Bill Oddie

William Edgar (Bill) Oddie, OBE, MA (Cantab.), born July 7, 1941 in Rochdale (at the time, part of Lancashire), is a comedy writer and performer, author, composer and musician. 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. Bill Oddie - Early life. On a 2004 episode of the BBC television series Who Do ...

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• Bill Oddie - Early life
• Bill Oddie - Comedy and music
• Bill Oddie - Conservation and birdwatching
• Bill Oddie - Marriage and children
• Bill Oddie - Recognition
• Bill Oddie - Other performances
• Bill Oddie - Bibliography
• Bill Oddie - Contributions

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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 which, A Clump of Plinths, was so successful during its run at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival that the revue was renamed as Cambridge Circus, and transferred the revue to the West End in London, and then later took the revue to New Zealand and Broadway. While still at Cambridge Oddie wrote scri ...

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Bill Oddie, Bill Oddie - Early life, Bill Oddie - Comedy and music, Bill Oddie - Conservation and birdwatching, Bill Oddie - Marriage and children, Bill Oddie - Recognition, Bill Oddie - Other performances, Bill Oddie - Bibliography, Bill Oddie - Contributions

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Birding or birdwatching is a hobby concerned with the observation and study of birds (the study proper is termed ornithology). The term "birding" is of American origin; "birdwatching" is (or more correctly, was) the commonly used word in the United Kingdom and Ireland and by non-birders in the United States. Since visual observation is routinely complemented with auditory observation, the term "birding" is more accurate, and is growing ...

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• Birdwatching - Socio-Psychology of birdwatching
• Birdwatching - Celebrity birders

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Folk music, in the original sense of the term, is music by and of the people. Folk music arose, and best survives, in societies not yet affected by mass communication and the commercialization of culture. It normally was shared by the entire community (and its performance not strictly limited to a special class of expert performers), and was transmitted by word of mouth. During the 20th and 21st century, the term folk music took on a second meaning: it describes a particular kind of popular music which is culturally desc ...

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• Folk music - Defining folk song
• Folk music - Subjects of folk music
• Folk music - Variation in folk music
• Folk music - The decline of folk traditions in modern societies
• Folk music - Stage I: Urban influence
• Folk music - Stage II: Replacement of folk music by popular music
• Folk music - Stage III: Loss of musical ability in the community
• Folk music - Regional variation
• Folk music - Fieldwork and scholarship on folk music
• Folk music - Folk revivals
• Folk music - The emergence of popular folk artists
• Folk music - The blending of folk and popular genres
• Folk music - Pastiche and parody
• Folk music - Media

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Brummie is a prominent example of a regional accent of British English. Examples of celebrity speakers include comedian Jasper Carrott, historian and broadcaster Carl Chinn, BBC financial presenter Adrian Chiles, Soul singer & model Jamelia, Goodies actor and TV presenter Bill Oddie, rock musician Ozzy Osbourne, broadcaster Les Ross, politician Clare Short, and SAS soldier and author John "Brummie" Stokes. It is not the only accent of the West Midlands, although the term is often, erroneously, used by outsiders to refer to ...

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Brummie, Brummie - Accent, Brummie - Pronunciation, Brummie - Stereotypes, Brummie - Dialect

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Celebrity appearances in Doctor Who - Footnotes. Note 1: The producers had originally planned to have The Beatles appear as elderly versions of themselves, but had to settle for using a filmclip from a BBC musical series. Reportedly, this particular variety show is one of many that were deleted, therefore making the clip seen in The Chase the only surviving footage of this Beatles performance. Note 2: Jean Marsh was at one time married to Jon Per ...

