Mucking In
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Mucking In is a New Zealand
"lifestyle" television programme that airs on Television One
. It is hosted by Jim Mora
. He is assisted by gardener Tony Murrell.
The show features a very similar premise to the show Ground Force
, in which a team of gardener and local volunteers employed by the show descend on an individual's place and improve the garden for the cameras within a specified time limit. People whose gardens are made over are nominated by the public, often for the voluntary work they have done within the community.
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
"lifestyle" television programme that airs on Television One
Television New Zealand
Television New Zealand, more commonly referred to, and stylized as TVNZ, is a government-owned corporation television network broadcasting in New Zealand and parts of the Pacific. It operates TV1, TV2, TVNZ7, TVNZ Heartland, TVNZ U and new media services....
. It is hosted by Jim Mora
Jim Mora (broadcaster)
James Mora is a New Zealand media personality.Jim Mora was born in Christchurch, and began his broadcasting career on radio in Dunedin, where he had studied at the University of Otago...
. He is assisted by gardener Tony Murrell.
The show features a very similar premise to the show Ground Force
Ground Force
Ground Force was a British garden makeover television series originally broadcast by the BBC between 1997 and 2005. The series was originally hosted by Alan Titchmarsh, Charlie Dimmock and Tommy Walsh and was produced by Endemol for the BBC.-Production:...
, in which a team of gardener and local volunteers employed by the show descend on an individual's place and improve the garden for the cameras within a specified time limit. People whose gardens are made over are nominated by the public, often for the voluntary work they have done within the community.
Further reading
- Jim Mora and Tony Murrell (2009). Mucking In. HarperCollins New Zealand. ISBN 9781869507701. (Press release.)