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Alan Titchmarsh Biography

Alan Titchmarsh - Personal appearances, celebrity gardener
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ALAN TITCHMARSH, MBE is a famous English broadcaster. Titchmarsh studied at the Hertfordshire College of Agriculture and Horticulture, before finally moving to the renowned Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Writer

Titchmarsh was initially employed as an Assistant Editor of gardening books by Hamlyn Publishing, before moving to Amateur Gardening Magazine in 1976, taking up the Deputy Editors post, before going freelance in 1979. In recent years, Titchmarsh has returned to writing, both as a novelist and with gardening articles for BBC Gardeners' World and Radio Times magazines, along with the Daily Express and Sunday Express newspapers.

Television

Alan Titchmarsh first few television appearances were on the long running BBC television show Nationwide as a horticulture expert. This interest in television led to him being invited to present coverage of the Chelsea Flower Show for BBC television in 1983, something Titchmarsh has now hosted every year to date. Titchmarsh also appeared on other BBC shows, such as Breakfast Time and Open Air, again as either a guest presenter or as a gardening expert, providing commentary and answering viewers` questions.

Gardeners' World

In 1996 Titchmarsh took over as host of another long-running BBC television program, Gardeners' World with the show being filmed in his own garden. In 1997, he took gardening to the masses with a popular BBC One television series, Ground Force in which he and fellow presenters Charlie Dimmock and Tommy Walsh would perform a makeover on a garden. The show has travelled as far as USA and South Africa, where a memorable episode saw the Ground Force team makeover Nelson Mandela's garden.

Away from the gardening world, Titchmarsh has had spells presenting Songs of Praise, and a series of programs on BBC Radio 2 where he played a selection of light classical music.

In addition to writing around 40 gardening books, Titchmarsh has recently started writing fiction, and had his first novel, "Only Dad" published in  2001. To date a further five books have since been published.

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Open Garden Squares Weekend
10th June 2010This weekend there is a fabulous treat in store as 200 gardens throughout London will be opened to the public, an event which takes place only once a year.
Celebrity presenters, Myleene Klass & Alan Titchmarsh, to host ITV's new reality show, Popstar to Opera Star which starts this Friday
12th January 2010Yet another reality show is being aired - Pop Star to Opera Star. The series will be hosted by celebrity televison presenters Myleene Klass and Alan Titchmarsh and judges include Meat Loaf and Laurence Llewellyn-Bowen.
Chelsea Flower Show Opens it's doors for 2009
19th May 2009As the Chelsea Flower show opens today, the focus from the Royal Horticulture Society together with leading designers and nurserymen, is highlighting relevant gardening solutions for topical issues affecting us today such as the ability to reuse, recycle and reclaim plants and vegeatation for their gardens. Special emphasis is being placed on growing your own vegetables The BBC will be covering the event as usual with regular hosts, Alan Titchmarsh, Joe Swift, Nicki Chapman and Andy Sturgeon
From The Ashes to The Archers
11th September 2007Mike Gatting joins a long list of famous names to guest on the show including Terry Wogan, Alan Titchmarsh, Griff Rhys Jones, Chris Moyles and HRH Princess Margaret.
The Gardeners of Eden
7th October 2005BBC documentary 'The Gardeners of Eden' charts the changing seasons at the Eden Project
Arts and Culture Review of 2009
30th December 2009The last 12 months have been busy in the arts world. Some of the highlights include Carole Ann Duffy's appointment as Poet Laureate, Lenny Henry swapped comedy for serious theatre playing Shakespeare's Othello, the Whitechapel Gallery reopened after a £13.5m extension, and graffiti artist Banksy held his biggest exhibition to date in Bristol.
Parents don't spend enough time playing with their children says Professor Tanya Byron
27th August 2010Professor Tanya Byron's latest report indicates that family games are becoming a lost art, as time pressures, miscommunication, boredom, and lack of clear advice are cited by parents as contributing factors to not spending enough time playing with their children.
Cultural buildings dominate this year's Stirling Prize shortlist
23rd July 2010Three museums and two London schools have made this year's Stirling Prize shortlist. The winner, tipped to be Zaha Hadid’s Maxxi Museum of Art in Rome, will be announced at an awards ceremony hosted by Kevin McCloud in October.
Alain de Botton commissions cutting edge holiday homes to conquer our fear of modern design
19th May 2010The philosopher, acclaimed author and speaker, Alain de Botton has announced his plans to rent out five houses designed by world class architects to holiday makers as part of a not for profit scheme. This new venture into the world of holiday lettings, Alain says is an attempt to cure the British public of what he believes is a widely held fear of modernist architecture. The houses will challenge the preconceptions of what constitutes a 21st century holiday home in Britain, and the first two houses will be available to rent from late October.
James Caan breathes new life into new look property website
29th June 2009James Caan, chairman of Look4aProperty.com since 2008 says he expects both estate agents and buyers to get back into the market before the end of the year. With that in mind, the online property portal has prepared itself to cope with the anticipated demand. The website has now incorporated Google Streetview for homes in 25 cities across the UK and has made the website more user friendly to help users find property more quickly.

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