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  1. Obelix-Vendée

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    Precisely @JennyJB, so, given the number of world class gardens and gardeners in the UK, plan a series that does justice to the gardens visited? There's enough material for more than a decade of winter specials!
     
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    Fourmerkland There is always more to learn!

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    Leven's Hall WAS in - I recognised it instantly. I still have the guidebook!!
     
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      The Castaways, S1 E3. Chanel 5, 9 pm.
       
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      Just watched the best 'Inside The Factory' I've ever seen. It was set in the huge Clays book factory in Suffolk and it had me totally absorbed. If you can tolerate the excesses of Paddy McGuiness as the main presenter, it would definitely be worth watching on catch-up and I think it might be repeated on BBC2 on Sunday. This is from the BBC site:

      Bungay book printers to feature in episode of Inside the Factory - BBC News

      They followed the entire process of producing a luxury cloth-bound hardback of 'Pride and Prejudice'. The huge lithographic printing machine was absolutely awe-inspiring. There was an interesting diversion in the programme where Ruth Goodman looked at the history of printing in braille.
       
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        @LunarSea, therein lies the problem. I thought Gregg Wallace was bad, but Paddy McGuinness is 10 times worse. I watched part of the programme when Cherry was on, and I think she's great. Shows interest and doesn't try to make it all about her. Wallace and McGuinness could learn a lot from her. As soon as he appeared I changed channel.
        As far as I'm concerned McGuinness has been a disaster on everything he's done apart from Phoenix Nights. Top Gear, Question of Sport, and now this to name just 3.
         
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          Spring Watch in Wales on BBC Iplayer from 2024. Very interesting and some superb footage.
           
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          Yep, just checked - 7pm Sunday BBC2
           
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          pete Growing a bit of this and a bit of that....

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          I got fed up with that Greg Wallace on the Factory programme keep saying WOW, surely there are other expressions of amazement that can be used, COR BLIMEY comes to mind, or YOU CANNOT BE SERIOUS.:biggrin:
           
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            Dame Judi Dench My Passion for Trees. BBC iPlayer. Superb
             
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              Garddio a mwy (Welsh gardening prog) has started - I just spotted it on iPlayer.
               
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                New one to me will look at S4C later.
                 
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                  I watched Louis Theroux' Settlers. Honestly! :doh: Talk about deranged by religious mantra! Truly shocking and utterly depressing.
                   
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