THE MANOR REBORN ... on TV ... 24th Nov. 2011

Will try and catch this Terra - sounds fascinating.

Let's hope the series includes a lot of footage showing how the gardens were transformed ... :o)

Oh great, will put this on the planner, thank you, cant wait.

I saw this advertised and thought it sounded interesting, TT. I love looking round old houses and gardens and it will be nice to be able to do for free, sitting down in the warm :)

Let's hope the series is as good as described !

Oh beaut TT! This sounds just up my street. I remember Penelope Keith in the series 'To the Manor born' ...lol
Thanks for letting us know about this.

I reckon Penelope Keith and Paul Martin will be a fascinating combination... Lol...

Great TT. will sky+ it !!!

thanks for the reminder i thought this looked good. can someone remind me again on thursday???

I have put it on my calendar Sticki!!

In future years, at Boughton House, Kettering, Northamptonshire home of the Duke of Buccleuch, which is a copy of the Palace of Versaille (now I cant spell) a huge area of parkland in the front of the house, is going to be recreated into the original 18th c. garden that some idiot ploughed up.
News is that it wont be finished until 2028. I suppose this will be on T/V too for Terra to enjoy.
There are 2 enormous walled gardens at the back of this house, why they want this huge new garden is beyond me.
Makes my back ache, just thinking about it.

great! thanks GM ~ thats an idea ~ maybe i could do the same ~ only just found my calendar ~ it fell behind a cupboard!!

Thank you, good info'.
Will look out for that.

I'll put a reminder on here on Thursday 24th... and subsequent Thursdays ... :o)))

Hi Diane ... let's hope the work on Boughton House gardens will be made into a series of TV programmes ... before 2028 with any luck ... Lol.. :o)

Thanks Terra, love watching programmes like that, will add to my planner...

thanks TT ~ that will be great ~ im more likely to look at this than the calendar!!!

Thanks Terra that would be great, we don't get the Radio Times here and running through the TV Listings on the computer is a nightmare.

Okay Lincs and Sticki... and Troddles ...
I've put a reminder on my daily diary to remind you all next week ... Lol.

Many thanks Terra.

Thank you Tt..i will be watching it :o)

Glad this is of interest ...
... made it worthwhile writing the blog :o)

It sounds interesting. I would be just as interested in the house as the garden personally.
I hope we get it here. BBC One Wales , and BBC 2 Wales, are very often different from the English regions.

perhaps you could get it on iplayer later hywel if they dont put it on bbc wales??

Hello Hywel...
I hope the programme is shown in Wales too...
... yes, I'm interested in the house as well as the gardens ... :o)

Thanks, Terra ... always interested in N.T. properties ... and their gardens of course ... :o)

Thanks Terra, caught a glimpse of this but missed the details (cooking a steak at the time - out of practise lol) so very grateful for the info.
Will be watching avidly, for as you intimated, garden programmes few and far between on TV in the winter..dont know why cos it would be lovely to watch some summery stuff throughout the cold dreary evenings interspersed with hints on winter care etc. after all gardening doesnt fully come to a halt there are still things to be done!

Just been counting on my fingers Diane, I might just be hanging on by my fingernails in 2028! lol!

Hello Shirley....
yes, NT houses/gardens are interesting, aren't they :o)

Hi Tetrarch ...
Did you see my previous blog about the TV programme, The Wonder of Weeds.... ?

.. that's still available on i player ...

I'll keep a look-out for any more TV gardening shows.. :o)

Thanks for the reminder Terra, I did, and forgot! Will watch tonight! You're a star.

:o)))

Thanks ST - yes I'll try the iplayer
Thank you TT .....

:-)

Have just watched The Wonder of Weeds via the iPlayer ... fascinating stuff ... I wonder if Bob Flowerdew's plaited hair could be treated . . . . .

LOL! I wonder ShirleyT!! I just watched it too..fascinating stuff, but not sure if I will let dandelions live in my garden unchecked..the lady next door loves them, and she has enough for both of us.

I can't get i player ... It appears I need to do updates to my computer to access it ..... which have all kinds of warnings... I'm worried about losing internet ... so I'll wait till the Weeds programme is repeated ...

thanx Terra sounds good to me, so i will keep an eye on the reminders as im a feather head haha :o))) x

Hi Sandra ...
The broadcast dates are in my diary, so reminders should appear okay ;o) x

thanx Terra :o)) x

Sounds good Terra......thanks for the reminder....perhaps another one nearer the time......mwaaa...xx?

We had already decided to watch this program I do like Paul Martin I feel he is a very sincere chap, so looking forward to watching....a reminder would help just in case OH forgets to record it so thanks TT.

Yes, I'll put reminders for the shows each week on this blog .. :o)

Bless your cotton socks!!....lol

:o)))

Thank you TT, I love these sort of programmes, very thoughtful of you! :o)x

Hi Libet ...
I have notes in my diaries to remind everyone :o)x

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This programme is on

BBC ONE

tomorrow evening :o)

like the pointers, thanks terra, today i remembered it ~ but only cos of the blog!! thank you.

I'll give another reminder tomorrow ..

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This programme is on

BBC ONE at 9 pm... this evening.

Ok dokay, ta ever so.

its good!! i like their friendly banter

thanks terra

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This TV programme will be broadcast on

BBC ONE at 9 pm... this evening.

Let's hope, this time, they remember to water their plants ;o)

thank you!!!

:o)))

Thanks Terra - Ive had a bit of a heavy day, thatll give me something nice to look forward to. Its great when they dont always get it right, dont you think?? heheh!!

i was really shocked at the state of the plants ~ couldnt understand why no one had looked after them.

I think there may be a bit of a power struggle going on behind the scenes Sticki! That Head Gardener as far as Ive seen has never been out of his tweeds. He doesnt look like he wants to get his hands dirty. Just likes leaning back and watching all the others do the work. Even if they had watered the plants, there was hardly any root left on those plants that were dug up let alone a soil ball!! So not surprising really. He didnt even take cuttings. Perhaps it was political rather than an actual wish to keep the plants.... oh noo.... theyre dead. Loads of complaints from angry viewers and all that...Still good viewing though. I love that bed they have bought. It makes me laugh for all the wrong reasons, am I the only one with a warped sense of humour????

If I was the gardener I would be highly embarrassed. I would want it to look.really good.

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The final part of this TV programme

will be broadcast on

BBC ONE at 9 pm... this evening.

They seem to be spending a fortune on travelling to far away places ... I would have spent more money on the gardens !

Tonight's wasn't the final episode...there is one more.. next Thursday, an hour earlier at 8 pm..

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The final part of this TV series

will be broadcast on

BBC ONE at 8 pm - 9 pm ... this evening.

Apparently there are last minute complications to the makover plans ...

the wallpaper is held up in Customs,

and the restored Queen Anne bed is too big for the room.