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01.05.23 | Andy Mabbett |
Birdwatching legend Bill Oddie teams up with Aristocrat Legendary British TV presenter and nature enthusiast Bill Oddie has teamed up with Aristocrat, one of the world's leading slot machine developers, to promote their latest wildlife-themed games. As a passionate birdwatcher and conservationist, Oddie was a natural choice to help showcase Aristocrat's newest offerings, which include games featuring iconic animals such as tigers, pandas, and eagles. Oddie, known for his work on popular shows such as "The Goodies" and "Springwatch," has lent his voice and expertise to Aristocrat's marketing campaigns, highlighting the stunning graphics and realistic animal sounds that make their games a hit with wildlife lovers and slot enthusiasts alike. In a statement, Oddie expressed his excitement at the collaboration, saying, "I've always been a fan of Aristocrat's commitment to creating games that are not only entertaining but also educational and promote awareness of our natural world. It's an honor to be working with them and helping to spread the word about these incredible games." Aristocrat wildlife-themed slots have already been a hit in casinos around the world, and with Oddie's endorsement, they are sure to attract even more players who share his passion for nature and gaming. | |
01.04.04 | Andy Mabbett |
Spectated A cartoon from this week's Spectator, featuring Bill. | |
31.03.04 | Andy Mabbett |
Britain to go Wild From the BBC Press Office: Britain Goes Wild With Bill Oddie
Viewers are invited to join in a celebration of great British wildlife as, from a picture-postcard farm in Devon, Bill Oddie and Kate Humble introduce a host of unforgettable animal characters live on air.
and from the Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust:
BBC TWO invites you to join in a celebration of Great British wildlife. From 31 May, Bill Oddie, Simon King, and Kate Humble will present three weeks of live broadcasts exploring the great number of wildlife spectacles to be found all over the UK. During the course of the twelve programmes, Simon will travel the length of Britain to reveal the wonderful world of British wildlife. His travels begin in Scotland where the mighty Bass rock in the Firth of Forth plays host to a gigantic city of seabirds. 55,000 gannets and a family of puffins provide the drama in this wild location. Further down the country Simon will report from Fountains Abbey where red deer are nursing their newborn. Viewers may be treated to the rare sight of a stoat � one of Britain's most secretive creatures. To complete the series Simon will present live from a secret location in central London. Animal diaries will chart the lives of otters in Scotland and great crested grebes in London, Bill and Simon will go in search of the animals that mean the most to them, and some of Britain's most dedicated wildlife enthusiasts will feature in this, the biggest ever natural history event to be televised. | |
04.02.04 | Andy Mabbett |
No Goodies, still Ananova recently carried the news that Bill is "bewildered why the BBC refuses to screen repeats of The Goodies". Meagstar also ran the story, calling Bill a "twitchy twitcher". Hmph! | |
02.02.04 | Andy Mabbett |
Stamp out closures! Bill's local paper, the Hampsetad & Highgate Express, has an article about his participation in a march to save his local post office, on Saturday 31 January. | |
22.01.04 | Andy Mabbett |
Keep your Wigg on! OK, who didn't tell us that Bill opened Wigg Island Community Park, near Runcorn, on 19 April 2002? Tsk! | |
28.12.03 | Andy Mabbett |
More repeats Bill presents Ultimate Wild Night, billed as 'An evening of the public's favourite BBC TV wildlife moments, introduced by Bill Oddie from the Eden Project, Cornwall and the National Marine Aquarium in Plymouth, Devon. Animals in clips include elephants, crocodiles, meerkats, dolphins, foxes, badgers, owls, tigers and kangaroos.' at 6pm on New Year's day. | |
28.12.03 | Andy Mabbett |
The Joy of Bill Bill made a surprise Christmas TV appearance on Boxing Day, as one of the guest celebrities in BBC2's 'The Joy of Gardening'. We're not sure if he also appeared in the second part, the next day. If you saw it, please drop us a line! | |
