The Gardeners' World Blog

In a week like this, I'm more pleased than ever not to be in charge of our technical operation. Not only is the FA Cup final a massive game of football, but this year the grand re-opening of Wembley makes it a huge national and international event. Our engineering managers, their technical teams and senior production people have been working for months in conjunction with the FA and the Wembley authorities to try to ensure the best coverage possible for the millions watching around the world.

Even so, we'll be working in a brand-new stadium which is staging a major game for the first time. Add in the ambitious ceremonials and pageantry which have been planned to commemorate the occasion, and you have a broadcast which is generating more than the usual pre-match nerves - as well as excited anticipation - among our team. Even the running order is a little different from any we've had to prepare before.