Outsiding

Cold Glass Productions
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Hosted by TV presenter and gardening expert, Adam Frost, and writer and gardening enthusiast, Caitlin Moran, Outsiding is a show that celebrates nature, gardens, and the joy that being outside brings.  Each week, Adam and Caitlin will be joined outside by a celebrity guest to celebrate their favourite places, memories and for Adam to answer their gardening conundrums.  Send your favourite outside places, memories and gardening questions to hello@outsiding.co.uk, and follow Outsiding on Substack for gardening tips, tricks, live Q&As with Adam and track the progress of Caitlin’s garden project. You can follow us on Instagram for further clips, tips and bonus bits.

  1. 13 hr ago

    Sara Davies’ garden is anything but ordinary!

    Sara Davies does not do things by halves. A cricket net in her back garden? Done. Put a tent up in the Arctic Circle? Easy. Create an outdoor space that impresses Adam Frost? SORTED! A businesswoman, entrepreneur, TV personality and lover of all things craft, Sara’s CV is impressive. She joined the Dragons’ Den team in 2019 and, along with her colourful style, brought a breath of fresh air to the often intimidating room. But thankfully for Caitlin and Adam, she’s far from being anything like a dragon in real life. Having grown up going on camping holidays with her family, Sara has the outdoors in her bones. Whether she’s taking her kids away for a weekend by the lake or using one of her dad’s campervan projects to explore the UK, she’s more than happy to call herself a country bumpkin. And her outdoor lifestyle doesn’t stop there. Her impressive garden boasts a cuttings patch that could rival Kew, a full-sized cricket net for her kids to practice in, and a pond she’s somewhat reluctant to swim in, thanks to some over-friendly frogs. Somehow, she’s also found the time to write a new book, Crafting for All Occasions, out on Thursday 15 October. With more than 70 projects for intermediate to advanced crafters, there’s something for everyone. Let us know if you’re enjoying Outsiding and please send us your favourite outside places, memories, smells and gardening questions to hello@outsiding.co.uk Follow Outsiding on Substack for gardening tips, tricks, upcoming live Q&As with Adam and the progress of Caitlin’s garden project. Find us on Instagram too.  You can watch full episodes of Outsiding on Spotify and YouTube.  Outsiding is a Cold Glass Production. 0:54 - Who's on the show today2:38 - Welcome Sara Davies!3:48 - Sara's outside life7:42 - Childhood camping adventures11:04 - Trekking the Arctic with Comic Relief13:19 - Sara's garden15:56 - Swimming in the pond17:57 - Crafting in the outdoors19:28 - Sara's new book 'Crafting For All Occasions'19:06 - Subscribe and get in touch!20:32 - Dragon's Den25:27 - Quickfire Quiz28:41 - Bird of the Week31:06 - Adam's gift to Sara Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Sara Davies’ garden is anything but ordinary!

  2. 8 Oct

    Will Young’s garden is his great escape

    Will Young first appeared on our TV screens on Pop Idol 25 years ago, quickly winning over the nation’s hearts and ultimately being crowned the winner of the first series of the singing contest. His life since has been a whirlwind of recording and touring, as well as all the ups and downs that life throws at you. But one thing that has brought him great calm and solace is the outdoors. His own garden has become a true retreat, and now quite a big project and part of his life, too. Just don’t ask him to find his secateurs… Will comes armed with questions for Adam, including one that involves the legality of owning a certain plant - and no, it’s not the same one Mike D was asking about! Meanwhile, if you’re in the market for some drought-tolerant additions to your space, Adam has some top advice for you. Not forgetting Caitlin, who happily makes Will’s day with a very casual Kate Bush story, as well as her gift of a particularly graceful Bird of the Week. And, of course, we couldn’t not talk about Evergreen, which Will is celebrating with a special 25th Anniversary Tour. He’ll be joined by his full band for an evening of hits spanning his two-decade-plus journey in music. Tickets are available now via his website. No, your eyes aren’t deceiving you. It really has been 25 years since he won Pop Idol. Anyone else feel like it was just yesterday? Let us know if you’re enjoying Outsiding and please send us your favourite outside places, memories, smells and gardening questions to hello@outsiding.co.uk Follow Outsiding on Substack for gardening tips, tricks, upcoming live Q&As with Adam and the progress of Caitlin’s garden project. Find us on Instagram too.  You can watch full episodes of Outsiding on Spotify and YouTube.  Outsiding is a Cold Glass Production. 00:00 Welcome Back & Adam’s Garden Update02:22 Listener Question04:00 Today’s Guest is Will Young!08:10 A Childhood in the Countryside12:06 Will’s New Garden16:12 Paths Giving Gardens A Sense of Direction17:55 Join our Community!18:18 Birdwatching with Will Young20:18 Will Young Asks Adam!23:04 25 Years of Evergreen26:23 Quickfire Quiz29:24 Bird Of The Week31:37 Adam’s Gift for Will33:47 Goodbye! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Will Young’s garden is his great escape

