Gardeners' World star Alan Titchmarsh has taken a swipe at a BBC Radio 2 presenter who 'lives in London' over alleged comments about his vehicle of choice. The remarks came to light as Titchmarsh described a typical Saturday with his wife, Alison, following their recent relocation to a new home in Surrey after 'living in Hampshire around farmland for 40 years'.
Titchmarsh's Saturday Routine
By 7am, the Ground Force legend is brewing a cup of tea for Alison and is 'up and at 'em', tackling a crossword to keep his mind sharp before heading outside to check his beloved garden. By 11am, the couple might venture out for some shopping, and for that, they rely on their trusty four-by-fours. However, Titchmarsh claims one BBC star is far from impressed by these vehicles.
The radio host in question apparently 'slags them off', yet Titchmarsh and his wife need them, particularly when navigating local potholes. He pointed out that the host is based in the capital.
Direct Criticism of Jeremy Vine
Titchmarsh told The Telegraph: 'Ali and I might head out and do a bit of [homeware] shopping. We've lived in Hampshire around farmland for 40 years, so both of us have four-by-fours. It's all right when Jeremy Vine slags them off, but he lives in London. Out here, we need them! If you saw our potholes!'
He added: 'When the two of us are driving, we're almost always locked in conversation but I play music when I'm alone - either Classic FM, Radio 3 or Radio 4. The car picks up my iPhone music and I often listen to the score for the latest series of All Creatures Great and Small by Alexandra Harwood. It's lovely.'
Jeremy Vine's Cycling Advocacy
Keen cyclist Jeremy Vine previously documented drivers breaking traffic laws and shared these on social media to highlight dangers faced by cyclists. However, he abandoned this practice after suffering online 'trolling'. He revealed on X: 'I'm stopping my cycling videos. The trolling just got too bad. They have had well over 100 million views, but in the end the anger they generate has genuinely upset me.'
Indeed, it reportedly got so bad that he received death threats for posting videos of drivers, with some cruelly dubbing him 'England's biggest ***hole'.
Vine said: 'Some of the biggest videos were actually about the smallest incidents, like someone turning left in front of me. People are happy to discuss it and I actually think that we'd all be safer if we all understood each other. People are going to drive 4x4s in Kensington and whatnot, but they need to have a bit of care for me on a bicycle. You might be in total control when you pass close by, but the person on a bicycle doesn't know that. I just hope I was part of a dialogue about it.'