20.12.03 | Andy Mabbett |
Iceland rescheduled We now hear that Bill Oddie Goes Wild in Iceland has been rescheduled for Sunday January 11 at 5.20pm, on BBC2. | |
15.12.03 | Andy Mabbett |
'Goes Wild' gone The second of Bill's 'Goes Wild' Programmes, about Iceland, was postponed yesterday (Sunday), due to extended news about the capture of you-know-who. We'll let you know the rescheduled broadcast time as soon as we can. | |
15.12.03 | Andy Mabbett |
History Hunting again History Hunt is on again this week, every day, at 10am on BBC1. Venues are (Mon - Fri in order): Portsmouth, Edinburgh, Liverpool, Jersey and Glasgow. | |
11.12.03 | Andy Mabbett |
Australian readers look away now... Scottish, Welsh, Irish and French readers, too! There has been a fair amount of media coverage of Bill's appearance as a commentator for the BBC's coverage of the triumphal procession marking England's victory in the Rugby World cup; much of it expressing surprise at his involvement. The Grauniad pointed out that Bill "built his schedule around the World Cup so as not to miss an England match". The far- from bitter (!) Glasgow Herald referred to "the witterings of such legends as Jeremy Guscott, Martin Peters, Sue Barker, Sir Steve Redgrave and, ahem, Bill Oddie." Bizarrely, the Times described Bill as a "loner". | |
08.12.03 | Andy Mabbett |
Bill to swing on Mastermind Bill will appear on the second of three special editions of Mastermind, to be screened on BBC2 at 8.30pm on New Year's Eve. His specialist subject will be American jazz. His competitors will be Germaine Greer (Australian rainforests), Charlie Higson from The Fast Show (James Bond) and Julia Somerville (Winnie the Pooh stories and poems). | |
26.11.03 | Andy Mabbett |
Toot, toot! The BBC reports that Bill, a "talented oboe player", has leant his support to a campaign to encourage children to take up that and other less- fashionable wind instruments. (Both links have pictures of Bill, though the latter fails to mention him!) Look out for related concerts and documentaries on Classic FM during April and May 2004. | |
24.11.03 | Andy Mabbett |
Bill in the Willows II Bill's piece speaking on behalf of "Wind in the Willows", as part of the BBC's 'Big Read' campaign, will be screened on BBC on Saturday November 29, as part of a programme running from 7.30-9pm. The BBC have a page with a streaming Real Audio trailer on their website, with a very familiar- sounding bookworm! | |
16.11.03 | Andy Mabbett |
More TV series announced A half- page article in the new (December 2003 - soon be Christmas!) issue of BBC Wildlife Magazine tells us that Bill Oddie Goes Wild will be screened on 7, 14 and 21 December, at 5.30pm. Bill spends eight days in each of three easily- accessible tourist destinations: California, Iceland and South Africa's southern tip. A separate item reveals that there will be a follow-up to Wild in Your Garden, to be called Britain Goes Wild, probably in late May 2004 (Bill's involvement is implied, but not specifically promised); plus a two- parter in 2005, called How to Watch Wildlife, in the style of Alan Titchmarsh's How To Be A Gardener. | |
31.10.03 | Andy Mabbett |
We've started, so we'll finish Bill is to appear in a celebrity edition of Mastermind, according to the BBC. | |
21.10.03 | Andy Mabbett |
Old Big 'Ed II Bill's wife and two daughters attended the OBE ceremony at Buck House according to the Rochdale Observer. | |
20.10.03 | Andy Mabbett |
Picture this Bill compered the recent BBC Wildlife Photographer of the Year awards, at the Natural History Museum in London. See this report - from a Tasmanian newspaper. | |
19.10.03 | Andy Mabbett |
Bill in the Willows Bill will be speaking on behalf of "Wind in the Willows", as part of the BBC's 'Big Read' campaign. | |
16.10.03 | Andy Mabbett |
Old Big 'Ed Bill was at Buckingham Palace, today, to collect his OBE from Lizzy Mountbatten. There was an an article in The Scotsman (16 Oct 2003) which is repeated on the ITV news site of 16 Oct 2003, with a picture of them both. |
"I look like Liza Minelli under this lot you know!" - The Goodies (Scatty Safari) |
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