Editing Bill Oddie (section)

===Mental health===
Oddie had experienced [[Dysthymia|depression]] for most of his life before being diagnosed with [[Major depressive disorder|clinical depression]] in 2001.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://arts.guardian.co.uk/features/story/0,,1885499,00.html |work=The Guardian |location=London |access-date=26 April 2010 |title=I couldn't move. I was catatonic |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070827131105/http://arts.guardian.co.uk/features/story/0%2C%2C1885499%2C00.html |archive-date=27 August 2007 |url-status=dead  }}</ref> In March 2009 he was reportedly admitted to Capio Nightingale [[psychiatric hospital]] in [[Marylebone]] for treatment. His then agent, David Foster, said: "Bill gets these bouts every two or three years where he gets down for about two weeks and recovers. He sometimes goes into hospital or takes a break or has a change of scenery to recharge his batteries."<ref>{{Cite news|work=The Telegraph |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/4973166/TV-presenter-Bill-Oddie-admitted-to-hospital-with-clinical-depression.html |title=TV presenter Bill Oddie admitted to hospital with clinical depression |date=11 March 2009 |location=London |first=Oliver |last=Gregory |access-date=26 April 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090314042117/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/4973166/TV-presenter-Bill-Oddie-admitted-to-hospital-with-clinical-depression.html |archive-date=14 March 2009 |url-status=dead  }}</ref> In January 2010 Oddie spoke to the media, revealing that he had two separate stays in different hospitals, only being discharged "in time for Christmas". He said that he was dealing with depression and [[bipolar disorder]], describing the period as "probably the worst 12 months of my life". Oddie stated that he was planning to meet BBC executives to discuss his return to television work.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/8448164.stm |title=Bill Oddie speaks about his depression battle |work=BBC News |date=8 January 2010 |access-date=26 April 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100114062357/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/8448164.stm |archive-date=14 January 2010 |url-status=dead  }}</ref>

His illness meant that Oddie did not appear in the 2009 and 2010 series of ''Springwatch'', although he made a guest appearance in the penultimate episode of the latter. He subsequently said he was [[Dismissal (employment)|dismissed]] from ''Springwatch'' and that this had caused the depressive illness.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thetimes.com/comment/register/article/bill-oddie-reveals-his-depression-after-springwatch-departure-w7w33lf8zph|title=Bill Oddie reveals his depression after Springwatch departure|first=James|last=Jackson|access-date=16 December 2022|website=[[The Times]]}}</ref>

Oddie presented the [[BBC Radio 4]] Appeal programme on 10 August 2014 on behalf of the charity Bipolar UK. He revealed that as a consequence of his bipolar disorder he had attempted suicide during one of his depressive episodes.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b04d0x5m |title=Radio 4 Appeal |publisher=bbc.co.uk |date=10 August 2014 |access-date=14 August 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140813004142/http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b04d0x5m |archive-date=13 August 2014 |url-status=dead  }}</ref> On the UK TV programme ''[[Who Do You Think You Are? (British TV series)|Who Do You Think You Are?]]'' he attributed his depression and bipolar disorder as an adult to his minimal and painful relationship with his mother.<ref name="WDYTYA">{{Cite episode |title=Bill Oddie  |series=Who Do You Think You Are? |series-link=Who Do You Think You Are? (UK TV series) |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0074skd |access-date= 27 December 2007 |network=[[BBC Television]] |date=27 December 2007 |series-no=1 |number=10 }}</ref>