Geoff Hamilton: a Man and His Garden

Miniseries

5 episodes · Oct 8, 1998

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  • S1E1

    Roots and Sideshots

    Oct 9, 199830m

    This episode focuses on his early life and influences. Including interviews with his widow Lynda and identical twin brother Tony, as well as other relatives and friends. Narrated by Richard Briers

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  • S1E2

    The Barnsdale Story

    Oct 16, 199830m

    This episode tells the history of the two "Barnsdale" gardens that were Geoff's pride and joy, and became familiar to viewers through years of exposure on Gardeners' World. Friends and relatives recall the work put into creating them, and reveal what their success meant to him. Narrated by Richard Briers.

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  • S1E3

    The Great Communicator

    Oct 23, 199830m

    This episode tells how Geoff communicated his passion for gardening to viewers and his fellow horticulturists, including Henry Kelly, Alan Titchmarsh and Gay Search, who share their memories of their friend and colleague.

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  • S1E4

    Cheap and Cheerful

    Oct 30, 199830m

    This episode concentrates on money-saving measures for cash-strapped gardeners, which became Geoff's trademark, including discarded orange boxes used as cold-frames and frost-beating polythene cloches. Includes unseen archive footage and interviews with widow Lynda and colleagues at Barnsdale. Narrated by Richard Briers.

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  • S1E5

    A Friend of the Earth

    Nov 6, 199830m

    In this episode, botanist David Bellamy and Geoff's relatives recall his love of nature, and the strongly held beliefs which led him to campaign against chemical fertilisers and pesticides. Geoff's campaign to eradicate the garden use of peat, and stone from endangered limestone pavements, are also recalled. Narrated by Richard Briers.

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