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Celebrity appearances in Doctor Who, Celebrity appearances in Doctor Who - First Doctor stories, Celebrity appearances in Doctor Who - Footnotes, Celebrity appearances in Doctor Who - Second Doctor stories, Celebrity appearances in Doctor Who - Third Doctor stories, Celebrity appearances in Doctor Who - Fourth Doctor stories, Celebrity appearances in Doctor Who - Fifth Doctor stories, Celebrity appearances in Doctor Who - Sixth Doctor stories, Celebrity appearances in Doctor Who - Seventh Doctor stories, Celebrity appearances in Doctor Who - Eighth Doctor stories, Celebrity appearances in Doctor Who - Ninth Doctor stories, Celebrity appearances in Doctor Who - Tenth Doctor stories, Celebrity appearances in Doctor Who - Already broadcast, Celebrity appearances in Doctor Who - To be screened, Celebrity appearances in Doctor Who - Doctor Who spin-offs, Celebrity appearances in Doctor Who - BBC Radio productions, Celebrity appearances in Doctor Who - Big Finish Audio productions, Celebrity appearances in Doctor Who - Charity Specials, Celebrity appearances in Doctor Who - Independent video productions, Celebrity appearances in Doctor Who - Kaldor City audio dramas, Celebrity appearances in Doctor Who - Theatrical movies, Celebrity appearances in Doctor Who - Webcast productions

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The programme is well known for its portrayal of fellow BBC employees, such as Radio 4 news reader Brian Perkins as a gangster ("Who's the daddy?") and then-Director General of the BBC Greg Dyke as a Michael Caine-like character (mi naim is Greg Dyke. Ai am Director General of the Bee bee Sea.). Newsreader Kirsty Wark (of Newsnight) regularly opens bulletins on the programme with a line from a popular song ("He was a skater boy, she said see you later boy, he wasn't good enough for her. More on that story later", "I'v ...

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Dead Ringers comedy, Dead Ringers comedy - History, Dead Ringers comedy - Content, Dead Ringers comedy - Politicians, Dead Ringers comedy - George W. Bush, Dead Ringers comedy - International, Dead Ringers comedy - The actors

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Broadcast: Wednesdays 21 February - 28 March 2000 Birding with Bill Oddie - 1. Minsmere in Early May. A day in the life of Britain's best-known bird reserve. Species Seen: Avocets, Stone Curlew, Sand Martins, baby Tawny Owls, Dawn Chorus (Tits, Treecreeper, Finches, Wren), Reed and Sedge Warblers, Nightingale, Spoonbill, Bittern, Marsh Harrier and Common Cranes. Oddie: "If you asked me where I would go to see the biggest number of different species of birds, in Britain, in one day, I'd say Minsmere, ...

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Birding with Bill Oddie, Birding with Bill Oddie - Series 1: 1997, Birding with Bill Oddie - 1. Minsmere in Early May, Birding with Bill Oddie - 2. Scottish Highlands in June & July, Birding with Bill Oddie - 3. British Birdwatching Fair in August, Birding with Bill Oddie - 4. East Coast in July and September, Birding with Bill Oddie - 5. Islay in December and January, Birding with Bill Oddie - 6. Florida in late October, Birding with Bill Oddie - Series 2: 1998, Birding with Bill Oddie - 1. Shetland, Birding with Bill Oddie - 2. Farmland, Birding with Bill Oddie - 3. Dorset and the New Forest in May, Birding with Bill Oddie - 4. Bill's Beginnings, Birding with Bill Oddie - 5. London, Birding with Bill Oddie - 6. Trinidad & Tobago, Birding with Bill Oddie - Series 3: 2000, Birding with Bill Oddie - 1. Holland in Mid-Winter, Birding with Bill Oddie - 2. Israel in Winter, Birding with Bill Oddie - 3. Mallorca in Spring, Birding with Bill Oddie - 4. Poland in The Breeding Season, Birding with Bill Oddie - 5. Wales in Midsummer, Birding with Bill Oddie - 6. Cape May New Jersey in Autumn

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The three actors in The Goodies met as students at the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom, where Tim Brooke-Taylor was studying for a Law Degree, Graeme Garden was studying for a Medical Degree, and Bill Oddie was studying for an English Degree. It was as undergraduate students at the University of Cambridge that Tim, Bill and Graeme also met John Cleese, Graham Chapman and Eric Idle, who would later become founding members of Monty Python. The group of students became close friends and studied together. Tim Brooke-Taylor a ...

