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  • fidgetbonesfidgetbones Posts: 17,612

    Take a torch and kill a few slugs while you're at itimage

  • Rio KnightRio Knight Posts: 26
    WARNING! Rio Knight's penny's worth incoming!



    You dont see any gardening program's on any non BBC Chanels because they don't generate enough viewers so the advertisers don't want them on.

    The BBC can show these shows because it doesn't have to worry about advertisers due to the unique way in which it's funded and long may that continue because it's the envy of the world.

    If you want to see what tv looks like without a BBC setting standards just look at the rest of the worlds terrible tv and radio.

    God bless the BBC and all who sail in her.image
  • fidgetbonesfidgetbones Posts: 17,612

    Wasn't AlanTitchmarsh on ITV last year with a "love your garden" series?

    The third series I believe.  Someone paid for some very expensive gardens.probably the advertisers.

  • sunnysarahsunnysarah Posts: 62

    Those shows are being re-run on itv 2 as I watch them image quite good as you get to nosey round peoples gardens and I like being nosey lol. I do love gardners world but I do find its a bit grand sometimes, I`m afraid I don't have much money and what I do have goes on lots of other things so I have to garden on a buget and although what they show on gw is good its a way out of my league. I do like the what to do in your garden this week bit though, find that helpful.

  • fidgetbonesfidgetbones Posts: 17,612

    I watched one yesterday. I think they spent more on the garden than my house is worth. 200 lavender and 3mature olive trees would be more than my car is worth.

  • DogbowlDogbowl Posts: 88

    What ever happened to Charlie Dimock & the Big bloke with braces ??

  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,109

    Think he does the voice-over for Wickes tv ads.

    Charlie was on tv not long ago - can't remember what on - was it to do with making a garden pond?  


    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • SweetPea93SweetPea93 Posts: 446

    Charlie Dimock is on a current BBC series called the great british garden revival at the moment, I watched the wildflower and front garden episode with none other than Mr Monty Don! Various other garden celebs each have an episode. Charlie is also bringing in the cash with some miracle grow advert I believeimage

    I was quite the fan of her in the groundforce days, being ginger, It was always nice to see one of us doing well on the telly boximage

  • DogbowlDogbowl Posts: 88

    Only had a Black & White television are you telling me she was Ginger ?(Only joking)

    I found her informative & of course easy on the eye but in keeping with other television programes(apparently)she must have got replaced by someone younger with less knowledge, ( Atleast thats what several court cases were about )

    I guess on some satelite channel somewhere they must be showing re runs of groundforce ??

  • LynLyn Posts: 23,190

    Didnt Charlie host that prog last year where people voted for their fav flower, in different catagories.

    Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor. 

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