The Newt Podcast

• Episode 7: Lally Snow

  Seasoned war reporter, photojournalist, writer and filmmaker, Lalage ‘Lally’ Snow, joins Arthur Cole for a fascinating dawn walk around the Deer Park.Lally shares first-hand insights into the power of gardens in conflict zones and what green spaces can teach us about healing hearts and minds torn apart by war. We also hear about her newly published memoir, ‘My Family and Other Seedlings: A Year on a Dorset Allotment’, and touch on subjects such as the ancient origins of modern vegetables, and the World War II allotment movement that brought about the highest levels of nutrition our population has seen before or since.Tune into this inspirational episode to learn more about seasonal eating, growing nutrient dense food for your family and the joys of being a novice allotment holder, even if you’re starting from scratch.The Newt Podcast is created by the team at The Newt in Somerset and produced by Harry Coade at Sound Matters. If you enjoyed this episode, follow The Newt Podcast to enjoy more walks and talks across the estate, or better still become a Newt Member to visit our estate yourself, stay the night, or shop The Newt online. Your 12-month membership also gives you free entry to The Newt's 17 national and international Partner Gardens and inspirational Sister Estates. Follow us on Instagram @thenewtinsomerset

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• Newt Short Special: The Full Monty

  Relive the magic of the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2025 with garden writer, broadcaster and national treasure, Monty Don. In this Newt Short special, Monty reveals his favourite garden this year, shares his views on the power of horticulture for bolstering mental health and explains what the ‘Glastonbury festival of the gardening world’ means to him.The Newt Podcast is created by the team at The Newt in Somerset and produced by Harry Coade at Sound Matters. If you enjoyed this episode, follow The Newt Podcast to enjoy more walks and talks across the estate, or better still become a Newt Member to visit our estate yourself, stay the night, or shop The Newt online. Your 12-month membership also gives you free entry to The Newt's 17 national and international Partner Gardens and inspirational Sister Estates. Follow us on Instagram @thenewtinsomerset

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• Episode 6: Voices of Chelsea Flower Show

  From Monty Don to Mary Berry and Richard E Grant, we caught up with some of the leading British voices in the worlds of horticulture, food, film, music, broadcasting, radio, comedy, philanthropy and more to hear about what RHS Chelsea Flower Show means to them.Discover the blooming sights, sounds and evocative scents in this joyful behind-the-scenes episode featuring Clive Anderson, Zoe Ball, David and Victoria Coren Mitchell, Dhani Harrison, Raymond Blanc, Amanda Holden, Moira Stuart, Hattie Ghaui, Jo Brand, Monica Galetti, Marcus Wareing, Fred Sirieix, Alexandra Burke, Deborah Meaden, Fergus Garrett, Paul Hollywood, Nick Grimshaw and Alan Titchmarsh. Tune in now to immerse yourself in the magic of the world’s greatest flower show.The Newt Podcast is created by the team at The Newt in Somerset and produced by Harry Coade at Sound Matters. If you enjoyed this episode, follow The Newt Podcast to enjoy more walks and talks across the estate, or better still become a Newt Member to visit our estate yourself, stay the night, or shop The Newt online. Your 12-month membership also gives you free entry to The Newt's 17 national and international Partner Gardens and inspirational Sister Estates. Follow us on Instagram @thenewtinsomerset

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• Episode 5: Ben Goldsmith & Merlin Hanbury-Tenison

  Environmentalist Ben Goldsmith and conservationist, veteran and founder of Britain’s rainforest charity, The Thousand Year Trust, Merlin Hanbury-Tenison join Arthur for an eye-opening walk and talk in the woods and verges of our old apple orchard.Conversation flows from woodland habitat to the natural history of moss and surprising stats around food production here in the UK. In this episode, we re-imagine land usage for the benefit of our ecosystem, biodiversity and our species; discuss the economy of rewilding; and ask what makes a native species.We also hear about Merlin’s newly released book, ‘Our Oaken Bones’, published by Penguin, a story of healing mind, body and planet at his extraordinary temperate rainforest retreat in Cornwall. An enthralling must-read for any lovers of nature. The Newt Podcast is created by the team at The Newt in Somerset and produced by Harry Coade at Sound Matters. If you enjoyed this episode, follow The Newt Podcast to enjoy more walks and talks across the estate, or better still become a Newt Member to visit our estate yourself, stay the night, or shop The Newt online. Your 12-month membership also gives you free entry to The Newt's 17 national and international Partner Gardens and inspirational Sister Estates. Follow us on Instagram @thenewtinsomerset

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• Episode 4: The Land Gardeners

  Arthur joins The Land Gardeners, Henrietta Courtauld & Bridget Elworthy on location at their Somerset House exhibition for a new spin on The Newt Podcast. 'Soil: The World at Our Feet' provided an apt (and eponymous) backdrop for a fascinating conversation on the power and potential of soil.  Did you know that there are more organisms in a teaspoon of soil than there are humans on the planet? In this episode we explore the mind-blowing role soil plays in the nutrient density of food to climate resilience and how the secret world beneath our feet might just be the key to our own, and the planet’s future.  Soil enthusiasts can catch The Land Gardeners co-curated exhibition at Somerset House until Sunday 13 April. The Newt Podcast is created by the team at The Newt in Somerset and produced by Harry Coade at Sound Matters. If you enjoyed this episode, follow The Newt Podcast to enjoy more walks and talks across the estate, or better still become a Newt Member to visit our estate yourself, stay the night, or shop The Newt online. Your 12-month membership also gives you free entry to The Newt's 17 national and international Partner Gardens and inspirational Sister Estates. Follow us on Instagram @thenewtinsomerset

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