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
Britain Goes Wild with Bill Oddie and bumble bees, bird baths and bird feed from suppliers, likened to the Delia power phenomenon created when Delia Smith mentioned the tools and ingredients she was using on her cooking programme "Delia's How to Cook". Oddie presented an update of some of the featured animals later in 2004. A sequel, "Springwatch with Bill Oddie", was broadcast in 2005. The series' theme music was composed by David Poore, and is still used as the theme for "Springwatch" and "Autumnwatch". Britain Goes Wild with Bill Oddie Britain Goes Wild with Bill Oddie was a live BBC TV show, broadcast nightly, Monday