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daileg

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UKTV Gardens
« on: May 22, 2009, 12:26:11 »
as we all know this channel has been turned off i took the trouble to email them and they have sent me a reply it is suggested we send them a request for content programming
UKTV

 
Dear Dave,

 

Thank you for your email.

 
We are sorry to hear of your disappointment at the closure of .  I am sure will understand it was not an easy decision to make.  UKTV is a commercial business and unfortunately, was under-performing significantly.  There are just not enough viewers who share your (and our) love of the channel.

 

Ground Force was the most popular of the programmes, which is why it now part of our Home channel, along with City Gardener, , Home Front in the Garden. We are dedicated to getting the right mix of gardening programming on the new Home channel. Because of this, we are asking people to submit their requests for shows that they would like to keep on the new channel. We would welcome your feedback on any other titles we are showing to help inform our schedules on both these channels going forward.

 

Our factual channel Blighty, is now showing some of the more 'outdoors' programmes that were on UKTV Gardens (Coast, Wye: Voices from the Valley, Passion for Plants, Bill Oddie Goes Wild, Birding with Bill Oddie, Castle in the Country).  I hope that you will enjoy these and more. 

 

We have transferred the online content from the website over to www.lovehome.co.uk with some new content if you are interested.


Again, we are sorry that you are disappointed and hope that you are not pout off watching UKTV channels completely. With the feedback that we are getting on the recent changes, we hope to keep the core gardening programmes still going. Unfortunately, there were not enough viewers to support a whole channel financially.
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Re: UKTV Gardens
« Reply #1 on: May 22, 2009, 13:27:25 »
I sent one and had the same sort of reply.

I really do hope they improve the gardening content of the new channel.

It would be great if they could make a new series of programmes similar to the Big Dig.I found that really interesting.

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Re: UKTV Gardens
« Reply #2 on: May 22, 2009, 18:14:05 »
I enjoyed 'Real Gardens' a few years ago; they should do something based on the best from that past (that and 'The Big Dig') not yet more stupid makeover programmes.

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Re: UKTV Gardens
« Reply #3 on: May 22, 2009, 18:29:48 »
Favouritism i didn't get a reply :(

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Re: UKTV Gardens
« Reply #4 on: May 29, 2009, 15:27:43 »
I enjoyed 'Real Gardens' a few years ago; they should do something based on the best from that past (that and 'The Big Dig') not yet more stupid makeover programmes.

I agree quality programming with quality facts that we need not how to make a hanging basket who else thinks the new version og Gardeners world is a little pants

 

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