In article , Sue
writes

Toby Buckland is a good presenter if he's
allowed to talk in more depth about actual gardening; he's a
knowledgeable bloke.

He is but he and his wife did star in that truly dire garden quiz come
transformation series on some unknown channel in the afternoon.



I feel an hour length programme with more time for getting into various
topics would be far better, and none of that "what's hot and what's not"
type nonsense. Plus another vote here for correct plant names on screen
long enough to jot them down.

They should take a leaf (ha ha) out of the beechgrove garden book or
better still the RTE gardening programme about 10 years ago, now that
WAS good it even had Helen Dillon in it as a regular!


--
Janet Tweedy
Dalmatian Telegraph
http://www.lancedal.demon.co.uk

On 2009-11-11 12:07:39 +0000, Granity
said:
, wrote (attribution corrected!)


Well I sincerely hope they *don't* bring back the smarmy Titchmarsh,
he
really grates on me. I agree it's the inappropriate production that
needs to be sorted out. Toby Buckland is a good presenter if he's
allowed to talk in more depth about actual gardening; he's a
knowledgeable bloke.

I feel an hour length programme with more time for getting into
various
topics would be far better, and none of that "what's hot and what's
not"
type nonsense. Plus another vote here for correct plant names on
screen
long enough to jot them down.

I thought that it improved greatly when it was reduced to a 1/2 hour
program, probably because it cut out the rubbish.
I'm quite happy with the current presenters, but not some of the
content, I thing that the best thing would be to bring back AT as the
Producer to improve the content.

Hmm, that's quite a specialised job. He could certainly be an adviser
as well as a presenter and I think the original article said Toby
Buckland would probably stay on. I've written suggesting Roy
Lancaster, too because we liked him and his straightforward approach to
gardens and plants, as well as his knowledge.
--
Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.com
Shrubs & perennials. Tender & exotics.
South Devon

On Nov 6, 11:06*am, Sacha wrote:
The BBC is 'in talks' with Alan Titchmarsh in the hope that he will
return to front Gardener's World. *

Good.

This follows scores of complaints
about the current lacklustre presentation and lack of genuine gardening
tips and advice. *I hope it materialises. *I think he's a really good
presenter and he does know his gardening.

He is good. An amiable sort.

Kathy McIntosh wrote:
"Janet Baraclough" wrote in message
...


Maybe if GW presenters wore fantastic frocks, or some sequiny
costume which barely passes as adequate underwear, they'd get more
viewers.

Thank you Janet. Now I can't get the picture of Toby and Alys in
sequined thongs out of my head!
Alys........thong............cold shower
--
https://www.shop.helpforheroes.org.uk/

Pete C
London UK

Hi all, I have been following this thread very closely and totally agree with most of whats been said but talking from experience of having presented a TV
programme you are totally controlled by the producers, directors and right at the end the editor, for example (mine was a small angling programme) I was
always told that as only a very small minority of viewers were fishermen, I could not bore the general viewer with technical fishing information, which was very frustrating when anglers that I met would ask why I did not talk about a particular aspect in detail of course I had but it had been left on the
cutting room floor so to speak. On average it takes the BBC about 6-8hrs of
footage to produce 1/2 hr of edited programme, thats an awful lot of information that is not used. The worst problem is that often the person with the most control is the one with the least knowledge of the subject. I was lucky in that I insisted in writing my own scripts and voice overs but you
learn to become very crafty ie. if I wanted to say something that I did not want cut, then I would say it as I was landing a fish knowing that they could not cut it. When the then current local gardening man (D.C.) was put away ?
I had several meetings with a view to taking over but the producer was insisting that, I work to a script (its very hard to be enthusiastic about somebodys elses words), and my ideas about what a gardening programme should be about did not match hers (pricking out lettuce seedlings and taking fuchsia cuttings etc) so I declined. Finally the MOST important thing if you are not happy is to write in, this is something few people do and it has the biggest impact to programme planning.
Lannerman.

I hope he does return, he is the best presenter since Geoff Hamilton.

He is a slightly controversial figure in the horticultral industry, particularly after ground force, but what I can say is that I know some well respected members of the horticultural trade that feel interest in gardening has waned since he left GW.

I actually grew up close to where he lives, and being in the trade I have sold him trees and spoken to him a couple of times (I nearly crushed him with the tail lift of a truck at Chelsea a couple of years ago, but that is a different story). I am not pretending to be a huge fan, but he is a genuinely nice guy, and what is amusing is that everyone assumes that they know him, and will start a conversation as if he was an old friend. To his credit, he always joins in without a hint of hesistation. Not all of the Horticultural elite are so approachable and do anything like as good a job of promoting our industry.

I might start watching again if he is on.