The Gardeners' World Blog

I've been working in BBC Sport for 18 years now in TV Production - firstly as an Assistant Producer on Grandstand where I learnt my trade, but now as a producer and director for rugby union, golf, wimbledon and other major events. I'm an Executive Producer on the Olympics, Winter Olympics and Paralympics.

The big events are what I love most of all about BBC Sport. There's a huge amount of planning involved, but when the events come around it's the BBC at its best - top quality production, the whole of the BBC pulling together, a fantastic team atmosphere and the added buzz of being at the biggest sporting occasions.

I've been involved in planning the Beijing Olympics and Paralympics for the last year and a half, and its been an incredibly diverse experience: site visits to Beijing, Hong Kong and Macau; meetings with Damon Albarn to discuss our titles music; and dining with the Princess Royal at Windsor Castle...

In the scant time I have available outside work, I enjoy golf, skiing, mountain biking and supporting Chelsea.

So we are finally on air.

It was with a mixture of apprehension and relief that the clock finally ticked round and we broadcast our first programme.

It was nearly 10 minutes past 11pm last night when it finally happened - our big interview was with John Terry. He revealed his management ambitions at Chelsea and said he hadn't been racist towards Ledley King, called for a return of David Beckham to the England squad and talked really openly about his life and family.

The interview - and our piece with Sepp Blatter - was picked up well by other parts of the BBC and in the morning papers.
It's been one of the ambitions of the programme to get the big interviews but do them in a more revealing way - the line up for the rest of this run is Andy Murray, Kevin Pietersen, Owen Hargreaves, and Ricky Hatton. You can send us your questions to them at our website.