‘Gardens meet you, wherever you are’
Lauren Laverne is no stranger to Caitlin Moran’s garden. The pair are the closest of friends stretching back to big 90s nights out in clubs, followed by a lifetime of chatting and discussing their favourite trees. The legendary broadcaster can do it all. She presents on BBC Radio 6 Music every weekday from 10-1, hosts BBC Radio 4’s Desert Island Discs and regularly leads the BBC’s coverage of Glastonbury.
Lauren, who was born in Sunderland, started out in the music industry as the lead singer in Kenickie, before making the move to broadcasting. She comes with equally strong credentials in the natural world too, having founded her own worm club as a child so has much to discuss with Adam & Caitlin.
Lauren loves trees, parks, napping outside and is our first guest to have a hammock. She recalls her favourite outside memories, and pays tribute to her own garden, which has provided a place to recover and provide perspective after treatment for cancer.
We hear about a tarantula on a lead, the joy of rain on a car bonnet and Adam finds the perfect plant to give to Lauren... and Caitlin.
You can also hear Lauren on BBC Radio 6 Music’s Indie Forever station with her Indie Focus mix.
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
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Outsiding is a Cold Glass Production
00:00 We’re doing a live show!
00:24 Welcome back & a catch up!
02:22 Listener question
06:21 Today’s guest is Lauren Laverne
07:05 Mutual ex-boyfriends?!
08:44 Daisy chains & a childhood in the Midlands
10:53 The exotic wildlife of South Shields!
13:01 A hedgehog fact to forget…
13:47 Seaside days & Lauren’s worm club!
16:41 Lauren’s relationship to nature now
17:58 Houseplant love
19:00 Finding solace in nature
23:21 Broadcasting & the beauty of the DJ booth
26:50 A gardening crossover?
27:24 Presenting life for Adam & Lauren
29:31 Desert Island Discs
31:55 Is there anything better than a hammock or naps?
33:04 Starryeyed for trees & plants
36:34 Quickfire
39:55 Lauren’s spirit bird
42:32 Adam’s gift to Lauren & Catlin!
45:07 Goodbyes & get in touch!
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