Pottering With Tom Allen Launches Today
Available on YouTube and all podcast platforms
Tom Allen loves his garden. Hydrangeas, bulbs, a proud little water feature — it’s become his sanctuary: a place to slow down, clear his head, and simply potter. And now, he’s inviting us in.
Launching today, Pottering With Tom Allen is a brand new podcast and YouTube series that takes this quiet joy and turns it into something warmly shareable. In each episode, Tom welcomes a friend into his garden for a good old natter — with plenty of pottering in between.
The series opens with a brilliantly funny and surprisingly grounded chat with Kerry Godliman, and upcoming guests include Jo Brand, Rob Beckett, and Suzi Ruffell, among others.
“As you might have noticed, I’ve been enjoying spending time in the garden lately — and lots of you have enjoyed watching,” says Tom. “So I thought, why not share some of my garden time with you, while enjoying the company of a friend or two?”
Known for his razor-sharp wit and riotous storytelling, Tom Allen has become a household name — from hosting The Apprentice: You’re Fired and Cooking With the Stars, to appearing on Bake Off: An Extra Slice, QI, 8 Out of 10 Cats, The Jonathan Ross Show, and Celebrity Gogglebox, to name a few.
He’s also the bestselling author of two acclaimed memoirs (No Shame and Too Much), host of BBC Sounds’ Monsters of Music, and co-host of the long-running podcast Like Minded Friends.
His most recent stand-up tour, Completely, sold over 160,000 tickets and was filmed at the Hammersmith Apollo — now streaming on ITVX.
You can also catch him every Sunday morning on Virgin Radio.
Elena Leo is the Arts & Lifestyle Editor of Ikon London Magazine.