He would often combine music and sport by leading the singing on the long coach trip back from away rugby fixtures. The magical storytelling and unforgettable characters in Bev Doyle and Richard Kurti's audio adaptation of this children's classic have been brought to life by many well-known voices from film, TV, radio and comedy. One minute we are wild swimming in an Icelandic Lake, Paddleboarding on the Thames or being invited on stage at Sonisphere Festival, the next he is talking about having a clear out or going cycling. Alongside music and stand-up, one of Bailey's favourite pastimes is birdwatching, which he has been doing since he was a child in the West Country.

No missing or damaged pages, no creases or tears, no underlining or highlighting of text, and no writing in the margins. Packed with wisdom and humour, and with delightful illustrations by the comedian himself, Bill Bailey aims for the heart of pure joy and contentment – and how we can all achieve it. Early in 2007, a petition was started to express fans' wishes to see him cast as a dwarf in The Hobbit films, after his stand-up routine mentioned auditioning for Gimli in The Lord of the Rings. Finance is provided by PayPal Credit (a trading name of PayPal UK Ltd, Whittaker House, Whittaker Avenue, Richmond-Upon-Thames, Surrey, United Kingdom, TW9 1EH). Bailey takes us on a journey around the British Isles, zooming in on those birds that enthuse him the most.

I accept them as belated wishes for my actual birthday which is in January, the 13th and it was in'65 so papers all wrong . His musical routines include performing " The Star-Spangled Banner" in a minor key and performing the Hokey Cokey in the style of the electronic band Kraftwerk.

To continue his foray into natural history, Bailey presented ITV1's half-hour wildlife mini-series Baboons With Bill Bailey.Although he did not win the Perrier Comedy Awards in 1996, the nomination was enough to get him noticed, and in 1998 the BBC gave him his own television show, Is It Bill Bailey? It was there that Bailey began developing his own style, mixing in musical parodies with deconstructions of or variations on traditional jokes ("How many amoebas does it take to change a lightbulb?

He is a patron of International Animal Rescue and has been instrumental in the organisation's campaign to rescue dancing bears. We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others.

What this book is is a collection of stories each focused on a certain activity that made Bill happy. He won the competition with his partner, Oti Mabuse, becoming the show's oldest winner at 55, displacing the previous oldest winner Joe McFadden.

While touring in 2009, Bailey joked that the main reason for leaving the show was a lack of desire to continue humming Britney Spears' Toxic to little known figures in the indie music scene. He is also the author of Bill Bailey's Remarkable Guide to British Birds and Bill Bailey's Remarkable Guide to Happiness . The most recent ones would probably be Russell Brands book on mentors and Robert Webb’s book about being a boy.Interesting read A great insight into what Bill Bailey considers the route to being happy, covering many different subjects that Bill has personally experienced thru out his life that define being Happy .