Bill Oddie raced in Finland against an Oddie lookalike who won the race. Bill Oddie William Edgar Oddie, (born 7 July 1941) is an English writer, composer, musician, comedian, artist, birder, conservationist, television presenter and actor. He became famous as one of The Goodies. A birder since his childhood in Quinton, Birmingham, Oddie has established a reputation as a naturalist, conservationist, and television presenter on wildlife issues. Some of his books are illustrated with his own paintings and drawings. His wildlife programmes for the BBC include: "Springwatch/Autumnwatch", "How to Watch Wildlife", "Wild In Your Garden", "Birding with Bill Oddie", "Britain Goes Wild
Bill Oddie Back in the USA Bill Oddie Back in the USA Bill Oddie Back in the USA is a British TV programme, about natural history, written and presented by Bill Oddie and screened in early 2007. The formal description used by the BBC said: Long before he became known as a wildlife presenter, Bill toured the states with fellow Cambridge graduates John Cleese and Tim Brooke-Taylor. Now, 43 years on he's touring the States again to check out the creatures there wasn't time to see the first time round. The series' sound recordist, Chris Watson, occasionally appeared on-screen. The series producer was Nigel Pope. First