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A birdwatcher since his childhood in Birmingham, Oddie has now established a reputation for himself as an ornithologist, conservationist and television presenter on wildlife issues. Some of his books are illustrated with his own paintings and drawings. Birdwatching or birding is the observation and study of birds. ... Birmingham (pron. ... Ornithology (from the Greek ornis = bird and logos = word/science) is the branch of zoology concerned with the scientific study of birds. ... Conservationists are those people who tend to more highly rank the wise use of the Earths resources and ecosystems. ... A television presenter is a British term for a person who introduces or hosts television programmes. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

Oddie's programmes for the BBC include: Springwatch / Autumnwatch, How to Watch Wildlife, Wild In Your Garden, Birding with Bill Oddie, Britain Goes Wild with Bill Oddie and Bill Oddie Goes Wild. The British Broadcasting Corporation, which is usually known as the BBC, is the largest broadcasting corporation in the world in terms of audience numbers, employing 26,000 staff in the United Kingdom alone and with a budget of more than GB£4 billion. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Bill Oddies How to Watch Wildlife is a British TV programme, about natural history, presented by Bill Oddie and produced by Stephen Moss. ... Wild In Your Garden was a live BBC TV show, broadcast in 2003. ... Birding with Bill Oddie was a British TV programme, about natural history, presented by Bill Oddie. ... Britain Goes Wild with Bill Oddie was a live BBC TV show, broadcast nightly, Monday – Thursday, from 2004-05-31–2004-06-17. ... Bill Oddie Goes Wild was a British TV programme, about natural history, presented by Bill Oddie. ...

Comedy, television and music

Comedy

After attending King Edward's School, Birmingham, Oddie studied English Literature at Pembroke College at the University of Cambridge, where he appeared in several Cambridge University Footlights Club productions. One of these, a revue called A Clump of Plinths, was so successful during its run at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival that it was renamed Cambridge Circus and transferred to the West End in London, then New Zealand and Broadway in September 1964. Meanwhile, still at Cambridge, Oddie wrote scripts for TV's That Was The Week That Was. King Edwards School King Edwards School (KES) (grid reference SP052836) is an independent secondary school in Birmingham, England, founded by King Edward VI in 1552. ... The term English literature refers to literature written in the English language, including literature composed in English by writers not necessarily from England; Joseph Conrad was Polish, Robert Burns was Scottish, James Joyce was Irish, Dylan Thomas was Welsh, Edgar Allan Poe was American, Salman Rushdie is Indian, V.S... Full name Pembroke College Motto - Named after Countess of Pembroke, Mary de St Pol Previous names Marie Valence Hall (1347), Pembroke Hall (?), Pembroke College (1856) Established 1347 Sister College(s) Queens College Master Sir Richard Dearlove Location Trumpington Street Undergraduates ~420 Postgraduates ~240 Homepage Boatclub Pembroke College is a... The University of Cambridge (often Cambridge University), located in Cambridge, England, is the second-oldest university in the English-speaking world and has a reputation as one of the worlds most prestigious universities. ... The ADC Theatre is the home of the Footlights. ... A revue is a type of theatrical entertainment that combines music, dance and sketches that satirize contemporary figures, news, or literature. ... Categories: Festival stubs | Edinburgh ... Cambridge Circus is a comedy revue that played in London in the 1960s. ... West End theatre is a popular term for mainstream professional theatre in London, England, or sometimes more specifically for shows staged in the large theatres of Londons Theatreland. Along with New Yorks Broadway theatre, West End theatre is usually considered to represent the highest level of commercial theatre... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... The Lion King at the New Amsterdam Theatre, 2003 Broadway theatre[1] is the most prestigious form of professional theatre in the U.S., as well as the most well known to the general public and most lucrative for the performers, technicians and others involved in putting on the shows. ... 1964 (MCMLXIV) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1964 calendar). ... That Was The Week That Was, also known as TW3, was a satirical television comedy programme that aired on BBC Television in 1962 and 1963. ...

