Episodes
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| 20140201 (BBC7) | ' The great gardener Gertrude Jekyll once said: A garden is a grand teacher. It teaches patience and careful watchfulness; it teaches industry and thrift; above all it teaches entire trust. Through her fascination with colour, cottage gardens and experimentation, it has been said she changed the face of England more than any save the Creator and perhaps Capability Brown. Penelope Keith explores Miss Jekyll's own 10-acre garden - the enchanting Munstead Wood in Surrey - and along the way unearths some horticultural wisdoms and delights from the BBC sound archive. Joining Penelope to discuss Gertrude's influence and changing horticultural fashions are broadcaster and author, James Wong, author Catherine Horwood and Munstead Wood's head gardener, Annabel Watts. Programmes include: Great Gardens: Gertrude Jekyll, with Chris Serle from 1984 Gardeners' Question Time from 1947 The BBC Home Service's Radio Allotment from 1942 At Home With the Snails, from 2001 starring Geoffrey Palmer and Angela Thorne An interview with Percy Thrower from 1963 in Beyond the Back Door: That Reminds Me Desert Island Discs from 2000 when Sue Lawley's castaway was the gardening writer Christopher Lloyd. Made by Pier Productions for BBC Radio 4 Extra. | |||
| 20140201 (BBC7) 20160723 (BBC7) | ' The great gardener Gertrude Jekyll once said: A garden is a grand teacher. It teaches patience and careful watchfulness; it teaches industry and thrift; above all it teaches entire trust. Through her fascination with colour, cottage gardens and experimentation, it has been said she changed the face of England more than any save the Creator and perhaps Capability Brown. Penelope Keith explores Miss Jekyll's own 10-acre garden - the enchanting Munstead Wood in Surrey - and along the way unearths some horticultural wisdoms and delights from the BBC sound archive. Joining Penelope to discuss Gertrude's influence and changing horticultural fashions are broadcaster and author, James Wong, author Catherine Horwood and Munstead Wood's head gardener, Annabel Watts. Programmes include: Great Gardens: Gertrude Jekyll, with Chris Serle from 1984 Gardeners' Question Time from 1947 The BBC Home Service's Radio Allotment from 1942 At Home With the Snails, from 2001 starring Geoffrey Palmer and Angela Thorne An interview with Percy Thrower from 1963 in Beyond the Back Door: That Reminds Me Desert Island Discs from 2000 when Sue Lawley's castaway was the gardening writer Christopher Lloyd. Made by Pier Productions for BBC Radio 4 Extra. | |||
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| 20140201 (BBC7) | Made for 4 Extra. Penelope Keith explores our horticultural passions. | |||
| 20140201 (BBC7) | The great gardener Gertrude Jekyll once said: A garden is a grand teacher. It teaches patience and careful watchfulness; it teaches industry and thrift; above all it teaches entire trust. Through her fascination with colour, cottage gardens and experimentation, it has been said she changed the face of England more than any save the Creator and perhaps Capability Brown. Penelope Keith explores Miss Jekyll's own 10-acre garden - the enchanting Munstead Wood in Surrey - and along the way unearths some horticultural wisdoms and delights from the BBC sound archive. Joining Penelope to discuss Gertrude's influence and changing horticultural fashions are broadcaster and author, James Wong, author Catherine Horwood and Munstead Wood's head gardener, Annabel Watts. Programmes include: Great Gardens: Gertrude Jekyll, with Chris Serle from 1984 Gardeners' Question Time from 1947 The BBC Home Service's Radio Allotment from 1942 At Home With the Snails, from 2001 starring Geoffrey Palmer and Angela Thorne An interview with Percy Thrower from 1963 in Beyond the Back Door: That Reminds Me Desert Island Discs from 2000 when Sue Lawley's castaway was the gardening writer Christopher Lloyd. Made by Pier Productions for BBC Radio 4 Extra. | |||
| 20140201 (BBC7) 20160723 (BBC7) | The great gardener Gertrude Jekyll once said: A garden is a grand teacher. It teaches patience and careful watchfulness; it teaches industry and thrift; above all it teaches entire trust. Through her fascination with colour, cottage gardens and experimentation, it has been said she changed the face of England more than any save the Creator and perhaps Capability Brown. Penelope Keith explores Miss Jekyll's own 10-acre garden - the enchanting Munstead Wood in Surrey - and along the way unearths some horticultural wisdoms and delights from the BBC sound archive. Joining Penelope to discuss Gertrude's influence and changing horticultural fashions are broadcaster and author, James Wong, author Catherine Horwood and Munstead Wood's head gardener, Annabel Watts. Programmes include: Great Gardens: Gertrude Jekyll, with Chris Serle from 1984 Gardeners' Question Time from 1947 The BBC Home Service's Radio Allotment from 1942 At Home With the Snails, from 2001 starring Geoffrey Palmer and Angela Thorne An interview with Percy Thrower from 1963 in Beyond the Back Door: That Reminds Me Desert Island Discs from 2000 when Sue Lawley's castaway was the gardening writer Christopher Lloyd. Made by Pier Productions for BBC Radio 4 Extra. | |||
