33-402: The Alan Titchmarsh Show is a British daytime chat show presented by Alan Titchmarsh . It was first broadcast on ITV on 3 September 2007 until 14 November 2014 and aired on weekday afternoons. The show's main focus is the "Best of British" theme with many of the shows' segments focusing on fashion, health, nature, cookery and animals. On 18 March 2014, Titchmarsh announced that he was leaving
66-532: A grade II listed Georgian Hampshire farmhouse, with a garden of 4 acres (1.6 ha). He also has a coastal home, near Cowes on the Isle of Wight , where he spends about a third of the year. Titchmarsh is trustee of various charities, including Gardens for Schools, and Seeds for Africa. Gardens for Schools helped fund gardens and green spaces in and around schools, while Seeds for Africa encourages sustainable vegetable gardening. Titchmarsh has been involved with
99-574: A 10-week run. The programme celebrated its 400th edition on 9 March 2011. The show returned to ITV daytime on 5 September 2011, with a return to its original opening 'starry' titles and theme music. The latest series stars David Domoney as one of the expert gardeners. The show was produced at The London Studios by Spun Gold TV. It is aired Monday to Friday with some editions broadcast live and other editions pre-recorded. Previous series were broadcast from BBC Television Centre . The 2013 series, which began on Monday 21 January 2013, saw several changes to
132-425: A Saturday morning show on Classic FM . In 2013, Titchmarsh, then aged 64, responded to complaints that older women were discriminated against on television by stating he would like to hear less "whingeing". "They don't complain in their early days when they are disporting themselves on sports cars", he stated in an interview with The Observer . This drew criticism from media figures who had been protesting against
165-471: A career in gardening journalism in 1974. Interested in English literature and writing, he applied for a post with the publisher Hamlyn Publishing , as assistant editor of gardening books. He then started to write his own gardening books, with the first published in 1976. In 1988 Titchmarsh hosted the gardening show with House in a Garden on BBC Radio 2 . Titchmarsh's first television appearances were on
198-467: A comical, "hands-on" role as a hopeless cookery assistant. In Shrager's cookery demonstrations, the pair alternated between bickering and flirting with visual "humour" and numerous double entendres from the host. A wine-tasting panel often featured along with items on flower-arranging, pets and gardening, the latter involving Titchmarsh answering viewer's horticultural questions assisted by studio guests. The show usually concluded with Titchmarsh interviewing
231-631: A follow-up series to British Isles – A Natural History entitled The Nature of Britain focusing on British plant and animal species. He hosted the 20th Century Roadshow , a 2005 special edition of the Antiques Roadshow ; performing in the 2006 Children's Party at the Palace for the Queen's 80th birthday; and guest hosting an episode of The Paul O'Grady Show . In 2007 Titchmarsh hosted The Great British Village Show . He also presented
264-494: A former regular item on sex toys presented by Julie Peasgood have sparked a large number of viewer complaints. In 2010, Ofcom , the media regulator, released figures revealing that Titchmarsh's ITV show had the fifth highest number of complaints of any programme for that year. In 2013, Ofcom ruled that an interview with actress Patsy Kensit breached regulations. Kensit was found to have made "promotional and unduly prominent" references to diet firm Weight Watchers , which she
297-422: A major celebrity or public figure and also contained regular musical items with live studio performances. The show was coloured with Titchmarsh's dry, slightly camp style and Yorkshire wit and was often peppered with risque puns of a mildly sexual nature. In March 2011, the show returned to its traditional daytime TV mid-afternoon slot for its eighth series between 3-4pm after a spell in the "primetime" 5pm slot for
330-539: A project's 1000th new tree in 2022. Titchmarsh markets his own range of gardening tools, with manufacturer Bulldog Tools and works with Digitalis Media to promote Gardeners' Heaven, the online retail arm of his website, which supplies gardening products. Titchmarsh was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2000 New Year Honours for services to horticulture and broadcasting. He
363-760: A public vote on 15 September 2008 and Olivia Safe and Rosie Bell won through. They both sang with Jonathan Ansell Libiamo ne' lieti calici , the most famous duet from Verdi's La Traviata on 29 September 2008 and Olivia Safe won the public vote to appear in the tour of A Night at the Opera during October and November 2008. Although the show is primarily presented by Alan Titchmarsh , presenters such as Myleene Klass and Claire Richards present segments such as fashion and cookery. STV , serving central and northern Scotland ITV regions, decided not to broadcast series' 3 to 7. STV wished to broadcast their afternoon chat show The Hour instead at 5 pm. STV also believe
