Editing Bill Oddie (section)

===Other television and voice work===
Oddie appeared as the hapless window cleaner in the [[Eric Sykes]]' comedy story ''[[The Plank (1967 film)|The Plank]]'' in 1967. He also presented the live children's Saturday morning entertainment show ''[[Saturday Banana]]'' ([[ITV (TV network)|ITV]]/[[Southern Television]]) during the late 1970s. In the late 1980s he was a presenter of the BBC TV show ''[[Fax (TV show)|Fax]]'' (a show about 'facts').

In 1981, he appeared as a [[Telethon#New Zealand|Telethon]] celebrity in New Zealand, hosted by [[TV One (New Zealand)|TV1]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/sunday-star-times/features/profiles/637257/An-Oddie-but-a-Goodie|title=An Oddie, but a Goodie|date=20 September 2008|newspaper=Sunday Star Times|access-date=5 February 2014}}</ref> He voices [[Asterix]] in the UK dub of the 1989 animated film ''[[Asterix and the Big Fight (film)|Asterix and the Big Fight]]'' (an animated adaptation of the books ''[[Asterix and the Big Fight]]'' and ''[[Asterix and the Soothsayer]]'', novelized as ''Operation Getafix'').

In 1992, he was a guest star in the US comedy television series ''[[Married... with Children]]'' for a three-part episode set in England.<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/guide/articles/m/marriedwithchild_1299002005.shtml "Married...With Children."] – BBC Guide to Comedy (Retrieved on: 30 July 2007)</ref>

He voiced the chimney sweep in the 1996 film ''[[The Wind in the Willows (1995 film)#Sequel|The Willows in Winter]]''.

In 1997 and 1998, he appeared on the [[Channel 4]] archaeological programme ''[[Time Team]]'', as the team excavated a Roman villa site in [[Turkdean]], Gloucestershire.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://tv.apple.com/us/episode/turkdean-gloucestershire/umc.cmc.12mqd7x3iodudw0th6aenmak7?showId=umc.cmc.d1upu07vlpgn1c9oo7z1peft|title=Turkdean, Gloucestershire – Classic Time Team (Season 5, Episode 4)|date=24 January 1998|website=Tv.apple|access-date=16 December 2022}}</ref>

He was the compère of a daytime BBC gameshow ''[[History Hunt]]'' (in 2003); and has appeared in the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' audio drama ''[[Doctor Who and the Pirates]]''. In 2004, he appeared on the first ever episode of the BBC series ''[[Who Do You Think You Are? (British TV series)|Who Do You Think You Are?]]'', in which he looked into his ancestry: he was visibly moved by its revelations. In 2005, he took part in ''[[Rolf on Art]] – the big event at Trafalgar Square'' and in September that year was also a celebrity guest along with [[Lynda Bellingham]] on the [[ITV1]] programme ''[[Who Wants to Be a Millionaire]]''. He also gave opinions on 100 greatest cartoons on Channel 4 that year, talking about ''[[Tom and Jerry]]'' and cartoon incidents such as the "Asses of Fire skit" in ''[[South Park: Bigger, Longer and Uncut]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0448977/fullcredits|title=100 Greatest Cartoons (2005)|publisher=IMDb}}</ref>

In 2006, Oddie appeared in the BBC show ''[[Never Mind the Buzzcocks]]'',<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.independent.co.uk/people/profiles/article2636212.ece |title=Bill Oddie: The twitcher |newspaper=The Independent |date=19 March 2014 |first=Ed |last=Caesar |access-date=15 July 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070702010828/http://news.independent.co.uk/people/profiles/article2636212.ece |archive-date=2 July 2007 |url-status=dead  }}</ref> and also appeared on the topical quiz show ''[[8 out of 10 Cats]]''. He was also the voice behind many [[B&Q]] adverts throughout 2006/2007. On 25 May 2007, Oddie made a [[cameo appearance]] on [[Ronni Ancona]]'s new comedy [[sketch show]], ''[[Ronni Ancona & Co]]''.

