Bill Oddie and performer in the comedy series "Twice a Fortnight" with Graeme Garden, Terry Jones, Michael Palin and Jonathan Lynn. Later, he was co-writer and performer in the comedy series "Broaden Your Mind" with Tim Brooke-Taylor and Graeme Garden, for which Oddie became a cast member for the second series. Oddie, Brooke-Taylor and Garden then co-wrote and appeared in their television comedy series "The Goodies". The Goodies also released records, including "Father Christmas Do Not Touch Me"/"The In-Betweenies", "Funky Gibbon", and "Black Pudding Bertha", which were hit singles in 1974–75. They reformed, briefly, in 2005, for a successful 13-date tour of
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