Article: Alan Titchmarsh has worked in television for 25 years. He's the author of more than 30 gardening books and was awarded an MBE in 2000 for services to horticulture and broadcasting. Jo Sargent talks to him about his latest BBC TV series, British Isles: A Natural History.(In Conversation)(Interview)

How did you get involved in the project?

I was asked if I'd be interested in working with the BBC Natural History Unit and, of course, I said, "Not half!" They had brainstorming sessions, and we had meetings about my interests. It soon became plain to them that I was a great fan of where I lived and that I've always been interested in British natural history, so we thought, "Let's do a big sort of history of the British landscape." I thought, "Well, that sounds like a modest starter," and so we went for it. Three billion years crammed into eight hours. Blink and you miss it!

Which came first for you, gardening or natural history?

The gardening ...

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