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Bill Oddie (1941-2026)

I just learned that comedian and nature presenter Bill Oddie passed away today. He was one of three writer/performers on a British comedy sort-of-sketch programme in the 1970s called The Goodies. I don't remember when I first saw it, but at some point the series was included on my local PBS channel, along with many other British shows. It was very silly, and when I was middle school age, I perceived it as a grown-up show for kids, or maybe a kids show for grown-ups. It was written and performed by Bill Oddie, Graeme Garden, and Tim Brooke-Taylor, and they were peers to, and colleagues of many of the guys from Monty Python's Flying Circus.

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