His first television appearance was in Bernard Braden's On The Braden Beat in 1964. Subsequently, he was a key member of the performers in the cult BBC radio series I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again (ISIRTA; 1965), where many of his musical compositions were featured. Some were released on the album Distinctly Oddie (Polydor, 1967). He was possibly one of the first performers to parody a rock song, arranging the traditional Yorkshire folk song "On Ilkla Moor Baht'at" in the style of Joe Cocker's hit rendition of the Beatles' "With a Little Help from My Friends" (released on John Peel's Dandelion Records in 1970 and featured in Peel's special box of most-treasured singles), and singing "Andy Pandy" in the style of a brassy soul number such as Wilson Pickett or Geno Washington might perform. In many shows he would do short impressions of Hughie Green. Bernard Braden was a Canadian, actor and comedian. ... 1964 (MCMLXIV) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1964 calendar). ... The British Broadcasting Corporation, which is usually known as the BBC, is the largest broadcasting corporation in the world in terms of audience numbers, employing 26,000 staff in the United Kingdom alone and with a budget of more than GB£4 billion. ... Im Sorry, Ill Read That Again was a long-running BBC radio comedy programme that originally grew out of the Cambridge University Footlights revue Cambridge Circus. ... In contemporary usage, a parody (or lampoon) is a work that imitates another work in order to ridicule, ironically comment on, or poke some affectionate fun at the work itself, the subject of the work, the author or fictional voice of the parody, or another subject. ... Look up Yorkshire in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... On Ilkley Moor Baht at is a popular song in the English county of Yorkshire. ... Joe Cocker OBE (born John Robert Cocker, 20 May 1944, Sheffield) is an English rock/blues singer who came to popularity in the 1960s, and is most known for his gritty voice and his cover versions of popular songs. ... The White Album, see The Beatles (album). ... Sgt. ... “Peel Sessions” redirects here. ... Dandelion Records was a British record label started in 1969 by the British DJ John Peel as a way to get the music he liked onto record. ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... Andy Pandy was a British childrens television series, the original incarnation of which premiered on BBC TV on 11 July 1950, as part of the For the Children strand (later Watch with Mother). ... Wilson Pickett (March 18, 1941 – January 19, 2006) was an American R&B/Rock and Roll and soul singer. ... Geno Washington is a British R&B musician who has released five albums with The Ram Jam Band between 1966 and 1969, and eight others on his own beginning in 1976. ... Hughie Green (February 2, 1920 - May 3, 1997), born in London, was the host of numerous British television shows. ...

In one song on I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again, Oddie performed "What a Wonderful World" with a voice fully reminiscent of Louis Armstrong. During the course of the song, the rest of the cast attributed the gravelly quality of his voice to a sore throat. In the background, during the rest of the song, it is possible to hear the cast dispense cough medicine, then call for a doctor, the arrival of the doctor and his decision that Oddie should go into hospital, the trip to hospital in an ambulance, and the operation extracting his tonsils. After this, the sound of his voice changed to a sound closer to that of Harry Secombe. He thanked the cast for curing him. Im Sorry, Ill Read That Again was a long-running BBC radio comedy programme that originally grew out of the Cambridge University Footlights revue Cambridge Circus. ... What a Wonderful World was written by songwriters Bob Thiele and George David Weiss, first performed by Louis Armstrong, and released as a single in early fall 1967. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... Sir Harry Donald Secombe, CBE (8 September 1921–11 April 2001) was a Welsh entertainer with a noted fine tenor singing voice and a talent for comedy. ...

On television Oddie was co-writer 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). Twice a Fortnight, which was made in 1967, was a British sketch comedy television comedy series with Terry Jones. ... Graeme Garden, as a Beefeater in The Goodies (TV series) episode The Tower of London David Graeme Garden (born February 18, 1943) is a British comedy writer and performer. ... Terence Graham Parry Jones (born in Colwyn Bay, Wales, on February 1, 1942) is a British comedian, screenwriter and actor, film director, childrens author, popular historian, political commentator and TV documentary host. ... Michael Edward Palin, CBE (born 5 May 1943) is an English comedian, actor, writer and television presenter best known for being one of the members of the comedy group Monty Python and for his travel documentaries. ... Jonathan Lynn (born April 3, 1943), is a British actor and comedy writer. ... Broaden Your Mind was a British television comedy series starring Tim Brooke-Taylor and Graeme Garden, joined by Bill Oddie for the second series. ... Tim Brooke-Taylor (April 2000) Timothy Julian Brooke-Taylor, (born 17 July 1940 in Buxton, Derbyshire, England) is a British comic actor most well known in Britain as a member of The Goodies comedy trio and in the comedy radio shows Im Sorry I Havent a Clue, and... Graeme Garden, as a Beefeater in The Goodies (TV series) episode The Tower of London David Graeme Garden (born February 18, 1943) is a British comedy writer and performer. ...

