Details About Alan Titchmarsh: Wife, Net Worth, Daughter, Wedding

Known for movies

Short Info

Spouse	Alison Titchmarsh
Fact	His favorite Andrew Lloyd Webber musical is "Jesus Christ Superstar".

Alan Titchmarsh, MBE, DL, HonFSE (born 2 May 1949) is a British gardener, broadcaster, and author. He is known for presenting the BBC television shows Ground Force and Gardeners’ World.

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Early Life

Titchmarsh was born on 2 May 1949 in Ilkley, Yorkshire, England. His parents were Bessie (née Hardisty), a weaver, and Alan Fred Titchmarsh, Sr., a plumber. He has two sisters, Gillian and Lynda. Titchmarsh was educated at Prince Henry’s Grammar School in Otley and then did a two-year horticulture course at Leeds Technical College (now Leeds City College).

Career

Titchmarsh began his career as a professional gardener working for Harrogate Borough Council. He then became a freelance journalist, writing gardening articles for various publications. In 1976, he began presenting the BBC Radio 4 gardening programme The Kitchen Gardener. He also wrote a column for The Daily Telegraph from 1981 to 2013.

In 1986, Titchmarsh began presenting the BBC television series Ground Force, which ran for eight series until 2005. He also presented the BBC series Gardeners’ World from 2003 until 2008. In 2009, he began hosting the ITV series Love Your Garden. He has also written more than 60 books, including gardening, fiction, and autobiography.

In 2000, Titchmarsh was awarded the Victoria Medal of Honour by the Royal Horticultural Society. In 2002, he was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the Queen’s Birthday Honours. In 2007, he was awarded an honorary degree from the University of Bradford. In 2010, he was awarded an honorary degree from the University of Winchester. In 2014, he was awarded an honorary degree from the University of Sheffield.

In 2015, Titchmarsh was made a Deputy Lieutenant of Hampshire. In 2016, he was awarded an honorary fellowship by the Society of Editors.

Personal Life

Titchmarsh married Alison in 1975. They have two daughters: Polly and Camilla. Titchmarsh is a patron of the charity Gardeners’ World Live. He is also a supporter of the National Gardens Scheme and the Royal Horticultural Society.

Physical Characteristics

Titchmarsh is 6 feet 2 inches (1.88 m) tall. He has blue eyes and dark brown hair.

General Info

Full Name	Alan Titchmarsh
Profession	Actor, Gardener, Novelist, Television presenter

Family

Spouse	Alison Titchmarsh
Children	Camilla Titchmarsh, Polly Titchmarsh
Parents	Bessie Hardisty, Alan Fred Titchmarsh, Sr

Accomplishments

TV Shows

Love Your Garden, The Alan Titchmarsh Show, Gardeners' World, Ground Force, Masterpiece, British Isles – A Natural History, The Nature of Britain, Popstar to Operastar, Gordon the Garden Gnome, Ask the Family, Saving Planet Earth, RHS Chelsea Flower Show, 20th Century Roadshow, The Great British V...

