Sort Your Life Out Unpacked

Dilly is joined by broadcaster, DJ and self-confessed emotional shopper Lauren Laverne. She invites Dilly into her thoughtful, music-filled world and reveals why she loves the ‘teen years’ of parenting.
Lauren brings in three items from home for Dilly to unpack: a very special collection that she inherited from her dad, something central to hers and her husband's careers and an item of clothing that symbolises a new identity post-cancer treatment.
She opens up to Dilly about who’s more organised in her relationship, how she copes with grief, and the reason her worries have shrunk and her self-expression has grown.
Plus, Lauren tells Dilly about a clear-out worthy of the warehouse!
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Sort Your Life Out Unpacked is hosted by tidying expert Dilly Carter. In each episode, Dilly chats to a celebrity guest and unboxes three mystery objects from their home that reveal what is really important to them. At the end, Dilly asks her guest whether they are going to keep, donate or recycle any of the items and, along the way, we learn how to organise and sort our own lives out.
Presented by Dilly Carter
Editing: Daniel King
Production Manager: Becca Chiplen
Production Co-ordinator: Bernelyse Ekomisa
Assistant Producer: Emily D'Souza
Executive Producer for Optomen: Charlotte Brookes
Assistant Commissioner: Chris Bartlett
Commissioning Editors: Rhian Roberts and Beejal-Maya Patel
Produced by Holly Newson
Hair & Make Up: Sarah Burrows
Art Director: River Gibbs
Production Runner: Molly Morgan
An Optomen production for iPlayer and BBC Sounds.

Dilly Carter is joined by Taskmaster extraordinaire ‘Little’ Alex Horne, who shares his big dreams for his new home to be filled with noise, colour and chaos – but admits it’s currently overrun with builders and ladybirds.
Alex brings in three suitably quirky items from home for Dilly Carter to unpack – from socks he’s kept from each episode of Taskmaster (that is, if someone hasn’t already bought the worn ones…), to a relic from Anfield Stadium, and what he proudly calls “the horn of the Horne Section.”
From pockets turned inside out on his bedside table to a cherished Chesham pub he hopes to recreate inside his own home, Alex explains how his living space reflects “the funniest job in the world” – dreaming up ridiculous tasks for comedians to carry out. He also opens up about how he separates his role on Taskmaster from being a dad, while still taking inspiration from family life.
Dilly puts her football knowledge to the test and she’s left seriously impressed by Alex’s inventive upcycling of his many vacuum cleaners – but can she convince him to declutter his home before his children have to?
Sort Your Life Out Unpacked is hosted by tidying expert Dilly Carter. In each episode, Dilly chats to a celebrity guest and unboxes three mystery objects from their home that reveal what is really important to them. At the end, Dilly asks her guest whether they are going to keep, donate or recycle any of the items and, along the way, we learn how to organise and sort our own lives out.
Presented by Dilly Carter
Editing: Sebastien Rabas
Production Manager: Becca Chiplen
Production Co-ordinator: Bernelyse Ekomisa
Assistant Producer: Emily D'Souza
Executive Producer for Optomen: Charlotte Brookes
Assistant Commissioner: Chris Bartlett
Commissioning Editors: Rhian Roberts and Beejal-Maya Patel
Produced by Holly Newson
Hair & Make Up: Sarah Burrows
Art Director: River Gibbs
Production Runner: Molly Morgan
An Optomen production for iPlayer and BBC Sounds.

