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The original comedy legends are back, exclusively to Audible!

First heard every weekday morning at 5.58am on BBC Radio 4, Tweet of the Day captured the imagination of early risers and bird lovers, proving so popular that it was named Radio Programme of the Year 2014. Each episode begins with a bird call or song, followed by fascinating ornithological detail about its owner. This collection contains every edition from the first series, British Birds.

Between 1970 and 1980, broadcaster Derek Jones invited a host of famous names to chat about their enthusiasm for nature and their encounters with animals. Delving into the BBC Sound Archive to select some of their favourite natural history recordings, they reveal their hitherto unknown passions – from birds and butterflies to the countryside and conservation.

Plop is a baby Barn Owl. He's the same as every other baby Barn Owl that has ever been - except for one thing: he is afraid of the dark. A night-time adventure based on the classic story by Jill Tomlinson. Read by Bill Odie, this audiobook includes a soundtrack and a song.

Due to popular demand, and after a long break, here is a fifth volume of episodes from the irreverent radio comedy series that ran between 1964 and 1973. Starring John Cleese, Tim Brooke-Taylor, Graeme Garden, David Hatch, Jo Kendall, and Bill Oddie, ISIRTA is a mix of quick-fire sketches, bad puns, humorous songs, and TV and cinema parodies. It quickly developed a cult following, and was the forerunner of The Goodies and I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue.

Whose first records were produced by George Martin, and who had two singles banned by the BBC? Who earned rare reviews on Broadway for his dancing? Who rode on the back seat of the Goodies' trandem? Who has been called 'Britain's best-known birdwatcher'? Who had his first clinical depression in his 60th year, and has only just discovered why? Who has written an autobiography that is as witty, candid and unconventional as the man himself? The answer to all of the above is Bill Oddie.

Delight in a collection of children's animal stories performed by our favourite celebrities. From a fantastic edition of The Three Little Pigs read by the brilliant comedian, writer and actor Rik Mayall to the incredibly captivating Look, Listen and Learn (with the Animals) told by the renowned Bill Oddie and many, many more....

Delight in this wonderful collection of animal songs and stories, narrated by the brilliant Bill Oddie. Children of all ages can listen and learn about the lives of various creatures, from the Three Little Ducks to the Little Rabbit on a Hill, and if you venture deeper into the woods you just might come across a fox in his den....

It's Summer Time at Bigley-on-Sea, and fairy-tale creatures have come together to enjoy their holidays! Reginald J Wolf can't tell the time, so he seeks the help of some holidaygoers. This is an extremely entertaining (and educational!) vocal performance by the fantastic Bill Oddie - your children will be telling the time in no time at all! William Edgar 'Bill' Oddie, OBE, is an English writer, musician, comedian, artist, presenter and actor, among other things....

Reginald J Wolf can't tell the time, so he seeks the help of some pigs, and in return he promises to stop telling bacon jokes! This is an extremely entertaining (and educational!) vocal performance by the fantastic Bill Oddie - your children will be telling the time in no time at all! William Edgar "Bill" Oddie, OBE, is an English writer, musician, comedian, artist, presenter and actor, among other things....