Fay Ripley

23/10/2025 42 min
Fay Ripley

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Episode Synopsis

Ah, what a lovely time we had pottering in the garden with the brilliant Fay Ripley! A wonderful actor, brilliantly talented cookery book writer, and all-round lovely person! The umbrellas were out once more; however, as we filmed earlier in the autumn, it was pleasantly warm, so even in my Crocs I didn’t get 'cold feet'.

We chat about the joys of a British garden, the pitfalls of the pizza oven, and of course I show her my Jane Asher dressing-up book, just in time for some Halloween inspiration! Fay also very kindly explores my garden produce and shares a delicious recipe for an out-of-this-world tomato salad, so that’s certainly something to listen out for.

You can also watch each episode of Pottering on my YouTube channel. Just search for @tomallen. 

So yes, it’s that time again. Pull up a chair, light that citronella candle, and let’s go Pottering. 




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