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	"'''Radio Goodies'''" (also known as "'''Pirate Radio Station'''" and as "'''Pirate Radio Goodies'''"~~{{citation needed\|date=September 2019}}~~.) is an episode of the [[United Kingdom\|British]] [[comedy]] television series ''[[The Goodies (TV series)\|The Goodies]]''. It was written by [[The Goodies]], with songs and music by Bill Oddie.		"'''Radio Goodies'''" (also known as "'''Pirate Radio Station'''" and as "'''Pirate Radio Goodies'''".) is an episode of the [[United Kingdom\|British]] [[comedy]] television series ''[[The Goodies (TV series)\|The Goodies]]''. It was written by [[The Goodies]], with songs and music by Bill Oddie.

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{{Infobox television episode
| series = [[The Goodies (TV series)|The Goodies]]
| image =
| caption =
| series_no = 1
| episode = 7
| director = [[Jim Franklin (director)|Jim Franklin]]
| writer =
| producer = [[John Howard Davies]]
| production =
| airdate = 20 December 1970
| length =
| guests =
* [[Brenda Cowlins]]
* [[Lionel Wheeler]]
| prev = [[Cecily (The Goodies)|Cecily]]
| next = [[Scotland (The Goodies)|Scotland]]
| episode_list = List of The Goodies episodes
}}

"'''Radio Goodies'''" (also known as "'''Pirate Radio Station'''" and as "'''Pirate Radio Goodies'''"{{citation needed|date=September 2019}}.) is an episode of the [[United Kingdom|British]] [[comedy]] television series ''[[The Goodies (TV series)|The Goodies]]''. It was written by [[The Goodies]], with songs and music by Bill Oddie.

==Plot==
The Goodies want to start a [[radio station]], but Tim's and Bill's dreams of 'groupie girls', and also Graeme's only line in their jingle – "BOM!" – are soon put on hold; their application is delayed in the post which were slow and rotten - even the postman attempted to run away with the letter to The Goodies but failed when Tim and Bill tackled him. Having missed out on obtaining a licence to broadcast from the [[General Post Office|GPO]], the trio decide to start a [[UK pirate radio|pirate radio station]] and, based on a disgruntled suggestion from Tim about the [[General Post Office|postal service]], Graeme is inspired to start a pirate [[post office]] at the same time.

'Radio Goodies' is later launched from a huge [[submarine]], with entry through a hatch which, working on the [[ice berg]] principle, has been disguised as a small rowing boat called "The Saucy [[Gibbon]]" with the words "Not a Pirate Radio Station" painted on the side.

Unfortunately, things are not off to a great start when Tim discovers that they only have one record ("''[[A Walk in the Black Forest]]''"), because Bill has not had enough money to buy any other records for their radio station. An embarrassed Tim announces on the radio: "Yes, friends, that was number 1 in The Goodies Hit Parade, and now number 2 and, incidentally, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 ..... "''A Walk in the Black Forest''".

The Goodies Postal Service however proves to be very successful — too successful, in fact, and Tim and Bill are soon swamped with post to sort and deliver. Tim's efforts to close the post office down come to nothing, however, as Graeme (remodelling himself as a [[totalitarian]] [[Despotism|despot]], complete with eyepatch) has become obsessed with dreams of ruling the world and revolutionise the pirate business.

Graeme wishes to start a pirate [[bank]], a pirate [[bus]] service, and a pirate [[Church of England]], all outside Britain's 5-mile (9.3 km) limit, as well as having also planned a fiendish scheme to tow the whole of Britain outside the 5-mile limit and become leader of a pirate state, but his plan is ruined when Tim and Bill – having finally had enough – leave him to it. Unfortunately, Graeme's efforts to tow the whole of Great Britain away single-handedly only cause "The Saucy Gibbon" to sink. Graeme, who is standing up, begins to 'go down with the boat', and Tim suggests that they leave Graeme to his fate, feeling that Graeme would have wanted it that way. Bill, however, disagrees, saying: "No he bloody wouldn't!", and he and Tim decide to rescue Graeme from the sea.

Later, as the three are sitting, wet and shivering, in their office, with their feet soaking in hot water after the rescue, it seems that all is lost; although Graeme has recovered from his momentary bout of [[wikt:megalomania|megalomania]]. The pirate radio station and post office have gone belly-up and has [[Bankruptcy|bankrupted]] the Goodies, and Tim and Bill are understandably annoyed with Graeme. However, the Post Office — inspired by the Goodies' methods of delivering the post — have mailed them a [[royalties]] [[cheque]], and when the [[Statue of Liberty]] can be seen moving past the window behind them, it soon becomes apparent that Britain has been towed much further than Graeme had ever envisaged.

==Music==

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*Song of the GPO

==Cultural references==
* [[UK pirate radio]]
* [[General Post Office]]

==DVD and VHS releases==
{{Main|The Goodies videography}}
This episode has been released on DVD.

==References==
{{reflist}}
* "''The Complete Goodies''" — Robert Ross, B T Batsford, London, 2000
* "''The Goodies Rule OK''" — Robert Ross, Carlton Books Ltd, Sydney, 2006
* "''From Fringe to Flying Circus'' — 'Celebrating a Unique Generation of Comedy 1960-1980'" — Roger Wilmut, Eyre Methuen Ltd, 1980
* "''The Goodies Episode Summaries''" — Brett Allender
* "''The Goodies — Fact File''" — Matthew K. Sharp

==External links==
* {{IMDb episode|id=0591019|title=Radio Goodies}}

{{The Goodies episodes}}

[[Category:The Goodies (series 1) episodes]]
[[Category:1970 British television episodes]]

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