What is Bill Oddie?
'''William Edgar (Bill) Oddie''' [[Order of the British Empire|OBE]] (born 7 July 1941) is a [[British people|British]] [[comedian]], [[actor]], [[writer]] and [[television]] personality. Oddie was born in [[Rochdale]], [[Lancashire]] and grew up in [[Birmingham]]. He read [[English Literature]] at [[Pembroke College]], [[University of Cambridge|Cambridge]] where he gained an [[Master of Arts|MA]]. He is most famous for his [[birdwatching]] and [[conservation biology|conservation]] work. In the 1970s, he was a member of the [[BBC One]] television comedy series, [[The Goodies]].<ref>{{Cite web|url= http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/alabaster/A32619233 |title=BBC - h2g2 - Bill Oddie, OBE - Comedian and Naturalist - A32619233 |work=bbc.co.uk |accessdate=4 September 2010}}</ref> [[Medical doctor|Doctor]]s found that his mother, Lilian, had [[schizophrenia]]. Oddie says that he does not remember her living at home because she spent a lot of her life in mental [[hospital]]s.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/familyhistory/get_started/wdytya_s1_celeb_gallery_01.shtml |title=BBC - Family History - WDYTYA? Series One: Celebrity Gallery|work=bbc.co.uk |accessdate=4 September 2010}}</ref> Oddie has [[bipolar disorder]].<ref>[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/celebritynews/8769235/Bill-Oddie-is-not-amused-by-his-treatment-at-BBC.html Bill Oddie is not amused by his treatment at BBC]</ref> == References == {{reflist}} == Other websites == *[http://billoddie.com/ Official website] *{{imdb|0643919}} {{bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Oddie, Bill}} [[Category:1941 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Actors from Birmingham]] [[Category:Actors from Lancashire]] [[Category:Alumni of the University of Cambridge]] [[Category:Comedians from Lancashire]] [[Category:English movie actors]] [[Category:English television actors]] [[Category:English television presenters]] [[Category:English television writers]] [[Category:People with bipolar disorder]] [[Category:People from Rochdale]] [[Category:Television personaliti