The Gardeners' World Blog

It doesn’t take a genius to work out that we love an anniversary at the BBC.

The World Service is turning 75 in December and the start of 2008 will see us celebrate 60 years of the world’s oldest radio sports programme, Sports Report - which is a reminder of the legacy that the pioneers of broadcasting have left for those of us in the modern BBC to build on.

Exactly half-a-century after that auspicious landmark, came another significant event in the evolution of the BBC – the official launch of our internet operation. This week marks the 10th birthday for bbc.co.uk – and there has been a fair amount of reminiscing taking place among those of us involved in the early days of the online era.