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The Goodies, The Goodies - Cambridge University, The Goodies - Further information, The Goodies - Towards The Goodies, The Goodies - The Goodies, The Goodies - Repeats and commercial releases, The Goodies - Basic plot structure, The Goodies - Characters and production techniques, The Goodies - Famous Guest Stars, The Goodies - Cultural influence, The Goodies - Other collaborations, The Goodies - 2005 Australian reunion shows

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On Christmas Eve 1347, Edward III granted Marie de St Pol, widow of the Earl of Pembroke, the licence for the foundation of a new educational establishment in the young university at Cambridge. The Hall of Marie Valence, as it was originally known, was thus founded to house a body of students and fellows. The statutes were notable in that they both gave preference to students born in France who had already studied elsewhere in England, and that they required students to report fellow students if they indulged in excessive drinking or visited disreputable houses! The college was later renamed Pembro ...

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Pembroke College Cambridge, Pembroke College Cambridge - History, Pembroke College Cambridge - Buildings, Pembroke College Cambridge - Famous alumni of Pembroke College, Pembroke College Cambridge - Pembroke Today, Pembroke College Cambridge - External link

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The major protagonists were: Michael Upton (Barry Evans) - An easy-going, serious and somewhat anxious son of a doctor who is essentially following in his father's footsteps. Duncan Waring (Robin Nedwell) - Michael's best friend and roommate. He was just as bright as Upton, but was far less serious in his studies, although he generally did well. Paul Collier (George Layton) - A less competent student who was a friend of Upton and Waring. Dick Stuart-Clark (Geoffrey Davies) - A thirtyish student who con ...

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Doctor in the House TV series, Doctor in the House TV series - Characters, Doctor in the House TV series - Sequel series, Doctor in the House TV series - The writers of the TV series

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Gifted with an appealing boyish face, Evans actor career was based on an image of innocent youthfulness. He appeared in the film Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush (1967), where he was perfectly cast as a sex starved boy who finds it difficult to lose his virginity. One of his first television credits was in the soap opera Crossroads in 1964, but his first major role was in the sitcom Doctor in the House, based on Richard Gordon's series of novels that had already being adapted as feature films. He starred ...

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Barry Evans, Barry Evans - Early Life, Barry Evans - Career, Barry Evans - Character, Barry Evans - TV credits

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Most of the land occupied by Bartley Reservoir was in the parish of Northfield, originally in Worcestershire. It was transferred to Warwickshire when Northfield became part of Birmingham in November, 1911. However, the south-west end of the reservoir overlapped into the parish of Frankley, in Worcestershire (Hereford and Worcester, from 1974). In April 1995 part of Frankley (including the south-west part of Bartley Reservoir) was transferred to Birmingham ...

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Bartley Reservoir, Bartley Reservoir - History

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During the twentieth century, a crucial change in the history of folk music began. Folk material came to be adopted by talented performers, performed by them in concerts, and disseminated by recordings and broadcasting. In other words, a new genre of popular music had arisen. This genre was linked by nostalgia and imitation to the original traditions of folk music as it was sung by ordinary people. However, as a popular gen ...

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Folk music, Folk music - Overview, Folk music - Defining folk song, Folk music - Subjects of folk music, Folk music - Variation in folk music, Folk music - The decline of folk traditions in modern societies, Folk music - Stage I: Urban influence, Folk music - Stage II: Replacement of folk music by popular music, Folk music - Stage III: Loss of musical ability in the community, Folk music - Regional variation, Folk music - Fieldwork and scholarship on folk music, Folk music - Folk revivals, Folk music - The emergence of popular folk artists, Folk music - The blending of folk and popular genres, Folk music - Pastiche and parody, Folk music - Media

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There is a separate building on site housing the Music Department with facilities including a recital/rehearsal auditorium and a computer lab equipped with keyboard input. In addition, the school supports two full orchestras (in association with King Edward's High School for Girls), conducted by Peter Bridle, MBE; the more advanced of which has performed such advanced works as Dvořák's Symphony No. 9 from the New World, Borodin's Polovetsian Dances from Prince Igor and Rimsky-Korsakov's Chesaminade. There are also two wind/brass ensembles ...

