Bill Oddie raced in Finland against an Oddie lookalike who won the race. Bill Oddie William Edgar Oddie, (born 7 July 1941) is an English writer, composer, musician, comedian, artist, birder, conservationist, television presenter and actor. He became famous as one of The Goodies. A birder since his childhood in Quinton, Birmingham, Oddie has established a reputation as a naturalist, conservationist, and television presenter on wildlife issues. Some of his books are illustrated with his own paintings and drawings. His wildlife programmes for the BBC include: "Springwatch/Autumnwatch", "How to Watch Wildlife", "Wild In Your Garden", "Birding with Bill Oddie", "Britain Goes Wild
Tim Brooke-Taylor Gent, Auntie and Appleman. He also lent his voice to the children's TV series "Gideon". Tim appeared, with Bill Oddie and Graeme Garden, in the Amnesty International show "A Poke in the Eye (With a Sharp Stick)" (during which they sang their hit song "Funky Gibbon"), and also appeared in the Amnesty International show "The Secret Policeman's Other Ball" in the sketches "Top of the Form" (with John Cleese, Graham Chapman, John Bird, John Fortune, Rowan Atkinson and Griff Rhys Jones), and "Cha Cha Cha" (with John Cleese and Graham Chapman). Brooke-Taylor, Graeme Garden, and Bill Oddie also appeared on