Oddie, Brooke-Taylor and Garden then co-wrote and appeared in their television comedy series The Goodies. With long hair and a poster of Che Guevara in his corner, Bill portrayed the rebel, to Brooke-Taylor's patriotic conservative and Garden's boffin. 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 1974-5. They reformed, briefly, in 2005, for a successful 13-date tour of Australia. Tim, Bill and Graeme also voiced characters on the 1983 animated children's programme Bananaman, in which Oddie voiced the characters of "Crow", "Chief O'Reilly", "Doctor Gloom", "Eric" and "The Weatherman". The Goodies was a surreal British television comedy series of the 1970s and early 1980s combining sketches and situation comedy and starring Graeme Garden, Tim Brooke-Taylor and Bill Oddie. ... Ernesto Guevara de la Serna (June 14,[1] 1928 – October 9, 1967), commonly known as Che Guevara, El Che or just Che was an Argentine-born Marxist revolutionary, medical doctor , political figure, and leader of Cuban and internationalist guerrillas. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

Appeariing, with Tim Brooke-Taylor and Graeme Garden, in the Amnesty International show A Poke In The Eye (With A Sharp Stick), they sang their hit song "Funky Gibbon". The trio also appeared on "Top of the Pops" with the song. Oddie co-wrote many of the episodes of the television comedy series Doctor in the House with Graeme Garden (who is a qualified doctor). Bill and Graeme wrote most of the episodes for the first season of "Doctor in the House" and wrote all of the episodes for the second season. He has occasionally appeared on the BBC Radio 4 panel game I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue, on which Garden and Brooke-Taylor are regular panellists. In 1982 Garden and Oddie wrote, but did not perform in, a 6-part science fiction sitcom called Astronauts for Central and ITV. The show was set in an international space station in the near future The cover of the 1992 CD reissue of the live album made from the A Poke In The Eye A Poke In The Eye (With A Sharp Stick) is the title of the first show in what became the iconic Secret Policemans Ball series of benefit shows for human... Top of the Pops, also known as TOTP, was a long-running British music chart television programme, made and broadcast by the BBC. It was originally shown each week, mostly on BBC One, from 1 January 1964 to 30 July 2006. ... Doctor in the House was a British television comedy series produced by London Weekend Television from 1969 to 1970. ... Graeme Garden, as a Beefeater in The Goodies (TV series) episode The Tower of London David Graeme Garden (born February 18, 1943) is a British comedy writer and performer. ... Im Sorry I Havent a Clue, sometimes abbreviated to ISIHAC or simply Clue, is a BBC radio comedy which has run since 11 April 1972. ... Science fiction is a form of speculative fiction principally dealing with the impact of imagined science and technology, or both, upon society and persons as individuals. ... This article or section seems to contain too many examples (or of a poor quality) for an encyclopedia entry. ... Astronauts was a British science fiction sitcom. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Independent Television (generally known as ITV, but also as ITV Network) is a public service network of British commercial television broadcasters, set up under the Independent Television Authority (ITA) to provide competition to the BBC. ITV is the oldest commercial television network in the UK. Since 1990 and the Broadcasting... The International Space Station in 2007 A space station is an artificial structure designed for humans to live in outer space. ...

Natural history

Oddie has hosted a number of very successful nature programmes for the BBC, many produced by Stephen Moss, including: Stephen Moss is a British natural historian, ornithologist, author and television producer. ...

