Libby Purves meets poet and artist Frieda Hughes, composer Christopher Gunning, puppeteer Ronnie Le Drew and horticulturalist and gardening judge Jim Buttress. Show more

Matthew Bannister on actor Robert Vaughn, astronomer Ewen Whitaker, gardener Carolyn Hardy, philanthropist Sir Sigmund Sternberg, singer Claude "Curly" Putman. Show more

Gardening challenge series with Fern Britton. The remaining seven pairs must present three uniform carrots, a gladioli specimen and a chutney to stay in the competition. Show more

Gardening challenge series with Fern Britton. Nine gardeners must grow matching new potatoes and perfect zinnia stems, and create floral baskets and two Sunday roast sauces. Show more

Gardening challenge series with Fern Britton. The eight remaining allotmenteers must present former royal gardener Jim Buttress with two perfectly uniform cucumbers. Show more

Gardening challenge series with Fern Britton. The seven remaining gardeners must present five perfect pods of peas and use their glut of produce to make dips and crisps. Show more

Gardening challenge series with Fern Britton. At the halfway point, the six remaining gardeners must grow perfectly uniform tomatoes and present impressive sweet and savoury jams. Show more

Gardening challenge series with Fern Britton. In the semi-final, the five remaining gardeners must grow okra and use helichrysum to create eye-catching table swags. Show more

Gardening challenge series with Fern Britton. It's the grand final. Who will be crowned the winner of The Big Allotment Challenge? Show more

Gardening challenge series with Fern Britton. Nine pairs of allotmenteers are put to the test as they attempt to harvest fruits, vegetables and flowers for the show day. Show more

Gardening challenge series with Fern Britton. The remaining eight pairs are tested on their runner beans and roses as well as their ability to make both wreaths and relishes. Show more

Gardening challenge series with Fern Britton. The remaining six pairs are set the tricky task of growing in the greenhouse and must make a topiary tree. Show more

Gardening challenge series with Fern Britton. It is the semi-final and just five teams are left to battle it out for a place in the final. Show more

Gardening challenge series with Fern Britton. It is the final and the remaining pairs must impress the judges in challenges devised to test their growing, arranging and preserving. Show more