GQT from the Archive: 75th Celebration
Kathy Clugston hosts the horticultural programme featuring a group of gardening experts.
Kathy Clugston hosts the horticultural programme featuring a group of gardening experts. This week, Kathy, Ashley Edwards, Pippa Greenwood and James Wong unite to celebrate 75 years of Gardeners' Question Time.
Through the mists of time and a smoky room in Ashton-under-Lyne, the team hear a snippet from GQT's first broadcast, reflecting on changing attitudes, and looking toward exciting horticultural developments.
From the archive, Eric Robson talks to veterans at the walled allotments in Ayrshire.
Producer: Daniel Cocker
Assistant Producer: Bethany Hocken
A Somethin' Else production for BBC Radio 4
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Questions and timecodes are below. Where applicable, plant names have been provided.
Q – Why has GQT stood the test of time?
(3 minutes 28 seconds)
Q – Should you lop the top off brussels sprouts?
(5 minutes 4 seconds)
Q – How important is it to get face-to-face advice from a gardener, rather than searching the internet?
(7 minutes 53 seconds)
Q – Is soot a fertiliser?
(8 minutes 40 seconds)
Q – What is the answer to elm disease?
(13 minutes 55 seconds)
Q – When can I expect my satsuma pips to bear fruit?
(22 minutes 8 seconds)
Q – What is so great about house plants?
(23 minutes 39 seconds)
James –
Water lily
Q – Can the team suggest how to make a christmas cacti flower earlier in the year?
(25 minutes 12 seconds)
Q – What is so great about terrariums?
(27 minutes 50 seconds)
Feature – Eric Robson talks to veterans at the walled allotment in Ayrshire, operated by the charity, Gardening Leave
(29 Minutes 10 seconds)
Q – Can I expect my pineapple plant to bear a second fruit?
(38 minutes 14 seconds)
Q – What wardrobe tips do the panel have to make one look like a gardener?
(39 minutes 25 seconds)
Broadcasts
- Fri 8 Apr 202215:00BBC Radio 4
- Sun 10 Apr 202214:00BBC Radio 4
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Gardeners' Question Time
Horticultural programme featuring a group of gardening experts