• The Great Kenyan Bird Safari
• Favourite Walks
• Wild Weekends
• The Bird Business
• Flight to Eilat
• The Big Bird Race
• Oddie in Paradise (1993)
• Bird in the Nest (two series)
• Birding with Bill Oddie (three series, 1997, 1998 and 2000)
• Bill Oddie Goes Wild (three series, 2001, 2002 and 2003)
• Wild In Your Garden (2003)
• Britain Goes Wild (2004)
• Bill Oddie's How to Watch Wildlife (two series, 2005 and 2006; also on DVD)
• Seven Natural Wonders (London edition) (2005)
• The Truth about Killer Dinosaurs (2005; also on DVD)
• Springwatch (2005, 2006 and, 2007) and Autumnwatch (2006)
• Bill Oddie In Tiger Country
• Bill Oddie Back in the USA
• Bill Oddie's Top Ten Birds (2007, BBC4)

On its first evening of broadcast, Britain Goes Wild set a record for its timeslot of 8pm on BBC Two of 3.4 million viewers, one million more than the Channel 4 programme showing at that time. It also created a run on nest boxes for wild birds 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 later in 2004. Birding with Bill Oddie was a British TV programme, about natural history, presented by Bill Oddie. ... Bill Oddie Goes Wild was a British TV programme, about natural history, presented by Bill Oddie. ... Wild In Your Garden was a live BBC TV show, broadcast in 2003. ... Britain Goes Wild with Bill Oddie was a live BBC TV show, broadcast nightly, Monday – Thursday, from 2004-05-31–2004-06-17. ... Bill Oddies How to Watch Wildlife is a British TV programme, about natural history, presented by Bill Oddie and produced by Stephen Moss. ... Size comparison: A 12 cm Sony DVD+RW and a 19 cm Dixon Ticonderoga pencil. ... Seven Natural Wonders is a television programme that aired on BBC Two from 3 May to 20 June 2005. ... Size comparison: A 12 cm Sony DVD+RW and a 19 cm Dixon Ticonderoga pencil. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... 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. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Channel 4 is a public-service British television station, broadcast to all areas of the United Kingdom (and also the Republic of Ireland), which began transmissions in 1982. ... Typical nest box A nest box (or nestbox also called birdhouse) is a man-made box provided for animals to nest in. ... For other uses, see Western honey bee and Bee (disambiguation). ... A bird bath is essentially a man-made puddle on a pedestal with a shallow basin filled with water for bathing and drinking. ... Delia Smith on the cover of one her popular books, Delia Smiths Cookery Course. ...

Music

He played the drums and saxophone and appeared as Cousin Kevin in a production of The Who's rock opera Tommy at the Rainbow Theatre, Finsbury Park, London on 9 December 1972. He has also contributed vocals to a Rick Wakeman album, "Criminal Record". Bass drum made from wood, rope, and cowskin A drum is a musical instrument in the percussion group that can be large, technically classified as a membranophone. ... The saxophone (colloquially referred to as sax) is a conical-bored instrument of the woodwind family. ... The Who are an English rock band that first formed in 1964, and grew to be considered one of the greatest[1] and most influential[2] bands in the world. ... Alternate cover Deluxe edition cover Tommy is the first of The Whos two full-scale rock operas (the second being Quadrophenia), and the first musical work explicitly billed as a rock opera. ... This is an article about the park called Finsbury Park. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... is the 343rd day of the year (344th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

Oddie took part in the English National Opera production of the Gilbert and Sullivan comic opera The Mikado, in which he appeared in the role of the "Lord High Executioner", taking over the role from Eric Idle. During the early 1990s, Oddie was a DJ for London based jazz radio station, 102.2 Jazz FM, but was dismissed after criticising the management on air after they told him he was playing too much jazz on his show. [1] The London Coliseum, home of the English National Opera English National Opera (ENO), located at the Coliseum Theatre on St. ... W. S. Gilbert Arthur Sullivan Gilbert and Sullivan refers to the Victorian era partnership of librettist W. S. Gilbert (1836–1911) and composer Arthur Sullivan (1842–1900). ... Comic opera, or light opera, denotes a sung dramatic work of a light or comic nature, usually with a happy ending. ... The Mikado, or The Town of Titipu, is a comic opera in two acts, with music by Arthur Sullivan and libretto by W. S. Gilbert, their ninth of fourteen operatic collaborations. ... Eric Idle (born March 29, 1943) is a British comedian, actor, author and writer of comedic songs. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... For other uses, see Jazz (disambiguation). ... The Jazz FM logo in use until 2002. ...

