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Dig It with Jo Whiley and Zoe Ball

47: Martha Collison on Perfect Roasties and the Ultimate Christmas Gravy

Dig It with Jo Whiley and Zoe Ball

Persephonica

Society & Culture, Leisure, Kids & Family, Parenting, Home & Garden, Personal Journals

4.6606 Ratings

🗓️ 22 December 2025

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary


We’re joined by the brilliant Martha Collison and we’re tackling the big stuff: perfect (and more importantly, easy) roast potatoes, gravy upgrades, and a gorgeous vegan centrepiece that never feels like an afterthought.


GET SOME OF THE RECIPES MENTIONED
https://digitpod.substack.com/p/christmas-cooking-with-martha-collison


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Pull Up a Chair: Recipes for Gatherings Big and Small, Morning to Night
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CREDITS
Exec Producer: Jonathan O’Sullivan
Assistant Producer: Eve Jones
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Video Editors: Danny Pape and Jack Whiteside

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Transcript

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0:00.0

Coming up on Dig It.

0:01.5

Oh my gosh, people stress about the roast potatoes, and they are kind of the crucial thing.

0:05.5

So my top advice on potatoes is plan your whole Christmas dinner around the potatoes rather than the turkey.

0:13.2

Oh, Disco, Steve, he just wants a curry on Christmas Eve.

0:16.9

And we're all like, no, you cannot have a curry at Christmas time.

0:20.5

It just does not feel right. I know friends who go have a curry at Christmas time. It just does not feel right.

0:21.7

I know friends who go for a curry on Christmas Day. Oh, on Christmas Day. Yeah. Then no one has to cook.

0:27.2

I'm actually quite inspired idea. My secret ingredient has always been a really good dash of ketchup.

0:34.8

Whoa. A little bit of marmite is a secret thing that I pop in.

0:38.7

But then again, I feel like if my family actually watched me make it, they'd be slightly horrified.

0:43.5

But it makes a lovely gravy.

0:45.3

This is great.

0:46.1

This is so good.

0:47.3

All of that right after this.

1:02.1

So we have some very, very exciting news. We are taking Digit to the stage.

1:08.2

Woo-hoo! Yes, we're going to be live in Sheffield at Crossed Wires on Sunday the 5th of July.

1:10.9

And if you haven't heard of Cross-Torires, it's basically the world's biggest podcast festival people have called it the Edinburgh Fringe for podcasts even

1:15.7

the Glastonbury of podcasting it is a whole weekend packed with live shows from some

1:20.2

of your favourite podcasts they take up the venues across Sheffield there are

1:24.1

after parties DJ sets outdoor bars food stalls and loads of free events too.

1:29.2

And we'll be at the Crucible, which is an iconic, intimate venue, the home of World Snooker, will be properly up close with all our diggers.

1:39.5

Now Sheffield is right in the middle of the country and very easy to get two by train.

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