Broaden Your Mind Broaden Your Mind Broaden Your Mind (1968–1969) was a British television comedy series starring Tim Brooke-Taylor and Graeme Garden, joined by Bill Oddie for the second series. Guest cast members included Michael Palin, Terry Jones, Jo Kendall, Roland MacLeod and Nicholas McArdle. It was one of BBC2's earliest programmes to be completely broadcast in colour, which had been introduced by the network a year earlier. Directed by Jim Franklin, the series was a precursor to the television comedy series "The Goodies" (of which early titles under consideration included ""Narrow Your Mind""). Writers for the series included Tim Brooke-Taylor, Graeme Garden,
Bill Oddie sometimes goes into hospital or takes a break or has a change of scenery to recharge his batteries." In January 2010 Oddie spoke to the media, revealing that he had in fact had two separate stays in different hospitals, only being discharged "in time for Christmas". He said that he was dealing with depression and bipolar disorder, describing the period as "probably the worst 12 months of my life". Oddie stated that he was planning to meet with BBC executives to discuss his return to television work. His illness meant that Oddie did not appear in the 2009 and 2010