In 2007 Oddie appeared on the BBC series Play It Again ^[1]. In the episode he attempts to realise his dream of becoming a rock guitarist. Initially teacher Bridget Mermikides tries to teach him using tradional methods but he rebels: instead he turns to old friends Albert Lee, Dave Davies (The Kinks) and Mark Knopfler for advice and strikes out on his own. He succeeds in the target of playing lead guitar for his daughter Rosie's band at her 21st birthday party, and even manages to impress his erstwhile teacher. Play It Again is a documentary series on BBC One, featuring celebrities trying to learn to play musical instruments. ... Steve Howe playing lead guitar for Yes in 1977 A guitarist is a musician who plays the guitar. ... Albert Lee is an English guitarist. ... Mark Freuder Knopfler OBE (born August 12, 1949, Glasgow, Scotland) is a English-Hungarian guitarist, singer, songwriter, and film score composer. ... Lead guitar refers to a role within a band, that provides melody or melodic material, as opposed to the rhythm of the rhythm guitar, bass, and drums. ...

Other television and audio appearances

Oddie appeared as the hapless window cleaner in the Eric Sykes' comedy story The Plank in 1967. Eric Sykes in the Sykes TV series (DVD) The Plank (DVD cover) Eric Sykes, CBE (born May 4, 1923 in Oldham, Lancashire) is a British comedic writer and actor. ... The Plank is a popular 45-minute, 1967 British slapstick comedy film. ...

In the 1990s he became better known as a presenter of birdwatching, and later wildlife related programmes such as Springwatch. Although he remains almost unknown to US audiences, in 1992 he was a guest star in the US comedy television series Married with Children for a 3-part episode set in England.^[2] Springwatch with Bill Oddie is a live BBC TV show, broadcast nightly, Monday - Thursday, from 30 May - 16 June 2005. ... Married. ...

He was the compère of a daytime BBC gameshow, "History Hunt" (in 2003); and has featured in a Doctor Who audio drama. In 2004, he appeared in the BBC show Who Do You Think You Are?, in which he looked into his ancestry. In 2005, he took part in Rolf on Art — the big event at Trafalgar Square. In the fictional world of comedy character Alan Partridge, Oddie is an unseen presence in Alan's life, bothering him with prank phone calls, and buying him gifts like dressing gowns. The single word gameshow is an evolution from game show. Just as flashlight and screwdriver became a single word through usage, gameshow has also become commonly used as a single word. ... Doctor Who is a long-running award-winning British science fiction television programme produced by the BBC. The series depicts the adventures of a mysterious time-traveller known as the Doctor who travels in his TARDIS (Time And Relative Dimension(s) In Space) time ship, which appears from the exterior... Who Do You Think You Are? was a ten part television series shown on the UKs BBC2, in 2004, in which various celebrities go on a journey, in order to try and trace their family tree. ... Rolf on Art is a successful British television series made by the BBC. It was hosted by Rolf Harris, the famous Australian television presenter. ... Information Gender Male Date of birth April 2, 1955 ) Occupation Radio and Television Broadcaster Portrayed by Steve Coogan Alan Gordon Partridge is a fictional television and radio presenter portrayed by English comedian Steve Coogan. ...