Also in 2007, three artists each painted a portrait of Oddie, as part of the BBC programme ''[[Star Portraits with Rolf Harris]]''. One of the artists, [[Mark Roscoe]], later revealed a dislike of Oddie, claiming to have included hidden insults in his work.<ref name="Merrill">{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/art/news/the-art-of-revenge-how-obscure-messages-reveal-painters-true-feelings-at-a-stroke-10092019.html|title=The art of revenge: How obscure messages reveal painters' true feelings at a stroke|last=Merrill|first=Jamie|date=6 March 2015|work=[[The Independent]]|access-date=23 September 2016}}</ref>

He hosted the [[genealogy]]-based series ''[[My Famous Family]]'', broadcast on [[UKTV History]] in 2007.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Television, memory, and nostalgia|last=Holdsworth|first=Amy|date=2011|publisher=Palgrave Macmillan|others=Palgrave Connect (Online service)|isbn=9781349319237|location=Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire|oclc=759166279}}</ref> In 2008, Oddie was a guest on [[Jamie Oliver]]'s television special ''Jamie's Fowl Dinners'', talking about free-range chickens.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/au/tv-season/jamies-fowl-dinners/id624455344|title=Jamie's Fowl Dinners on iTunes|date=11 January 2008 |publisher=iTunes Store|access-date=6 November 2017}}</ref>

He also appeared on ''[[Would I Lie to You? (British game show)|Would I Lie To You?]]'' in 2011, where he revealed that he was saved from drowning by [[Freddy Marks|Freddy]] from popular children's series ''[[Rainbow (TV series)|Rainbow]]'' and ''[[Rod, Jane and Freddy]]'' while on holiday in the [[Seychelles]].

[[File:Bill Oddie Live (Perth June 27 2013).jpg|thumb|Oddie performing at the Astor Theatre in [[Perth, Western Australia]], 2013]]
In February 2015, Oddie appeared in ''[[The Keith Lemon Sketch Show]]'' as the narrator of the sketch ''[[Ed Sheeran]] Watch''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/keith_lemon_sketch_show/episodes/1/2/|title=The Keith Lemon Sketch Show Series 1, Episode 2|website=British Comedy Guide|access-date=16 December 2022}}</ref>

He appeared as a contestant on a celebrity edition of ''[[Fifteen to One]]'' in August 2015<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b9efd9db7 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190504180552/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b9efd9db7 |url-status=dead |archive-date=4 May 2019 |title=Bill Oddie |publisher=British Film Institute |access-date=10 November 2022}}</ref> and the following month he appeared on ''[[Through the Keyhole]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/through_the_keyhole/episodes/3/3/ |title=Through The Keyhole |publisher=British Comedy Guide |access-date=10 November 2022}}</ref>

He has appeared three times on the programme ''[[Pointless|Pointless Celebrities]]'', the most recent appearance being in 2016.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b05twkyd |title=Pointless Celebrities: Outdoors |publisher=BBC |access-date=10 November 2022}}</ref>

In 2017, he appeared in three episodes of ''[[The Real Marigold Hotel]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/showbiz-tv/bill-oddie-real-marigold-hotel-12600470 |title=Drinking poison 'nearly killed' Bill Oddie as he filmed the Real Marigold Hotel |date=15 February 2017 |first=James |last=Rodger |publisher=Birmingham Live |access-date=10 November 2022}}</ref>

In 2018, he featured on the programme ''The Two Ronnies: In Their Own Words''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/two_ronnies_in_their_own_words/cast_crew/ |title=The Two Ronnies: In Their Own Words |work=British Comedy Guide |access-date=10 November 2022}}</ref> In 2019, he appeared on the show ''[[The Inbetweeners: Fwends Reunited]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/the_inbetweeners_fwends_reunited/cast_crew/|title=The Inbetweeners: Fwends Reunited Cast and Crew Credits|website=British Comedy Guide|access-date=16 December 2022}}</ref>

In 2020, Oddie appeared in the documentary ''Celebrity Britain by Barge: Then & Now''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.channel5.com/show/britain-by-barge-then-now |title=Celebrity Britain by Barge: Then & Now |website=Channel5.com|access-date=10 November 2022}}</ref>