Dilly is joined by teacher turned social media sensation, Shabaz Ali. Known for his strong opinions about other people’s lavish houses, Shabaz famously disapproves of decanting items and it turns out he has thoughts on leopard print too! These are two of Dilly’s favourite things… so this episode is a juicy one!
Shabaz brings three personal items for Dilly to unpack: something from his beloved studio set (his bed), a memento from his time working in a morgue and an object representing something he never thought he’d achieve.
Along the way, Shabaz opens up about navigating life at full speed and what it’s like when your brain has all the tabs open! Will Dilly’s influence convince him that a decluttered (and yes, decanted) home is the secret to an organised mind?
Sort Your Life Out Unpacked is hosted by tidying expert Dilly Carter. In each episode, Dilly chats to a celebrity guest and unboxes three mystery objects from their home that reveal what is really important to them. At the end, Dilly asks her guest whether they are going to keep, donate or recycle any of the items and, along the way, we learn how to organise and sort our own lives out.
Presented by Dilly Carter
Editing: Joel Sommazzi
Production Manager: Becca Chiplen
Production Co-ordinator: Bernelyse Ekomisa
Assistant Producer: Emily D'Souza
Executive Producer for Optomen: Charlotte Brookes
Assistant Commissioner: Chris Bartlett
Commissioning Editors: Rhian Roberts and Beejal-Maya Patel
Produced by Holly Newson
Hair & Make Up: Sarah Burrows
Art Director: River Gibbs
Production Runner: Molly Morgan
An Optomen production for iPlayer and BBC Sounds.

Dilly Carter is joined by broadcaster Jeremy Vine, who tells her all about living with grown-up daughters, his previous life as a punk icon and a career that has left him sleeping in the spare room during the week.
Jeremy brings in three items from home for Dilly to unpack which reveal memories of his dad, the meaning behind the matching tattoo with his daughter, and why Agatha Christie is his queen!
He opens up about what he thinks the new generation could learn from his dad’s attitude to DIY, what he himself is like as a father, and what life is like now he has a personal trainer!
But as a book lover and author, can Dilly persuade Jeremy to clear those overflowing bookshelves?
Sort Your Life Out Unpacked is hosted by tidying expert Dilly Carter. In each episode, Dilly chats to a celebrity guest and unboxes three mystery objects from their home that reveal what is really important to them. At the end, Dilly asks her guest whether they are going to keep, donate or recycle any of the items and, along the way, we learn how to organise and sort our own lives out.
Presented by Dilly Carter
Editing: Daniel King
Production Manager: Becca Chiplen
Production Co-ordinator: Bernelyse Ekomisa
Assistant Producer: Emily D'Souza
Executive Producer for Optomen: Charlotte Brookes
Assistant Commissioner: Chris Bartlett
Commissioning Editors: Rhian Roberts and Beejal-Maya Patel
Produced by Holly Newson
Hair & Make Up: Sarah Burrows
Art Director: River Gibbs
Production Runner: Molly Morgan
An Optomen production for iPlayer and BBC Sounds.

Dilly Carter is joined by Kitchen Disco diva and interior maximalist, Sophie Ellis-Bextor. She opens up about finding joy amongst chaos – her home is unashamedly filled with trinkets, curated clutter and she even encourages her children to draw on the wall.
Sophie brings in three items from home for Dilly to unpack. They find out why Sophie identifies with a Blythe doll, delve into a baby photo which was so much more than just a picture and discover the slogan from Sophie’s band in the 1990s that means something very different to her today.
From a singing career that started when she was 16 to a new-found Gen Z fanbase thanks to Saltburn, and five children along the way, Sophie reflects on how she’s learnt to embrace life’s chaotic journey without sacrificing her values.
Dilly is impressed by Sophie’s second-hand-buying ways, but can Dilly convince Sophie to delete any of those resale apps off her phone?
Sort Your Life Out Unpacked is hosted by tidying expert Dilly Carter. In each episode, Dilly chats to a celebrity guest and unboxes three mystery objects from their home that reveal what is really important to them. At the end, Dilly asks her guest whether they are going to keep, donate or recycle any of the items and, along the way, we learn how to organise and sort our own lives out.
Presented by Dilly Carter
Editing: Sebastien Rabas
Production Manager: Becca Chiplen
Production Co-ordinator: Bernelyse Ekomisa
Assistant Producer: Emily D'Souza
Executive Producer for Optomen: Charlotte Brookes
Assistant Commissioner: Chris Bartlett
Commissioning Editors: Rhian Roberts and Beejal-Maya Patel
Produced by Holly Newson
Hair & Make Up: Sarah Burrows
Art Director: River Gibbs
Production Runner: Molly Morgan
An Optomen production for iPlayer and BBC Sounds.