By Broadcaster David Bellamy has died aged 86.
Bellamy, who became a household name as a TV personality, scientist and conservationist, died on Wednesday.
After his TV appearances concerning the Torrey Canyon disaster, his exuberant and demonstrative presentation of science topics featured on programmes such as Don’t Ask Me along with other scientific personalities such as Magnus Pyke, Miriam Stoppard and Rob Buckman. He wrote, appeared in or presented hundreds of television programmes on botany, ecology, environmentalism and other issues. His television series included Bellamy on Botany, Bellamy’s Britain, Bellamy’s Europe and Bellamy’s Backyard Safari.[14] He was regularly parodied by impersonators such as Lenny Henry on Tiswas with a “gwapple me gwapenuts” catchphrase. His distinctive voice was used in advertising.[15]
In later life Bellamy, who lived in County Durham, attracted criticism for dismissing global warming.
In 2004 he described it as “poppycock” – a stance which he later said cost him his TV career.
Bellamy worked as a factory worker and a plumber before embarking on his broadcasting career.
Source: BBC New / Wikipedia
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