-Taylor and Bill Oddie, are one of comedy's most influential and treasured groups. After 50 years, they've reunited for new audio adventures. Expect their trademark surreal humour, and some very, very special guests....

    This is an Audible Original Podcast. You can download this Pilot episode to your Library now.

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  • Ep. 1: The Big Ben Theory
    Oct 9 2019

    The original comedy legends are back with a brand-new adventure in audio! 

    The Goodies, aka Graeme Garden, Tim Brooke-Taylor and Bill Oddie, are one of comedy’s most influential and treasured groups, beloved by almost every major figure in UK comedy and beyond - including Stephen Spielberg and Prince Charles!

    Now, they’re reassembling exclusively for Audible in this all-new episode recorded in front of a live audience – The Big Ben Theory. What has happened to our heroes in the years since they were last on screen? How are they shaping the major political events of our time? And can they still ride a trandem? All will be revealed....

    And if you like what you hear - watch this space!

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The World Needs The Goodies!

The central idea of this very welcome return for the legendary comedy trio is that Britain is in such a state that the country needs The Goodies to run it and, having listened to 'The Big Ben Theory', I can confirm that Britain does indeed very much need The Goodies (and unfortunately also that Britain is in one heck of a state!).

It is so marvellous that, nearly forty years on from the last of their television exploits, Audible have retrieved The Goodies and their trandem from deep storage in the bowels of the former BBC Television Centre, blown the cobwebs off Bill, Tim and Graeme, oiled the bike's chains and brought our heroes back in audio form.

The result is a mix of all that there was to love and laugh about in The Goodies with an added soupçon of one of the trio's other successes, the radio sketch show I'm Sorry I'll Read That Again - and it's all highly entertaining, well written, superbly performed... and as well as The Goodies, there are also the vocal talents of Joanna Lumley, Phil Pope, John Culshaw, Kate Harbour and Barnaby Eaton-Jones to enjoy. And enjoy you will...

Britain needs The Goodies. The world could do with them, too!

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Wonderful

This could have been awful, it isn’t. It’s excellent. I always remember The Goodies as a visual comedy, but this transfer to audio works brilliantly. It’s a mad story, laugh out loud funny, and the writing and performances are first rate. The only question is why it took so long to happen. So glad I gave it a play.

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Oldies but still Goodies

A laugh packed production, nostalgic and also bang up to date. Highly recommended download now!
More please Audible

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Great fun as expected

Brilliant . They’re as fab as I remember. Shame they don’t do this a decade ago
Thoroughly enjoyed it

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Goody goody yum yum

Can’t believe it always loved the goodies as a kid and now I find this free audiobook only released 2 days ago
Can’t wait for the next instalment

Well done audible - Bill ,Tim and Graeme - absolutely fantastic

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Genius, sheer genius!

Many “comebacks” are an anti-climax, but not The Goodies. Beautiful writing, brilliant wordplay and a storyline which is very much of the moment, this is not simply re-packaged nostalgia. A chuckle from start to finish and it is “fun for all the family.” I hope there are plans for more. Please.

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A different class

This truly shows why good comedians last. Still as brilliant as they ever were, and far superior to most comedy being produced today. Great supporting cast too. Please make more.

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just as bonkers as always

great stuff takes you back to flared trousers and the 3 day week
such fun. recommended to all gibbon owning adults

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Brilliant. Give the Nation more!

Brilliant. They have got to do more. The magic is still there. Just hope they do a Christmas special.

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Great show!

Great show, so glad you did this before we lost Tim.
Never had the deserved recognition but always hilarious.
Brought back many happy childhood memories and was just as funny as remembered.

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