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    2. University friends that became collaborators

    As an undergraduate at Christ Church, Oxford, Howard Goodall met Rowan Atkinson and Richard Curtis, his future collaborators on several projects, including his first break into television, 'Not The Nine O'Clock News'. Goodall’s best-known themes for TV and film include 'Blackadder', 'Mr Bean', and 'The Vicar of Dibley'.

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