BBC Gardeners' World Live Theatre
Top experts, entertaining and informative talks
Seats to see Alan Titchmarsh still available on Thursday and Adam Frost on Friday. Good availability on Saturday and Sunday.
Enjoy NEW ‘In Conversation’ sessions hosted by Nicki Chapman, or practical sessions with BBC Gardeners’ World Magazine editor, Kevin Smith, from £3.50 (in addition to Show entry tickets.)
This is the only bookable Theatre at the Show. If seats to see a gardening expert are fully booked, there are other opportunities to see them at drop-in stages. Take a look at the timetable for the Let’s Talk Plants Stage, the House Plant Hub, the Garden Fit for A King, and the Gardeners’ World Subscriber Club Lounge.
Plus, the BBC Gardeners’ World Live Theatre is open plan with standing room around the rear and sides of the Theatre.
Theatre timetable:
10:30am In Conversation with Alan Titchmarsh ‘Why is the skill of good gardening important?’ (S)
11:30am BBC Gardeners’ World Magazine session with Joe Bagley ‘How to never kill a house plant’
(free of charge) fully booked
12:30pm British Garden Centres session with Chris Collins ‘My Seasonal Balcony’
(free of charge) fully booked
1:30pm BBC Gardeners’ World Magazine with Alan Titchmarsh ‘How to create a wildlife friendly garden’
(Premium)
2:30pm In Conversation with Monty Don ‘Gardening in changing times’ (S)
(Premium) fully booked
3:30pm BBC Gardeners’ World Magazine with Alan Titchmarsh ‘How to create a wildlife friendly garden’ (S)
(Premium)
4:30pm BBC Gardeners’ World Magazine with Monty Don ‘How to grow delicious herbs for tasty pickings’ (S)
Fully booked
10:30am In Conversation with Adam Frost ‘Gardening and me: what’s changed in the past year?’
11:30am BBC Gardeners’ World Magazine with Monty Don ‘How to grow delicious herbs for tasty pickings’
(Premium), fully booked
12:30pm BBC Gardeners’ World Magazine Session with Joe Bagley ‘How to never kill a house plant’
Fully booked
1:30pm British Garden Centre session with Chris Collins ‘My time as a head gardener at Westminster Abbey‘
(Free of charge), fully booked
2:30pm In conversation with Monty Don ‘Gardening in changing times’
(Premium), fully booked
3:30pm BBC Gardeners’ World Magazine with Adam Frost ‘How to have success with tender plants’
(Premium)
4:30pm BBC Gardeners’ World Magazine with Monty Don, ‘How to grow delivious herbs for tasty pickings’
Fully booked
10:30am In Conversation with Monty Don ‘Gardening in changing times’
Fully booked
11:30am BBC Gardeners’ World Magazine with Monty Don ‘How to grow delicious herbs for tasty pickings’ (S)
(Premium), fully booked
12:30pm BBC Gardeners’ World Magazine with Carol Klein ‘How to choose the right plants for your plot’ (S)
(Premium)
1:30pm In Conversation with Frances Tophill ‘My new garden and what it means to me’
2:30pm British Garden Centre session with Mr Plant Geek ‘The weird and whacky plant show’ (S)
(free of charge)
3:30pm BBC Gardeners’ World Magazine with Frances Tophill ‘How to use plants for drinks and remedies’ (S)
4:30pm In conversation with Carol Klein ‘My gardening life’ (S)
(Premium)
10:30am In Conversation with Adam Frost ‘Gardening and me: what’s changed in the past year?’
11:30am BBC Gardeners’ World Magazine with Carol Klein ‘How to choose the right plants for your plot’
12:30pm BBC Gardeners’ World Magazine with Frances Tophill ‘How to use plants for drinks and remedies’
(Premium)
1:30pm British Garden Centre session with Mr Plant Geek ‘The weird and whacky plant show’
(free of charge)
2:30pm In conversation with Carol Klein ‘My gardening life’
(Premium)
3:30pm In Conversation with Frances Tophill ‘My new garden and what it means to me’
4:15pm BBC Gardeners’ World Magazine with Adam Frost ‘How to have success with tender plants’
VIP tickets: include a VIP seat in a Theatre session (subject to VIP Seat availability).
Wheelchair access: A number of positions are held for visitors who use wheelchairs, and their carers, in each theatre session, available in the booking process.
Sign language: Sessions with an (S) marked next to them will have a sign language interpreter.
BBC Gardeners’ World Live Theatre is sponsored by
The British Garden Centres Story
The story of the British Garden Centres begins in the sleepy Lincolnshire village of Woodthorpe, the home of our company founders, Charles and Robert Stubbs. Charles started the business whilst still at school – he sold seedlings and Leylandii to neighbours and passers-by from a stall at the end of their drive.
Through hard work, determination and drive, the business grew with Woodthorpe Garden Centre, being their first, opening in 1987. The business flourished under the ownership of Charles and brother Robert, becoming famous for, amongst other things, huge sales of compost to keen gardeners from all over the region. Over the years, the brothers’ reputation grew far and wide. They were featured on the local news program Calendar for their entrepreneurial skills.
Growing
The business at Woodthorpe grew and, with the addition of Brigg Garden Centre, the company’s reputation for quality and value began to spread. Further centres were added, and the company became known as the British Garden Centres Group. Since 2018 the company has grown at a rate even faster than Charles and Robert could ever have imagined and now has 60 centres around the country. Their ambition to have a British Garden Centre within easy reach of everyone in the UK really is starting to take shape!
The Future
In 2023 their new online store opened allowing customers to shop 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and have products delivered straight to their door. Check out their centres and online store here.
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