• 50 minutes 39 seconds
    Alex Earle: Three tournaments, three cities, one short grass court season

    Alex Earle, Head Groundsperson at Weissenhof in Stuttgart, on how his career took him from Sydney to Germany.

    Having never left Australia, Alex's first international flight was to take on a role at the All England Tennis Club. Now, his role sees him assisting to oversee two additional tournaments in Berlin and Bad Homburg.

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    15 June 2026, 11:18 am
  • 24 minutes 35 seconds
    Shaun Ilten from preparing LA Galaxy's stage for the FIFA World Cup to building a tournament in the desert
    TBTV spoke with Shaun Ilten, Senior Director of Turf & Grounds at Dignity Health Sports Park in California. Ilten is responsible not only for the stadium pitch itself but for the wider training environment used by LA Galaxy. In the first part of this two part series Ilten discusses the preparations that are going on in the run up to the FIFA world cup, where the LA Galaxy are a site-specific training ground for SoFi Stadium. Meaning all the teams playing there during the World Cup will train on their stadium field.

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    8 June 2026, 11:11 am
  • 45 minutes 50 seconds
    Richard Hayden and the science of equestrian surfaces
    Turf Business TV sat down with Richard Hayden, principal Consultant at Hayden TurfCare Ltd to talk about his career so far and the often overlooked detail of equestrian surfaces.

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    21 May 2026, 11:19 am
  • 32 minutes 15 seconds
    Hands on the turf, eyes on the Premier League. Paul Chaloner's journey with Wrexham AFC

    Paul Chaloner has been at Wrexham AFC for nearly two decades, a tenure that has seen him evolve from a part time helper at the raining ground to the Head Groundsman responsible for both the stadium and academy facilities.

    Today, the team falls under the Hollywood spotlight, with owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney.

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    5 May 2026, 12:39 pm
  • 44 minutes 16 seconds
    Phil Fifield innovates playing surfaces at Brighton & Hove Albion's AMEX Stadium
    Turf Business TV sits down with Head of Grounds Stadia at Brighton & Hove Albion FC, Phil Fifield. From academy football to preparing pitches on the world stage, Fifield tells the journey of his career that has led him to his current role.

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    16 April 2026, 9:46 am
  • 55 minutes 21 seconds
    The Grove's Sam Reid on excellence in greenkeeping
    TBTV sits down with The Grove's Golf Course Manager Sam Reid. Sam discusses how a passion for farming turned a summer placement in turfcare into a career at The Grove spanning over 13 years.

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    1 April 2026, 12:07 pm
  • 17 minutes 48 seconds
    From club green to the world stage- Tushal Nath's apprenticeship at Lord's

    Working behind the scenes at Lord's Cricket Ground is a reality few young grounds professionals ever experience, but for Tushal Nath, Sports Turf Apprentice, it's part of every day life.

    TBTV sat down with Tushal Nathan to gain an insight on his journey from volunteering at club level to working on some of the most famous cricket pitches in the world.

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    18 March 2026, 12:46 pm
  • 37 minutes 35 seconds
    Inside Oliver Deeming's mission to raise the bar at FC Copenhagen
    TBTV sits down with Head of Grounds at FC Copenhagen, Oliver Deeming. Oliver discusses his journey from Suffolk rugby pitches to one of Scandinavia's most prestigious football arenas, with a CV boasting Northampton Saints and Tottenham Hotspurs.

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    11 February 2026, 12:48 pm
  • 24 minutes 1 second
    Geoff Webb reflects on 20 years of leadership at the GMA
    TBTV sat down with Geoff Webb on day two of SALTEX to reflect on his 20 years as CEO of the Grounds Management Association.

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    27 November 2025, 1:45 pm
  • 28 minutes 31 seconds
    The Grove's Ben Lamaison's greenkeeping journey

    Senior Greenkeeper Ben Lamaison’s career journey in focus. TBTV sat down with Ben to discuss his career at the famous golf location as well as how he used his passion for photography to bridge the gap between The Grove’s 500 employees.

    You can follow Ben’s story on his instagram @gk_benlamaison

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    6 August 2025, 1:22 pm
  • 19 minutes 18 seconds
    Danny Negus on creating championship turf for Eastbourne International

    As the dust settles on another historic Eastbourne International, we take a look back to our interview with Head Groundsman Danny Negus, when preparations were well under way for one of the biggest events in the tennis calendar.

    Danny discusses the challenges of creating a world class surface, the financial and natural hurdles he has faced, as well as how it feels to see the grounds himself and his team spend all year round preparing suffering under the decent of spectators.

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    21 July 2025, 11:01 am
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