"Signed Stories is a worthwhile project and I wish it all the best. My favourite book as a youngster was 'Wind in the Willows' by Kenneth Grahame."

Bill Oddie became a household name in the 1970s when he starred in the television comedy series The Goodies. He has gone on to write and present hundreds of television and radio programmes, many of which focus on his passion for ornithology and conservation - he is arguably Britain's best known birdwatcher! In October 2003 he was given an OBE for his services to wildlife conservation.