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Documentary exploring the conflicts seething amid Britain's allotments.
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What a shame the BBC decided to spend money on war rather than education.
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That's just really bizarre! Why would you devote SEVEN months to filming a load of negativity, without at least attempting to show the positives?! From the blurb on the program: "Allotment Wars shows what happens when strangers are thrust together on the land with too much time on their hands and too many sharp tools." (my emphasis) Err WTF?! I don't know any plotholders with 'too much time on their hands'! Oooh, that's made me reeet
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If you put your tinfoil hat on, it looks like they are trying to burst the bubble on the appeal of the allotment. Long waiting lists and demands to make more land available.
When you take your tinfoil hat back off though it just looks like more cheap TV
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In this strange world we now live in it would seem conflict of one sort or another always get better viewing figures.
As to the BBC having polictical bias surely not LOL.
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I think this represents the other side of the story
BBC News - The allure of the allotment: One family's love for their plotEndeavour to have lived, so that when you die, even the undertaker will be sorry - Puddinghead Wilson's Diary
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Thankfully the programme isn't being shown in Wales - why do we have to have programmes with arguments and negativity all the time? Pots is right - they must think they get better viewing figures. Trouble is that people "with too much time on their hands" will watch the programme and we'll all get tarred with the same brush.
Sheneval - I think I'd rather see the Allure of the Allotment instead.Forbidden Fruits make many Jams.Comment
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Not sure who the target audience is for Allotment Wars but I know I won't be bothering watching it.Location....East Midlands.Comment
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Sorry LL, its being shown half an hour later BBC One - Allotment Wars - Next onOriginally posted by ladylottie View PostComment
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Nobody (but us) would want to watch a half hour, or whatever it is, of happy people gardening happily. Producers need an "angle"Originally posted by Ananke View PostAll gardeners know better than other gardeners." -- Chinese Proverb.Comment
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I know Dan from the Allotment Diary on You Tube was approached by the BBC last summer and asked to be on the show. He turned it down because of the negative nature of the program.
Its really a mist opportunity from the BBC as we've be wanting a GYO show on TV for years!Chris
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Has it been on yet or is the 1st episode on Tuesday?................I'll reserve judgement till I've seen it.Last edited by Bigmallly; 19-01-2013, 05:20 PM.sigpic“Gorillas are very intelligent, but they don't have to be as delicate as chimps -- they can just smash open the termite nest,”
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First showing of first episode is Tuesday next BM ....... sampler clip (later episode I think) ........... BBC One - Allotment Wars, Shed break ins and vegetable attacksHe who smiles in the face of adversity,has already decided who to blame
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Cheers BB, I saw that but don't understand the comments. I think it could be quite interesting but maybe the BBC could have phrased it better.Originally posted by bearded bloke View PostLast edited by Bigmallly; 19-01-2013, 07:39 PM.sigpic“Gorillas are very intelligent, but they don't have to be as delicate as chimps -- they can just smash open the termite nest,”
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