The Goodies

The Goodies was a BBC TV comedy series that ran from 1970 to 1980 (later transferring to ITV for one series in 1981). It starred Bill Oddie, Graeme Garden and Tim Brooke-Taylor.

In the episode 'Superstar', first broadcast on 7th July 1973, John Peel made a cameo, impersonating fellow Radio One DJ Jimmy Saville.

Many years later on October 1996, Peel told an anecdote about two of The Goodies trying to start a fight with him because he gave their 'Funky Gibbon' single a bad review. The Goodies later denied the allegation. In a questionnaire, Garden was asked "What's the most ludicrious piece of gossip you've read about yourself?" He replied "hang on, I'll find the book...it's from the Guinness Book of Classic British TV: "John Peel had given one of the Goodies' singles a slagging in a music magazine. He was beaten up by the group in the Marquee club in London. Peel commented dryly that he wouldn't have minded if it had been someone fashionable." Peel's Goodies appearance and later anecdote cree8WhtuJk&eurl

Bill Oddie was also a recording artist for Peel's Dandelion label, where he recorded the Yorkshire folk tune 'On Ilkla Moor Baht' to the tune of Joe Cocker's version of 'With A Little Help From My Friends', it was produced by Peel.

Links

 * Bill Oddie - On Ilkla Moor Baht download
 * Complete show with Peel Goodies anecdote from October 1996Part One, Part Two
 * Graeme Garden denies Peel's story