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Hello,

I am a keen grower of fruit and veg- though only in my back yard- as well as being an assistant producer for a new BBC One programme called The One Show. You may have seen the pilot, which was on for a month last summer. The show will launch in July as a nightly half-hour studio based programme with Adrian Chiles presenting. Throughout each show, you'll also see several short films about subjects which interest our viewers.

I am making a five-minute piece about allotments, which will look at [b]the new generation of people with allotments- eg the rise in young professionals, young women and families with small children. There has also been a change in the kind of crops grown on allotments, such as rocket and other fashionable crops.

I'm looking for someone who has had an allotment for many years. I'd like to spend a couple of hours filming with you next week on your allotment, talking about your experiences over the years, and about your opinions on the "new wave" of plot holders. Perhaps you love the new mix of people on your allotment, or maybe you are frustrated with trendy fair-weather gardeners who dissappear as soon as the frost comes and don't really know what they're doing. Whatever your view, I would love to hear it.

If you would like to have a chat with me about this or express your opinion, please call on 0161 244 3958, e-mail me on becky.garrod@bbc.co.uk, or PM me.

Many thanks,

Becky Garrod

Assistant Producer
The One Show

Come on chaps, your 15 minutes of fame beckons!!

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Kindest regards, David.

http://pigletsplots.blogspot.com/
updated - Sunday 19th at 2100hrs

Would love to take part in something like that. However:

1. Don't have a lottie
2. Only been growing my own for a year
3. My bit of garden that has 'gone to veg' is weeny still!

Therefore I don't qualify!

Good luck with getting people to take part and please let us know when the programme will be on.

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Happy Gardening,
Shirley

http://www.honeyjukes.co.uk

I don't qualify either, being a newbi too. Would love to see another grape on the box though.

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I'd rather sit on a pumpkin and have it all to myself than be crowded on a velvet cushion.

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i dont either, only been growing a year and at the moment my lotty would be bad for the cause :-(

I agree with Kirsty would be great to see one of us grapes on there. Do't be shy give it ago for the forum. Please

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Denise xox

Learn from the mistakes of others because you'll never live long enough to make them all yourself.
-- Alfred E. Neumann
http://irchesterplot.blogspot.com

Would love to see one of the grapes on telly doing this, unfortunately we can't offer to help, as we're deffo still in our first year of growing, and apart from that, I'm camera shy!

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Blessings
Suzanne (aka Mrs Dobby)

'Garden naked - get some colour in your cheeks'!

The Dobby's Pumpkin Patch - a blogspot work in progress!
Last updated 26th November2008 - more new piccies!

Poor sod fancy having to work with a Baggies fan

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ntg

Never be afraid to try something new.
Remember that a lone amateur built the Ark.
A large group of professionals built the Titanic

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Will ask Dad if he want to be on TV and get back to you

Thanks TPeers,that would be great.
Thanks also to everyone for your responses. I've got a few leads but I'm still looking. If you're a long-time allotment-holder who has seen the new wave of interest in allotments emerge, I really would love to hear from you.
Becky

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