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King Edward's School Birmingham, King Edward's School Birmingham - School Structure, King Edward's School Birmingham - The House System, King Edward's School Birmingham - Music School, King Edward's School Birmingham - Drama, King Edward's School Birmingham - School Songs, King Edward's School Birmingham - Sport, King Edward's School Birmingham - Living History, King Edward's School Birmingham - Old Edwardians

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According to tradition, numerous volumes expound the hundreds of rules and regulations of gameplay; however, aside from the basic manner of play as explained above, no genuine rules exist. During play, players often explain their moves by invoking obscure but authoritative-sounding rules or gambits (e.g. "once Tooting Bec has been declared, the move may not be repeated unless two or more players are in knip"); they are making these up as they go along. Likewise the pre-game discussion of which specific rule-variants will be in play (e.g. "Mortimer's 2nd Amendment" or "Tr ...

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Mornington Crescent game, Mornington Crescent game - Gameplay, Mornington Crescent game - Rules, Mornington Crescent game - Culture of secrecy, Mornington Crescent game - Original rules?, Mornington Crescent game - Miscellaneous

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Amongst the comedy contributions were performances by Monty Python team of Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, and Michael Palin, the Beyond the Fringe team: Alan Bennett, Peter Cook, Jonathan Miller and Dudley Moore (The Secret Policeman's Biggest Ball only), and The Goodies team of Tim Brooke-Taylor, Graeme Garden and Bill Oddie. Comedy contributions were also performed by Rowan Atkinson, Eleanor Bron, Connie Booth, Jasper Carrott, Billy Connolly, Dawn French, Stephen Fry, Lenny Henry, Chris Langham, Hugh La ...

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The Secret Policeman's Balls, The Secret Policeman's Balls - Featured artists, The Secret Policeman's Balls - Performances

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The format of the show was simple: the host would ambush a celebrity or public figure, present them with a 'red book', and then conduct a biography of them in a television studio. The guest would be presented with family members and old friends, reunited with old acquaintances, and often shed a tear when a personal tragedy was recounted. Officially, the celebrity guests were surprised by their appearance on the show, as they were ambushed by the show's cameras and made their way to the studio during the commercial break. (The show was ...

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This Is Your Life, This Is Your Life - The concept, This Is Your Life - Attempted revivals, This Is Your Life - The UK version, This Is Your Life - The Australian version

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Wolstenholme started his career as a journalist with a newspaper in Manchester, before joining the RAF as a bomber pilot. After the war he became a freelance journalist, working for BBC radio before moving to television in 1948. While most sports commentators gain some recognition if their career is long enough, Wolstenholme is almost entirely remembered for his commentary of the 1966 Football World Cup Final, specifically the words he used as the match came to a conclusion during injury time, as a small pitch invasion took place just as Geoff Hurst scored to put England 4-2 ahead: 'Some people are on the pitch . ...

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Kenneth Wolstenholme, Kenneth Wolstenholme - Career, Kenneth Wolstenholme - Legacy, Kenneth Wolstenholme - Quotations

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I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue - Chairman. The chairman (except for a few episodes in the first series) is Humphrey Lyttelton, generally referred to as "Humph" and regarded as a national treasure. He reads the script introducing the programme and segments in an utterly deadpan manner. He claims the secret is just to read what is in front of him without understanding why it is funny. He adopts the grumpy persona of someone who would really rather be somewhere else, which he attributes to worrying that, surrounded by f ...

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I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue, I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue - History, I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue - Participants, I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue - Chairman, I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue - Panellists, I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue - Musical Accompaniment, I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue - Commentary, I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue - Scorers, I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue - Humour, I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue - Format, I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue - Games, I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue - Uxbridge English Dictionary formerly New Definitions, I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue - Historical headlines, I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue - One Song to the Tune of Another, I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue - Cheddar Gorge, I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue - Pick-up Song, I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue - Straight face, I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue - Limerick improvisation, I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue - Word for Word, I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue - Sound Charades, I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue - Censored song, I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue - Quote... Misquote formerly Complete Quotes, I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue - Mornington Crescent, I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue - Swanee-Kazoo, I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue - Themed film/book club, I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue - Late arrivals at a society ball

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