TV presenter and comedian Bill Oddie dies at 85

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Bill Oddie, the comedian, broadcaster and passionate conservationist who spent decades introducing British audiences to their own back gardens, has died at the age of 85.

The TV star, who found fame in the 1970s as a member of comic trio The Goodies alongside Tim Brooke-Taylor and Graeme Garden, died on Saturday.

Bird watching was a lifelong passion and he moved into presenting nature programmes, including the BBC's Springwatch.