The Goodies and the Beanstalk The Goodies and the Beanstalk "The Goodies and the Beanstalk" is a special episode of the award-winning British comedy television series "The Goodies" Written by The Goodies, with songs and music by Bill Oddie. Homeless and penniless, the Goodies have no food and are sleeping on park benches. Graeme and Tim decide to sell their trandem, but Bill is devastated. Bill takes the trandem, which he has named "Buttercup", to the market the next morning, but all he receives is a tin of baked beans. Tim empties the contents of the tin onto Bill's head, but Graeme decides to plant
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,