Mark Smyth
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hi, I'm the new guy just joined today
Bill's programme was a load of tosh and agree the wader footage was brilliant
Bill's programme was a load of tosh and agree the wader footage was brilliant
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Bill Oddie Tonight 8pm BBC2 (1 Viewer)
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thenorthernmonkey
CBWPS Stithians
at which point did you decide it was tosh and why did you cary on watching it.
ps. welcome to bird forum
John Cantelo
Well-known member
Well, having read all of these comments I was rather dreading watching it on i-player, but do you know what? - taken as a whole I found it rather good. Of course, Bill Oddie's silliness was a bit OTT at times, his antics a bit intrusive and the silly cartoonish interludes irritating to a degree BUT the thing with Bill Oddies is that, unlike some wildlife presenters he has a another gear. The footage of waders was terrific and the bit about sandhoppers good too. At least have a high profile birder like Bill Oddie gives the hobby some sort of profile. And without him who else is there> Some folks just don't know when they're well off!
John
John
At the end of the day what would you prefer was shown on tv BIG BROTHER, ANT AND DEC, X FACTOR, THE JADE GOODY SHOW, POSH AND BECKS IN LA? or what about "The end of the world will soon be here but don't pannic as Gordon Brown will save us all" or "how to stop yourself being a victim of Happy Slapping" the point of Bills and JK type of wildlife/birding programmes (and dare i say Alan Titchmarsh?) is entertainment! which harms no'one and if it helps to protect wildlife then i'm all for it!
Instead of knocking the likes of Bill and Johnny (and Alan) why not get off the soap boxes and contact the Programme producers and tell them what we want, you never know they may listen (we contacted JK's managment and asked them to send JK up here to Scotland we enclosed lots of info about where he film etc and they listened hence reason for his Scottish visit)
Regarding the Bill Oddie programme i too didn't like the silly comedy bits but they are trying to reach a wider audience and unfortunatly that includes families with children hence the funny voices etc, if the parents can drag their kids away from shooting computer games etc and get them watching wildlife that can only be a good thing?
Cheers
Brian
Ps I don't have any kids myself but having been one once, i remember how good it was to spot an Otter in the wild and after that i was hooked lets hope some of the young uns do the same?
Instead of knocking the likes of Bill and Johnny (and Alan) why not get off the soap boxes and contact the Programme producers and tell them what we want, you never know they may listen (we contacted JK's managment and asked them to send JK up here to Scotland we enclosed lots of info about where he film etc and they listened hence reason for his Scottish visit)
Regarding the Bill Oddie programme i too didn't like the silly comedy bits but they are trying to reach a wider audience and unfortunatly that includes families with children hence the funny voices etc, if the parents can drag their kids away from shooting computer games etc and get them watching wildlife that can only be a good thing?
Cheers
Brian
Ps I don't have any kids myself but having been one once, i remember how good it was to spot an Otter in the wild and after that i was hooked lets hope some of the young uns do the same?
nick the grief
Incomplete Beginer
Nice of you to say Dryocopus :-O:-O
I guess it depends on the audience the programme is aimed at. If it;s the hardened birder I guess it will get up your nose but if it's a clever ploy to try and get the public into birding it shows that we aren't all sad gits in anoraks and woolly hats .... hmm, must change the woolly hat and anorak for something with a bit more street cred 3
PS I haven't seen the prog so can't really comment on content
thenorthernmonkey
CBWPS Stithians
i dont think that remark is very fair to the iraqi nation
thenorthernmonkey
CBWPS Stithians
we could send them to mars with jade goody and mr pwat
Gill Osborne
Well-known member
Yep sorry they have suffered enough
why not rename the Spice Girls "The Axis of Evil" then maybe Mr Bush will send them a cruise (or did i mean on a cruise)and as for sending them to mars? Posh would fit in with them as she looks like the creature at Roswell:eek!:
Just stumbled on Mrs Claymore watching some lookalikes on TV I'm sure they had Tommy Walsh doing Frank Sinatra? and Elton John is now 6'4":eek!:
Strange world we live in
thenorthernmonkey
CBWPS Stithians
i started to watch this for reasons unknown- it didnt stay on long- total drivel. at least i was spared a crappy elvis lookalike
rozinante
Anarchism is order
You will almost defiantly have seen one Dan. The very reason Orwell used it in the title was as a ubiquitous symbol of drab middle class taste. Like "mother in laws tongue" it was a Victorian favorite that was still popular with old ladies right up to the 70s.
Vectis Birder
Itchy feet
Wasn't there a World War II song about aspidistras? Or have I imagined it?
Gill Osborne
Well-known member
Wasn't that a song called ''The Biggest Aspidistra In The World''? :-O
Yes...just checked and it was....in 1938 :-O
http://ingeb.org/songs/foryears.html
I used to have one years ago - fabulous plant it was and pretty big too :t: I would have probably still had it now if some ******* scum hadn't broken into my flat and trashed it into a million bits!!! :C
christineredgate
Winner of the Copeland Wildlife Photographer of th
Yes,dear old Gracie Fields sang the "The Biggest Aspidistra in The World",a Yorkshire lass,voice of gravel,heart of gold.
Clive Watson
Looks like I picked the wrong week to quit ampheta
This one pretty much sums up my opinion. I wonder if a lot of the more cringe-inducing moments are instigated by the BBC rather than Bill himself in their attempts to make the programme more appealing to the masses.
Xenospiza
Distracted
I am sure he decorated that garden himself, which well... how can I put this? With all those gnomes it's like a portrait gallery of self-admiration. It really put me off watching again. I felt the spider footage was far below par (a torch for lighting!) and the animated bits were just horrible.
The Knots were fantastic, although cut a bit too quickly (they were the main reason why I kept on watching).
It's blatantly obvious the BBC didn't want to spend any money... and thinks most of its viewers are braindead.
The Knots were fantastic, although cut a bit too quickly (they were the main reason why I kept on watching).
It's blatantly obvious the BBC didn't want to spend any money... and thinks most of its viewers are braindead.
Vectis Birder
Itchy feet
Probably. The licence fee goes up and the programme quality goes down. The BBC is often accused of dumbing down and with good reason (EastEnders, Come Dancing, anyone?).
paulwfromtheden
Well-known member
Quick reminder - 2000 tonight, for those that can stand it; I'll give it another go.
Vectis Birder
Itchy feet
I'm enjoying it myself, but I might just be easily pleased.
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