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Full Disclosure with James O'Brien

Monty Don

Full Disclosure with James O'Brien

Global

Society & Culture

4.63.5K Ratings

🗓️ 1 October 2020

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

Gardening legend Monty Don joins James O'Brien on this week's episode of Full Disclosure. Diagnosed with cancer at the age of 10 and struck by stroke mid-way into his fruitful career, his life hasn't been all roses. Through tragedy, he's triumphed and found happiness in horticulture.

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0:00.0

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0:04.0

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0:08.0

And for our Halford's Motoring Club Premium members, the deal gets even better,

0:13.0

with an extra 5% off our sale price and an MOT included.

0:18.0

Shop at our garages or online today.

0:20.0

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0:23.2

10% off two or three tires, 20% of four.

0:26.0

Halfords Motor and Club T&Cs and exclusions apply.

0:28.4

Visit halfords.com for details.

0:31.8

This is a global original podcast.

0:36.9

Hello and welcome to full disclosure, a podcast project conceived chiefly to let me spend a little

0:42.8

bit more time than is normally available in a radio interview with people that I've always

0:47.1

been intrigued and or fascinated by.

0:50.6

It's a category into which this week's guest fits very neatly. Monty Don, thank you so much

0:56.1

for doing this. I suppose we should start with the topical question. How did you get on with lockdown?

1:03.4

Well, actually, funny enough, I was just talking about it with my children. Now, I barely

1:08.4

noticed it happen. B, I'm still living as though I'm in lockdown, which obviously the two sides of that equation

1:14.9

balance each other out.

1:17.4

Listen, I have an incredibly privileged set up here, and so much that I have a large garden

1:22.8

that I like very much and is my work.

1:26.3

I'm surrounded by a very nice countryside. I was locked down

1:31.0

with some of my family, which was great. You know, I wasn't on my own or whatever. So other than

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