Thanks Kate1123, I've had my say on there as well. I'm sure most of us will be watching Alan T.
Thanks Gardener's wife for this discussion. I shouted at the tv when Monty said no GW for 4 weeks. Just hope he's making the most of the rest and having a holiday himself!
I'm a young(ish) gardener and have only been interested in gardening for the last three years or so, no-one else in my family or friends enjoys gardening so when I need help or advice I rely on tv shows like gardener's world or this forum and the internet in general.
To stop showing a gardening programme at this time of year for 4 weeks is a decision that can only have been made by someone who doesn't undertand our love of all things green.
I await the day I tune in only to find the episode's been dumped for tiddly-winks live from Milton Keynes...
Gald to hear your enthusiasm Leggi! I was a young gardener - once upon a time - and even then it was Gardeners World and Gardeners Question Time that taught me the basics. Please don't say tiddly winks too loudly or you'll put ideas into some non-gardening sporting fanatic in charge of Friday night programming schedule.
i agree with all of these threads.what annoys me is the amount of money that we all spend in this country going to gardening centres,the bbc should reflect the nations interest in their scheduling.also films,how much does that bring in,what do we get film 2012?whens that on?and fashion?the clothes programme anyone?!just saying..
I am a young and very much learning gardener; and to suddenly be told by Monty, that theres no gw in THE MIDDLE OF SUMMER leaves me thoroughly disappointed and, as much as I love sports, with all the ''red button' capabilility, i feel that in 2012, bbc1 and 2 should go through their regular programming FULLY UNINTERRUPTED all year round. And yes, I feel their is a market here to tap in to. Gardening IS becoming more popular amongst younger generations, and I think a second edition of gw should take us 'back to basics' as I feel when people try and get into gardening, all the latin names being used and mixed with the english names, literally scares them off! That is how I felt and sometimes still feel, but I am like a perrenial weed, very persistant and i will blossom eventually
James and others new(ish) to gardening - I do sympathise, having learnt an enormous amount from Geoff Hamilton and Geoffrey Smith many years ago. However - all is not lost: this message board has some very knowledgeable people around - so I suppose it's a case of ask about anything that you're unsure of. I know it's not the same as actually seeing it on GW each week - but beggars can't be choosers!
And as one who has been very critical of the BBC for there being no GW for four weeks - I wonder if there is a reason other than sport for its absence? For all we know, Monty et al may need a break or be committed elsewhere. (It wouldn't hurt the Beeb to explain, though.)
I'll just add my voice to the general grumbling. Gardening, like sport, is topical and needs to be shown at the right time, either live or very close to filming. A topical garden show will deal with the things we want to know now, this week, and will relate to the actual weather we're experiencing this year. Watching old repeats would be as much use as watching last year's Wimbledon.
Cutting out the only gardening show we have for a whole month during the height of summer is totally unreasonable. They set aside whole evenings for darts matches (who ever watches darts?), and hours at a stretch for golf, tennis, and of course football. If these events overrun, they're sacred and everything else gets squeezed out for them.
If there is another reason, the BBC are hiding it. What Monty said was that it was sporting events that had pushed GW out of the schedule. I feel a stiffly-worded complaint to the BBC or Radio Time coming on ...
The only consolation to constant sport, olympics, tennis etc etc...is to escape into the garden. I plan to spend every minute I can there. By the time the sporting events end my garden will be fantastic!!!!
The height of the gardening season and no programme for four weeks - it's outrageous! Really BBC all we are asking for is 30 minutes. Do they simply not realise that some of us have no interest in the Olympics or endless tennis matches!
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Thanks Kate1123, I've had my say on there as well. I'm sure most of us will be watching Alan T.
Thanks Gardener's wife for this discussion. I shouted at the tv when Monty said no GW for 4 weeks. Just hope he's making the most of the rest and having a holiday himself!
I'm a young(ish) gardener and have only been interested in gardening for the last three years or so, no-one else in my family or friends enjoys gardening so when I need help or advice I rely on tv shows like gardener's world or this forum and the internet in general.
To stop showing a gardening programme at this time of year for 4 weeks is a decision that can only have been made by someone who doesn't undertand our love of all things green.
I await the day I tune in only to find the episode's been dumped for tiddly-winks live from Milton Keynes...
Gald to hear your enthusiasm Leggi! I was a young gardener - once upon a time
- and even then it was Gardeners World and Gardeners Question Time that taught me the basics. Please don't say tiddly winks too loudly or you'll put ideas into some non-gardening sporting fanatic in charge of Friday night programming schedule.
i agree with all of these threads.what annoys me is the amount of money that we all spend in this country going to gardening centres,the bbc should reflect the nations interest in their scheduling.also films,how much does that bring in,what do we get film 2012?whens that on?and fashion?the clothes programme anyone?!just saying..
Another rant here. No new points to make but heartily agree with fellow posters.
Mutter mutter, grumble growl. SHOUTY SHOUT!!!
I am a young and very much learning gardener; and to suddenly be told by Monty, that theres no gw in THE MIDDLE OF SUMMER leaves me thoroughly disappointed and, as much as I love sports, with all the ''red button' capabilility, i feel that in 2012, bbc1 and 2 should go through their regular programming FULLY UNINTERRUPTED all year round. And yes, I feel their is a market here to tap in to. Gardening IS becoming more popular amongst younger generations, and I think a second edition of gw should take us 'back to basics' as I feel when people try and get into gardening, all the latin names being used and mixed with the english names, literally scares them off! That is how I felt and sometimes still feel, but I am like a perrenial weed, very persistant and i will blossom eventually
James and others new(ish) to gardening - I do sympathise, having learnt an enormous amount from Geoff Hamilton and Geoffrey Smith many years ago. However - all is not lost: this message board has some very knowledgeable people around - so I suppose it's a case of ask about anything that you're unsure of. I know it's not the same as actually seeing it on GW each week - but beggars can't be choosers!
And as one who has been very critical of the BBC for there being no GW for four weeks - I wonder if there is a reason other than sport for its absence? For all we know, Monty et al may need a break or be committed elsewhere. (It wouldn't hurt the Beeb to explain, though.)
I'll just add my voice to the general grumbling. Gardening, like sport, is topical and needs to be shown at the right time, either live or very close to filming. A topical garden show will deal with the things we want to know now, this week, and will relate to the actual weather we're experiencing this year. Watching old repeats would be as much use as watching last year's Wimbledon.
Cutting out the only gardening show we have for a whole month during the height of summer is totally unreasonable. They set aside whole evenings for darts matches (who ever watches darts?), and hours at a stretch for golf, tennis, and of course football. If these events overrun, they're sacred and everything else gets squeezed out for them.
If there is another reason, the BBC are hiding it. What Monty said was that it was sporting events that had pushed GW out of the schedule. I feel a stiffly-worded complaint to the BBC or Radio Time coming on ...
The only consolation to constant sport, olympics, tennis etc etc...is to escape into the garden. I plan to spend every minute I can there. By the time the sporting events end my garden will be fantastic!!!!
The height of the gardening season and no programme for four weeks - it's outrageous! Really BBC all we are asking for is 30 minutes. Do they simply not realise that some of us have no interest in the Olympics or endless tennis matches!