Bill Oddie Unplucked: Columns, Blogs and Musings - Hardcover

Oddie, Bill

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1472915313 ISBN 13: 9781472915313

Publisher: Bloomsbury Natural History, 2015

Synopsis

Bill Oddie has been the voice and face of birding broadcasting for more than three decades. Those of a certain age will fondly remember Bill as the shortest and hairiest of the trio of The Goodies, a popular and long-running comedy series that followed hot on the heels of Monty Python. After those heady days, Bill reinvented himself as the face (and voice) of mainstream birdwatching in Britain. He fronted television and radio programmes and wrote widely in the press on subjects close to his heart. Never one to shirk controversy, Bill's writings were always informative and entertaining.In this new book, Bill has compiled and expanded a collection of his recent published musings about birds and birdwatching, and the wildlife he has been fortunate to see on his many travels over the years. The collection covers a wide array of subjects, from a less than satisfactory press trip to the Galapgaos in the 1980s and recent disagreements with his London neighbours over the noisy squadrons of parakeets over their respective gardens, to encounters with Orcas in Argentina and Iceland, and with an invisible Tiger in India. Writing in his witty and inimitable style, Bill is sure to entertain and enthrall his many fans with this new book of thoughts and opinions on the world of natural history. The book is illustrated throughout with Bill's charming and comic line drawings.

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Review

From a press trip to the Galapagos to encounters with orcas in Argentina, the presenter and ex-Goodie reminisces about a life of globetrotting and animal-watching. (The Daily Telegraph 2015-05-18)

Engaging, funny and, surprisingly often, thoughtful. (British Trust for Ornithology 2015-03-26)

As you would expect, there is a lot of humour in his wanderings and wonderings around the world. (Birdwatching magazine 2015-03-16)

A great read, helping birding continue its rise and rise. (Birdwatching magazine 2015-03-16)

Written in his witty and inimitable style, this enthralling book is also illustrated throughout with Bill's charming and comic line drawings. (Birdwatch magazine 2015-03-02)

In this compilation of blogs, articles and anecdotes, the genuinely inventive and much-travelled naturalist mines his rich archive of experience. (BBC Wildlife magazine 2015-04-01)

Witty, entertaining, educational and essential - words of passionate wisdom. (Chris Packham)

This book is Bill Oddie personified... not short, stocky and with a beard, but belligerent, hilarious and eclectic. (Mike Dilger)

Once again the incomparable Bill Oddie turns his quirky gaze on the bizarre world of birds, birding and nature conservation, reminding us what really matters. (Stephen Moss)

Book Description

A compelling collection of Bill Oddie's latest magazine columns, website blogs and general musings.

About this edition

• Publisher: Bloomsbury Natural History
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1472915313
• ISBN 13: 9781472915313
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 224