Beechgrove (TV series)

Beechgrove
Beechgrove presenters Brian Cunningham, Mairi Rattray, Carole Baxter, George Anderson, Kirsty Wilson and Calum Clunie
Also known asThe Beechgrove Gardens, The Beechgrove Garden
Created byBBC Scotland
Country of originScotland
Original languageEnglish
Production
ProducerTern Television
Running time28 minutes
Original release
NetworkBBC Scotland
BBC Two Scotland
BBC One Scotland
Release14 April 1978 (1978-04-14) –
present

Beechgrove (formerly known as The Beechgrove Garden) is a television gardening programme broadcast since 1978 on BBC Scotland. Over the years it has been broadcast on BBC Scotland, BBC One Scotland, BBC Two Scotland and Britbox.

History

Beechgrove is a gardening programme, which started on 14 April 1978. It was inspired by the garden behind the home of WGBH in Boston, Massachusetts, named the Victory Garden.[1] The original plot of land used was the small area of garden attached to the BBC studios in Beechgrove Terrace, Aberdeen. Due to its small size, the programme's popularity and the fact the garden had been transformed several times over, a new area of ground to the west of Aberdeen was acquired for the programme by Tern Television who have produced the series since 1992. The new site covers 2.5 acres and is located at the former Grampian Regional Council Brotherfield Nursery,[2][3] in Westhill, Aberdeenshire.[4] Episodes were broadcast from the site in 1996.[3] In June 1983, the 100th show was broadcast.[2]

Since the 1980s, The Beechgrove Garden has been shown intermittently on the BBC across the UK usually in a non-prime time slot; however, since 2021 it has been shown on BBC 2 in a prime Friday night slot.[5][citation needed] Since 2013 The Beechgrove Garden has been broadcast in the rest of the UK,[6] usually early on a Sunday morning slot.[7]

In 1990, the garden was redeveloped, which meant uprooting everything and starting again. It caused an outcry from the press and public, but it went ahead and led to a public auction for keepsake plants from The Beechgrove.[1] Six years later, when the garden moved from its original home to an exposed, rural hillside on the outskirts of Aberdeen.[1]

The 1,000th episode was filmed in May 2016.[8] During the 2020 pandemic and the subsequent lockdown, the presenters filmed episodes from their own gardens. George Anderson was filming in his home in Joppa, Edinburgh. Kirsty Wilson was presenting from her flat in Edinburgh, Brian Cunningham was in his garden in Scone and Carole Baxter will film from her garden in Aberdeenshire.[9] 2022 was the 30th year of production company, 'Tern' producing Beechgrove for BBC Scotland.[7]

Theme

The theme tune for the show is the jig "Miss Tara MacAdam", written by Phil Cunningham.[10] This replaced the show's original theme tune, "Sponge".[1]

Presenters

The current presenters are:

Beechgrove presenter and team working on the Vale View Garden project in Barrmill, North Ayrshire.

Previous presenters on the programme included:

Programme side-shoots

Hit Squad

In 1992, The Hit Squad with Jim McKirdy and Walter Gilmour was launched. [2]

Beechgrove Repotted

Beechgrove Repotted is one of Beechgrove's side-shoots.[27] Repotted is a 2019 series of reversions that have been moulded to form a series of programmes which all explore a specific gardening theme. Themes include:

  • gardening on a budget
  • garden art
  • community allotments
  • garden therapy
  • gardening for wildlife
  • urban gardens
  • growing gardening communities

The Beechgrove Potting Shed

A sister programme, The Beechgrove Potting Shed, was broadcast weekly on BBC Radio Scotland between 1978 and 2012. Presented in its latter years by Theresa Talbot, it was axed as part of a cost-cutting measure by the station.[28]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Scougall, Murray (12 August 2018). "Garden parties as Beechgrove hits 40: Birthday bash for a show that's still bursting with life". The Sunday Post. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d e English, Paul (2 April 2008). "GROWING PAINS; TV legend Jim McColl takes a swipe at new-fangled shows as Beechgrove Garden celebrates 30 years". The Daily Record. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
  3. ^ a b "Beechgrove Garden digs in to its new plot". The Herald. 12 March 1996. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
  4. ^ "Down to earth evergreens". The Scotsman. 22 March 2003. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
  5. ^ "BBC Scotland - Beechgrove Garden, 2023, Episode 24".
  6. ^ "Beechgrove and Beardshaw - a winning combination for gardening TV?". The Guardian. 7 February 2013. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
  7. ^ a b c Porter, David (23 March 2022). "Beechgrove returns to bloom even bigger in 2022". Grampian Online. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
  8. ^ "Blooming Beechgrove". 3 May 2016. trendmagazine.co.uk. 3 May 2016. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
  9. ^ Scougall, Murray (13 April 2020). "With the famous Beechgrove Garden in lockdown, presenters are preparing to broadcast from their homes". The Sunday Post. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
  10. ^ Docherty, Gavin (6 February 2013). "Beechgrove Garden's Jim is a TV perennial". Daily Express. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
  11. ^ Stewart, Helen (22 June 2008). "The two of us: Jim McColl and Carole Baxter". The Sunday Times. Archived from the original on 26 April 2009. Retrieved 5 May 2010.
  12. ^ "The Beechgrove Garden: Carole Baxter". Beechgrove.co.uk. Retrieved 22 April 2016.
  13. ^ "The Beechgrove Garden: George Anderson". Beechgrove.co.uk. Retrieved 22 April 2016.
  14. ^ "Media Release: Scone Palace's head gardener showcases The Douglas Trail on Beechgrove Garden - allmediascotland…media jobs, media release service and media resources for all". www.allmediascotland.com. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
  15. ^ "The Beechgrove Garden: Brian Cunningham".
  16. ^ "The Beechgrove Garden: Kirsty Wilson".
  17. ^ Alex, Michael; er (24 April 2021). "New BBC Beechgrove star Calum Clunie from Fife thanks his grandparents for his gardening bug roots". The Courier. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
  18. ^ "Fife allotment holder to be regular on BBC Scotland's Beechgrove". www.fifetoday.co.uk. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
  19. ^ "The Beechgrove Garden: Calum Clunie". www.beechgrove.co.uk. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
  20. ^ Smith, Scott (23 May 2023). "Press and Journal: Gardening with Scott Smith". www.pressandjournal.co.uk. Archived from the original on 24 May 2023. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
  21. ^ "First episode of The Beechgrove Garden - Sunday Post 100". Sunday Post 100 - Scotland's Iconic Moments. 1 October 2015. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
  22. ^ "The Beechgrove Garden: Jim McColl". Beechgrove.co.uk. Retrieved 22 April 2016.
  23. ^ "Beechgrove Garden presenter Jim McColl retires after 40 years". BBC News. 18 April 2019. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  24. ^ a b Swarbrick, Susan (30 March 2011). "After 33 years the Beechcroft Garden's success still bloom". The Herald. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
  25. ^ Walls, Sandra (5 June 2008). "Former Beechgrove man Walter opens new walled garden in Strathaven". The Daily Record. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
  26. ^ Appleby, Matthew (4 February 2013). "Chris Beardshaw joins BBC Beechgrove Garden". hortweek.com. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
  27. ^ "BBC Scotland - Beechgrove, Beechgrove Repotted". BBC. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
  28. ^ "Beechgrove's McColl angry as radio show axed", The Herald, 4 October 2012

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