It's included in the license fee whether you use it or not. Simples.
Monty is a presenter paid to do a job by the BBC, plus what he earns from his books and articles in newspapers and magazines. If he decides he needs raise dbeds or a new greenhouse to do his job better that's fine by me and is really nobody else's business.
Do you ask your doctor who paid for their stethoscope? or you dentist who paid for his drills? Or the garage who paid for their tools so they can do their jobs properly?
No, of course not, so why should a TV gardener be any different?
Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
"The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
I shall try restrain myself unlike on similar thread last week. [ Angry trousers and all that ] In order to make an interesting programme Monty needs to have new things to do. If this involves new bits of kit and the programme brings us pleasure why should it concern us who pays for what and how much Monty earns?
How can you lie there and think of England When you don't even know who's in the team
Did this 'debate' happen when G'sW was filmed in Alan Titchmarsh's garden, or at Barnsdale?
Correct me if I'm wrong but I believe Monty only wanted to present the programme again if it could be filmed from his own garden as he had just recovered from illness. Frankly I think he's a brave man to put up with film/camera crew etc. week after week. Must be very stressful and I, for one, wouldn't do it for any amount of money.
I reckon all the presenters have done a damn good job over the years
And for what it's worth... that's all I have to say on the subject.
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
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It's included in the license fee whether you use it or not. Simples.
Monty is a presenter paid to do a job by the BBC, plus what he earns from his books and articles in newspapers and magazines. If he decides he needs raise dbeds or a new greenhouse to do his job better that's fine by me and is really nobody else's business.
Do you ask your doctor who paid for their stethoscope? or you dentist who paid for his drills? Or the garage who paid for their tools so they can do their jobs properly?
No, of course not, so why should a TV gardener be any different?
Didnt we go down this road last week and it got nasty and unpleasant
So a question frenchcafe-what is your opinion now??
I know that !!-the same question David K asked last week and it did not go down well
I don't care who paid for Monty's greenhouse I think it is lovely and I wish I could have one that size but my garden isn't big enough.
I shall try restrain myself unlike on similar thread last week. [ Angry trousers and all that ] In order to make an interesting programme Monty needs to have new things to do. If this involves new bits of kit and the programme brings us pleasure why should it concern us who pays for what and how much Monty earns?
When you don't even know who's in the team
S.Yorkshire/Derbyshire border
I somehow think that frenchcafe is a WUM
Monty don,I should imangine from his wages.
WUM WUM WUM - I think there are a few lurking
The bbc have paid out a lot more than for a greenhouse with the recent scandels from the 60's to the 80's regarding certain childrens show presenters.
Did this 'debate' happen when G'sW was filmed in Alan Titchmarsh's garden, or at Barnsdale?
Correct me if I'm wrong but I believe Monty only wanted to present the programme again if it could be filmed from his own garden as he had just recovered from illness. Frankly I think he's a brave man to put up with film/camera crew etc. week after week. Must be very stressful and I, for one, wouldn't do it for any amount of money.
I reckon all the presenters have done a damn good job over the years
And for what it's worth... that's all I have to say on the subject.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...