New Birdwatching show for 2010 (1 Viewer)

Marmot · Sep 1, 2009

When looking at the TV Times today noticed that on the forthcoming series that Sky1 are doing a 6 part series in the new year. The series is called Bailey's Birdwatch after the presenter comedian Bill Bailey.

The write up says that him and other celebrities will be in various parts of the UK looking for rare native birds and glorious landscapes.

Sleeper · Sep 1, 2009

Marmot
That sounds really good until I realised I no longer have SKY after swapping to Freesat.

MMmmm

username · Sep 1, 2009

I will certainly want to see this series.....love Bill Bailey's 'take' on things....

Cheshire Birder · Sep 1, 2009

Typical. It had to be on sky!!

CB

thenorthernmonkey · Sep 1, 2009

Unfortunatley where celebraties are concerned i fear we will be subject to ridicule by some of them. Did anyone see 3 men in a boat with Rory Bremner making for the Scillies. It had the making of a good episode until that little ***** Griff Rhys Jones took the piss...

JTweedie · Sep 1, 2009

I tried to find some more info about this, but most sites seem to be quoting the same stuff, however one site mentioned that it would "get teams with expert captains and the like and set them challenges and dish out forfeits".

I quite like Bailey and his humour is a bit out-there so while it sounds like a weird idea, hopefully he can pull it off. I'm sure we can all enjoy a birding programme that lets its hair down and has a laugh - as long as it isn't disparaging, I'm sure it'll be worth one watch at least. It would be good if the "celebrities" (oh how I hate that term) are people genuinely interested or at least keen to learn something new.

thenorthernmonkey · Sep 1, 2009

JTweedie said:
It would be good if the "celebrities" (oh how I hate that term) are people genuinely interested or at least keen to learn something new.

Problem is these days everything seems to revolve around "celebrities". Celebrity this and celebrity that on TV every night. I think a far better use of TV resources would be to have some-one like David Lindo (who hasnt made household celebrity status yet) taking under priveleged kids out and about and getting them involved in birding.

dogfish · Sep 2, 2009

I'd be surprised if this programme's any good, because it's on Sky. Sky's very rare ventures into British-made programming tend to be disappointing, to put it mildly.

Sean

Euan Buchan · Sep 2, 2009

Could be a good show

Stoggler · Sep 2, 2009

thenorthernmonkey said:
Did anyone see 3 men in a boat with Rory Bremner making for the Scillies. It had the making of a good episode until that little ***** Griff Rhys Jones took the piss...

Do you mean Rory McGrath? I thought he did Three Men in a Boat?

JWN Andrewes · Sep 2, 2009

Stoggler said:
Do you mean Rory McGrath? I thought he did Three Men in a Boat?

He and Griff, and Dara O'Brain/Brian/Briain (never quite sure), and Griff was a bit of an arse when it came to the birding bit.

James

thenorthernmonkey · Sep 2, 2009

Stoggler said:
Do you mean Rory McGrath? I thought he did Three Men in a Boat?

Quite right, It was Rory Mcgrath. My apologies

Peewit · Sep 3, 2009

thenorthernmonkey said:
Problem is these days everything seems to revolve around "celebrities". Celebrity this and celebrity that on TV every night. I think a far better use of TV resources would be to have some-one like David Lindo (who hasnt made household celebrity status yet) taking under priveleged kids out and about and getting them involved in birding.

Sounds interesting but I am inclined to agree that celebrities present programmes whether they are interested in the subject or not. A bit of a failing of the great world of TV.

Anyway we shall see what the programme is like first, and then comment after. We will keep the assumptions at bay for the time being.

We have given up on Sky so it will be freebee TV for us. We still need to be set up, and want to take the cheaper way now with all the new technology appearing all over the place.
Wonder if there is another way to see the programme. Of course it may appear on mainstream TV too.

thenorthernmonkey · Sep 3, 2009

Peewit said:
Anyway we shall see what the programme is like first, and then comment after. We will keep the assumptions at bay for the time being.

I shan't be seeing any program on SKY1 as i dont have it...

Hope it's good for those that can watch it but i dont think it will be.

username · Sep 3, 2009

I don't have sky tv either...just get a mate who has to video it....!

Farnboro John · Sep 3, 2009

There's no pleasing you lot.

There's no birding on TV - moan, moan.
There's going to be birding on TV - moan, moan.

I'm off birding.

John

thenorthernmonkey · Sep 3, 2009

Farnboro John said:
There's no pleasing you lot.

There's no birding on TV - moan, moan.
There's going to be birding on TV - moan, moan.

I'm off birding.

John

Precisely - Why watch other people watching birds when we can go out and watch birds ourselves

ColonelBlimp · Sep 3, 2009

Because it's tippling it down and I have leaky boots B

Sleeper · Sep 6, 2009

It's funny how it always seems to be southerners telling others to get out there......must be great to have a stable weather pattern!

Fozzybear · Sep 6, 2009

JWN Andrewes said:
He and Griff, and Dara O'Brain/Brian/Briain (never quite sure), and Griff was a bit of an arse when it came to the birding bit.

James

It's Dara Ó Briain, which I had to look up!

I actually thought that bit with Griff was quite funny, I've seen people a 'little' like that, the guy they were with really wasn't impressed though!

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