Gardeners' Question Time at the British Library

The celebrated panel of gardening experts tackle questions put to them by local gardening enthusiasts

Come and see the panel in action as they record an episode at the British Library, home to numerous historic horticultural manuscripts and herbals, as well as the newly opened urban community garden 'The Story Garden’. Gardeners’ Question Time is a Radio 4 institution, attracting over two million listeners a week. Recorded in a different location each episode, this long-standing radio programme has answered well over 40,000 questions since its inception in 1947. The panel members have been guests of a diverse range of gardening clubs and locations, including the top of Snowdon, Buckingham Palace, and 10 Downing Street.
The panel never see the questions before the recording. Their encyclopaedic, seemingly effortless answers are completely spontaneous and reveal their huge experience and depth of gardening knowledge. Doors open to the public at 17.30. All seated by 18.00, recording from 18.15, to finish 19.30 – 20.30.