I'm an Oddie fan too.
I always felt the shows were somewhat his 'baby'. I hope the beeb bring him back, but I think it unlikely. His knowledge was always underated in IMO although I know his humour is not to all tastes. Does anyone know how he is doing health wise?
Kate Humble RSPB President! I M O that is good as to many the image of the RSPB is of an organisation whose membership is made up of elderly folk. Kate at least brings some lets say 'youthful maturity', so in that respect I think her appointment is a good one and I wish her well.
I agree (at least if I have things correct) with cm8 with regard Chris Packham. I reckon he was far better suited to working on his earlier stuff with young people.
Now I'm starting to sound like old Victor too.
Despite all my comments I do think these programmes are vitaly important. I just think the beeb need to have a good think about how they are presenting all of this. I love 'owt' to do with nature, but I don't watch this (very much) any more. As I suggested earlier, for me the thing has become repetitive and boring and needs a good overhaul or complete replacement. I like things to tax the brain a little and I don't see this programme doing that.
The one thing I would say it that I do understand why they use names for the deer. I think the great British public (including the kids) would find it far less interesting and entertaining if they were refering to say number such and such. The Red Kite Project up in the North East has been a fantastic success amongst people in the region, and especially the schools who adopt a Red Kite and name it. Don't get me wrong of course, as personally I don't much like the naming game and as far as I am concerned this whole damn deer business has gone well past it's sell buy date. They might as well just show repeats of the original action from the first time they did it (they could be for all I know). I think it has become a complete waste of licence payers money.
