On 27/5/08 14:47, in article
, "Cat(h)"
wrote:

On May 27, 2:26*pm, Sacha wrote:
On 27/5/08 13:53, in article
, "Cat(h)"





wrote:
On May 27, 10:02*am, "JennyC" wrote:
"endymion" wrote

Actually you are right. I do not watch as much as I used but hadnt really
reflected on why. *It is the personalities and lifestyle element. *I
suspect thats why I asked my question. *I dont want a " personality" or "
lifestyle" presenter. *I want a proper gardener *not a " designer" and I
want to see a gardeners magazine programme not a lifestyle programme. I
suspect my watching will get less if they do continue as at present.

I tape it and zap through all the boring (to me) bits :~)

I love Carol Klein - in small doses. She'd be a nightmare as presenter
Dairmund is out

On behalf of the Irish nation, I must ask: why is Diarmuid out?

Cat(h)

The very thought of Diarmuid trying to teach about how to propagate, sow,
raise and plant is enough to send many screaming for the hills, IMO. * He's
into hard landscaping, not plants in general.

That's fair enough. I can see that plants are not his area of
speciality.

*He is not very popular with
the viewing public, and a lot of those represented by comments here found
his last presenting appearance at Chelsea way over the top - remarks about
him appearing well-refreshed were made, IIRC. *He seems to have fallen out
of favour at the Beeb anyway.

I think he is probably believing his own propaganda, and turning into
a bit of a diva and an insufferable spoiled pup. At least that's how
he sometimes comes across to me.

I think 'turning into' may be a bit behind the times now. The last time I
saw him on tv he was in an advert for about 3 seconds. Once you get that
sort of rep you're out because there are too many clamouring for the chance
who don't behave like that.

*And on top of that, quite a few have said
here that they find him hard to understand.

I find this odd. However, I realise that have the advantage on many
that I am exposed every day through a combination of everyday life and
access to UK TV and radio channels to most of the gaggle of regional
accents of the British Isles. I have sometimes had to act as
translator between some Irish and British (mostly English) friends and
acquaitances. I say English because most Welsh and Scottish people in
those circumstances appear to have little difficulty in following the
conversation. And the understanding difficulty is always one way only
- most Irish people are well atuned to most British Isle accents.


I don't think it was so much his accent, or not just that but that he simply
didn't enunciate too well and seemed to swallow his words.


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Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our
children.'