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Toggy tea slurper
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 Posted: Fri Jul 06, 2007 12:40 pm Post subject: Hampton court palace flower show |
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I sat down to watch the hour long program expecting to see some gardens and instead I got.
10 minutes of people whooping and cheering about winning prizes
5 minutes of watching some posh peeps at a gala
2 minutes of fireworks  (sorry they just don't work on tv)
5 minutes of Michael Hesletine telling us what his favourite garden was, incredibly we did get a brief shot of some of said garden
several minutes of assorted folks moaning about the weather
A day in the life of a desginer at a show, more moaning about the weather, at this point I turned off and it was only 9:30
Come on for heavens sake, show the ruddy gardens! |
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Ian Robinson
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| Ahh, this sounds like my girlfriend. She teaches horticulture and watches all these shows but gets annoyed that it always seems to be about the "personalities" and when they do bother to show the garden they don't tell you anything useful! |
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iwarburton
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We're off to Cheshire for a few days the week after next to go to Tatton Flower Show for the first time. Has anyone here been? Any good?
Ian. |
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Cherskiy
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| Ian Robinson wrote: | | Ahh, this sounds like my girlfriend. She teaches horticulture and watches all these shows but gets annoyed that it always seems to be about the "personalities" and when they do bother to show the garden they don't tell you anything useful! |
When I'm staying in the far north with relatives, I watch "The Beechgrove Garden" on BBC Scotland - this still seems to cling to the old Gardeners' World style of being about, er, the plants and gardens rather than people. The last one I remember was dealing with community gardens on various islands off the west coast - really interesting, and that's coming from someone who thinks gardening is a chore, not a pleasure.... 
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Ian Robinson
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| Posted: Fri Jul 06, 2007 7:51 pm Post subject: |
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| Cherskiy wrote: | | When I'm staying in the far north with relatives, I watch "The Beechgrove Garden" on BBC Scotland - this still seems to cling to the old Gardeners' World style of being about, er, the plants and gardens rather than people. The last one I remember was dealing with community gardens on various islands off the west coast - really interesting, and that's coming from someone who thinks gardening is a chore, not a pleasure.... |
Yes, my girlfriend loves that show - I have to record it for her from Sky Digital! |
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| Posted: Fri Jul 06, 2007 10:02 pm Post subject: |
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| iwarburton wrote: | We're off to Cheshire for a few days the week after next to go to Tatton Flower Show for the first time. Has anyone here been? Any good?
Ian. |
I'm only about 10 miles away and we went the first 2 years it was on and enjoyed it. I hope it dries up for you as it can be muddy when wet. I'd like to go again but I'm not sure if I'll make it this year. Lots to buy if I remember.
Got hooked on Mary Berry Salad dressing after tasting it in the Country Living Tent. It was her daughter on the stand as well! Don't know if they still go there as it's available in more stores now.
I think you'll enjoy it Ian.
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| Posted: Sat Jul 07, 2007 11:18 am Post subject: |
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I used to enjoy the old Gardeners World format, too, but these days it's really frustrating. A friend of mine was a regular cameraman on the show when it was produced by BBC Pebble Mill (studios that have long since been demolished) in Birmingham, and he got fed up when w newer generation of Directors would start asking for fancy crane shots and swoops over flower-beds etc rather than the kind of shots that enabled people to see the actual plants for more than 10 frames. He left to go freelance (as many people did - not always by choice I might add!) and hasn't worked on the show since.
I once worked worked on a programme about some exhibitors preparing for the Chelsea Flower Show, from the planning stage right through to the show itself, and that was really fascinating not only to be involved with but also to watch. I haven't seen anything like it for a while, but I'm sure the real enthusiasts prefer that style of programme-making. |
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| firewirefred wrote: | I used to enjoy the old Gardeners World format, too, but these days it's really frustrating. A friend of mine was a regular cameraman on the show when it was produced by BBC Pebble Mill (studios that have long since been demolished) in Birmingham, and he got fed up when w newer generation of Directors would start asking for fancy crane shots and swoops over flower-beds etc rather than the kind of shots that enabled people to see the actual plants for more than 10 frames. He left to go freelance (as many people did - not always by choice I might add!) and hasn't worked on the show since.
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I'm not surprised. There's nothing worse than some jumped up cameraman who thinks he's a director and knows better than the real director. Fortunately these people are now only boring their similar minded ex-employed colleagues  (and the odd website  )
If these cameramen had so much talent they would be directors and would be able to find someone to employ them as such.
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