JoAnne Good

This article is about the BBC London broadcaster. For the badminton player, see Joanne Goode. For the XFM, Capital and BBC 6 Music presenter, see Jo Good.

JoAnne Dorothy Good (born 15 January 1955)^[1] is a British radio presenter, television presenter, broadcast journalist and actress.

JoAnne Good
Born	JoAnne Dorothy Good (1955-01-15) 15 January 1955 (age 69) Lewisham, London, England
Career
Show	The Late Show
Station	BBC Radio London
Network	BBC Radio
Time slot	Fri – Sat; 10pm–1am GMT/BST
Country	United Kingdom

Career

Actress

As an actress, she is best known for her role as Carole Sands in the ITV soap Crossroads from 1981 to 1984. She played a schoolgirl in the 1978 cult British horror film Killer's Moon, and filmed an interview for the 2008 DVD release.^[2] She also appeared in the all-star black comedy film Eat the Rich in 1987 and in the Only Fools and Horses episode "Go West Young Man" in 1981. She provided the voices of Lillie Lightship, Sally Seaplane and Pearl in Tugs, a show created by Robert D. Cardona, David Mitton and the original model makers of Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends. On stage she has played the title role in Educating Rita, co-starring with Norman Bowler,^[3] and for several years in the 1990s worked as part of Derek Nimmo's touring company, performing all over the world.^[4] She played several parts in The Bill, most recently in 2008,^{[citation needed]} and was an extra in the Sex and the City film.^[5]

Radio and TV presenter

Good started as a radio presenter on BBC Southern Counties Radio in Brighton and occasionally did reports for the television programme BBC South Today. Good joined BBC London 94.9 in October 2003 and has remained there since. She originally presented the Overnight slot, followed by the Breakfast Show which she presented from 2005 till 2010 when she was asked to present her own late show titled The Late Show with Joanne Good. Good presented the show for just under three years.

In 2007 Good auditioned unsuccessfully for a role on Loose Women^[6] and in 2010 she was considered as a replacement for Christine Bleakley on The One Show, the BBC's live evening televised magazine show on BBC One.^[7]

In addition to her radio work, Good has also been featured in Sky One show A Different Breed along with friend and fellow dog fanatic Anna Webb. The show showed Jo and Anna at dog events and featured extracts from her Late Night show and its 'Barking at the Moon' segment which was broadcast every Thursday night from 10:00 pm to midnight.^[8]

In November 2012 Jo began presenting the afternoon slot, 3:00 pm till 5:00 pm (later extended to 1:30 pm to 5:00 pm), on BBC London 94.9 and presents the late show every New Year's Eve on the same station, and she returned to the late show slot on 13 September 2021.^[9]

Jo presents regular reports for the BBC London current affairs television programme Inside Out, shown on BBC1 weekly whilst occasionally making reports for the South East edition show from 1:30 pm to 5:00 pm (from January 2016). She also works a regular columnist and magazine and newspaper writer.^[10]

Good sat in for Alex Lester on BBC Radio 2 during August 2014 and has appeared on The Alan Titchmarsh Show as a pet expert.

In November 2018 with her English Bulldog Matilda by her side she presented a podcast for the BBC 'Dogs and the City' interviewing celebrities and their dogs. 52 episodes were recorded, finishing in July 2020. All episodes can be listened to on BBC Sounds

She has her own weekly YouTube video lifestyle vlog Middleagedminx which has 70k subscribers. She also contributes to online YouTube lifestyle/beauty channel Sheerluxe hosting their Gold shows.

She has also co-written a book with her friend Anna Webb called Barking Blondes, released in 2013. The book is a memoir of her broadcasting years and her love of her dog.^[11]

On 10th September 2024 she became part of ITV's This Morning fashion presenting team with her catwalk debut to prove age is but a number when it comes to clothes

Personal life

Good's family emigrated to Australia when she was four, and returned when she was twelve.^[4]

She married actor Richard Piper in 1978,^[12] and they were together for four years. After her divorce from Piper, Good was in a relationship with her Crossroads co-star David Moran.^[13] Her partner and fellow BBC London 94.9 presenter Big George^[14] died in May 2011.

