Bill Oddie
Posted in Events dear boy. Events, Radio 2 at 12:00 on 28 July 2026
I was so sad to hear yesterday of the death of Bill Oddie, comedian, bird watcher and naturalist.
It was as a comedian I first knew of him, through his contributions to the BBC radio show (on the then Home Service for its first series, then the Light Programme and its successor Radio 2) I’m Sorry, I’ll Read That Again, which I have mentioned before. It’s a shame there’s no stand-alone version of The Angus Prune Tune available for inclusion here. (Its lyric is given here, though.)
Then of course he went on to become one third of The Goodies.
His interest in birds was then parlayed into appearances on various nature programmes.
His life was, however, affected by bipolar disorder, not diagnosed till fairly late on.
William Edgar (Bill) Oddie: 7/7/1941 – 25/7/2026. So it goes.
Tags: Bill Oddie, Home Service, Iâm Sorry Iâll Read That Again, Light Programme, Radio 2, The Goodies
