The Goodies International Comedy Festival in 2008. U.S. rock band The White Stripes named their 6th album "Icky Thump" in reference to The Goodies sketch "The Battle of Ecky Thump". The name was changed from "Ecky Thump" to "Icky Thump" to make the title more palatable to an American teenage audience. All three Goodies now have OBEs. Bill Oddie received his OBE in 2003 for wildlife conservation — while Tim Brooke-Taylor and Graeme Garden received their OBEs in 2011 for services to light entertainment. All three Goodies have been regular attendees at Slapstick Festival in Bristol, and in 2011 they were awarded
Bill Oddie Goes Wild 2003 Bill Oddie Goes Wild Bill Oddie Goes Wild was a British TV about natural history, presented by Bill Oddie. Three series were made. A six-part series, on Fridays, from 5 January 2001, showing on BBC Two at 7:30 pm. Oddie visited six locations around the country in search of a variety of wildlife – including birds, but also featuring sharks, snakes, dragonflies, badgers, bees, deer, squirrels and many more. The series was supposed to start in September, but had been delayed until the New Year. As with Birding with Bill Oddie, the programmes were only loosely scripted, and a