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North Korean TV has targeted gardening legend Alan Titchmarsh after censoring his 'Western' jeans during an episode of his BBC show.
The British broadcaster had his blue jeans blurred in an episode of Garden Secrets after it was shown on the Korean Central Television on Monday.
Despite the ridiculous attempt to hide the 73-year-old's legwear during the episode, which first aired in the UK in 2010, it was still clear the presenter was wearing a pair of blue trousers.
The bizarre move is thought to be part of a censorship drive by the North Korean regime to crack down on influences of Western fashion, according to the American-based news outlet NK News.
Blue jeans have supposedly been banned in the country since the 1990s and were described by former ruler Kim Jong-il as 'absolutely verboten', North Korea researcher Peter Ward told the publication.
Gardening legend Alan Titchmarsh had his blue jeans blurred in an episode of Garden Secrets after it was shown on the Korean Central Television on Monday
Here is a clip of the same episode when it aired on the BBC in the UK. His jeans can clearly be seen unblurred
Titchmarsh (pictured) previously said he was stunned to discover the programme had been aired in the secretive authoritarian state
Funnily enough it is not the first time the same episode has been aired it the country, although the censorship of his jeans at the time went unnoticed.
In the segment, Mr Titchmarsh is seen at Hatfield House in Hertfordshire, digging into the gardening techniques of the 17th century.
The presenter than plants a parterre-style flower bed, arranged in the shape of a leaf, with three types of thyme.
He also interviews the estate's head gardener, David Beaumont, creates a topiary cube, and plants a small fruit tree.
During certain wide shots of the episode,a blurring effect can clearly be seen around the 73-year-old's denim jeans.
At the time, the gardener said he was stunned to discover the programme had been aired in the secretive authoritarian state.
Following the revelation he
