Gardeners' World is a long-running British gardening programme, first broadcast on 5 January 1968. The 2023 series is the 54th. Its first series was presented by Ken Burras and came from Oxford Botanical Gardens. Up until 2020 most of its episodes have been 30 minutes in duration; however, this changed in spring 2020 when the format was extended to an hour. All episodes in the 2021 series onwards follow this 60-minute format. Gardeners' World currently airs between mid-March and late October on BBC Two every Friday. The programme usually takes a three-month winter break from November to February. The programme's main presenter is currently Monty Don. Other regular presenters include Adam Frost, Frances Tophill, Joe Swift, Arit Anderson, Advolly Richmond, Nick Bailey, Carol Klein, Mark Lane and Rachel de Thame. The magazine BBC Gardeners' World is a tie-in to the programme. Presenters Lead Lead presenters have included: Ken Burras (1968–1969) Percy Thrower (1969–1976) Arthur Billitt (1976–1979) Geoff Hamilton (1979–1996) Geoffrey Smith (1980–1982) Alan Titchmarsh (1996–2002) Monty Don (2003–2008) Toby Buckland (2008–2010) Monty Don (2011–present) Co-presenters Co-presenters have included: Alys Fowler, Chris Baines, Chris Beardshaw, Mary Spiller, Liz Rigby, Diarmuid Gavin, Clay Jones, Stefan Buczacki, Christine Walkden, Sarah Raven, Gay Search, Anne Swithinbank, Nigel Colborn, Geoffrey Smith, Roy Lancaster, Peter Seabrook, Joe Swift, Ali Ward, Pippa Greenwood, Rachel de Thame, Frances Tophill, Carol Klein, Bob Flowerdew, Mark Lane, Adam Frost, Arit Anderson, John Kelly, Nick Bailey, Flo Headlam, Arthur Parkinson, JJ Chalmers, and Sue Kent. Locations Since its inception in 1968, the show was presented until 2003 from the lead presenter's own garden. In 2011, the show returned to this practice. First was Percy Thrower's The Magnolias in Shrewsbury Then Arthur Billitt's Clack's Farm at Ombersley in Worcestershire Followed by two gardens, both called Barnsdale, owned by Geoff Hamilton in Rutland Next was Alan Titchmarsh's garden at Woodroyd in Alton, Hampshire, renamed Barleywood for the programme Next was a rented garden, called Burmans Farm at Shottery () in Stratford-upon-Avon which was called Berryfields for the purposes of the programme although it was often described as a 'top secret location near Birmingham' Partly as a result of changes in the presenters, for the 2009 series the garden was relocated to Edgbaston in Birmingham. A playing-field was redeveloped and this garden was given the name Greenacre. This garden was intended to be a permanent home for the programme. In 2011, with the return