4 Extra Goes Gardening

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20140201

20160723 (BBC7)
20190316 (BBC7)
20200823 (BBC7)
20200824 (BBC7)
20220430 (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.

Archive includes:

* 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 for BBC Radio 4 Extra by Pier Productions and first broadcast in February 2014.

Great Gardens: Gertrude Jekyll

20210407

20240316/17 (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'.

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

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 meets with James Wong, Catherine Horwood and Annabel Watts at home of the great garden designer, Gertrude Jekyll.

At Home With The Snails

20210414

20240323/24 (BBC7)
20240328 (BBC7)

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:

* Gardeners' Question Time - BBC Home Service - 1947

* Radio Allotment - 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 meets with James Wong, Catherine Horwood and Annabel Watts at home of the great garden designer, Gertrude Jekyll.

Percy Thrower And Christopher Lloyd

20210421

20240330 (BBC7)
20240404 (BBC7)

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

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 meets with James Wong, Catherine Horwood and Annabel Watts at home of the great garden designer, Gertrude Jekyll.

Episodes

Episode	Title	First Broadcast	Repeated	Comments
		20140201	20160723 (BBC7) 20190316 (BBC7) 20200823 (BBC7) 20200824 (BBC7) 20220430 (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. Archive includes: * 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 for BBC Radio 4 Extra by Pier Productions and first broadcast in February 2014.
01	Great Gardens: Gertrude Jekyll	20210407	20240316/17 (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'. 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 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 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	20240323/24 (BBC7) 20240328 (BBC7)	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: * Gardeners' Question Time - BBC Home Service - 1947 * Radio Allotment - 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 meets with James Wong, Catherine Horwood and Annabel Watts at home of the great garden designer, Gertrude Jekyll.
03	Percy Thrower And Christopher Lloyd	20210421	20240330 (BBC7) 20240404 (BBC7)	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 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 meets with James Wong, Catherine Horwood and Annabel Watts at home of the great garden designer, Gertrude Jekyll.