  3. 1 Oct

    Alexander Armstrong on the great outdoors, Wall’s Viennetta and singing with Aled Jones

    Bass-baritone by day, Danger Mouse by night. Alexander Armstrong is a man of infinite talents. He’s an actor, author, singer and, of course, the host of Pointless. Oh, and he’s also the voice of Danger Mouse.  Thankfully for us, he’s also a huge fan of the great outdoors. Whether he’s reflecting on his childhood exploring rural Northumberland, walking cross-country to his favourite pub for his Perfect Pub Walks series, or enjoying his own garden with his family, he simply can’t get enough of being outside. With a very in-demand voice, Xander takes us on a journey through some of his most memorable voice work, including one Wall’s advert that had Caitlin and Adam squirming in their seats… But it’s Les from Hull who we’re all rooting for now. He’s also soon to embark on a tour with his pal Aled Jones for The Big Christmas Sing-A-Long, which is summed up perfectly in four words: music, laughter, Christmas and cheer. Sign us up! Although maybe not Adam, who admits he’d rather not show off his own vocal range. Caitlin also gets stuck into Xander’s new book, Evenfall: The Tempest Stone, and the stories and inspiration behind it. And, incredibly, how he intertwined nature into the story. So settle in for a cup of tea, an update on the guy who sells watermelons at Borough Market, and a very entertaining journey through the wonderfully varied world of Alexander Armstrong. Let us know if you’re enjoying Outsiding and please send us your favourite outside places, memories, smells and gardening questions to hello@outsiding.co.uk Follow Outsiding on Substack for gardening tips, tricks, upcoming live Q&As with Adam and the progress of Caitlin’s garden project. Find us on Instagram too.  You can watch full episodes of Outsiding on Spotify and YouTube.  Outsiding is a Cold Glass Production. 00:00 A rainy welcome back!02:05 Listener question04:50 It's Alexander Armstrong08:36 Growing up on the Northumberland moors12:58 Countryside vs. city life15:40 Alexander’s current garden21:06 The Big Christmas Sing A-Long24:39 Evenfall: The Tempest Stone26:48 Perfect pub walks30:24 The joys of voiceover work32:24 Quickfire Quiz35:21 Bird of the Week37:55 Adam’s gift for Alexander40:11 Goodbye for now! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Alexander Armstrong on the great outdoors, Wall’s Viennetta and singing with Aled Jones

  4. 24 Sept

    Ben Fogle can charm a worm, spot a Yeti AND rescue tortoises

    What can’t this man do?! Ben Fogle is Mr. Outside. If he’s not climbing Everest, he’s getting his daily 10k run in. And if he’s not doing that, you can find him spending time with his Indian Runner ducks at his Oxfordshire home. First gracing our screens in Castaway back in 2000, when he lived on a remote Scottish island for a year with 36 strangers, Ben’s CV proves he might just be our most outdoors-certified guest yet. Fresh back from a trip to Canada, where he was filming his long-running TV show New Lives in the Wild, Ben comes armed with stories about grizzly bears, parasites, reuniting a tortoise with its owner and one very charming meet-cute between him and his wife, Marina. His latest venture is Buffalo clothing, a brand all about nurturing exploration and inspiring confidence. Based in Sheffield, Ben has joined forces with Savile Row tailor James Sleater (who makes Ben’s infamous short shorts) to take on the brand and continue its legacy of no-frills, no-gimmicks, quality clothing. But for all his adventures, there is one thing Ben loves more than anything: his dogs. And, honestly, we could probably have devoted the entire episode to them…   Let us know if you’re enjoying Outsiding and please send us your favourite outside places, memories, smells and gardening questions to hello@outsiding.co.uk Follow Outsiding on Substack for gardening tips, tricks, upcoming live Q&As with Adam and the progress of Caitlin’s garden project. Find us on Instagram too.  You can watch full episodes of Outsiding on Spotify and YouTube.  Outsiding is a Cold Glass Production. 00:00 Welcome Back & Welcome Autumn!02:45 Listener Question04:24 Today’s Guest is Ben Fogle09:30 Ben’s Indoorsy Childhood13:55 How Ben and Caitlin Met16:32 Ben’s Garden19:05 Ben’s Least Favourite Parasites22:14 Missing Tortoise in London?!24:02 Join our community!24:20 Audience Question26:13 Buffalo Jackets29:55 Summiting Everest and Yeti Sightings34:08 Quickfire Quiz37:04 Bird of The Week40:04 Adam’s Gift For Ben42:40 Goodbye! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Ben Fogle can charm a worm, spot a Yeti AND rescue tortoises

