Bill Bailey's Bird Watching Bonanza

[ChrisJB]

Originally Posted by welshcameraman

Am I the only one that thought it was rubbish. It was a good idea ruined by idiots... do we really want people like Joe Swalsh running around our nature reserves?

That said, I will still watch the rest of the series.

Martin

No. I thought it was rubbish as well. A great shame as I was really looking forward to it.

Regards, Chris

[Keith Talbot]

Well ive finally got round to watching it and must say i enjoyed it

I enjoyed it for what it was,a bit of fun

[Phoebe]

I must say it wasn't what I expected - there was not much wildlife and all a bit silly, but fun

[Gill Catton]

Originally Posted by Susie

Good point, welshcameraman, but I think I would say that everyone could see he was a bit of a twit.

I still enjoyed the programme and I don't think that everything about nature has to be educational, serious and carry a "message"; sometimes things can just be fun.

which is a pretty good message in itself.

I am just frustrated that I don't have sky so can't watch it grrrrrr

[pressld2]

I like Bill Bailey and wouldn't have minded seeing this but, like Gill, I don't have Sky.

It still amuses me that every few weeks I get marketing mail from Virgin addressed to "Dear Sky Customer..." - they cannot grasp the concept that some of us don't have satellite or cable TV and don't really want it either. I can honestly say that this is the first programme I have ever heard of which I wouldn't mind watching but is on a channel that I don't have.

Dave P.

[tameblackbirds]

I saw Bill on the 'One Show' and all though I commented at the beginning of thread that perhaps they meant Bil Oddie, I too would like to watch, no sky either.

The clips shown did look funny but I think this helps to take out the 'fustiness' and can show young and old that nature is fun and encourage an interest.

Some may say it would put some off, but personally I think probably Bill is just as passionate about nature as the next man/woman and shows it in his own fun way

[Claire Fifi]

I agree with Susie, it was a great laugh and I especially enjoyed the bit where they wrote poems!!

My son, aged 12, also watched the whole thing - and he is usually so disinterested in "wildlife" programmes. Since watching, he has even agreed to go bird watching with me RESULT!

My only slight quibble with the series was that some of the "celebs" (who the heck were they?) were really annoying. Having said that, I love Alex Zane (good eye-candy) and Bill Bailey is ace (I follow both on twitter and they are very funny).

I hope that there will be another series, but this time with some REAL celebs - or even just WAB members (ME, ME, ME).