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. On the UK TV programme 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.
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 on the uk tv programme 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