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   | runtime = 30 minutes
   | runtime = 30 minutes
   | creator = [[Tim Brooke-Taylor]] <br>[[w:Graeme Garden|Graeme Garden]]
   | creator = [[Tim Brooke-Taylor]] <br>[[Graeme Garden|Graeme Garden]]
   | producer = [[w:Sydney Lotterby|Sydney Lotterby]]
   | producer = [[Sydney Lotterby]]
   | starring = Tim Brooke-Taylor <br>Graeme Garden <br>[[w:Bill Oddie|Bill Oddie]]
   | starring = Tim Brooke-Taylor <br>Graeme Garden <br>[[Bill Oddie]]
   | country = United Kingdom
   | country = United Kingdom
   | network = [[w:BBC2|BBC2]]
   | network = [[BBC2]]
   | first_aired = {{start date|1968|10|28|df=y}}
   | first_aired = {{start date|1968|10|28|df=y}}
   | last_aired = {{end date|1969|12|29|df=y}}
   | last_aired = {{end date|1969|12|29|df=y}}
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'''''Broaden Your Mind''''' (1968–1969) is a British television comedy series, broadcast on [[w:BBC2|BBC2]] and starring [[Tim Brooke-Taylor]] and [[w:Graeme Garden|Graeme Garden]], joined by [[w:Bill Oddie|Bill Oddie]] for the second series. Guest cast members included [[w:Michael Palin|Michael Palin]], [[Terry Jones]], [[Jo Kendall]], [[Roland MacLeod]] and Nicholas McArdle. It was one of BBC2's earliest programmes to be completely broadcast in colour, which had been introduced by the channel a year earlier.
'''''Broaden Your Mind''''' (1968–1969) is a British television comedy series, broadcast on [[BBC2|BBC2]] and starring [[Tim Brooke-Taylor]] and [[Graeme Garden|Graeme Garden]], joined by [[Bill Oddie|Bill Oddie]] for the second series. Guest cast members included [[Michael Palin|Michael Palin]], [[Terry Jones]], [[Jo Kendall]], [[Roland MacLeod]] and Nicholas McArdle. It was one of BBC2's earliest programmes to be completely broadcast in colour, which had been introduced by the channel a year earlier.


Directed by [[Jim Franklin (director)|Jim Franklin]], the series was a precursor to the television comedy series ''[[The Goodies (TV series)|The Goodies]]'' (of which early titles under consideration included "''Narrow Your Mind''").
Directed by [[Jim Franklin (director)|Jim Franklin]], the series was a precursor to the television comedy series ''[[The Goodies (TV series)|The Goodies]]'' (of which early titles under consideration included "''Narrow Your Mind''").


Writers for the series included Tim Brooke-Taylor, Graeme Garden, Bill Oddie, Michael Palin, Terry Jones, [[w:John Cleese|John Cleese]], [[Graham Chapman]], [[w:Eric Idle|Eric Idle]], [[w:Terry Gilliam|Terry Gilliam]], [[Roland MacLeod]], [[w:Marty Feldman|Marty Feldman]], [[Barry Cryer]], [[Barry Took]], Jim Franklin, [[w:Simon Brett|Simon Brett]] and Chris Stuart-Clark.
Writers for the series included Tim Brooke-Taylor, Graeme Garden, Bill Oddie, Michael Palin, Terry Jones, [[John Cleese|John Cleese]], [[Graham Chapman]], [[Eric Idle|Eric Idle]], [[Terry Gilliam|Terry Gilliam]], [[Roland MacLeod]], [[Marty Feldman|Marty Feldman]], [[Barry Cryer]], [[Barry Took]], Jim Franklin, [[Simon Brett|Simon Brett]] and Chris Stuart-Clark.