| 20140201 (BBC7) 20160723 (BBC7) | The great gardener Gertrude Jekyll once said: A garden is a grand teacher. It teaches patience and careful watchfulness; it teaches industry and thrift; above all it teaches entire trust. Through her fascination with colour, cottage gardens and experimentation, it has been said she changed the face of England more than any save the Creator and perhaps Capability Brown. Penelope Keith explores Miss Jekyll's own 10-acre garden - the enchanting Munstead Wood in Surrey - and along the way unearths some horticultural wisdoms and delights from the BBC sound archive. Joining Penelope to discuss Gertrude's influence and changing horticultural fashions are broadcaster and author, James Wong, author Catherine Horwood and Munstead Wood's head gardener, Annabel Watts. Programmes include: Great Gardens: Gertrude Jekyll, with Chris Serle from 1984 Gardeners' Question Time from 1947 The BBC Home Service's Radio Allotment from 1942 At Home With the Snails, from 2001 starring Geoffrey Palmer and Angela Thorne An interview with Percy Thrower from 1963 in Beyond the Back Door: That Reminds Me Desert Island Discs from 2000 when Sue Lawley's castaway was the gardening writer Christopher Lloyd. Made by Pier Productions for BBC Radio 4 Extra. Made for 4 Extra. Penelope Keith explores our horticultural passions. | |||
| 20140201 20160723 | The great gardener Gertrude Jekyll once said: 'A garden is a grand teacher. It teaches patience and careful watchfulness; it teaches industry and thrift; above all it teaches entire trust.' Through her fascination with colour, cottage gardens and experimentation, it has been said she 'changed the face of England more than any save the Creator and perhaps Capability Brown'. Penelope Keith explores Miss Jekyll's own 10-acre garden - the enchanting Munstead Wood in Surrey - and along the way unearths some horticultural wisdoms and delights from the BBC sound archive. Joining Penelope to discuss Gertrude's influence and changing horticultural fashions are broadcaster and author, James Wong, author Catherine Horwood and Munstead Wood's head gardener, Annabel Watts. Programmes include: Great Gardens: Gertrude Jekyll, with Chris Serle from 1984 Gardeners' Question Time from 1947 The BBC Home Service's Radio Allotment from 1942 At Home With the Snails, from 2001 starring Geoffrey Palmer and Angela Thorne An interview with Percy Thrower from 1963 in Beyond the Back Door: That Reminds Me Desert Island Discs from 2000 when Sue Lawley's castaway was the gardening writer Christopher Lloyd. Made by Pier Productions for BBC Radio 4 Extra. Made for 4 Extra. Penelope Keith explores our horticultural passions. | |||
| 20140201 | 20160723 (BBC7) 20190316 (BBC7) 20200823 (BBC7) 20200824 (BBC7) 20220430 (BBC7) 20160723 20190316 20200823 20200824 | Made for 4 Extra.PENELOPE KEITH explores our horticultural passions. The great gardener Gertrude Jekyll once said: A garden is a grand teacher. It teaches patience and careful watchfulness; it teaches industry and thrift; above all it teaches entire trust. Through her fascination with colour, cottage gardens and experimentation, it has been said she changed the face of England more than any save the Creator and perhaps Capability Brown. PENELOPE KEITH explores Miss Jekyll's own 10-acre garden - the enchanting Munstead Wood in Surrey - and along the way unearths some horticultural wisdoms and delights from the BBC sound archive. Joining Penelope to discuss Gertrude's influence and changing horticultural fashions are broadcaster and author, James Wong, author Catherine Horwood and Munstead Wood's head gardener, Annabel Watts. Programmes include: Great Gardens: Gertrude Jekyll, with Chris Serle from 1984 Gardeners' Question Time from 1947 The BBC Home Service's Radio Allotment from 1942 At Home With the Snails, from 2001 starring GEOFFREY PALMER and ANGELA THORNE An interview with Percy Thrower from 1963 in Beyond the Back Door: That Reminds Me Desert Island Discs from 2000 when Sue Lawley's castaway was the gardening writer CHRISTOPHER LLOYD. Made by Pier Productions for BBC Radio 4 Extra. Archive includes: Made for BBC Radio 4 Extra by Pier Productions and first broadcast in February 2014. | ||
