who presented gardeners world from 2008 to 2010
Toby Buckland
title: Gardeners' World text: Gardeners' World Gardeners' World is a long-running BBC Television programme about gardening, first broadcast on 5 January 1968 and still running as of 2018. Its first episode was presented by Ken Burras and came from Oxford Botanical Gardens. The magazine "BBC Gardeners' World" is a tie-in to the programme. Most of its episodes have been 30 minutes in length, although there are many specials that last longer. The 2008 and 2009 series used a 60-minute format as did the 2016 series from episode 23, for eight episodes in total. The show was presented until 2003 from the lead presenter's own title: Gardeners' World text: of the widespread criticism was also directed at the fact that the show no longer came from a real garden. But 'Greenacre' was a field, part of Winterbourne Botanic Garden in Birmingham. The 2010 show saw public approval change, after alterations to the show's production. The show's length was returned to the original 30 minutes and several features of the 2009 series, such as the '30 second fix', were dropped. The show concentrated more on gardening content, reintroducing 'Jobs for the weekend' and focusing on plant species. In March 2011 Monty Don returned as the main presenter of the programme. title: Gardeners' World text: Carol Klein and Joe Swift. In previous years the line up has also included Toby Buckland, Alys Fowler, Chris Baines, Diarmuid Gavin, Anne Swithinbank, Pippa Greenwood, Rachel de Thame, Bob Flowerdew and Mark Lane. The presenters film at BBC Gardeners' World Live, with the content aired within the programme on the Friday night of the live show. A number of new rose varieties have been launched at the show including Gardeners' World Gardeners' World is a long-running BBC Television programme about gardening, first broadcast on 5 January 1968 and still running as of 2018. Its first episode was presented by title: Gardeners' World text: In 2016 new executive producer Paolo Proto (previously producer of "The Great British Bake Off") extended the programme from 30 minutes to one hour in September and October, also introducing new presenters Adam Frost, Frances Tophill, Nick Bailey, Nick Macer, Florence Headlam and Arit Anderson. Mark Lane is the UK’s first garden designer who uses a wheelchair, as well as the first BBC gardening presenter who uses a wheelchair. Lead presenters have included: 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, title: Gardeners' World text: 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 and John Kelly. The very first theme tune to the series in 1968 was a piece composed by Peter Craddy and played by Michael Saxton on clarinet. A year later this was replaced by the long-running "Green Fingers" composed by John Clarke and Reg Reid, played by Harold Rich & His Players, a version of which, with sweeping strings, was soon used. The most famous theme, which had the longest run