In 2006 Oddie appeared in the BBC show Never Mind The Buzzcocks.^[3] and also appeared on the topical quiz show 8 out of 10 cats. Bill also is the voice behind many B&Q adverts throughout 2006/2007. On May 25, 2007, Oddie made a cameo appearance on Ronni Ancona's new comedy sketch show, Ronni Ancona & Co. Never Mind the Buzzcocks is a comedy panel game show with a pop and rock music theme, presented by Simon Amstell and produced by talkbackTHAMES for the BBC. It is usually aired on BBC Two. ... 8 out of 10 Cats is a comedy panel game made by Zeppotron (a subsidiary of Endemol) for Channel 4. ... B&Q is a British retailer of DIY and home improvement tools and supplies. ... is the 145th day of the year (146th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... Peter Jackson in The Fellowship of the Ring (top), The Two Towers (middle) and The Return of the King (bottom). ... Ronni Ancona (born 1968) is a Scottish impressionist and actress of Italian/Jewish ancestry who won the Best TV Comedy Actress award at the British Comedy Awards for her work in Big Impression. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Ronni Ancona & Co is a comedy sketch show currently airing on BBC ONE which began on May 25, 2007. ...

He hosted the genealogy based series My Famous Family, broadcast on UKTV History in 2007. Genealogy is the study and tracing of family pedigrees. ... UKTV History, known as UK History until 8 March 2004, is a British television channel, launched on 30 October 2002, to coincide with the launch of the Freeview digital terrestrial television platform. ...

Conservation and birdwatching

Oddie's first published work was an article about the bird life of Birmingham's Bartley Reservoir in the West Midland Bird Club's 1962 Annual Report. He has since written a number of books about birds and bird watching, as well as articles for many specialist publications including British Birds, Birdwatching Magazine and Birdwatch. He became president of the West Midland Bird Club in 1999, having been Vice-President since 1991, and is a former member of the council of the RSPB. Oddie is also a vice-president of the League Against Cruel Sports. Bartley Reservoir is a reservoir for drinking water in Birmingham, England. ... The West Midland Bird Club is the UKs largest regional ornithological society. ... Year 1965 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... British Birds is an ornithology journal, founded in 1907. ... Birdwatch (ISSN 0967 1870) is a British magazine for birdwatchers, produced by Solo Publishing. ... Year 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the 1991 Gregorian calendar). ... The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) is Europes largest wildlife conservation charity. ... The League Against Cruel Sports is an animal welfare organisation registered as a limited company (prohibited by law from acting as a charity because its aims are political) campaigning against blood sports, in particular fox hunting and hare coursing. ...

In "serious" ornithological writing, Oddie's name is usually given formally, as "W. E. Oddie".

Marriage and children

Oddie is married to Laura Beaumont, with whom he has worked on a variety of projects for children, including film scripts, drama and comedy series, puppet shows and books. They have a daughter, Rosie, and live in London. He has two daughters from his first marriage (to Jean Hart), Bonnie and the actress Kate Hardie, and a grandson, Lyle. Rosie Oddie (b. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... Kate Hardie (born 1969) is a British actress, who found success appearing in a number of TV and Film roles. ...

Recognition

In 2001, Oddie became the third person to turn down the "red book" and declined to appear on This Is Your Life. He changed his mind a few hours later though and agreed to appear on the show. On 16 October 2003, Oddie was made an OBE for his service to Wildlife Conservation in a ceremony at Buckingham Palace. He played down the event, choosing to wear a camouflage shirt and crumpled jacket to receive his medal. In June 2004, Oddie and Johnny Morris were jointly profiled in the first of a three part BBC Two series, The Way We Went Wild, about television wildlife presenters. In May 2005, he received the British Naturalists' Association's Peter Scott Memorial Award, from BNA president David Bellamy, "in recognition of his great contribution to our understanding of natural history and conservation". This Is Your Life was a television documentary series hosted by its producer, Ralph Edwards. ... is the 289th day of the year (290th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. The Order includes five classes in civil and military divisions; in decreasing order of seniority, these are Knight Grand Cross or Dame Grand Cross (GBE) Knight Commander... Buckingham Palace and the Victoria Memorial. ... Johnny Morris OBE (20 June 1916 - 6 May 1999) was a childrens television presenter for the BBC. A farmer by trade, he was discovered telling stories in a pub. ... The Way We Went Wild is a three-part BBC TV series, first shown on BBC Two, about British wildlife presenters. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The British Naturalists Association is one of the countrys oldest natural history organisations, founded in 1905. ... Statue of Sir Peter Scott at the WWT London Wetland Centre Sir Peter Markham Scott, CH, CBE, DSC, FRS, FZS, (September 14, 1909 – August 29, 1989) was a British ornithologist, conservationist, painter and sportsman. ... David Bellamy Professor David J. Bellamy OBE (born 18 January 1933) is an English botanist, author, broadcaster and environmental campaigner. ...