| 01 | Great Gardens: Gertrude Jekyll | 20210407 | 20240316 (BBC7) 20240317 (BBC7) 20240321 (BBC7) | The great gardener, Gertrude Jekyll, once said: 'A garden is a grand teacher. It teaches patience and careful watchfulness; it teaches industry and thrift; above all it teaches entire trust.' Through her fascination with colour, cottage gardens and experimentation, it has been said she 'changed the face of England more than any save the Creator and perhaps Capability Brown'. Penelope Keith explores Miss Jekyll's own 10-acre garden – the enchanting Munstead Wood in Surrey – and along the way unearths some horticultural wisdoms and delights from the BBC sound archive. Joining Penelope to discuss Gertrude's influence and changing horticultural fashions are broadcaster and author, James Wong, author Catherine Horwood and Munstead Wood's head gardener, Annabel Watts. Featured programme from the BBC Archive: Great Gardens: Gertrude Jekyll, with Chris Serle from 1984 Made for BBC Radio 4 Extra by Pier Productions and first broadcast in February 2014.. Penelope Keith explores our horticultural passions and changing fashions via BBC archive. In the first of three programmes, Penelope Keith explores Miss Jekyll's own 10-acre garden – the enchanting Munstead Wood in Surrey. Penelope discusses Gertrude's influence and changing horticultural fashions with broadcaster and author, James Wong, author Catherine Horwood and Munstead Wood's head gardener, Annabel Watts Penelope also unearths some horticultural wisdoms and delights from the BBC sound archive: * Great Gardens - Gertrude Jekyll meets Chris Serle - BBC Radio 4 - 1984 Penelope Keith meets with James Wong, Catherine Horwood and Annabel Watts at home of the great garden designer, Gertrude Jekyll. |
| 02 | At Home With The Snails | 20210414 | 20240323 (BBC7) 20240324 (BBC7) 20240328 (BBC7) | PENELOPE KEITH explores Miss Jekyll's own ten-acre garden – the enchanting Munstead Wood in Surrey – and along the way unearths some horticultural wisdoms and delights from the BBC sound archive. Joining Penelope to discuss Gertrude's influence and changing horticultural fashions are broadcaster and author, James Wong, author Catherine Horwood and Munstead Wood's head gardener, Annabel Watts. Featured programmes from the BBC Archive: Gardeners' Question Time [BBC Home Service 1947] Radio Allotment from [BBC Home Service 1942] At Home with the Snails [BBC Radio 4 2001] Made for BBC Radio 4 Extra by Pier Productions and first broadcast in February 2014 PENELOPE KEITH explores our horticultural passions and changing fashions via BBC archive. Penelope Keith continues her exploration of Gertrude Jekyll's ten-acre garden – the enchanting Munstead Wood in Surrey In the second of three programmes, Penelope discusses Gertrude's influence and changing horticultural fashions with broadcaster and author, James Wong, author Catherine Horwood and Munstead Wood's head gardener, Annabel Watts. Horticultural wisdoms and delights featured from the BBC Archive: * Radio Allotment - BBC Home Service - 1942 Penelope Keith meets with James Wong, Catherine Horwood and Annabel Watts at home of the great garden designer, Gertrude Jekyll. Penelope Keith unearths more horticultural highlights from the BBC archives. |
| 03 | Percy Thrower And Christopher Lloyd | 20210421 | 20240330 (BBC7) 20240404 (BBC7) | Penelope Keith explores our horticultural passions and changing fashions through the BBC sound archives. From the home of the great garden designer Gertrude Jeykll. The great gardener, Gertrude Jekyll, once said: 'A garden is a grand teacher. It teaches patience and careful watchfulness; it teaches industry and thrift; above all it teaches entire trust.' Through her fascination with colour, cottage gardens and experimentation, it has been said she 'changed the face of England more than any save the Creator and perhaps Capability Brown'. Penelope Keith explores Miss Jekyll's own ten-acre garden – the enchanting Munstead Wood in Surrey – and along the way unearths some horticultural wisdoms and delights from the BBC sound archive. Joining Penelope to discuss Gertrude's influence and changing horticultural fashions are broadcaster and author, James Wong, author Catherine Horwood and Munstead Wood's head gardener, Annabel Watts. Featured programmes from the BBC Archive: Percy Thrower from ‘Beyond the Back Door: That Reminds Me' [Home Service 1963] Desert Island Discs – Christopher Lloyd [R4 2000] Made for BBC Radio 4 Extra by Pier Productions and first broadcast in February 2014 Penelope Keith explores our horticultural passions and changing fashions via BBC archive. Penelope Keith concludes her exploration of Gertrude Jekyll's ten-acre garden – the enchanting Munstead Wood in Surrey In the last of three programmes, Penelope discusses Gertrude's influence and changing horticultural fashions with broadcaster and author, James Wong, author Catherine Horwood and Munstead Wood's head gardener, Annabel Watts. Horticultural wisdoms and delights featured from the BBC Archive: * Percy Thrower from ‘Beyond the Back Door: That Reminds Me' - BBC Home Service - 1963 * Desert Island Discs – Christopher Lloyd - BBC Radio 4 - 2000 Penelope Keith meets with James Wong, Catherine Horwood and Annabel Watts at home of the great garden designer, Gertrude Jekyll. |

