Tim Brooke-Taylor joining the series for the second season). Describing itself as "An Encyclopedia of the Air", this series was a string of comedy sketches (often lifted from "I'm Sorry I'll Read That Again"), linked (loosely) by a weekly running theme. Unfortunately, nothing but a few minutes of film inserts exist for this programme, though home-made off-air audio recordings survive for both seasons. The success of "Broaden Your Mind" led to the commissioning of "The Goodies", also with Bill Oddie and Graeme Garden. First transmitted on BBC2 in November 1970, "The Goodies" was a huge television success, running for over a decade
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,