It’s the first episode of Outsiding and we have found the perfect guest to welcome into our garden. Bob Mortimer is an adored comedian, presenter, writer and actor, who loves the outdoors with the same passion as he does big TVs.
Bob joins Caitlin and Adam to chat about the paperback release of his third novel, The Long Shoe, a book that, as we find out, has plenty of Bob’s charm and personality within it. But, before that, Bob gets a tour of Caitlin’s new garden plot and is invited to christen the project ahead of its upcoming transformation.
Then, over pocket meats and pies we journey through Bob’s love of life outdoors from walking and gardening to spending time with Paul Whitehouse on Gone Fishing. We get new names for established plants, marvel at the wonder of oaks trees, and Adam is given a special gift.
We have our first gardening friend and we’re delighted it’s Bob, a certified national treasure!
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Outsiding is a Cold Glass Production
00:00 Welcome to Outsiding!
01:31 Bob Mortimer is joining us!
02:59 Bob shares his thoughts
04:40 Christening Catlin’s garden
05:21 Settling in & why Outsiding
06:42 Creative rituals, childhoods outside and pork pies
13:23 The beauty of walks, pubs and good TV
17:07 Talking trees
18:54 Bob’s writing process
22:06 Bob’s new book: The Long Shoe
24:24 Quickfire
26:40 What is it about gardening?
29:54 Gardening design no’s?
30:52 Bob’s love for Alliums
32:08 From bus nostalgia to show and tell
36:42 Gone Fishing appreciation
39:10 Bob’s new plant names
42:10 Garden gifts & goodbye to Bob
44:58 Get in touch!
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