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Plan your day at the BBC Gardeners’ World Live 2025 Getting inspired by amazing activities and areas at NEC Birmingham this summer. Explore beautiful Show Gardens, pick up top gardening tips from the BBC Gardeners’ World Live Theatre, enjoy the Good Food Restaurant, shop for plants and gardening kits, and bring amazing ideas to life to transform your garden. 12 – 15 June 2025 | Birmingham NEC
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Midsomer Murders Mayhem

Midsomer Murders Mayhem

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Midsomer Murders Mayhem delves into the history of the hit television show whilst discussing the eternal question of how such a quaint county in England can be host to so many murders and such a staggering death toll. Hosted by Nicki Chapman with insights from the cast, each episode of the podcast focuses on a single episode of the television series. Special guest Scottish comedian Ashley Storrie (Dinosaur) features alongside Nicki Chapman as a regular guest and host of the superfan quiz, wh ...
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Nicki Chapman is an accomplished TV presenter and broadcaster known for her work including the nation’s favourite Escape To The Country and for BBC1. Nicki has been host of the BBC Gardeners’ World Live Theatre since 2022, chatting frankly with gardening heroes including Monty Don, Adam Frost, Frances Tophill and Carol Klein amongst many more.…
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Rachel de Thame will share gardening advice at BBC Gardeners’ World Live. We’re delighted to announce that BBC2 Gardeners’ World presenter, Rachel de Thame, will join the expert line-up at the BBC Gardeners’ World Live 2025. Rachel is a broadcaster, writer and passionate gardener. Trained at The English Gardening School, she has been a regular pres…
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Pip Probert is an accomplished garden designer with nearly two decades of experience transforming outdoor spaces into stunning, personalised havens. Her passion for innovative design, combined with an extensive horticultural background, has made her a respected name in the gardening world both nationally and internationally. Over her career, Pip ha…
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Jordan is particularly passionate about planting combinations and how to create year-round interest and depth in the garden using a range of different textures, foliage shapes and colours and flowers. Year round interest in the garden is so important and Jordan will talk through ways you can do this at home in your very own garden.…
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Four Acre Farm Young Veg salad with Luke Holder, Lime Wood Hotel Join Luke Holder for an engaging and hands-on culinary workshop where you’ll explore the vibrant flavours of his Four Acre Young Veg salad for spring! Taste the freshness of spring, see Luke in action with a demo and then make your very own salad with fresh ingredients brought especia…
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Meet the Experts: Caley Brothers Learn about the fun of funghi from mushroom maestros, Caley Bros – whether it’s during a talk at the drop-in Get Growing Stage or during a hands-on Oyster Mushroom Workshop! Jodie and Lorraine of the Sussex-based Caley Brothers were raised in Surrey, with a childhood was enriched with home grown, nutritious and deli…
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Meet the experts - Arit Anderson See Arit at BBC Gardeners’ World Spring Fair. Arit is a regular presenter on BBC2 Gardeners’ World. Prior to this, she spent 25 years working in retail fashion and creative events, which she balanced with interests in well-being and holistic therapies, leading her to the world of gardening. Find out more about the B…
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Meet the experts - Carol Klein See Carol Klein at BBC Gardeners’ World Spring Fair. Carol Klein is one of the most familiar gardening experts working in the media today, most famous for her role as regular presenter of BBC2 Gardeners’ World. Find out more about the BBC Gardeners’ World Magazine Stage at the Spring Fair, where you can see Carol on S…
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See Adam Frost at BBC Gardeners’ World Spring Fair. Adam Frost, presenter on BBC2s Gardeners’ World, is a regular at BBC Gardeners’ World events, sharing top tips and advice live on stage. In June 2024, Adam designed and built the hugely popular ‘Chef’s Table’ Show Garden at BBC Gardeners’ World Live. Find out more about the BBC Gardeners’ World Ma…
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Hillier returns as the headline sponsor of the Spring Fair, which is now in its 5th year. Charles Carr is the Head of Wholesale Nurseries at Hillier Nurseries Ltd. The interview can cover the Hillier Experience the fair. One of the leading features is the Woodland themed garden feature. A colourful herbaceous display sets the scene, with stepping s…
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See Kevin Smith on Friday 3 May at BBC Gardeners’ World Spring Fair as he hosts the BBC Gardeners’ World Magazine Stage throughout the day! Kevin Smith is the Editor of BBC Gardeners’ World Magazine and Head of Content for the Gardeners' World brand. He’s worked for Gardeners' World for the past 18 years and is responsible for leading the magazine’…
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Beaulieu Head Gardener Kelvin Yapp is the head gardener at Beaulieu. As the head gardener, he’s been involved in every one of the Fair’s five years (fifth year in 2025). Kelvin leads the Plant Expert Tours of Beaulieu’s Victorian Walled Gardens with the Fair’s Plant Experts (Lucy Chamberlain and Saul Walker). Visitor to the Fair can pre-book these …
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Host Nicki Chapman is joined byAshley Storrie, Laura Howard (aka the delightful Cully Barnaby) and TV critic Scott Bryan. In the Ghosts of Christmas Past it’s nine years after Ferdy Villers killed himself, and his family reunites for Christmas, unaware that someone is out for revenge. Subscribe so you don’t miss an episode. You can also watch Midso…
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The host of the chart topping podcast, Tales From The Potting Bench – Adam is a gardener, writer and public speaker not to mention an expert when it comes to all things DIY in the garden. When it comes to gardening, Adam tries to make and mend as much as he can, recycling thrown away items into unique garden projects and eye catching designs. Over …