Social profile links

IMDB	http://imdb.com/name/nm0864436

Quotes

#	Quote
1	The songs of Spandau Ballet have no doubt been an intrinsic part of the soundtrack to our lives, whether that be slow-dancing to True or getting down at the disco to Gold.
2	Men in television tend to last a bit longer at the end of their careers, but it is women who make hay at the beginning. They don't complain in their early days when they are disporting themselves on sports cars. I'd like to see a mix of all ages on TV and wish there could be less whingeing about it.
3	[on Belinda Carlisle] The woman who provided the soundtrack to the '80s.
4	A lot of big stars get fed up of doing the songs that made them big and I always feel in a way they kind of shortchange the fans then.
5	[on "Don't Cry For Me Argentina"] You get one or two songs, don't you, that somehow you never tire of hearing and they still make you moist-eyed and that's certainly one of them.
6	[on Engelbert Humperdinck] Unquestionably a music legend.
7	[on Marti Webb] She's the undisputed queen of musicals.
8	They always say to me about Yorkshire: "If it's so good why aren't you still living there?"
9	What was very interesting to me was that enormous amount of celebrities who came out to support Tony Blair before he got in for New Labour, who then disappeared into the woodwork entirely when they got into government. That's very curious.
10	People say, "Who do you want to interview?" and I always say, "Maggie Smith" but then, as she doesn't like doing interviews, it probably wouldn't go well. But I've always been an enormous fan.
11	I've always loved music hall. I've done it for fun. You know, like some people go fishing, I've got some mates and we do music hall and we've done it for about 30-odd years. (Speaking in 2010)
12	I don't think I've ever been so offended as I was by Jon Snow talking about Poppy Fascism and I think he spoke for very few people when he talked about that. I think most of us support tremendously the Poppy Appeal and also the fact that it seems to us even more relevant today - as relevant certainly - as it was.
13	Only ask questions that you really want to know the answer to. It's obvious when a chat-show host is only in it for his or her own exposure. Hollywood stars can be uneasy at the beginning. But I have found that if you lean forward and look directly at them, they come around. It's like tomcats stalking each other. You size each other up and then get the measure of each other. I want to give the viewer an engaging watch. That's why I threw John McCririck off the show (The Alan Titchmarsh Show (2007)) recently - he was being rude and unpleasant to another guest. As often as not, the guest won't reveal a huge secret but I want to hold them for examination, to gain a fresh or different insight. You want to be engaged and enlightened. You know that when you ask: "And what of the future?" there's nothing more to be asked. Also, if you are a fan of the guest, do not be sycophantic. Tony Benn and Alan Bennett are wonderful guests - they know that the key to being a guest is not to play the "You're lucky to have me" card, but rather just to be entertaining and informed, to tell us something new.

Facts

#	Fact
1	Alton, Hampshire, England [July 2008]
2	He was awarded the Royal Horticultural Society Victoria Medal of Honour in 2003.
3	His favorite Andrew Lloyd Webber musical is "Jesus Christ Superstar".
4	His favorite film is Lawrence of Arabia (1962).
5	His father was a plumber.
6	He has two daughters: Polly (born 1980) and Camilla (born 1982).
7	He was awarded the M.B.E. (Member of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2000 Queen's Millennium Honours List for his services to gardening and broadcasting.
8	He is a regular columnist for BBC Gardener's World magazine publication, and also for Express newspapers.

Movies

Actor

Title	Year	Status	Character
Britain's Best Gardens	2015	TV Series
The Children's Party at the Palace	2006	TV Special	Percy the Park Keeper
Gordon the Garden Gnome	2005	TV Series	Gordon (voice)
Wetty Hainthropp Investigates	1999	TV Short	Adam Titchmarsh

