Tim Brooke-Taylor

Tim Brooke-Taylor

Birthday: 1940-07-17

Place of Birth: Buxton, Derbyshire, England, UK

Biography: Timothy Julian Brooke-Taylor OBE (17 July 1940 – 12 April 2020) was an English actor and comedian best known as a member of The Goodies. He became active in performing in comedy sketches while at the University of Cambridge and became president of the Footlights, touring internationally with its revue in 1964. Becoming more widely known to the public for his work on BBC Radio with I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again, he moved into television with At Last the 1948 Show, working together with old Cambridge friends John Cleese and Graham Chapman. With Graeme Garden and Bill Oddie, he starred in The Goodies (1970–1982), picking up international recognition in Australia, Canada and New Zealand. He appeared as an actor in various sitcoms and was a panellist on BBC Radio's I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue for almost 50 years. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Movies

Twelve Plus One
Twelve Plus One

Mario, a young philanderer, receives 13 antique chairs in a bad state by inheritance and decides to ...

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Return of the Goodies
Return of the Goodies

The Goodies finally return to television after nearly 25 years with a compilation of classic clips, ...

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How to Irritate People
How to Irritate People

A pre-Monty Python mockumentary, written by and presented by John Cleese, that provides tips on lear...

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Orson Welles: The One-Man Band
Orson Welles: The One-Man Band

Orson Welles' archives of unfinished/never released movies and the last years of his life from the p...

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50 Years of BBC Two Comedy
50 Years of BBC Two Comedy

Documentary charting and celebrating five decades of often groundbreaking, boundary-pushing comedy f...

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The Secret Policeman's Other Ball
The Secret Policeman's Other Ball

Following the success of the 1979 show and the financial benefits accruing to Amnesty from the spin-...

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Marty Feldman: Six Degrees of Separation
Marty Feldman: Six Degrees of Separation

A documentary about the legendary and influential comedian, actor and writer, who went out from the ...

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The Goodies Almost Live
The Goodies Almost Live

The Goodies bookend the sixth season of their successful television show with a specially taped conc...

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An Audience with The Goodies
An Audience with The Goodies

The Goodies reunite on stage for a very special one-night-only event. Recorded 8th June 2018 at the ...

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Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory

When eccentric candy man Willy Wonka promises a lifetime supply of sweets and a tour of his chocolat...

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Pleasure at Her Majesty's
Pleasure at Her Majesty's

The first of the Amnesty International comedy benefit galas. The title is a play on the phrase at He...

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What the Pythons Did Next...
What the Pythons Did Next...

A look at the careers of John Cleese, Eric Idle, Graham Chapman, Michael Palin, Terry Jones and Terr...

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London
London

Five comedy vignettes: 1) Churchill, 2) Swinging London, 3) Four Clubmen, 4) Stately Homes, 5) Tailo...

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The Statue
The Statue

Bolt, a British linguist, develops a universal language, so he's a sudden sensation and receives a N...

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Under the Bed
Under the Bed

A young girl kicks all of her rubbish under her bed creating a monster which she and her brother mus...

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I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue
I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue

Recorded over two legs of the 2007 sell-out tour - the series' first ever live shows in its 35-year ...

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The Comedy Vaults: BBC2's Hidden Treasure
The Comedy Vaults: BBC2's Hidden Treasure

As part of BBC Two's 50th birthday celebrations, this programme pulls from the shelf some rare and p...

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Behind the Footlights
Behind the Footlights

Documentary about Cambridge Footlights presented by Tim Brooke-Taylor...

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BBC Proms: H.M.S. Pinafore
BBC Proms: H.M.S. Pinafore

Captain's daughter Josephine and common sailor Ralph Rackstraw are in love. However, their relations...

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Aladdin
Aladdin

Christmas pantomime presentation of Aladdin, starring the cast of Crackerjack...

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Endgame
Endgame

The Meldrews make an effort to get on with their pleasant new neighbors; Victor buys a haunted carav...

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The Unvarnished Truth
The Unvarnished Truth

A couple's row leaves a woman dead, a hectic evening ensues when no woman can enter the cottage with...

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Up Pompeii
Up Pompeii

A full cast audio play celebrating 50 years since the first episode of Up Pompeii was broadcast. Wel...

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The Case
The Case

A suitcase is accidently switched at a railway station resulting in an adventurous pursuit to retrie...

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