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28.06.02

FACTUAL & ARTS TV


Alan Titchmarsh breaks exciting new ground

Gardening guru Alan Titchmarsh is hanging up his hoe on BBC TWO's Gardeners' World after seven years as the show's main presenter to work with the BBC on a major new series.

He said: "I'm really sad to be leaving Gardeners' World, but when I joined back in 1995 I never really expected to be presenting it for so many years and now it feels right to move off onto other programmes and give someone else a chance.

"I'm immensely proud to have been part of Gardeners' World heritage alongside greats like Percy Thrower and Geoff Hamilton and I'm sure the show will go from strength to strength", he added.

Alan is currently working on a second series of his hugely successful back to basics gardening show How To Be A Gardener and is working with the BBC on developing two other major projects, including a landmark documentary series on the natural history of Britain.

Alan said: "Although I'll be back to host the RHS Chelsea Flower Show next year, I'm really looking forward to working on a whole new range of projects with the BBC. Collaborating with the BBC's highly respected Natural History Unit is particularly exciting and I think together we can produce a fascinating series the like of which we have never seen."

Jane Root, Controller of BBC TWO, said: "Alan has played a central role in Gardeners' World's enduring popularity, but he is terrifically versatile and we are keen to work on more projects with him. Sadly even Alan cannot be in several places at once and so that means he has had to give up some of the things he has been doing.

"Alan is so popular and respected by audiences that we wanted to make sure his next project was mind-blowing. I can't say too much at the moment for obvious reasons, but I don't think anyone is going to be disappointed."


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