The Big Dig

[Blue Bird]

New programme on SKY   --  UKGardens on the 10th April 10.00 p.m.


seems it is all about allotments

might be worth a peek at  ???  ???  ???  ???

[Blue Bird]

[kitten]

Hi BB, it's not a repeat of the prog that was aired on 'normal' telly a year or so ago?  It was fronted by an ex radio dj, can't remember his name.... oh yeah, Simon Mayo i think.

Will check it out tho', anything about lotties on the telly has gotta be a good thing  ;)

[manicscousers]

the big dig or something, yes, got it in my diary, how sad am I  ;D

[Amazin]

I remember the uproar about this one - it started, to much excitement, then the Beeb pulled it after about two episodes saying that viewing figures weren't very good (they scheduled it during the day when people were either at work or on the lottie, d'oh!), Then they started showing it again, only no-one told me and I missed the whole thing.

There we are, potted history, with just a hint of bitterness.  >:(

[mc55]

I quite enjoyed them - but wasn't so keen on Simon Mayo.  Some of the characters were interesting - the London Shed was fantastic - worth watching just to see it.

[saddad]

Don't have Sky, or TV come to that... would have liked to have seen it though...
;D

[okra]

Will give it a look

[bennettsleg]

lovely - will have to nick the VCR of b-in-law...
the reminder alarm has been set on my phone and it will ring weekly to remind me to set the VCR.

Sad? Moi? Never! ;D ;D

[Mrs Ava]

I have set my reminder as I didn't see it the first or second time around!  For me it will be interesting to nose at other peeps allotments.  I love to see what other folk are doing.  ;D

[busy_lizzie]

Great!! We have just got the Vplus service so can record a series on the hard drive of our cable box. Might get to see it this time. Like EJ, love looking at other peoples allotments. busy_lizzie

[louise stella]

Yep !  seen the adverts and am looking forward to this!

Lousie

[Blue Bird]

Hi Saddad if I have a video recorder I would have recorded it for you and sent you the copies but with all this high tec we have got it is far to complicated for me

I am sure we will keep you informed

unless someone else can offer you the service

have put the reminder on all week as it is on evernight and repeated at 10.00 and 15.00 eveveryday

BB  ;D  ;D  ;D  ;D  ;D

[caroline7758]

Can someone post a reminder tomorrow please, for those of us with minds like sieves? ;)

[manicscousers]

thought I'd better bring this up to the top, it's on tonight, uktv gardens 10 pm  :)

[Blue Bird]

Good thinking  ;D

[Mrs Ava]

Well I enjoyed that.  Simon Mayo lends nothing to the program at all, and I love Terry Walton from the Jeremy Vine show.  Good to see how people do things, being nosey and checking out how plots look and what they get up to.  Very sociable those 2 sites.  If they came to ours, they would be lucky to ever find anyone there!

[OliveOil]

Well I loved it too! getting to know the characters and plots... luckily not too much Simon Mayo!

[bennettsleg]

Interesting choice of characters; took an instant dislike to one of the Welsh allotmenteers (tall man, grey hair, took on a plot when he was 11 which is a very positive achievement) think he might have been the Jeremy Vine man.

It was great to be nosey about other people's methods, that's fer darn sure! I always feel a bit cheeky walking around our site and peering over fences! ;D

OH was very good at sitting through this and we had a jaw-drop and a laugh over the comments about women allotmenteers one of the interviewees made! ;D ;D ;D

[Nelson]

Bugger!  Forgot about this  :( >:(  Will have to set the V+ to get the rest of the series.

[Blue Bird]

Well I enjoyed it too - it amazes me how many different ways people plant things but think I am just nosey

OH watch but think it was only because I had to endure him watching 2 different football matches at the same time  ::)

looking forward to tonight's prog