hi everyone there must be something about Alan to get all of this
attention,why is everyone going on about ground force he did other programs
too!How to be a gardener was excellent,& nothing against Monty don but
gardeners world isn't the same anymore.Ground force with Alan was better too
at least he explained the plants details.GF Yankee style is watchable,only
because I like anything to do with the garden.UK version not much better!
Martin hasn't a clue you cant suffer over exposure if you keep the viewers
entertained,look at the soaps, they've been going on donkeys years,so has
gardeners world!I could watch Alan on the box everynight & not get bored!And
could garden everyday.
Titchmarsh fan!
happy gardening
keith (obsessive gardener)

I think i have just reeled Martin in HOOK LINE & SINKER, HA HA HA .I really
am Alan,T HEY HO

"martin" wrote in message
...
On Tue, 2 Sep 2003 20:11:48 +0100, "keith"
wrote:

hi everyone there must be something about Alan to get all of this
attention,why is everyone going on about ground force he did other
programs
too!How to be a gardener was excellent,& nothing against Monty don but
gardeners world isn't the same anymore.Ground force with Alan was better
too
at least he explained the plants details.GF Yankee style is
watchable,only
because I like anything to do with the garden.UK version not much better!
Martin hasn't a clue you cant suffer over exposure if you keep the
viewers
entertained,

sadly he long ago stopped entertaining lots of us.

look at the soaps,

compare EE's viewing figures to ten years ago.

they've been going on donkeys years,so has
gardeners world!I could watch Alan on the box everynight & not get
bored!And
could garden everyday.

Lucky you. I have almost stopped watching TV. There's a limit to the
number of times I can watch a repeat of a program.

Titchmarsh fan!
happy gardening
keith (obsessive gardener)

Keith? I thought you were his mother :-)
--
Martin

I think i have just reeled Martin IN HOOK LINE & SINKER, HA HA HA !I really
am Alan T, Hey Ho.


"martin" wrote in message
...
On Tue, 2 Sep 2003 20:11:48 +0100, "keith"
wrote:

hi everyone there must be something about Alan to get all of this
attention,why is everyone going on about ground force he did other
programs
too!How to be a gardener was excellent,& nothing against Monty don but
gardeners world isn't the same anymore.Ground force with Alan was better
too
at least he explained the plants details.GF Yankee style is
watchable,only
because I like anything to do with the garden.UK version not much better!
Martin hasn't a clue you cant suffer over exposure if you keep the
viewers
entertained,

sadly he long ago stopped entertaining lots of us.

look at the soaps,

compare EE's viewing figures to ten years ago.

they've been going on donkeys years,so has
gardeners world!I could watch Alan on the box everynight & not get
bored!And
could garden everyday.

Lucky you. I have almost stopped watching TV. There's a limit to the
number of times I can watch a repeat of a program.

Titchmarsh fan!
happy gardening
keith (obsessive gardener)

Keith? I thought you were his mother :-)
--
Martin

keith wrote in message
...
hi everyone there must be something about Alan to get all of this
attention,why is everyone going on about ground force he did other
programs
too!How to be a gardener was excellent,& nothing against Monty don but
gardeners world isn't the same anymore.Ground force with Alan was better
too
at least he explained the plants details.GF Yankee style is watchable,only
because I like anything to do with the garden.UK version not much better!
Martin hasn't a clue you cant suffer over exposure if you keep the
viewers
entertained,look at the soaps, they've been going on donkeys years,so has
gardeners world!I could watch Alan on the box everynight & not get
bored!And
could garden everyday.
Titchmarsh fan!
happy gardening
keith (obsessive gardener)



I can't say exactly why I don't like him, there's just something about him.
I could never stand Paul Daniels either or Dame Edna Everage. Maybe they all
have something in common that I can't see, apart from being a complete pain
when they're on TV of course.

"anne" wrote
keith wrote
hi everyone there must be something about Alan to get all of this
attention,why is everyone going on about ground force he did other
programs

I can't say exactly why I don't like him, there's just something
about him.

Same here.
He is a good gardener, knows his stuff (especially taking cuttings!!),
etc etc etc
BUT I can't abide him on the box !
I have a theory that it's because he's so NICE - one can have too much
of a good thing !
Jenny

"anne" wrote in message
...

I can't say exactly why I don't like him, there's just something about
him.
I could never stand Paul Daniels either or Dame Edna Everage. Maybe they
all
have something in common that I can't see, apart from being a complete
pain
when they're on TV of course.

I feel the same way about Racheal De Tame and that Beardshaw bloke. And I
cant stand Dairimud (sp?) Gavin!!!!

