Editing Bill Oddie (section)

==Early life==
Oddie was born on 7 July 1941 in [[Rochdale]], [[Lancashire]], but moved to [[Birmingham]] at a young age. He was raised by his father, Harry Oddie, and grandmother, Emily. His father was assistant chief accountant at the Midlands Electricity Board.<ref>Interview ''The Sunday Times'' Money p14, 29 March 2015</ref> His mother, Lilian, was diagnosed with [[schizophrenia]] and, during most of his youth, was hospitalised at the [[Barnsley Hall Hospital]] psychiatric facility.<ref> ''[[The One Show]]'', 13 February 2012</ref> He was educated at Lapal Primary School, Halesowen Grammar School (now [[The Earls High School]], [[Halesowen]]) and [[King Edward's School, Birmingham]], an all-boys [[Direct grant grammar school|direct grant school]], where he captained the school's [[rugby union]] team.<ref>{{Cite news |title=My Rugby Passion: Bill Oddie |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/rugbyunion/3015590/My-Rugby-Passion-Bill-Oddie.html |date=26 October 2001 |access-date=23 August 2023 |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph}}</ref> He then studied [[English literature]] at [[Pembroke College, Cambridge]].