Gill Pyrah
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Gill Pyrah is a British
broadcaster and journalist. She has worked for the Daily Telegraph, been a guest presenter on the Radio 4 programme Midweek
and chaired the literary quiz Slightly Foxed on BBC Radio 4
.
This name could also refer to Gill Pyrah of http://www.gillsrsd.com/
Pyrah was most recently in the news during the 2004 Chelsea Flower Show
after an incident between garden designer and television presenter Diarmuid Gavin
and the contestant in the neighbouring garden, Gardeners' Question Time
panellist Bunny Guinness
. According to press reports it was Pyrah's questions to Gavin about the cost of his garden and whether it was connected to commitment to getting a gold medal that lead to his storming off from a live interview.
She appeared on Have I Got News For You
in 1990 and presented six editions of Top Gear in 1979-80.
Pyrah also presents reports on Gardeners' Question Time
.
United Kingdom
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broadcaster and journalist. She has worked for the Daily Telegraph, been a guest presenter on the Radio 4 programme Midweek
Midweek
MidWeek is a weekly United States tabloid shopper and advertisement periodical published in Honolulu, Hawaii and distributed throughout on the Islands of Oahu and Kauai. It is owned by Black Press and is a sister publication of the Honolulu Star-Advertiser.- History :The shopper started in 1984 to...
and chaired the literary quiz Slightly Foxed on BBC Radio 4
BBC Radio 4
BBC Radio 4 is a British domestic radio station, operated and owned by the BBC, that broadcasts a wide variety of spoken-word programmes, including news, drama, comedy, science and history. It replaced the BBC Home Service in 1967. The station controller is currently Gwyneth Williams, and the...
.
This name could also refer to Gill Pyrah of http://www.gillsrsd.com/
Pyrah was most recently in the news during the 2004 Chelsea Flower Show
Chelsea Flower Show
The RHS Chelsea Flower Show, formally known as the Great Spring Show, is a garden show held for five days in May by the Royal Horticultural Society in the grounds of the Royal Hospital Chelsea in Chelsea, London...
after an incident between garden designer and television presenter Diarmuid Gavin
Diarmuid Gavin
Diarmuid Gavin is an Irish garden designer and television personality. He is married to Justine Keane, daughter of The Hon. Ronan Keane, the former Chief Justice of Ireland, and Terry Keane, and they have a daughter named Eppie born December 2004.-Early life:When he was six, his younger brother...
and the contestant in the neighbouring garden, Gardeners' Question Time
Gardeners' Question Time
Gardeners' Question Time is a long-running BBC Radio 4 programme in which amateur gardeners can put questions to a panel of experts.-History:...
panellist Bunny Guinness
Bunny Guinness
Bunny Guinness is a chartered landscape architect, journalist and radio personality who is a regular panellist on the long running BBC Radio 4 programme, Gardener's Question Time. She also writes a weekly column in the Sunday Telegraph...
. According to press reports it was Pyrah's questions to Gavin about the cost of his garden and whether it was connected to commitment to getting a gold medal that lead to his storming off from a live interview.
She appeared on Have I Got News For You
Have I Got News for You
Have I Got News for You is a British television panel show produced by Hat Trick Productions for the BBC. It is based loosely on the BBC Radio 4 show The News Quiz, and has been broadcast since 1990, currently the BBC's longest-ever running television panel show...
in 1990 and presented six editions of Top Gear in 1979-80.
Pyrah also presents reports on Gardeners' Question Time
Gardeners' Question Time
Gardeners' Question Time is a long-running BBC Radio 4 programme in which amateur gardeners can put questions to a panel of experts.-History:...
.