Alan Titchmarsh to host ITV garden show
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Titchmarsh is also a novelist and a columnist for the ´óÏó´«Ã½'s Gardeners' World magazine
Broadcaster Alan Titchmarsh is to front ITV1's first prime-time gardening and lifestyle series, the commercial channel has announced.
The star hosted Gardeners' World on ´óÏó´«Ã½ Two for six years, going on to present Alan's Garden Secrets and other shows on the channel.
Titchmarsh, who already hosts a chat show for ITV1, has signed a new two-year deal with the network.
He will also host four more series of his afternoon talk show.
Alongside his ITV shows, his new deal will also cover merchandising spin-offs for the next five years.
There will be further peak-time projects too, following on from such programmes as All the Queen's Horses and Alan's Walks of Fame.
"This is a great opportunity for anyone involved in broadcasting and one that I relish taking on," said Titchmarsh, 61.
"My greatest commitment has always been to the people at home who want reliable information put over in an easily accessible manner."