Comedian has an eye for the birds

Keynsham funny man Bill Bailey will front a new TV series on bird watching, it has been revealed.

Bailey will present a six-part series for Sky1 called Bill Bailey's Big Bird Watch.

The show, which is being made by the independent production company Fever, will cover a wide range of birds seen in locations across Britain.

Bailey, who has starred in a number of panel shows, sitcoms and films, played a gig to a sell-out audience at Bristol's Hippodrome on Tuesday.

He is just one of a number of celebrities lined up to star in a whole new host of programmes, to be screened later this year.

Holby City actor Angela Griffin will lead a push into daytime programming by Sky1, with a new daily live talkshow, Angela and Friends.