The Goodies have been a part of my life since I was 5 where my father bought the first Goodies DVD. I loved it, I was obsessed with that DVD, rewatching it endlessly, even waking my parents up because I was dancing around to the theme tune on the DVD menu. I would get in trouble with how much I was drawing Goodies things in school at a young age.

They would remain childhood heroes throughout my life. I was even lucky enough to meet one of them, Bill, during his Australian tour. I had a photo with him, had it signed by him, and it remains on my desk back at home. The only celebrity who I've met and had something signed by them in person.

This year is their 50th Anniversary, and BFI and the Radio Times were set to celebrate the occasion. Tim, Bill and Graeme, all three of The Goodies were ready, and they had already done a special event during Slapstick Festival so they were ready and waiting.

And then the virus hit.

And then, sadly, Tim had passed away due to the virus.

Tim was my favourite Goodie. The news is still something that I'm still not fully coming to grips with. The BBC did nothing to commemorate the life of Tim Brooke-Taylor, nor show any repeats of the Goodies in honour of him. Graeme had to do it on his own, having it on the BBC Radio 4 website.

I finally got to listen to it early this month. This is what I had said afterwards on a Goodies Fan group: Despite it being on my desktop, I haven't had the courage to listen to the 47 Years Without A Clue tribute to Tim until now. It was all filled to the brim with lovely anecdotes about Tim, about how kind he was and despite him believing that he was a coward, he would always give everything a go, and would help out the other comedians on live shows. It's all very lovely. And then Matthew Sweet's version of The Goodies theme plays. And it hits me like a brick wall that a childhood hero of mine, one that I looked up to, one who made me laugh, one that I had hoped to meet and thank him for making me laugh as a kid and now as a young adult has gone. He has joined Chapman and Jones to meet the Great Head of Light Entertainment in the sky.

Rest in peace, goodbye and god bless you, silly man. And most importantly, thank you for making me laugh and smile, both before and after you've gone.

And now, if you'll excuse me, I think I'll have a little cry.

So, even though I am celebrating the 50th Anniversary of The Goodies, the celebrations are bittersweet. I dearly love The Goodies and they will always have a place in my heart for the joy that they have given me throughout the years.

Happy 50th, Goodies.