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TV repeats - good and bad. What would you like to watch?

Marianne72

Sad, sad, sad that Monty Don is leaving Gardener's World at the end of the year. I wonder who'll take over? This and Beechgrove Garden are such joyous programmes to look forward to each week.

Good news that Small Prophets and Ann Droid are getting new series.  I hope the end has come for same-format competitions where 1 contestant has to 'leave' every week - I like the programmes but this sits uncomfortably. What would you like to watch in the future?

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  • Oh no! I can't say I'm surprised though, he's been having more and more time out and doing other things for the last couple of years. I hope they find another permanent host and don't change it to more of a magazine programe with different bits by different people everyweek. I mean I know they've always don't this, but it dosen't feel bitty. I'm guessing Carol Klein wouldn't want to take over although I think she'd be great, she's so knowlegable. Maybe Rekka, I like her experiementation and slightly more scientific approach. My guess is Adam Frost will take over.

    I remember Edge of Darkness too and how good it was.

  • in reply to TheCatWoman

    No, I don't think Carol would take it on, though her knowledge of propagation is excellent and I like her as a presenter. Adam is not cheery enough for me! Francis hasn't got sufficient 'presence'. Rekha is knowledgeable about veg but sounds stilted [her voice]. No, I don't like the bitty format - much prefer one presenter as it was in the days of Arthur Billett and Percy Thrower. 

    Have you read Gay Search's book, 'Gardeners' World Through the Years? I highly recommend this for all gardening enthusiasts. She describes all the presenters of the programme up to Monty and there are a lot of colour images of the gardens. And only c. £3.50! 

  • in reply to Marianne72

    I like the format as it is now and wouldn't like to go back to the days of Percy Thrower, I think he actually put me off gardening with all that regimented planting with bare earth around he plants and lots of chemicals. Geoff Hamilton was such a breath of frest air, I remember Gay Search as a presenter, but I've not read the book.

    I wonder if they'll have Rachel De Tame? I think she's he only other one than Adam Frost with a big enough garden, although Frances does a lot of presenting from her friends garden, so maybe they'd do it from there?

  • in reply to Homebird

    I wish they'd show more viewers gardens too, I though it was a great idea during covid to bring us a whole program and the inspiration of seeing what others were doing.

    I wouldn't mind seeing Children of the Stones again, see if it was as scary as I remember

  • in reply to TheCatWoman

    I like the format of a variety of presenters and also videos of people's gardens, as sometimes we see gardens the size of the average person, so more people can see something that might work in their own garden.

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