Kate Humble: Bill Oddie made the natural world everybody’s world

Bill Oddie was “one of the first and bravest people” to speak about mental health, and “made the natural world everybody’s world”, according to his Springwatch co-host Kate Humble.News of the wildlife presenter’s death at the age of 85 was announced by his agent on Monday.The TV star, who found fame in the 1970s as a member of comic trio The Goodies alongside Tim Brooke-Taylor and Graeme Garden, died on Saturday.He hosted a string of wildlife programmes for the BBC, including Birding With Bill Oddie, Bill Oddie Goes Wild, Springwatch and Autumnwatch.Bill Oddie has died aged 85 (Ian West/ PA)PA ArchiveOddie, Humble and Simon King were the original presenting line-up of Springwatch when the show launched in 2005.Speaking to BBC Radio 4’s The World At One, Humble recalled how Oddie could “tel