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pWotD Episode 3373: Bill Oddie
Welcome to popular Wiki of the Day, spotlighting Wikipedia's most visited pages, giving you a peek into what the world is curious about today.
With 341,705 views on Monday, 27 July 2026 our article of the day is Bill Oddie.
William Edgar Oddie (7 July 1941 – 25 July 2026) was an English actor, birder, television presenter and writer. He was a member of the British comedy trio the Goodies.
A birder since his childhood in Quinton, Birmingham, Oddie later established a reputation as a naturalist, conservationist, and television presenter on wildlife issues. Some of his books were illustrated with his own paintings and drawings. His wildlife programmes for the BBC included Springwatch and Autumnwatch, How to Watch Wildlife, Wild in Your Garden, Birding with Bill Oddie, Britain Goes Wild with Bill Oddie and Bill Oddie Goes Wild.
This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 02:40 UTC on Tuesday, 28 July 2026.
For the full current version of the article, see Bill Oddie on Wikipedia.
This podcast uses content from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License.
Visit our archives at wikioftheday.com and subscribe to stay updated on new episodes.
Follow us on Mastodon at @[email protected].
Also check out Curmudgeon's Corner, a current events podcast.
Until next time, I'm standard Emma.
Welcome to popular Wiki of the Day, spotlighting Wikipedia's most visited pages, giving you a peek into what the world is curious about today.
With 341,705 views on Monday, 27 July 2026 our article of the day is Bill Oddie.
William Edgar Oddie (7 July 1941 – 25 July 2026) was an English actor, birder, television presenter and writer. He was a member of the British comedy trio the Goodies.
A birder since his childhood in Quinton, Birmingham, Oddie later established a reputation as a naturalist, conservationist, and television presenter on wildlife issues. Some of his books were illustrated with his own paintings and drawings. His wildlife programmes for the BBC included Springwatch and Autumnwatch, How to Watch Wildlife, Wild in Your Garden, Birding with Bill Oddie, Britain Goes Wild with Bill Oddie and Bill Oddie Goes Wild.
This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 02:40 UTC on Tuesday, 28 July 2026.
For the full current version of the article, see Bill Oddie on Wikipedia.
This podcast uses content from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License.
Visit our archives at wikioftheday.com and subscribe to stay updated on new episodes.
Follow us on Mastodon at @[email protected].
Also check out Curmudgeon's Corner, a current events podcast.
Until next time, I'm standard Emma.
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