Gardening memories, with Carol Klein

BBC Gardeners’ World Magazine Podcast

Immediate Media

Nature, Science, Leisure, Home & Garden

4.4 • 647 Ratings

🗓️ 11 December 2025

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

Carol Klein has had an interesting, illustrious, and often surprising life and career from jobs as varied as a bus conductor cleaner and art teacher to gardener and TV presenter. She's travelled, got herself into and out of many precarious situations often, but not always in search of plants, and she's met fascinating people along the way. Join us as Carol unearths some of the fascinating stories that have got her to where she is today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Think about cheese.
0:02.0	Make your thoughts cheesier.
0:04.2	Now add 100% chicken breast fillet, Chipopla sauce and Ameta cheese melt.
0:08.3	And it's giving the new cheesy chicken stack at McDonald's.
0:12.3	Did we mention it's cheesy?
0:13.9	Cheese.
0:15.8	Availments at the 4th of Jan, 2026 from 11am.
0:18.1	Plus and participation may vary.
0:19.2	Subjects availability.
0:21.6	Hello and welcome to the award-winning BBC Gardner's World magazine podcast, brought you by the team here at the magazine.
0:29.5	Join us as we chat all things gardening with the nation's favourite experts.
0:36.8	Carol Klein has had an interesting, illustrious and often surprising life and career.
0:42.2	From jobs as varied as a bus conductor, cleaner and art teacher to Gardner and TV presenter.
0:48.0	She's travelled, got herself into and out of many precarious situations, often, but not always
0:53.7	in search of plants.
0:55.0	And she's met fascinating people along the way.
0:58.0	Hello, I'm Catherine Mansley from Gardner's World magazine,
1:01.0	and I'm with Carol today to unearth some of the fascinating stories
1:05.0	that have got her to where she is today.
1:08.0	Hello, Carol.
1:09.0	Hello, Kurt. So there we are.
1:12.1	This is going to be a ramble through how Carol Klein has come to be.
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