Alan Titchmarch though I quite liked , although I had my reservations about
him when he took over GW from Geoff Hamilton.

Although I think Monty Don is making a good job of GW now, I wonder if the
BBC are going to try and sideline him in favour of RdeT and Swift ( another
one I cant stand!) and Co. No, more than that I think they are sidelining
him and will try to remove him by the next series in fav our of the crap
presenters they want to put in!

lets face it , they only put him there in the first place because of the
uproar!

"keith" wrote in message
...
hi everyone there must be something about Alan to get all of this
attention,why is everyone going on about ground force he did other
programs
too!How to be a gardener was excellent,& nothing against Monty don but
gardeners world isn't the same anymore.Ground force with Alan was better
too
at least he explained the plants details.GF Yankee style is watchable,only
because I like anything to do with the garden.UK version not much better!
Martin hasn't a clue you cant suffer over exposure if you keep the
viewers
entertained,look at the soaps, they've been going on donkeys years,so has
gardeners world!I could watch Alan on the box everynight & not get
bored!And
could garden everyday.
Titchmarsh fan!

I would agree completely with this.

"Mich"
"anne" wrote in
I can't say exactly why I don't like him, there's just something
about
him.I could never stand Paul Daniels either or Dame Edna Everage.
Maybe they
all have something in common that I can't see, apart from being a
complete
pain when they're on TV of course.

I feel the same way about Racheal De Tame and that Beardshaw bloke.
And I
cant stand Dairimud (sp?) Gavin!!!!

I agree about RdT but do find that Beardshaw grows on you. Maybe if
they let him do 'proper' gardening instead of from a helicopter he'd
be even beter "~)

Alan Titchmarch though I quite liked , although I had my
reservations about
him when he took over GW from Geoff Hamilton.

Although I think Monty Don is making a good job of GW now, I wonder
if the
BBC are going to try and sideline him in favour of RdeT and Swift
( another
one I cant stand!) and Co. No, more than that I think they are
sidelining
him and will try to remove him by the next series in fav our of the
crap
presenters they want to put in!

lets face it , they only put him there in the first place because of
the
uproar!

One wonders WHY the BBC wants these naff presenters ? Are they cheaper
?

Jenny

"Mich" wrote in message
...
:
: "anne" wrote in message
: ...
:
: I can't say exactly why I don't like him, there's just something about
: him.
: I could never stand Paul Daniels either or Dame Edna Everage. Maybe they
: all
: have something in common that I can't see, apart from being a complete
: pain
: when they're on TV of course.
:
: I feel the same way about Racheal De Tame and that Beardshaw bloke. And I
: cant stand Dairimud (sp?) Gavin!!!!
:
: Alan Titchmarch though I quite liked , although I had my reservations
about
: him when he took over GW from Geoff Hamilton.
:
: Although I think Monty Don is making a good job of GW now, I wonder if
the
: BBC are going to try and sideline him in favour of RdeT and Swift (
another
: one I cant stand!) and Co. No, more than that I think they are sidelining
: him and will try to remove him by the next series in fav our of the crap
: presenters they want to put in!
:
: lets face it , they only put him there in the first place because of the
: uproar!
:
Funny, last time I was speaking to Rachael, Chris, Diarmuid and Joe they
hadn't got a good word to say about you either :O)

K

Xref: kermit uk.rec.gardening:163289


"JennyC" wrote in message
...
:
: "anne" wrote
: keith wrote
: hi everyone there must be something about Alan to get all of this
: attention,why is everyone going on about ground force he did other
: programs
:
: I can't say exactly why I don't like him, there's just something
: about him.
:
: Same here.
: He is a good gardener, knows his stuff (especially taking cuttings!!),
: etc etc etc
: BUT I can't abide him on the box !
: I have a theory that it's because he's so NICE - one can have too much
: of a good thing !
: Jenny
:
You like 'em mean, moody and magnificent do you Jenny?

Another one I can't stand is the greasy David Dickenson.

K

On Wed, 3 Sep 2003 09:44:29 +0200, "JennyC" wrote:

~
~"Mich"
~ "anne" wrote in
~ I can't say exactly why I don't like him, there's just something
~about
~ him.I could never stand Paul Daniels either or Dame Edna Everage.
~Maybe they
~ all have something in common that I can't see, apart from being a
~complete
~ pain when they're on TV of course.
~
~ I feel the same way about Racheal De Tame and that Beardshaw bloke.
~And I
~ cant stand Dairimud (sp?) Gavin!!!!
~
~I agree about RdT but do find that Beardshaw grows on you. Maybe if
~they let him do 'proper' gardening instead of from a helicopter he'd
~be even beter "~)
~
~ Alan Titchmarch though I quite liked , although I had my
~reservations about
~ him when he took over GW from Geoff Hamilton.
~
~ Although I think Monty Don is making a good job of GW now, I wonder
~if the
~ BBC are going to try and sideline him in favour of RdeT and Swift
~( another
~ one I cant stand!) and Co. No, more than that I think they are
~sidelining
~ him and will try to remove him by the next series in fav our of the
~crap
~ presenters they want to put in!
~
~ lets face it , they only put him there in the first place because of
~the
~ uproar!
~
~One wonders WHY the BBC wants these naff presenters ? Are they cheaper
~?