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#1732780175235396-427: A refugee charity, he said his comments had been misunderstood. In 2013 Titchmarsh was a reporter on BBC Two programme The Great British Winter . In 2014 Titchmarsh presented The Queen's Garden , a two-part series for ITV , that was filmed over one year. In 2015 Titchmarsh presented Britain's Best Back Gardens . In February 2016, Titchmarsh began presenting the daytime game show Masterpiece for ITV . In 2017
429-486: A review of gossip and current affairs stories of the day with regular guests including Gloria Hunniford , Carole Malone , Penny Smith , Nick Ferrari , Janet Street-Porter , Jane McDonald and Emma Forbes offering their opinions. The programme resumed the studio debate format at half-past the hour with a "heated" discussion on the main "hot topic" of the day. The programme also included regular cookery slots with Nadia Sawalha or Claire Richards with Titchmarsh adopting
462-674: A series of programmes on BBC Radio 2 in which he played a selection of light classical music, as well as a BBC nature documentary series, British Isles - A Natural History . Titchmarsh has appeared in adverts, including working for the Yorkshire Tourist Board (now Welcome To Yorkshire). He voiced the title character in Gordon the Garden Gnome , a cartoon series for the CBeebies channel. In 2007 Titchmarsh hosted
495-468: A sign of western imperialism. Speaking to the BBC, Titchmarsh said the news had given him "a bit of street cred." In April this was suspected to be a hoax by Joe Lycett for Late Night Lycett but in the first episode, Lycett confirmed he was not behind the story. And when it aired on KCTV, It featured a Korean language voice-over (Despite Alan Titchmarsh's English speaking still being clearly heard). And it
528-622: A six part series in which he followed in the footsteps of the pilgrims, travelling around Britain and Ireland. In 1996 Titchmarsh took over as host of Gardeners' World , the show being filmed in his own garden. In 1997 he hosted the BBC One television series, Ground Force , in which he and fellow presenters Charlie Dimmock and Tommy Walsh would perform a makeover on a garden. After Gardeners' World Titchmarsh has presented two series of How To Be A Gardener . Away from gardening, Titchmarsh has had spells presenting Songs of Praise and
561-416: A third series at the start of September 2008. It launched a competition to find a soprano to sing alongside Jonathan Ansell in the A Night at the Opera tour. From the thousands of hopefuls who applied, eight ladies were selected to sing in front of a judging panel of David Grant , Ruthie Henshall and Jonathan Shalit. The four successful ladies – Rosie Bell, Rosie Havel, Olivia Safe and Esther Dee – faced
594-753: Is an English gardener and broadcaster. After working as a professional gardener and a gardening journalist, he became a writer, and a radio and television presenter. Alan Fred Titchmarsh was born on 2 May 1949 in Ilkley , West Riding of Yorkshire , England. He is the son of Bessie ( née Hardisty), a textile mill worker, and Alan Fred Titchmarsh senior, a plumber. In 1964, after leaving school at 15, with one O-level in Art, Titchmarsh went to work as an apprentice gardener with Ilkley Council, before leaving in 1968, at 18, for Shipley Art and Technology Institute in Shipley in
627-405: Is paid to endorse, and Titchmarsh had failed to challenge her claims or mention that Kensit was a "weight loss ambassador" for the diet company. From 16 August to 24 September 2010, actor Michael Ball presented his own chat show also produced by Spun Gold TV which followed a very similar format to The Alan Titchmarsh Show during the latter's summer break. It ran for 30 editions over 6 weeks and
660-700: The Channel Five programme Secrets of the National Trust started airing with Alan Titchmarsh as the main presenter. In March 2024, it was widely reported in the UK press that Titchmarsh's trousers were censored on Korean Central Television ( North Korea television ). Titchmarsh was wearing jeans in the Secret Gardens programme, and jeans are banned in North Korea as they are considered
693-539: The BBC television show Nationwide as a horticulture expert. This led to his presenting of the Chelsea Flower Show for BBC television in 1983. Titchmarsh hosted this every year until 2013. He also appeared on other BBC shows, such as Breakfast Time and Open Air as either a guest presenter or as a gardening expert. In 1991 Titchmarsh hosted the BBC television talk show Pebble Mill , which he did until its cancellation in 1996. In 1991 he presented
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#1732780175235726-706: The Cowes inshore lifeboat, and with the National Maritime Museum . In 2004 Titchmarsh became the president of Perennial, officially known as the Gardeners' Royal Benevolent Society . In 2010 Titchmarsh became president of the plant conservation charity Plant Heritage (previously the NCCPG). In 2014 Titchmarsh was one of 200 public figures who were signatories to a letter to The Guardian expressing their hope that Scotland would vote to remain part of