  5. 17 Sept

    Ruby Wax: Interviewing OJ Simpson, challenging Trump and cultivating a very plastic garden

    Don’t even get her started on so much as touching dirt… Ruby Wax is an actress, comedian, writer and TV personality. Known for her infamous interviews with some of the most divisive celebrities, including OJ Simpson and Donald Trump, she’s never been afraid to ask the hardest questions. She joins us to chat about her new tour, Absolutely Famous, where she’ll be joined by her long-time producer and collaborator Clive Tulloh for an evening of scandalous stories never before heard, and insights into some of her most memorable showdowns. For Adam, Ruby is a somewhat unique guest on Outsiding. Not one to get her hands dirty, she arrives armed with pictures of her very vibrant, very plastic garden. Not so much as a crumb of compost in sight! Thankfully, she is a big fan of a cold plunge, has some unforgettable summer camp memories and a new love for gardening at her holiday cottage in Findhorn. So there’s plenty to chat about over a cup of tea. Caitlin gets all the behind-the-scenes stories from Ruby’s colourful life and career, including her long friendship with Alan Rickman. It turns out the late actor was responsible for helping Ruby find her comedic side, something we’re all very grateful for. And, of course, there’s plenty of travelling back in time to Ruby’s childhood, which was truly unlike any other… Let us know if you’re enjoying Outsiding and please send us your favourite outside places, memories, smells and gardening questions to hello@outsiding.co.uk Follow Outsiding on Substack for gardening tips, tricks, upcoming live Q&As with Adam and the progress of Caitlin’s garden project. Find us on Instagram too.  You can watch full episodes of Outsiding on Spotify and YouTube.  Outsiding is a Cold Glass Production. 00:00 Welcome Back & Caitlin’s New Book!00:51 Ask Adam!03:53 Today’s Guest is Ruby Wax!07:06 Ruby’s (lack of) Outdoor Childhood09:46 Ruby’s Plastic Garden12:13 Ruby’s Findhorn Home13:25 Ruby’s Summer Camp Memories18:53 Acting and Comedy20:50 Interviewing23:00 OJ Simpson24:49 Donald & Melania Trump28:02 Listener Question30:59 Quickfire Quiz32:29 BOTW35:06 Adam’s Gift For Ruby37:15 Goodbye and Join Us! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Ruby Wax: Interviewing OJ Simpson, challenging Trump and cultivating a very plastic garden

  6. 10 Sept

    Mary Portas is a fan of ferns, roses and plans to go badger watching... naked

    The Queen of Shops meets the King of Gardens Mary Portas is a broadcaster, writer and retail consultant, who revolutionised shopping in the 90s with her bold approach to retail and many iconic window displays. She’s in our garden to talk about her new book; I Shop, Therefore I am: The ‘90s, Harvey Nicks and Me, which is out now.  Mary spends time between London and her home in the Cotswolds, where she’s often seen taking a trip up the steep slopes of Swift’s Hill. She adores ferns, is fanatical about roses, kisses moss, hugs trees and shares a terrific story about the irises from her very first front garden.  With such retail expertise at our disposal, Adam and Mary chat about what garden centres are doing right, and where they can make gains, while Caitlin gets the detail on some of Mary’s most memorable ‘90s moments, including payback for a sexist photographer.  As for the naked badger watching... it’ll only make sense right at the end.  Let us know if you’re enjoying Outsiding and please send us your favourite outside places, memories, smells and gardening questions to hello@outsiding.co.uk Follow Outsiding on Substack for gardening tips, tricks, upcoming live Q&As with Adam and the progress of Caitlin’s garden project. Find us on Instagram too.  You can watch full episodes of Outsiding on Spotify and YouTube.  Outsiding is a Cold Glass Production. 00:00 Welcome Back & Bread Burdens 01:24 Listener Question 04:48 Today’s Guest is Mary Portas 06:41 Mary’s Childhood Garden 09:46 Cotswold Living 12:05 Garden Centre Design Faux Pas 16:14 Ask Adam 18:31 Window Dressing at Harvey Nichols 24:00 Dealing with Sexism 25:20 Quickfire Quiz 28:20 Bird of The Week 31:23 Naked Badger Watching 32:30 Adam’s Gift for Mary 34:56 Goodbye & Join our Community! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Mary Portas is a fan of ferns, roses and plans to go badger watching... naked

