The Goodies (TV series) "Goodies" episodes, in which "Monty Python's Flying Circus" was either parodied or to, included the following: The Goodies (TV series) The Goodies is a British television comedy series shown in the 1970s and early 1980s. The series, which combines surreal sketches and situation comedy, was broadcast by BBC 2 from 1970 to 1980. One seven-episode series was made for ITV company LWT and shown in 1981-82. The show was co-written by and starred Tim Brooke-Taylor, Graeme Garden and Bill Oddie (together known as "The Goodies"). Bill Oddie also wrote the music and songs for the series, while "The Goodies Theme"
Charles Maxwell (radio producer) appointed as Chief Producer of Light Entertainment at BBC Radio 4 and was the commissioning producer for another long running series, I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again, that launched the careers of people like John Cleese, Graeme Garden, Bill Oddie and Tim Brooke-Taylor. Maxwell retired from the BBC in 1970 and died in August 1998. Shortly before his death, in June 1998, he shared his reminiscences of the early career of Frank Muir, who died earlier in the year, on BBC Radio 4's "Frank Muir-a Kentish Lad Remembered". Charles Maxwell (radio producer) Charles Chalmers Maxwell (1 September 1910 – 4