Bill Oddie Goes Wild

Season 2

2002 · 8 episodes · 4h 0m in all

The diverse flora and fauna of the British Isles is explored by Bill Oddie in this new eight-part series.

Episodes

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   1. Scilly Isles

   4 Jan 2002 · 30 min

   Oddie's journey begins in the beautiful Isles of Scilly, where he discovers thriving tropical flowers, swims with seals and finds a bizarre creature that glows in the dark.

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   2. Dartmoor

   11 Jan 2002 · 30 min

   The second in an eight-part series in which Bill Oddie explores the diverse flora and fauna to be found in Britain. Dartmoor. Spectacular scenery, a spooky encounter with bats and the elusive otter feature as Oddie visits one of the wildest places in British Isles: Dartmoor in Devon.

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   3. Hebrides

   18 Jan 2002 · 30 min

   Hebrides. That rare and elusive bird, the corncrake, is the target of Oddie's journey to the west coast of Scotland. Wild flowers, breeding birds, an obliging otter and spectacular scenery keep him entertained along the way.

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   4. Wiltshire

   25 Jan 2002 · 30 min

   Bill Oddie explores the diverse flora and fauna of Britain. Wiltshire. Pampered ducks are among the delights when Oddie investigates the wildlife of Wiltshire village Urchfont. There are also a variety of newts, a duck-herding dog and a creature of the night that steals its food at a fox-watch.

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   5. North Norfolk

   1 Feb 2002 · 30 min

   Bill Oddie explores the diverse flora and fauna of Britain. North Norfolk. Bluebells and barn owls are among the attractions as Oddie bicycles the highways and byways of North Norfolk from dawn to dusk. He also visits the RSPB reserve at Titchwell and takes a trip by boat to view seals.

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   6. New Forest

   8 Feb 2002 · 30 min

   The sixth of eight programmes in which Bill Oddie explores the diverse flora and fauna to be found in Britain. It's not new and it isn't a forest - but the New Forest is nevertheless brimming with amazing wildlife, including badgers and deer. Oddie pays an October visit to Hampshire to explore this example of ancient England.

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   7. Wicken Fen

   15 Feb 2002 · 30 min

   The penultimate programme of the series in which Bill Oddie explores the diverse flora and fauna to be found in Britain. Wicken Fen. The wildlife in Britain's oldest - and possibly best - nature reserve proves elusive. When Oddie visits the Cambridgeshire site, can he track down the beetles, stingless nettles, moths, dragonflies and rare orchids?

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   8. London

   22 Feb 2002 · 30 min

   Bill Oddie concludes his look at Britain's flora and fauna. Water voles, a prehistoric forest, thousands of wild Asian parrots roosting in south London, and a herd of red deer living five miles from Westminster - just some of the capital's extraordinary wildlife sights.