The BBC was accused by viewers of 'going woke' after dropping veteran gardening presenter Joe Swift from this year's Chelsea Flower Show coverage - replacing him with two women.
Swift has been a presenter at the Royal Horticultural Society's flagship event for the past 24 years, rising from roving reporter to co-anchor alongside Monty Don.
But this week, bosses replaced the familiar frontman with female presenters Rachel de Thame and Arit Anderson, who joined Don on the main evening BBC Two show.
Dozens of viewers took to social media to complain that they were missing 'Chelsea legend' Swift with some claiming that an equality drive was 'ruining' the Corporation's Chelsea coverage.
Some viewers suggested the change was a result of the BBC's '50:50' equality project.
