They're those long thin bits joining his hands to his shouders.
But yes, I agree. And if you must have a dog, Nigel looks like a good one. (I'm not a doggy person; I cant stand yappy ones and I'm still scared of scary ones).
Oh I do hope you never ask for a guided tour at my museum. My hands are all over the place in a controlled manner carefully thought out! It's a deliberate well known method of presenting ensuring your audience keep their focus on you.
I'm also on a foody forum - there's a thread on there at the moment on what people find annoying about tv chefs - I think I must be really easy going - I just watch and accept people as they are, all different, all with their idiosyncrasies that make them human and interesting.
I would hate it if all tv presenters, be they gardeners, chefs or even Top Gear presenters, adopted some approved middle of the road innocuous corporate style of presenting. It would be the modern equivalent of the received pronunciation that used to prevail on BBC TV back in the 50s and 60s. Heaven forfend!!!
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
There are 3 styles of presenting (on TV or anywhere else for that matter) which I do not like.
The first is the dumbed down / have to repeat everything 5 times in case we forgot what we were told 10 mins ago / use no words of more than 3 syllables style.
The second is the hyper - over enthusiastic - life's a ball - but lacking in substance -style.
The third is the 1950 / 60's hyper-formal, stiff presentation (usually done live in a studio)
Monty's style of presentation doesn't fall into any of those categories and I find him laid back, gently knowledgeable and appropriately keen about his chosen subjects. He is one of the best TV presenters around at the moment and I have never noticed waving arms or any other distractions (other than Nigel of course ).
I think this new programme is very good - although I am also a little concerned about that tree - I suspect Monty might be too - probably not what he would recommend on GW. I would like to see much more of this style of programme rather than more SCD type rubbish (ducks for cover...)
Heaven is ... sitting in the garden with a G&T and a cat while watching the sun go down
I found myself standing right next to him at Tatton Park show a year or two back - we were both interested in the same lovely new agapanthus. I didn't bother him but do admit earwigging, as he was asking all the questions I wanted to ask!
Saw him earlier this year - a most entertaining afternoon - just seemed like a genuinely nice guy.
That's the impression I get too - do you remember that series, was it called Big Dreams-Small Spaces or something like that - there were people some of whose ideas I would have called totally bonkers, and I remember one that turned out to be just plain 'wrong', but MD never put their ideas down or made them feel twerps - he just showed them ways they could get as close to their dream as possible. The one that turned out to be 'just plain wrong' didn't take any notice of his suggestions.
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I love his voice, his gardening style, his enthusiasm, his dog ....... Never noticed his arms ....
They're those long thin bits joining his hands to his shouders.
But yes, I agree. And if you must have a dog, Nigel looks like a good one. (I'm not a doggy person; I cant stand yappy ones and I'm still scared of scary ones).
Oh I do hope you never ask for a guided tour at my museum. My hands are all over the place in a controlled manner carefully thought out! It's a deliberate well known method of presenting ensuring your audience keep their focus on you.
This is so funny!
I'm also on a foody forum - there's a thread on there at the moment on what people find annoying about tv chefs - I think I must be really easy going - I just watch and accept people as they are, all different, all with their idiosyncrasies that make them human and interesting.
I would hate it if all tv presenters, be they gardeners, chefs or even Top Gear presenters, adopted some approved middle of the road innocuous corporate style of presenting. It would be the modern equivalent of the received pronunciation that used to prevail on BBC TV back in the 50s and 60s. Heaven forfend!!!
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Criticising Monty is close to blasphemy in my book.
There are 3 styles of presenting (on TV or anywhere else for that matter) which I do not like.
The first is the dumbed down / have to repeat everything 5 times in case we forgot what we were told 10 mins ago / use no words of more than 3 syllables style.
The second is the hyper - over enthusiastic - life's a ball - but lacking in substance -style.
The third is the 1950 / 60's hyper-formal, stiff presentation (usually done live in a studio)
Monty's style of presentation doesn't fall into any of those categories and I find him laid back, gently knowledgeable and appropriately keen about his chosen subjects. He is one of the best TV presenters around at the moment and I have never noticed waving arms or any other distractions (other than Nigel of course
).
I think this new programme is very good - although I am also a little concerned about that tree - I suspect Monty might be too - probably not what he would recommend on GW. I would like to see much more of this style of programme rather than more SCD type rubbish (ducks for cover...)
Jo
Saw him earlier this year - a most entertaining afternoon - just seemed like a genuinely nice guy.
I found myself standing right next to him at Tatton Park show a year or two back - we were both interested in the same lovely new agapanthus. I didn't bother him but do admit earwigging, as he was asking all the questions I wanted to ask!
That's the impression I get too - do you remember that series, was it called Big Dreams-Small Spaces or something like that - there were people some of whose ideas I would have called totally bonkers, and I remember one that turned out to be just plain 'wrong', but MD never put their ideas down or made them feel twerps - he just showed them ways they could get as close to their dream as possible. The one that turned out to be 'just plain wrong' didn't take any notice of his suggestions.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.