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Saul Walker fell in love with horticulture through his Grandparents passion for visiting historic houses and gardens, and after a brief spell as an Archaeologist, he went to train and work as a Gardener for the National Trust at Antony House in Cornwall. After many years there he was accepted to study on the prestigious 3-year Kew Diploma of Botani…
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Marcus Bean is a chef, author, and presenter, who learned to cook by taking charge of the kitchen in his Shropshire pub. He got straight in the kitchen and taught himself to cook and then went on to win Iron chef UK on channel 4. Since then, Marcus has become a regular chef on ITV’s “This Morning”, wrote a cookery book all about Chicken, releases i…
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Sara Ward has transformed her Victorian terraced house in London into an urban smallholding, ‘Hen Corner’, complete with chickens, honeybees, fruit trees and overflowing veg patches. Last year they harvested £4,000 worth of food from their back garden. Her recent book ‘Living the Good Life in the City’ shares some of the ways she and her family hav…
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Following a career change from social care in her mid 30’s, Louise studied horticulture at Brooksby Melton College in Leicestershire and gain practical paid experience at the same time by working for a local garden centre, a specialist plant nursery and a large scale bedding grower. Having successfully gained a place as a Historic and Botanic Garde…
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A background in Medical Sciences and Mathematics may seem an unlikely starting point for a garden designer, but Kim‘s extensive knowledge of these subjects has proven invaluable when drawing inspiration for her design work. Kim creatively translates sequences, patterns, and natural geometry to the drawing board, enabling her to build schemes that s…
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David Hurrion has spent more than 20 years writing for and editing the nation’s crop of garden magazines, and is now Associate Editor for BBC Gardeners’ World Magazine. David has also appeared both as a regular contributor and an horticultural commentator on a wide range of national and local radio programmes, as well as on television. David’s know…
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Emma Crawforth is the Horticultural Editor of BBC Gardeners’ World Magazine and responsible for shaping gardening content that’s horticulturally correct. Kew trained, she’s worked for the brand for over 10 years creating inspirational, problem-solving and thought-provoking features. At home she grows fruit, veg and flowers while tending her ornamen…
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In this episode of Midsomer Murders Mayhem, host Nicki Chapman and series regular Bill Young investigate the goings on at Strangler’s Wood. A Brazilian woman is found strangled in the woods, which suggests that a serial killer from nine years before has begun killing again. You will hear from Anthony Horowitz, the talented screenwriter of Strangler…
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Host Nicki Chapman is joined by Bill Young and Daniel Casey, otherwise known as DS Gavin Troy. In Dark Autumn, the near decapitation of the local postman, whose hyperactive libido also makes him the village lothario, leads to a series of grisly murders involving other promiscuous villagers. Subscribe so you don’t miss an episode. You can also watch…
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In this episode of Midsomer Murders Mayhem, host Nicki Chapman and comedian Ashley Storrie are celebrating the 100th episode of the show where the cast and crew take themselves to Denmark in The Killings of Copenhagen. You're going to be hearing from director Alex Pille, about the ideas for this very special 100th episode and we'll finish things of…
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Host Nicki Chapman is joined by Bill Young, and real-life crop circle expert, Monique Klinkenburgh. We also hear from Betty Willingale, the woman who first approached Caroline Graham to make her books into a series. Join us while we look at The Electric Vendetta. The body of a criminal is found in a crop circle, and the locals blame extra-terrestri…
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Host Nicki Chapman is joined by Ashley Storrie to discuss The Dark Rider. The DeQuettevilles and the Fleetwoods have been enemies since the English Civil War. Now the DeQuettevilles are dying, each first seeing a headless horseman. Is the ancient feud to blame? Or is there a modern murderer at large? You’ll hear from DCI John Barnaby, aka Neil Dudg…
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This time, host Nicki Chapman and series regular Bill Young are talking about Episode Three, back in Series One, Death of a Hollow Man, which was set against the backdrop of Causton Amateur Dramatic Society's production of Amadeus. We'll hear from an ex-detective who shares how true to life he thinks the episode is plus some insight from Caroline G…
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Host Nicki Chapman is joined by Ashley Storrie. They’ll be discussing The Ballad of Midsomer County, where festival organizer Toby Winning is found dead on the morning of the Lower Crosby Folk Festival, shortly after announcing plans to move the festival nearer to London. We’ll also feature Gwilym Lee, otherwise known as Charlie Nelson, the fourth …
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Find Glynn Purnell at BBC Gardeners’ World Live on all four days (13-16 June) at the Chef’s Table Show Garden. Often called the ‘Yummy Brummie’, Glynn Purnell started cooking professionally at the age of 14. After securing a work experience placement in a hotel kitchen, he spent the next two years catching the No 966 bus to the Metropole Hotel at t…
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Nicki Chapman is back hosting the Theatre at this year’s BBC Gardeners’ World Live. Taking place from Thursday 13th – Sunday 16th June 2024 at the NEC Birmingham, Nicki will be leading a range of ‘in-conversation’ talks with some of the UK’s top gardening experts.By Immediate Live
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Tamsin Westhorpe is an experienced horticultural journalist and author, RHS Chelsea Flower Show Judge, podcaster and lecturer. After editing a national magazine for many years Tamsin is now curator and gardener at Stockton Bury Gardens in Herefordshire. Having started her horticultural career at the age of 17, spending time as a parks gardener and …
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