Prettier I suspect. Young, good looking is the motto for most
programmes these days, and experience seems to have vanished by the
wayside.

Also there is the point about production companies. Folk here are
still shredding AT about his GWs, forgetting that it was an indie
company that was producing the programme and bringing in all this
'trendy' stuff. I haunt the BBC message boards too, and the number of
whinges about this company (and the then-GW producer in particular)
were getting out of control, especially as they seemed impervious to
what the viewers on the boards wanted.

This year, the BBC took it back 'in-house' and it's now oodles better,
even if they did have to inherit the pretty crew. It was the same with
Geoff H - an in-house job. The Beeb really is still much better than
the trendies with their production values and camerawork, imho!

I wish I had access to enough archives to see when the complaints
began and when the indie folk took over, and if there's a time link...
My suspicion is that if AT had been fronting a BBC production, a lot
more folk would be positive about him.

jane, who still thinks GW should have the old GeoffH music and is a
confirmed GQT listener... but likes AT and Monty. (Never saw much of
GeoffH so I don't really have an opinion on him. Now why don't they
repeat THOSE programmes instead of interminable rubbish... :-)


--
jane

Don't part with your illusions. When they are gone,
you may still exist but you have ceased to live.
Mark Twain

Please remove onmaps from replies, thanks!

OK, we've done telly, now let's slag off *Gardeners' Question Time*.
Eric Robson's irritating leer, and the constant gormless tittering,
echoed in a rather embarrassed way by the audience: I wouldn't go to
Mark Steele for gardening advice, and I wouldn't go to Pippa Greenwood
for jokes -- once when I used to listen to it they started chortling
before the question had even been *asked*. A friend of mine had a
question on one of the write-in programmes, and they didn't give a
serious answer at all: she was much miffed. I think it may have been
Geoffrey Smith who really got the unfunny wisecracks built into the
format: a pity, as I could listen to him talk about gardening all
night, taking notes all the time. And they all seem to stop the
giggles for the out-and-about bits where there isn't an audience,
which I really used to like.

I feel better now!

Mike.

On 3 Sep 2003 09:08:32 -0700, (Mike Lyle)
wrote:

OK, we've done telly, now let's slag off *Gardeners' Question Time*.

Eric Robson's script is so obviously written for him.

I remember an incident when one urgler caused a lot of hilarity!
(Oh s***!) Lets have a bit of fun, though I agree they sometimes do
not answer the question properly.
I went to a live charity GQT once, given by Stephan Buckzacki (or
something like that!) I asked a question about blight on tomatoes. He
gave a very full answer on potato blight, but even questioning him
afterwards did not give me the advice I wanted.................and I'm
still trying to grow tomatoes, in vain!


Pam in Bristol

On Wed, 03 Sep 2003 11:28:24 +0100, K wrote:



You like 'em mean, moody and magnificent do you Jenny?

Another one I can't stand is the greasy David Dickenson.

K

David Dickenson!! He's in a class of his own! Superb!! There is no one
else quite like david on the telly - I think they threw away the mould
when he was made :-)

The guy who does the flying gardener is the one that I have some
reservations about - he seems to talk about garden design with authority
most of the time but sometimes bullsh*t seems to creep in to his lines on
occassion. (trying to put it diplomatically).

Regards,

Paul.

"Paul Taylor" wrote in message
news : On Wed, 03 Sep 2003 11:28:24 +0100, K wrote:
:
:
:
: You like 'em mean, moody and magnificent do you Jenny?
:
: Another one I can't stand is the greasy David Dickenson.
:
: K
:
: David Dickenson!! He's in a class of his own! Superb!! There is no one
: else quite like david on the telly - I think they threw away the mould
: when he was made :-)

Thank God for that :O)

K
:
: The guy who does the flying gardener is the one that I have some
: reservations about - he seems to talk about garden design with authority
: most of the time but sometimes bullsh*t seems to creep in to his lines on
: occassion. (trying to put it diplomatically).
:
: Regards,
:
: Paul.