Graeme Garden
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Graeme Garden, who trained as a doctor but never practised, has worked with Orson Welles and John Cleese. | Graeme Garden, who trained as a doctor but never practised, has worked with Orson Welles and John Cleese. | ||
| - | In TV he is better known as 33.333% of 70s comedy sketch act ''The Goodies'' (with [[Bill Oddie]] and [[Tim Brooke-Taylor]]), and as the longest-serving member and inventor of BBC Radio 4's quiz ''I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue''. This talent for improvisation was well used in the politically satirical panel game ''If I Ruled the World...'' | + | In TV he is better known as 33.333% of 70s comedy sketch act ''The Goodies'' (with [[Bill Oddie]] and [[Tim Brooke-Taylor]]), and as the longest-serving member and inventor of BBC Radio 4's quiz ''I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue''. This talent for improvisation was well used in the politically satirical panel game ''If I Ruled the World...'' In addition, he co-presented a popular 1980's health-related programme, "Body Matters", which presumably utilised his medical knowledge, to some extent at least. |
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Revision as of 01:05, 25 November 2009
Contents |
Shows
The Adventure Game (contestant)
If I Ruled the World... (team captain)
I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue (devisor and panellist)
The Unbelievable Truth (co-devisor)
Biography
Graeme Garden, who trained as a doctor but never practised, has worked with Orson Welles and John Cleese.
In TV he is better known as 33.333% of 70s comedy sketch act The Goodies (with Bill Oddie and Tim Brooke-Taylor), and as the longest-serving member and inventor of BBC Radio 4's quiz I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue. This talent for improvisation was well used in the politically satirical panel game If I Ruled the World... In addition, he co-presented a popular 1980's health-related programme, "Body Matters", which presumably utilised his medical knowledge, to some extent at least.
Trivia
His son, John, sometimes plays at concerts for Scissor Sisters.
Garden appeared as a pompous university lecturer in a one-off BBC drama, "The Student Prince", which also starred Robson Green, Rupert Penry-Jones, Richard Briers and Stephen Moore.
Contact
c/o Debi Allen Associates, 22 Torrington Place, London, WC1E 7HP
Books / Tapes
I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue (book)
I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue 2 (audio cassette)
I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue 3 (audio cassette)
I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue 4 (audio cassette)
Web links
Debi Allen Associates' Graeme Garden page
