A Kick in the Arts A Kick in the Arts "A Kick in the Arts" is an episode of the award-winning British comedy television series "The Goodies". This episode is also known as "Summer Olympics". Written by The Goodies, with songs and music by Bill Oddie. Britain's athletes have no money and are starving. Tim tries to help and, after losing money and his clothes to gambling hustlers Bill and Graeme, ends up becoming an athlete too. To survive, the athletes turn to crime, and Tim even steals the Queen's tiara as she drives by waving to spectators. Eventually, Tim and other athletes are locked
The Goodies onwards, again sung by Bill. This variation lasted for the rest of the TV series and also surfaced on later Goodies LP's and eventually singles. Tim Brooke-Taylor was a writer/performer on the television comedy series "At Last the 1948 Show" (which also included John Cleese, Graham Chapman and Marty Feldman in the cast), in which Eric Idle and Bill Oddie guest starred in some of the episodes. The famous "Four Yorkshiremen" sketch was co-written by the four writers/performers of the series – Tim Brooke-Taylor, John Cleese, Graham Chapman and Marty Feldman. Tim Brooke-Taylor was a cast member of the television