Surely GW could have been shown in an earlier or later time slot, the vast majority of people have the facility to record a programme even if they can't physically be there to watch the transmission. I was incredulous when Monty Don announced a 4 week hiatus, I have no interest in sport and as a novice gardener need all the help I can get from the one gardening programme the BBC deign to show!
Just joined, thought I'd say hello. I enjoyed the tennis, but missing my fix of practical gardening from Monty and co, perhaps the Beeb thought that Hampton Court would keep us happy. How wrong could they be! Can't even get out on to my own wet and windy Pennine patch today, getting withdrawal symptoms!
Welcome Penninepetal! We gardeners are only allowed 1 slot a week. You'll have to switch to house buying, or antique buying, or having a baby by your boyfriend's mother's uncle's Mother-in-law to get more than 1 slot. You could watch Beechgrove, oh I forgot they've taken that off as well
I Totally agree with ALL of the above Comments, Gardeners World will be A HUGE LOSS over the next four Weeks, The busiest time in the Garden. ( Ireland)
One thing that I miss is that GW is topical and more or less in real time. This means they can refer to things like exceptional weather (!!!) and advise us how to cope. By the time they're back again, my broad beans will have died from chocolate spot, my strawberries will have rotted, and my petunias will all be torn to shred by the gales and rain. I don't suppose GW could have prevented any of this this, but they might have been able to give some encouragement and useful tips as to how to limit the damage.
Everyone who compains will get the same anodyne reply, but that's not the point. The Beeb will keep a log of the NUMBER of complaints and that is what will influence their decisions in the future. They think gardening is a minority iinterest compared with sport, which it is, but almost everyone has a garden, even if it is a balcony or a back yard, and these are becoming ever more important as more and more green areas are built over and there is less and less food for bees, etc. I feel a letter to the Beeb coming on!.
This week's Radio Times has a letter making some of the above points. I'm sure it's not the only one RT has received on the subject. As you say, GGrandma, they do take notice of the number of complaints, so it all helps. The Beeb ought to be pleased really - it's quite a positive thing to have a programme so well liked that people get really upset when you take it off the schedule.
I've nothing against tennis - in fact I intend to watch the men's final this afternoon, but first I am heading for the garden as it is SUNNY!
I've made my complaint but find myself even more irritated and frustrated but the fact that I can't make all the points I want to make because the beeb's email meesager will not allow me enough characters! Only a letter will do!
BBC Audience Services PO Box 1922 Darlington DL3 0UR
8TH July 2012-07-08
Dear Sirs,
I would like to complain about the cancellation of BBC Gardeners World for the entire month of July, the busiest time in the garden. I have been unable to make this complaint online because your messaging service will not permit me enough characters to make my point and also it seems that one can only complain about a broadcast programme, not the cancellation of a programme. That only merits a ‘comment’. Frustrating!
At one time, there was a wealth of gardening programmes. Of the few remaining, GW is iconic. I believe that in this day and age, to regard gardening as a minority interest is astonishingly short-sighted. We are in a recession where everyone is encouraged to make, renovate and grow things, yet the information needed to do so is being given a very low priority.
Furthermore, when much of our countryside is being built over and such vital creatures as bees are becoming endangered, the private garden has never been more important as a habitat and food source. We should be encouraging and fostering gardening as a vital part of our country’s future, not reducing its profile. Almost everyone has the potential for a garden, even if it is only a balcony or window-box. In creating a garden, they are not only contributing to their own mental and emotional well-being, but to the well-being of our nation and its food supplies. As a nation, we can no longer produce enough food for our population and we are losing the insects we need to preserve our food supply. This is more important than who wins Wimbledon!
Sport is great and this is an historic year, but It is simply untrue that there is no time for a half-hour gardening programme - just cancel some of those repeats! There are also BBC1, BBC 3 and BBC 4. We gardeners don’t mind changing channels!
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Green Magpie -on page 6 had the same reply-as probably will anyone else who complained
Surely GW could have been shown in an earlier or later time slot, the vast majority of people have the facility to record a programme even if they can't physically be there to watch the transmission. I was incredulous when Monty Don announced a 4 week hiatus, I have no interest in sport and as a novice gardener need all the help I can get from the one gardening programme the BBC deign to show!
Welcome Penninepetal! We gardeners are only allowed 1 slot a week. You'll have to switch to house buying, or antique buying, or having a baby by your boyfriend's mother's uncle's Mother-in-law to get more than 1 slot. You could watch Beechgrove, oh I forgot they've taken that off as well
I Totally agree with ALL of the above Comments, Gardeners World will be A HUGE LOSS over the next four Weeks, The busiest time in the Garden. ( Ireland)
One thing that I miss is that GW is topical and more or less in real time. This means they can refer to things like exceptional weather (!!!) and advise us how to cope. By the time they're back again, my broad beans will have died from chocolate spot, my strawberries will have rotted, and my petunias will all be torn to shred by the gales and rain. I don't suppose GW could have prevented any of this this, but they might have been able to give some encouragement and useful tips as to how to limit the damage.
Everyone who compains will get the same anodyne reply, but that's not the point. The Beeb will keep a log of the NUMBER of complaints and that is what will influence their decisions in the future. They think gardening is a minority iinterest compared with sport, which it is, but almost everyone has a garden, even if it is a balcony or a back yard, and these are becoming ever more important as more and more green areas are built over and there is less and less food for bees, etc. I feel a letter to the Beeb coming on!.
This week's Radio Times has a letter making some of the above points. I'm sure it's not the only one RT has received on the subject. As you say, GGrandma, they do take notice of the number of complaints, so it all helps. The Beeb ought to be pleased really - it's quite a positive thing to have a programme so well liked that people get really upset when you take it off the schedule.
I've nothing against tennis - in fact I intend to watch the men's final this afternoon, but first I am heading for the garden as it is SUNNY!
I've made my complaint but find myself even more irritated and frustrated but the fact that I can't make all the points I want to make because the beeb's email meesager will not allow me enough characters! Only a letter will do!
Found the address. Wrote the letter.
BBC Audience Services
PO Box 1922
Darlington
DL3 0UR
8TH July 2012-07-08
Dear Sirs,
I would like to complain about the cancellation of BBC Gardeners World for the entire month of July, the busiest time in the garden. I have been unable to make this complaint online because your messaging service will not permit me enough characters to make my point and also it seems that one can only complain about a broadcast programme, not the cancellation of a programme. That only merits a ‘comment’. Frustrating!
At one time, there was a wealth of gardening programmes. Of the few remaining, GW is iconic. I believe that in this day and age, to regard gardening as a minority interest is astonishingly short-sighted. We are in a recession where everyone is encouraged to make, renovate and grow things, yet the information needed to do so is being given a very low priority.
Furthermore, when much of our countryside is being built over and such vital creatures as bees are becoming endangered, the private garden has never been more important as a habitat and food source. We should be encouraging and fostering gardening as a vital part of our country’s future, not reducing its profile. Almost everyone has the potential for a garden, even if it is only a balcony or window-box. In creating a garden, they are not only contributing to their own mental and emotional well-being, but to the well-being of our nation and its food supplies. As a nation, we can no longer produce enough food for our population and we are losing the insects we need to preserve our food supply. This is more important than who wins Wimbledon!
Sport is great and this is an historic year, but It is simply untrue that there is no time for a half-hour gardening programme - just cancel some of those repeats! There are also BBC1, BBC 3 and BBC 4. We gardeners don’t mind changing channels!