Her friends include Julie Burchill^[15] and Julian Clary.^[6]

Good has been critical of how women in radio continue to play subservient roles to men.^[16]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1977	Killer's Moon	Mary	Credited as Jo-Anne Good
1987	Eat the Rich	Jaqueline

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1979	Potter	Office girl	Credited as Jo-Anne Good
	Dave Allen at Large		Credited as Jo-Anne Good
1981	Seconds Out	Nancy	Episode: "Round 1"
	Only Fools and Horses	Michelle	Episode: "Go West Young Man"
1981–1984	Crossroads	Carole Sands	Recurring role
1983	All for Love	Sarah	Episode: "Fireworks for Elspeth"
1984	Up the Elephant and Round the Castle	Shop assistant	Episode: "A Bird in the Hand Is Worth Two in Shepherd's Bush"
1985	Dempsey and Makepeace	Girlfriend	Episode: "The Squeeze"
1987	Ffizz	Miss Clarke	Episode: "Play It by the Book"
	Last of the Summer Wine	Vi	Episode: "Big Day at Dream Acres"
1994	A Dark Adapted Eye	Shoppers	Episode: #1.2
1995	An Independent Man	Secretary	Episode: "Horse Power Politics"
	Shine on Harvey Moon	Mrs. Cooper	Episode: #5.8
1996	Sometime, Never	Jane	Episode: "Respect"
1997	The Detectives	Sister Watts	Episode: "Cardiac Arrest"
1999	Forgotten	Rose the landlady	2 episodes
	Maisie Raine	Katrina	Episode: "Can't See for Looking"
1997–2000	Casualty	Mrs. Ross Paula Johnson	2 episodes
2000	Daylight Robbery	Prison Escort	Episode: #2.2
	Silent Witness	TV reporter	Episode: "The World Cruise: Part 1"
2004	Heartbeat	Jennifer	Episode: "Wrecked"
	Auf Wiedersehen, Pet	Elena	2 episodes
2005	Doctors	Liz Slade	Episode: "0 – 60"
1989–2008	The Bill	Mrs. Lowry Mrs. Hazel Mrs. Abbott Cherry Towner Judy Hearn Cynthia Graham Beverley Reynolds Elaine Marshal	11 episodes
2009	Waving at Trains	Susan	Voice

Animation

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1989	Tugs	Lillie Lightship Pearl Sally Seaplane

References

1. England and Wales Birth Index 1916-2005, Date of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar 1955, Registration district: Lewisham, Inferred County: London, Volume Number: 5d, Page Number: 42
2. "10,000 Bullets » Killer's Moon". 10kbullets.com. Archived from the original on 13 January 2010. Retrieved 19 January 2010.
3. "Appearances". JoanneGood. 15 September 1981. Retrieved 19 January 2010.
4. Calder, Simon (9 January 2010). "My Life in Travel: JoAnne Good, broadcaster and actress". The Independent. London. Archived from the original on 9 June 2022. Retrieved 19 January 2010.
5. "JoAnne's BBC London 94.9 outside broadcast 23rd November 2007". Joannegood.co.uk. Retrieved 19 January 2010.
6. "OK! Magazine: First For Celebrity News :: Food :: Julian Clary and Jo Good". Ok.co.uk. 27 November 2007. Archived from the original on 28 May 2010. Retrieved 19 January 2010.
7. "ATV Network Today". Archived from the original on 9 October 2011. Retrieved 16 March 2011.
8. "Sky One".
9. New daytime schedule announced for BBC Radio London
10. http://www.joannegood.co.uk/joannegoodclippings.htm ^{[bare URL]}
11. "Jo Good". www.amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
12. England and Wales Marriage Index 1916–2005
13. "Motel Affair Turns into a Real-Life Love".
14. "George and Jo the coolest couple in London? – the London Daily News". Archived from the original on 13 May 2011. Retrieved 9 May 2011.
15. Burchill, Julie (16 December 2000). "Thesps are sex workers". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 19 January 2010.
16. "Women 'forced to play sidekick to male hosts'". The Daily Telegraph. London. 6 May 2008. Retrieved 18 January 2010.

External links

• Late Night Jo (BBC Local Radio)
• JoAnne Good at IMDb
• Crossroads Appreciation Society: JoAnne Good interview