759-708: The United Kingdom in September's referendum on that issue . Titchmarsh is a monarchist. Titchmarsh is a bell ringer. In 2011 he rang a quarter peal in Holybourne , Hampshire, to celebrate the marriage of Prince William and Catherine Middleton . In 2011 he participated in an Elm Tree Planting Ceremony to promote urban greening in London. He returned to the Marylebone and Fitzrovia area to plant
792-689: The West Riding of Yorkshire to study for a City and Guilds in horticulture. Titchmarsh went on to study at Hertfordshire College of Agriculture and Horticulture for the National Certificate in Horticulture, before finally moving to the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew to study for a Diploma in Horticulture. After graduating he stayed on at Kew, employed as a supervisor and later as a staff trainer. He left to pursue
825-497: The afternoon ITV chat show The Alan Titchmarsh Show (2007–2014). In 2006 Titchmarsh was given a permanent slot on BBC Radio 2 on Sunday evenings with the show Melodies for you . In 2010 Titchmarsh presented the first series of Popstar to Operastar with Myleene Klass . Since 2011, he has presented gardening show Love Your Garden . In June 2012 he presented Elizabeth: Queen, Wife, Mother on ITV . In August 2011, Titchmarsh left Radio 2. Since January 2012, he has hosted
858-486: The difficulties faced by older women in the media, including from Miriam O'Reilly , winner of an age discrimination case against the BBC. Titchmarsh was reported to have commented favourably on the UK Independence Party 's Nigel Farage in 2013 and in 2014, saying he had “some sympathy with the clarion wake-up call they’re trying to give the country”. However, during an interview in 2017 in support of
891-578: The show did not rate well and thus has an opt-out, but it became clear the series was partly axed to a dispute with ITV . In 2011, the dispute was resolved and STV began broadcasting the eighth series in March 2011, the same as the other ITV regions. During the period viewers had to use other means to watch the series including ITV Player or watch the show on ITV's London feed, on Sky or Virgin Media . The programme's discussion of "adult" themes, including
924-424: The show. Firstly the show's logo was replaced by a much more up-to-date and modern one. The former theme tune stayed the same but with a slower, fresher take on it. Several minor changes were made to the studio set. Many stars became regulars on the show, such as Coleen Nolan , Myleene Klass and Lisa Riley . Riley became a full regular on Monday's with up to date gadgets and ways to keep fit. The show returned for
957-468: The show. The last episode aired on 14 November 2014. The programme made its debut on ITV in 2007. It focused on the theme of "The Best of British" focusing on food, entertainment and celebrities in a mid-afternoon slot. The focus of the show later shifted towards gossip, entertainment and a light-hearted discussion of sex tips. The latter was dropped after viewer complaints and a shift to a late afternoon 5 pm slot in 2010. The show usually opened with
990-581: Was aired 3 to 4 pm and recorded at BBC Television Centre . Alan Titchmarsh Too Many Requests If you report this error to the Wikimedia System Administrators, please include the details below. Request from 172.68.168.237 via cp1104 cp1104, Varnish XID 211815834 Upstream caches: cp1104 int Error: 429, Too Many Requests at Thu, 28 Nov 2024 07:49:35 GMT Alan Titchmarsh Alan Fred Titchmarsh MBE DL VMH HonFSE (born 2 May 1949)
1023-805: Was awarded the Royal Horticultural Society's Victoria Medal of Honour , the highest award the RHS can bestow. In 2007, he was awarded an honorary degree by the University of Winchester , and in 2014 was designated as the Chancellor of the university. He was honoured by the City of Westminster at a tree planting and plaque ceremony in 2011 and 2022. He is a Vice President of the Morriston Orpheus Choir . Titchmarsh has
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1056-607: Was made a Deputy Lieutenant (DL) of the County of Hampshire in 2001. In 2008, Titchmarsh served as High Sheriff of the Isle of Wight . In 1999 Titchmarsh was awarded an honorary Doctor of Science (DSc) degree by the University of Bradford . He was made Patron at Writtle College , a university college in Essex, in 2001 and had a building named after him at the college in 2011 (the 'Titchmarsh Centre for Animal Studies'). In 2004, he
1089-571: Was the only voice-over to exist, as the show was never dubbed in other countries. His first novel was Mr MacGregor in 1998. Since then, he has written over a dozen novels. Nobbut A Lad: A Yorkshire Childhood (2006) was an autobiographical work, followed by Trowel & Error (2002) and When I Was A Nipper (2010). Titchmarsh has also published a series of gardening guides, the How to Garden series (2009). Titchmarsh married Alison in 1975 and they have two children. In 2002 he and his wife moved into
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