Sporting interests

Oddie is an avid supporter of Ipswich Town but also supports Rochdale F.C.. Ipswich Town F.C. are the professional football team of Ipswich, in East Anglia, England. ... Rochdale A.F.C. are an English football club based in Rochdale, Greater Manchester. ...

Bibliography

(incomplete list)

• The Goodies 1970-1982
• Bill Oddie's Colouring Guide to Birds (Piccolo, 1991)
• Bill Oddie's Little Black Bird Book
• Bill Oddie's Little Black Bird Book (paperback with additional material)
• Bill Oddie's Gone Birding
• The Big Bird Race (with David Tomlinson; Collins, 1983)
• Follow That Bird!
• Gripping Yarns
• Bird in the Nest
• Bill Oddie's How to Watch Wildlife

Bill Oddie also co-wrote the following books with the other members of The Goodies This article discusses the Goodies trio and the origins of their comedy TV series For information about the television series, see The Goodies (TV series) The Goodies are a trio of British comedians (Tim Brooke-Taylor, Graeme Garden and Bill Oddie), who created, wrote, and starred in a surreal British... Year 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the 1991 Gregorian calendar). ... This article discusses the Goodies trio and the origins of their comedy TV series For information about the television series, see The Goodies (TV series) The Goodies are a trio of British comedians (Tim Brooke-Taylor, Graeme Garden and Bill Oddie), who created, wrote, and starred in a surreal British...

• The Goodies File
• The Goodies Book of Criminal Records
• The Goodies Disaster Movie

Contributions

• Bird in the Yorkshire Museum, Michael Denton; North Yorkshire County Council, 1995. ISBN 0 905807 10 3 (foreword)
• Bird Brain of Britain, Charles Gallimore & Tim Appleton; Christopher Helm, 2004. ISBN 0-7136-7036-3 (foreword)
• Blokes and Birds, Stephen Moss; New Holland Publishers. ISBN 1-84330-484-8 (foreword)
• The New Birds of the West Midlands, Graham and Janet Harrison ([2]; West Midland Bird Club, 2005) (foreword)

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Notes

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References

• Wilmut, Roger (1980). From Fringe to Flying Circus — Celebrating a Unique Generation of Comedy 1960-1980. London: Eyre Methuen. ISBN 0-413-46950-6. 
• Hewison, Robert (1983). Footlights! — A Hundred Years of Cambridge Comedy. London: Methuen. ISBN 0-413-51150-2. 

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External links

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• Bill Oddie's family history at the BBC website for the programme Who Do You Think You Are?
• Biography on BBC's nature website
• Bill Oddie Goes Wild — on BBC's Science and Nature website
• BBC7's Listen Again series featuring "I'm Sorry I'll Read That Again"
• Bartley Reservoir article from West Midland Bird Club's archive
• BBC Press release reviewing Britain Goes Wild
• Bill Oddie to receive Peter Scott Memorial Award
• Bill Oddie at the Internet Movie Database
• Bill Oddie at the Internet Broadway Database
• In-depth interview, The Telegraph, 28 April 2005
• BBC 'Face of the week' article
• Oddie in the BBC Guide to Comedy
• Oddie as a celebrity speaker
• Gigrin Farm chapter from Gripping Yarns
• Oddie's actor profile
• Oddie on UKTV
• Bill Oddie - Comedy Zone
• Bill Oddie at the TMC Entertainment
• New Wildlife Website Takes off with Bill Oddie
• First Person Quiz
• Bill Oddie's Great Bird Race Game
• Humorous Flash presentation
• The Origin of Monty Python — mentions Bill and ISIRTA
• mailing list for Oddie fans

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The Goodies — Bill Oddie,
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