''Broaden Your Mind'' was subtitled 'an encyclopaedia of the air' and consisted largely of short sketches. All of the programmes were wiped by the BBC after their first broadcast in 1968, and only a handful of brief filmed sequences survive, including the Peelers sketch, Turgonitis, and "Ordinary Royal Family". These are all from the fifth episode of the second series,<ref>{{cite web |last=Bean |first=Alison |title=DVD Review - "The Goodies at Last!" |url=http://www.goodiesruleok.com/articles.php?id=46 |publisher=The Goodies Rule OK |date=2006-07-27 |access-date=2017-10-23}}</ref> and were included, digitally restored, on Network DVD's 2003 release ''The Goodies at Last''. All of the programmes, however, survive as off-air audio recordings made by a fan at the time of original transmission.
''Broaden Your Mind'' was subtitled 'an encyclopaedia of the air' and consisted largely of short sketches. All of the programmes were wiped by the BBC after their first broadcast in 1968, and only a handful of brief filmed sequences survive, including the Peelers sketch, Turgonitis, and "Ordinary Royal Family". These are all from the fifth episode of the second series,<ref>{{cite web |last=Bean |first=Alison |title=DVD Review - "The Goodies at Last!" |url=http://www.goodiesruleok.com/articles.php?id=46 |publisher=The Goodies Rule OK |date=2006-07-27 |access-date=2017-10-23}}</ref> and were included, digitally restored, on Network DVD's 2003 release ''The Goodies at Last''. All of the programmes, however, survive as off-air audio recordings made by a fan at the time of original transmission.
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==Main cast==
==Main cast==
* [[Tim Brooke-Taylor]] - Various Characters
* [[Tim Brooke-Taylor]] - Various Characters
* [[w:Graeme Garden|Graeme Garden]] - Various Characters
* [[Graeme Garden|Graeme Garden]] - Various Characters
* [[Jo Kendall]] - Various Characters  
* [[Jo Kendall]] - Various Characters  
* Nicholas McArdle - Various Characters  
* Nicholas McArdle - Various Characters  
* [[w:Bill Oddie|Bill Oddie]] - Various Characters  
* [[Bill Oddie|Bill Oddie]] - Various Characters  
* [[Roland MacLeod]] - Various Characters  
* [[Roland MacLeod]] - Various Characters  
* Sue Williams - Various Characters  
* Sue Williams - Various Characters  
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* Jan Gummer - Various and  
* Jan Gummer - Various and  
* [[Terry Jones]] - Various Characters  
* [[Terry Jones]] - Various Characters  
* [[w:Michael Palin|Michael Palin]] - Various Characters  
* [[Michael Palin|Michael Palin]] - Various Characters  
* [[Colin Bean]] - Various Characters
* [[Colin Bean]] - Various Characters


Revision as of 08:33, 19 April 2023

Broaden Your Mind
Broaden Your Mind.jpg
Created byTim Brooke-Taylor
Graeme Garden
StarringTim Brooke-Taylor
Graeme Garden
Bill Oddie
Country of originUnited Kingdom
No. of episodes13
Production
ProducerSydney Lotterby
Running time30 minutes
Original release
NetworkBBC2
Release28 October 1968 (1968-10-28) –
29 December 1969 (1969-12-29)

Broaden Your Mind (1968–1969) is a British television comedy series, broadcast on BBC2 and starring Tim Brooke-Taylor and Graeme Garden, joined by Bill Oddie for the second series. Guest cast members included Michael Palin, Terry Jones, Jo Kendall, Roland MacLeod and Nicholas McArdle. It was one of BBC2's earliest programmes to be completely broadcast in colour, which had been introduced by the channel a year earlier.

Directed by Jim Franklin, the series was a precursor to the television comedy series The Goodies (of which early titles under consideration included "Narrow Your Mind").

Writers for the series included Tim Brooke-Taylor, Graeme Garden, Bill Oddie, Michael Palin, Terry Jones, John Cleese, Graham Chapman, Eric Idle, Terry Gilliam, Roland MacLeod, Marty Feldman, Barry Cryer, Barry Took, Jim Franklin, Simon Brett and Chris Stuart-Clark.

Broaden Your Mind was subtitled 'an encyclopaedia of the air' and consisted largely of short sketches. All of the programmes were wiped by the BBC after their first broadcast in 1968, and only a handful of brief filmed sequences survive, including the Peelers sketch, Turgonitis, and "Ordinary Royal Family". These are all from the fifth episode of the second series,[1] and were included, digitally restored, on Network DVD's 2003 release The Goodies at Last. All of the programmes, however, survive as off-air audio recordings made by a fan at the time of original transmission.

Main cast

References

  1. ^ Bean, Alison (2006-07-27). "DVD Review - "The Goodies at Last!"". The Goodies Rule OK. Retrieved 2017-10-23.

External links

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