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a tribute site to some of the best in BBC comedies, captured here in the form of Windows95/98 Desktop Themes for you to download and enjoy. One of my recent themes was inspired by the refreshingly different BBC2 TV comedy series Goodness Gracious Me staring the talents of writer/performer Sanjeev Bhaskar ably supported by Kulvivnder Ghir, Meera Syral and Nina Wadia who, incidentally, is the only member of the cast who is actually Indian.

has chosen this comedy as a worthy addition to its collection of TV comedy desktop themes as it is rich in fine examples of comedy sketches played by the four principle actors and will, we feel sure, go on to become another BBC classic. Whether it will achieve the success overseas as some of its more illustrious predecessors have remains to be seen, as much of the humour is distinctly Anglo-Indian, nevertheless in the humble opinion of

it is a very funny show.

The first series consisted of six episodes and was originally transmitted between 12 January 1998 and 16 February 1998. The second series followed later in the year and aired on BBC2 during October/November 1998. This Anglo-Asian sketch show takes a light hearted look at the Anglo-Asian community in the UK in the 90's. Whether it is a gentle ribbing or a poke in the eye with a sharp stick you can't fail to identify the characters and comic situations that this show creates. Some of my favourite sketches include the Buddhist rodent killer; the Techno-Bangra ("kiss my chuddies") Boys; the more than English Kapoor's ("pronounced Cooper") and Mr. Everything Comes From India, as you may have guessed from the sound clip which accompanies this page.

for June 1999 - Peter Richards, Audience Co-ordinator of Hat Trick Productions writes..... Channel 4 has lined up a new sitcom from Hat Trick Productions. Perrier award-winner Tommy Tiernan stars in Hewitt, a new 6 x 30-minute series about hapless twenty-something's stuck on the 'mediocre rung of life. Hat Trick joint managing director Jimmy Mulville bills the show as 'high street comedy' centered on Tiernan as a video shop owner. It's about people who are aimless and feckless, and are friends in and out of each other's shops. The sitcom is written by 'Goodness Gracious Me' writers Richard Pinto and Sharat Sardana. It also stars Sanjeev Bhaskar from the BBC show. Recordings of the new show will be taking place at The London Studios, South Bank throughout June and July. Free tickets are available for the show by calling the Hat Trick Box Office on 0171 287 1598 or 1599. More information and tickets can be booked through the Hat Trick Productions Website

for July 1999 - Peter Richards, Audience Co-ordinator of Hat Trick Productions provides an update on the new sitcom from writers of the award winning show Goodness Gracious Me.

The name of the new sitcom is to be called Hewitt and centers on Ed Hewitt who works at Screendreams, a video shop in Leytonstone, that is home to daytime loafers of every sort. He has to deal with sexually over-ambitious pharmacists, frustrated documentary makers, and socially inept anoraks... and they're just his friends! As John Lennon once said, "Life is what happens to you when you're making other plans". Hewitt is about the other plans.

All recordings take place at the London Studios on the Southbank every Friday in July. If you would like to book FREE tickets call the Hat Trick Box Office on 0171 287 1598 or 1599. Tickets can also be booked via our web site Hat Trick Productions Website

Another of my favourite sketches is the "Let's go for an English" sketch - the traditional Bombay Friday night out - getting tanked up on lassis and going out for an English ...

Girl1 to Girl2: Hasn't he got lovely pale skinia, it's really nice and pasty looking."

Man1: "First off we'll have 10...., no 12 bread rolls, and bring a pack of that fancy stuff...."

Man1: "I'm gonna have the same as him, except I'm also gonna have.... prawn cocktail."

Goodness Gracious Me - the show has arrived!! Currently touring Britain and receiving rave reviews the GGM team have put together a fine stage show featuring some the best loved sketches and characters from their successful BBC TV comedy show. A GGM enthusiast e-mailed me enclosing the following extracts from the tour programme and actual photos of the show - which as we all know was made in India! Here is the programme cover and a couple of photos of the show. To take a look at some of the pages from the programme just click on the programme cover.........

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Here is a link to the only known Goodness Gracious Me web site at the BBC Comedy Zone that I have found to date on the net. If anyone knows of another please let me know.

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The tenth desktop theme in a series featuring hit TV comedies features the cast and characters of the new BBC2 TV comedy Goodness Gracious Me.

for March 1999 is version 2.0 of the Goodness Gracious Me Desktop Theme - it just got better!! Now featuring new themed start-up and shutdown screens, a choice of two 800x600 hi-colour wallpaper, animated cursors, new desktop icons, windows event sounds (including some new ones) and a brand new full feature screen-saver made using Screen Saver Deluxe. Full installation instructions are provided and the whole theme is available in a convenient zip file to download.

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