The Grass Is Greener By Tom Fort

Episode

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First
Broadcast

Repeated

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The Medieval Version

20010423

20240506 (BBC7)
20240507 (BBC7)

Tom Fort charts our obsession with the garden lawn.

My Lawn Mower

20010424

20240507 (BBC7)
20240508 (BBC7)

The ritual of mowing the garden lawn with a beautiful machine.

Events At A Place Called Thrupp

20010425

20240508 (BBC7)
20240509 (BBC7)

How the very first lawn mower was invented in Gloucestershire.

It's A Victorian Thing

20010426

20240509 (BBC7)
20240510 (BBC7)

The balance of gardening power in Queen Victoria's reign shifts to the middle classes.

Better Than Sex

20010427

20240510 (BBC7)
20240511 (BBC7)

The impact of gender in gardening and using a mower.

OMNI

20240512

20240513 (BBC7)

Mowing the lawn has had a place in the national psyche from its first mention in the time of Henry III, to the present day. Tom Fort traces how the aesthetics of the lawn, with its connotations of Eden, have been redefined over time.

Read by Jeff Rawle.

The Grass is Greener: An Anglo-Saxon Passion is written by Tom Fort.

Omnibus of five parts abridged by Andrew Simpson.

Producer: Duncan Minshull

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2001.

Tom Fort charts our obsession with lawns, from Henry III's time to the present day.

Tom Fort charts our obsession with lawns, from Henry III's time to the present day. Read by Jeff Rawle.

Episodes

Episode	Title	First Broadcast	Repeated	Comments
01	The Medieval Version	20010423	20240506 (BBC7) 20240507 (BBC7)	Tom Fort charts our obsession with the garden lawn.
02	My Lawn Mower	20010424	20240507 (BBC7) 20240508 (BBC7)	The ritual of mowing the garden lawn with a beautiful machine.
03	Events At A Place Called Thrupp	20010425	20240508 (BBC7) 20240509 (BBC7)	How the very first lawn mower was invented in Gloucestershire.
04	It's A Victorian Thing	20010426	20240509 (BBC7) 20240510 (BBC7)	The balance of gardening power in Queen Victoria's reign shifts to the middle classes.
05	Better Than Sex	20010427	20240510 (BBC7) 20240511 (BBC7)	The impact of gender in gardening and using a mower.
OMNI		20240512	20240513 (BBC7)	Mowing the lawn has had a place in the national psyche from its first mention in the time of Henry III, to the present day. Tom Fort traces how the aesthetics of the lawn, with its connotations of Eden, have been redefined over time. Read by Jeff Rawle. The Grass is Greener: An Anglo-Saxon Passion is written by Tom Fort. Omnibus of five parts abridged by Andrew Simpson. Producer: Duncan Minshull First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2001. Tom Fort charts our obsession with lawns, from Henry III's time to the present day. Tom Fort charts our obsession with lawns, from Henry III's time to the present day. Read by Jeff Rawle.