Charity Wakefield on her garden and environmental activism

BBC Gardeners’ World Magazine Podcast

Immediate Media

Home & Garden, Leisure, Nature, Science

4.5 • 650 Ratings

🗓️ 5 August 2025

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Charity Wakefield is an actress known for her roles in steamy period romp The Great. But she is also a passionate environmentalist and a keen gardener. She tells us about her love for her small London garden, her passion for woodlands and why she took to the streets dressed as a tree. She shares the steps she's taking to protect nature and how and why she wants more people to act. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	I'm Kevin Smith from BBC Gardner's World magazine. There's a brand new event this September,
0:05.6	In Conversation at Q Gardens. Join me, Adam Frost and Francis Toppill for expert tips and great chat.
0:13.3	Find out more at inconversationlive.co.uk.
0:18.3	My name's Meren, grower for Ginsters, and I'm looking for an onion masseuse to help me grow the best veg for those delicious pasties.
0:26.2	You must have, about ten years' experience, firm hands, but soft fingers, because we all know a relaxed onion is a tasty onion.
0:35.4	Ginsters taste the effort.
0:38.3	Interviews next Thursday in the onion field.
0:40.4	My name's Meren,
0:41.7	grower for Ginsters,
0:43.0	and I'm looking for an onion masseuse
0:44.7	to help me grow the best veg for those delicious pasties.
0:47.9	You must have,
0:48.9	about 10 years' experience,
0:50.9	firm hands, but soft fingers,
0:53.5	because we all know, a relaxed onion is a tasty onion.
0:57.1	Ginsters taste the effort.
1:00.0	Interviews next Thursday in the onion field.
1:03.2	Hello and welcome to the award-winning BBC Gardner's World magazine podcast, brought to you by the team here at the magazine.
1:12.6	Join us as we chat all things gardening with the nation's favourite experts. Charity Wakefield is an actress
1:20.7	known for her roles in Steamy Period Romp the Great, the Wolf Hall adaptation and many
1:25.1	more. But did you know, she is also a passionate environmentalist
1:28.5	and Akeem Gardner. Hello, I'm Catherine Mansley from BBC Gardner's World magazine, and I caught up with
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