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Susie Dent, Winemaking, Speed Ploughing and Joanna Lumley's Inheritance Tracks

The lexicographer and etymologist Susie Dent, rapper turned farmer Fekky, and urban wine grower Richard Sharpe.

It’s often said that one pretty sure route to happiness is to find something you love doing, and then make a career out of doing it, and seems to be exactly what Susie Dent has managed to do with her lifelong fascination with words. In her new book "The Roots We Share" Susie spreads her love of language.

Fekky grew up in Lewisham, and used music as his escape from a life of gangs and violence. But during lockdown he, like many of us, found his green fingers and has since upped sticks and moved to the countryside to set-up his own farm, charting his experiences on his YouTube channel "Hood2Farm".

Richard Sharp began an urban wine collective after a holiday in France to a vineyard opened his eye to the power of community projects. Grapes from allotments, balconies, public gardens all across London are harvested and brought together to create a single unique wine.

Also, three time World Champion Plougher, John Hill, joins us LIVE from the British National Championships.

Plus the Inheritance Tracks of Joanna Lumley.

Presenter: Adrian Chiles
Producer: Ben Mitchell

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  • Sat 11 Oct 2025 09:00

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