Alan

[Alison]

I quite like Alan Titchmarsh, he's like a nice old uncle and I always liked the way he was relaxed about doing things differently on GW rather than the RHS approved way and that if you liked it then it was fine even if other people didn't - remember his doing a thing about the show bench which took a lot of the stuffiness out of it. I've not seen him on anything for ages either so not sure where the overkill is coming in.

[Aberdeenplotter]

I just can't stand the smarmy git.

[chris]

I got into gardening much after his initial popularity dropped off - I mainly saw him on that ground force or similar show, with that tommy walsh chap.

[rpt]

It's a great way to ensure I won't buy a gardening product - put Alan Titchmarsh's name on it. Same goes for anything with a celebrity chef's name on it. I want a product that's worth buying because it's good not because of an endorsement from someone paid more than me.

Definition of a celebrity - someone well known for being famous.

Rant off! Richard.

[veggiechicken]

I can take or leave Alan Titchmarsh - have no feelings about him whatsoever.
I agree with Richard ^^^^ that I avoid buying anything with a celebrity endorsement as I see it as a mark-up/royalty going into their pockets for doing zilch. If that mark-up went to a charity, then maybe....

[zazen999]

Here's one I took earlier. At Chelsea of all places.

[Creemteez]

As long as he's talking, "Gardening", I personally could have a gallon of Alan. He's like a pair of comfy gardening boots.
His beatification is long over-due!!!

[rpt]

His beatification is long over-due!!!

That means he has to be dead first!

[Mikey]

Personally I like him, I used to watch ground force and enjoyed it, it was at a time when makeover shows weren't two a penny. I've also read one of his novels, but it didn't do much for me.

I think he's a very knowledgeable gardener, and offers good advise. However, you can't pay that much attention to me, I didn't know he had a chat show?

[Thelma Sanders]

As a gardener he knows his stuff and carried Gardeners World for 7 years after Geoff Hamilton . One of the reasons he gave it up was because he wanted to move and not have his new garden planned to fit the programme.
Overkill? He's not on much any more is he? apart from the daytime chatshows - and I don't watch those.

But anything gardening related - then I'm there in front of the tv.

[Mikey]

I think he'd make a very good cricket commentator, his dulcet tones would be just enough to send me to sleep on the sofa on a Sunday afternoon.

[Creemteez]

That means he has to be dead first!

oops! Poor Alan! There are living saints, though, aren't there? Delia, for one.....

[veggiechicken]

I think he'd make a very good cricket commentator, his dulcet tones would be just enough to send me to sleep on the sofa on a Sunday afternoon.

Cricket sends me to sleep - full stop. No need for a commentator.....

[cardiffsteve]

oops! Poor Alan! There are living saints, though, aren't there? Delia, for one.....

Yea Princess Diana.
She's still alive and living on an island somewhere with Dodi Fayed.

(Conspiracy theory No. 9)

[piskieinboots]

AT has a new gardening programme coming out some time this year - I believe it's this year anyway