  7. 3 Sept

    Joanna Scanlan: From long horseback rides to Slow Horses with Gary Oldman

    And we get the truth about the smell of Jackson Lamb… Joanna Scanlan is a BAFTA winning actor and writer, best known for her roles in shows including The Thick Of It, Riot Women, After Love, and Slow Horses, which she joins us to talk about. She resumes her role as Moira Tregorian in the upcoming sixth series of the show, released on Apple TV on 16 September. Joanna, who lives in South Croydon, makes an impressive first impression by arriving with a sample of her garden in hand as a gift, including dahlias, fuchsias and gaura. But not before she gets to thank Frosty for his hand in helping her become the gardener she is today. Joanna delivers some of the best formative memories we’ve had on the show so far; from sitting (and thinking) in an ash tree to almost filmic journeys across mountains with her horse and dog as her only companions.  And finally we get to talk about going to the tip in detail. Joanna is a tip fanatic and shares the ultimate guide in making the most of the dump. We will all be living by Scanlan tip-lore from now on.  There’s plenty of time to hear about Slow Horses, too, as Joanna tells Adam and Caitlin that working with Gary Oldman was scary, but contrary to what viewers may think, not smelly. And while the full details of the new series are classified, there’s more than enough to whet your appetite for another trip to Slough House.  Let us know if you’re enjoying Outsiding and please send us your favourite outside places, memories, smells and gardening questions to hello@outsiding.co.uk Follow Outsiding on Substack for gardening tips, tricks, upcoming live Q&As with Adam and the progress of Caitlin’s garden project. Find us on Instagram too.  You can watch full episodes of Outsiding on Spotify and YouTube.  Outsiding is a Cold Glass Production. 00:00 Welcome Back & Garden Update01:39 Audience Question03:48 Today’s Guest is Joanna Scanlan05:01 Adam’s Lockdown Workshops11:08  Fashionable Fuschias13:08 Joanna’s Childhood Ash Tree16:08 Horses and Welsh Farm Shows17:26 Going to the Tip22:09 Ralph Fiennes Secret24:46 Slow Horses Season 427:49 Quickfire Quiz29:52 Bird of the Week31:52 Adam’s Gift for Joanna35:37 Join our Community! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Joanna Scanlan: From long horseback rides to Slow Horses with Gary Oldman

  8. 27 Aug

    Ed Byrne will make you want to up your composting game!

    ... and get you hiking... and thinking about building a shed! Our guest this week is Ed Byrne and it isn’t his first time in the Outsiding garden. He came along to help us record an unreleased pilot episode last year and was so much fun we wanted him back... for real!  Ed, a fantastic comic, is also the ultimate outdoorsman, who has kayaking, munro-bagging, dry-stone walling and gourd arch building in his repertoire. His next project is a significant shed in his garden, a project which is taking its sweet time but will get finished. It will!  He’s also a font of knowledge when it comes to composting, which is the perfect excuse to get him to come and deliver a judgement on Caitlin’s own efforts in her new garden. Expect serious compost chat as the trio gather around the bays, including finding out about the essential tool that Caitlin is missing. Needless to say, Adam is very impressed.  We hear about the challenges of growing roses, and how to deal with badgers using some help from a large dog next door. Ed, please come back again... maybe when the shed is finished... and bring some of your black gold with you.  Ed’s new tour is called No Dramas and you can get tickets for a venue near you, right now!  Let us know if you’re enjoying Outsiding and please send us your favourite outside places, memories, smells and gardening questions to hello@outsiding.co.uk Follow Outsiding on Substack for gardening tips, tricks, upcoming live Q&As with Adam and the progress of Caitlin’s garden project. Find us on Instagram too.  You can watch full episodes of Outsiding on Spotify and YouTube.  Our first live show is taking place in London on September 4 and you can buy tickets for it now.  Outsiding is a Cold Glass Production. 00:00 Welcome Back!00:18 Ed Byrne’s Reintroduction & Shed!05:09 Childhood Hillwalking and Peak Bagging11:25 Ed was a professional gardener?!17:00 Drystone Walls & Badgers20:04 Composting!24:24 ‘No Drama’ Tour27:36 Ed’s Anthill Problem!29:42 Quickfire Quiz33:46 Bird of The Week35:56 Adam’s gift for Ed37:47 Goodbye and Join Us! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Ed Byrne will make you want to up your composting game!
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Hosted by TV presenter and gardening expert, Adam Frost, and writer and gardening enthusiast, Caitlin Moran, Outsiding is a show that celebrates nature, gardens, and the joy that being outside brings.  Each week, Adam and Caitlin will be joined outside by a celebrity guest to celebrate their favourite places, memories and for Adam to answer their gardening conundrums.  Send your favourite outside places, memories and gardening questions to hello@outsiding.co.uk, and follow Outsiding on Substack for gardening tips, tricks, live Q&As with Adam and track the progress of Caitlin’s garden project. You can follow us on Instagram for further clips, tips and bonus bits.

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  • Creator
    Cold Glass Productions
  • Years Active
    2026
  • Episodes
    17
  • Rating
    Explicit

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