Howard Goodall

Howard Goodall (b. 1958, Bromley, South London) is a British composer, most notably of television themes, but also musical theatre, and has more recently turned television presenter. He has written popular themes for, amongst many others, the television comedy series Red Dwarf, Blackadder, Mr. Bean, The Thin Blue Line and The Vicar of Dibley. He was a Scholar at Christchurch College, Oxford where he read Music in the 1970s. While at Oxford he met Rowan Atkinson and Richard Curtis, and also participated in the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 1977. In 1984 he collaborated with Melvin Bragg on the award-winning musical The Hired Man.

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1958 - Bromley - South London - British - Composer - Television - Musical theatre - Red Dwarf - Blackadder - Mr. Bean - The Thin Blue Line - The Vicar of Dibley - Scholar - Christchurch College, Oxford - Music - 1970s - Oxford - Rowan Atkinson - Richard Curtis - Edinburgh Fringe Festival - 1977 - 1984 - Melvin Bragg - The Hired Man

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He presented a series of television programmes on great composers of the 20th century, broadcast on Channel 4 in 2004.

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Channel 4 - 2004

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