Writer

Title	Year	Status	Character
How to Be a Gardener	2002	TV Series documentary

Self

Title	Year	Status	Character
Love Your Garden	2011-2016	TV Series	Himself - Presenter
Masterpiece with Alan Titchmarsh	2016	TV Series	Himself - Host
Loose Women	2008-2016	TV Series	Himself
Bull	2015	TV Series	Himself
Titchmarsh on Capability Brown	2015	TV Mini-Series documentary	Himself - Presenter
Britain's Best Gardens	2015	TV Series	Himself - presenter
The One Show	2009-2015	TV Series	Himself - Guest / Himself
The Queen's Garden	2014	TV Mini-Series documentary	Himself - Host
The Alan Titchmarsh Show	2007-2014	TV Series	Himself - Host / Himself - Presenter / Himself
Weekend Kitchen with Waitrose	2014	TV Series	Himself
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway	2014	TV Series	Himself
The Golden Rules of TV	2012	TV Series documentary	Himself
South at Six	2012	TV Series	Himself
All the Queen's Horses: A Diamond Jubilee Special	2012	TV Movie	Himself
Elizabeth: Queen, Wife, Mother	2012	TV Movie documentary	Himself - Presenter
Prince Charles - The Royal Restoration	2012	TV Movie documentary	Himself
Daybreak	2011	TV Series	Himself
Chelsea Flower Show	2000-2011	TV Series documentary	Presenter / Himself - Presenter / Evening Presenter
Simon Sez	2010	Documentary
Alan Titchmarsh's Garden Secrets	2010	TV Series	Himself
Breakfast	2000-2010	TV Series	Himself / Himself - TV Presenter & Author
The Vera Lynn Story	2010	TV Movie documentary	Himself
The Seasons with Alan Titchmarsh	2010	TV Series documentary	Himself
Popstar to Operastar	2010	TV Series	Himself - Presenter
Victoria Wood: Seen on TV	2009	TV Movie documentary	Himself
Toy Stories	2009	TV Series documentary	Himself
This Morning	2003-2008	TV Series	Himself
Emmerdale 5000	2008	TV Movie documentary	Himself (uncredited)
The Nature of Britain	2007	TV Mini-Series documentary	Himself - Presenter
Britain's Best	2007	TV Series	Himself
BBC Proms	2007	TV Series	Himself - Presenter
Gardeners' World	2000-2007	TV Series documentary	Himself - Presenter
Comic Relief Does Car Booty	2007	TV Movie	Himself
Grumpy Old New Year	2006	TV Movie documentary	Himself
The Paul O'Grady Show	2006	TV Series	Himself - Guest Host
TV's 50 Greatest Stars	2006	TV Movie documentary	Himself
Richard & Judy	2002-2006	TV Series	Himself
20th Century Roadshow	2005	TV Series documentary	Presenter
British Isles: A Natural History	2004	TV Series documentary	Himself - Presenter
Countryfile	2004	TV Series	Himself
The Wright Stuff	2004	TV Series	Guest Panelist
The Late Late Show	2004	TV Series	Himself
A Year at Kew	2004	TV Series documentary	Narrator
The Way We Went Wild	2004	TV Movie documentary	Himself
Happy Birthday BBC Two	2004	TV Movie documentary	Himself
The Big Read	2003	TV Series	Himself
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross	2002	TV Series	Himself
The Jubilee Girl	2002	TV Movie	Himself / interviewee
Ground Force	2000-2002	TV Series	Himself
How to Be a Gardener	2002	TV Series documentary	Himself - Presenter
The Joy of Gardening	2002	TV Movie	Himself
GMTV	2001	TV Series	Himself
Comic Relief: Naked Red Nose Ground Force in Practice	2001	TV Special	Himself
80 Years: A Royal Celebration	2001	TV Movie	Himself
Victoria Wood: With All the Trimmings	2000	TV Special documentary	Jim, The Gardener
Open House	2000	TV Series documentary	Himself
When Changing Rooms Met Ground Force	1999	TV Movie	Himself
The 11 O'Clock Show	1999	TV Series	Himself
Late Lunch	1999	TV Series	Himself
Clarkson	1998	TV Series	Himself
Livetime	1998	TV Series	Himself - Guest
Have I Got News for You	1998	TV Series	Himself
Noel's Christmas Presents	1997	TV Movie	Himself
Surprise Surprise!	1996	TV Series	Himself
Pebble Mill at One	1991-1996	TV Series	Himself - Presenter / Himself - Chairman / Himself / ...
The Word	1994	TV Series	Himself
Sweet Inspiration	1993	TV Series	Himself - Host (1993-)
Songs of Praise	1989-1993	TV Series	Himself - Presenter
Celebrity Squares	1993	TV Series	Himself
Noel's House Party	1992	TV Series	Himself
Daytime UK	1991	TV Series	Himself - Presenter
That's Showbusiness	1991	TV Series	Himself
Daytime Live	1987-1988	TV Series	Himself - Presenter / Himself
Points of View	1987-1988	TV Series documentary	Himself - Presenter
Call My Bluff	1988	TV Series	Himself
Blankety Blank	1987	TV Series	Himself
Open Air	1986	TV Series documentary	Himself - Host / Himself
Breakfast Time	1985-1986	TV Series	Himself / Himself - Gardening Presenter
Nationwide	1969	TV Series documentary	Himself