Find solace in your outdoor space in this delightful horticultural journey with actress Caroline Quentin, as she draws on her life-long passion for gardening. Through the pages of this gift book, Caroline shows how much joy she gets from spending time in her garden, whether it be grappling with the best way to grow plants and vegetables, or raising seeds in her potting shed. Though she now has a large following on her Instagram account, @CQGardens, her attitude to gardening is the same as it has always been – expertise helps but is not essential. Gardening should be fun and enjoyable, filled with the simple pleasures of planning, planting, harvesting and cooking. It is also a meditative and restorative pastime, and a great way to lift your spirits. Written in a warm and engaging way that reflects her personality, Caroline tells stories of growing chillies from seed in her greenhouse, berating the thieving blackbirds in her fruit cage, and swimming in her pond singing to dragon flies and flag irises. Over the years, she has come to realise that gardening, just like life, is a series of happy accidents, unplanned successes, and baffling and frustrating failures. Illustrated by Caroline herself, this gorgeous book mixes personal stories of her life and experiences in the garden, with practical tips, recipes for food and drink, and even the occasional favourite poem. As she likes to misquote Dorothy Parker: ‘Take to horticulture, it’s cheaper than a shrink’.

12 more episodes of the animated preschool series narrated by Caroline Quentin. Humf is short, round, purple and furry. He makes all kinds of exciting discoveries about the world around him as he plays and learns with Mum and Dad and his best friends Loon and Wallace.

16 more episodes of the animated preschool series narrated by Caroline Quentin. Humf is short, round, purple and furry. He makes all kinds of exciting discoveries about the world around him as he plays and learns with Mum and Dad and his best friends, Loon and Wallace. The episodes are 'Humf and the Fluffy Thing', 'Wallace's Quiet Game', 'Humf's Red Mittens', 'Humf Cimbs a Mountain', 'Uncle Hairy's Restaurant', 'Uncle Hairy's Cinema', 'Mum and Dad's Party', 'Loon's Ballet Lesson', 'Humf's Surprise', 'Humf and the Bedbugs', 'Humf and Wallace Fall Down', 'Humf Changes His Mind', 'Humf's Dad Goes On an Aeroplane', 'Humf Puts It in the Bin', 'Humf's Dog' and 'Wallace's Tie'.

Festive animation triple featuring the voices of celebrities including Jane Horrocks, Steve Coogan, Ricky Gervais, Graham Norton, Russell Brand, Jeff Goldblum and Harry Enfield. In 'Hooves of Fire' (1999), Robbie the Reindeer (voiced by Ardal O'Hanlon) arrives at the North Pole, ready to take his place as navigator on Santa's Christmas sleigh team. However, Robbie is soon plagued by doubt regarding his ability, and sets out to regain his self-respect and the admiration of his team-mates. In 'Legend of the Lost Tribe' (2002), Robbie is on a quest to discover a lost tribe of Viking warriors, facing deadly traps, dastardly foes and an angry girlfriend along the way. In 'Close Encounters of the Herd Kind' (2007), Robbie must embark on a mission to stop the destruction of the planet by the evil Vorkana, Queen of the Nargathrons (Gillian Anderson), after his wedding is interrupted by an intergalactic attack.