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Tim believes that the players are also to blame for the violence by the length of their shorts, and their provocative on-field behaviour after scoring goals. To cut down on the violence, it is decided that the shorts should be longer, and that only one fan be allowed to watch each game as a spectator in attendance — with a large number of ...
On 30 July 1985, he was the subject of a 50-minute Nature Watch Special: Bill Oddie – Bird Watcher, in which he was interviewed by Julian Pettifer [20] at places where he had spent time birding, including Bartley Reservoir, the Christopher Cadbury Wetland Reserve at Upton Warren, RSPB Titchwell Marsh and Blakeney Point.
The Goodies were a trio of British comedians: Tim Brooke-Taylor (17 July 1940–12 April 2020), Graeme Garden (b. 18 February 1943) and Bill Oddie (b. 7 July 1941). The trio created, wrote for and performed in their eponymous television comedy show from 1970 until 1982, combining sketches and situation comedy.
(Tim comments that his son, Bill, is a credit to the Brooke-Taylors – a right little crawler). Graeme Oddie — played by Graeme Garden; Bill's son Graeme resembles Graeme Garden, but he acts very much like Bill Oddie. Graeme Oddie, who is an eccentric and violent sportsman, wears sports clothes. Tim Garden — played by Tim Brooke-Taylor
People called Oddie include: Bill Oddie (born 1941), member of The Goodies, ornithologist and television presenter; Henry Oddie (1815–1869), English lawyer, landowner and cricketer; Lily Oddie (1937–2021), provincial politician in Ontario, Canada; Tasker Oddie (1870–1950) Governor of Nevada and United States Senator
Kitten Kong" (episode seven from series two) is the only episode of The Goodies that is officially missing from the BBC archives, the original video tape was wiped for reuse by the BBC in the 1970s. An expanded, more elaborate version of the original transmitted episode called Kitten Kong: Montreux '72 Edition does exist.
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Tim is fed up with being ignored by the overworked and short-tempered Bill and Graeme, and suggests a three-week holiday for two in a ramshackle, poorly designed, leaky cottage called Dunsquabblin. After battling dismal weather, boredom, indoor birdwatching and failed attempts at relaxation, the team decide to stage 'a musical evening'.