Gordon the Garden Gnome was a
children's television seriesChildren's television series are television programmes designed for, and marketed to children, normally broadcast during the morning and afternoon. They can sometimes run in the early evening, for the children that go to school...
aimed at getting children interested in
gardeningGardening is the practice of growing ornamental or useful plants. Ornamental plants are normally grown for their flowers, foliage, or overall appearance. Useful plants may be grown for consumption or for a variety of other purposes, such as medicines or dyes...
. Gordon is a
cartoonThe word cartoon has various meanings, based on several very different forms of visual art and illustration. The term has evolved over time....
garden gnome, whose voice is provided by
Alan TitchmarshAlan Fred Titchmarsh, MBE DL is an English broadcaster and novelist, particularly famous in the field of gardening programmes on British television, although he has also had lengthy stints presenting daytime and religious programming on BBC TV and BBC Radio 2.-Early career:Titchmarsh was born in...
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Gordon the Garden Gnome was a
children's television seriesChildren's television series are television programmes designed for, and marketed to children, normally broadcast during the morning and afternoon. They can sometimes run in the early evening, for the children that go to school...
aimed at getting children interested in
gardeningGardening is the practice of growing ornamental or useful plants. Ornamental plants are normally grown for their flowers, foliage, or overall appearance. Useful plants may be grown for consumption or for a variety of other purposes, such as medicines or dyes...
. Gordon is a
cartoonThe word cartoon has various meanings, based on several very different forms of visual art and illustration. The term has evolved over time....
garden gnome, whose voice is provided by
Alan TitchmarshAlan Fred Titchmarsh, MBE DL is an English broadcaster and novelist, particularly famous in the field of gardening programmes on British television, although he has also had lengthy stints presenting daytime and religious programming on BBC TV and BBC Radio 2.-Early career:Titchmarsh was born in...
.
The television series is part of
CBeebiesCBeebies is a television channel produced by the BBC aimed at children 6 years and under. First launched on 11 February 2002, it is broadcast as both a free-to-air domestic British television channel, and as international variants supported by advertising, subscription or both.The channel has been...
in the
UKThe United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe. It is an island country, spanning an archipelago including Great Britain, the northeastern part of Ireland, and many small islands...
and Cartoon Network's Tickle-U
television programA television program , television programme , or television show is a segment of content broadcast on television...
ming block in the U.S.
Trivia
- The Cartoon Network USA version was re-voiced by American actors. Alan Titchmarsh is the voice of Gordon in the USA version.
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