That was the inspiration, I think.
Side note: in his 'Coast' days my wife had a bit of a thing for him, before he revealed himself to be a deplorable loony.
Someone I know used to present similar progs on the beeb, around about the same time as Coast and the preceding archeology ones.
The story goes that the prog makers didn't encourage Neil to cut his hair, or even tie it back.
The adjustments to his tresses, inevitably required in an outdoor setting, meant that Oliver had to at least
occasionally break his demonic stare down the camera ...