Doctor in the House (franchise) comedy series "Doctor in the House" did not depend on a single writer or partnership to write the scripts. The writers who worked on the series are often better known for their other work. Monty Python's Graham Chapman and John Cleese and The Goodies Graeme Garden and Bill Oddie were among the regular writers. Chapman and Garden both trained as doctors. Graeme Garden also appeared as a "Television Presenter" in the episode "Doctor on the Box". While keeping mostly to the conventions of the situation comedy genre, the shows occasionally stretched the boundaries of what was seen on television. One
Birding with Bill Oddie Birding with Bill Oddie Birding with Bill Oddie was a British TV programme, about natural history, presented by Bill Oddie. Three series were made. "Birding with Bill Oddie" was only loosely scripted and a lot of Bill's dialogue was spontaneous – he would start to talk and the cameraman would film him. The reason that the viewer almost feels that they are in the hide or on the site with Bill, is that video was used rather than film. Broadcast: Wednesdays 21 February – 28 March 1997 A day in the life of Britain's best-known bird reserve. Species seen: avocets,