Celebrating birthdays in lockdown

04/21/20 • 35 min

Zoe and friends have put together a show on how to celebrate your birthday during lockdown. Discover how to make an escape room at home, learn #hometasking ideas from Alex Horne of Taskmaster and hear how world-famous plant hunter Tom Hart Dyke celebrated his birthday in captivity in the jungle. Get some top tips on writing from best-selling children's author Alex Bell, Lottie and BBC Radio Kent's Phil Harrison take the quiz challenge and a 150 strong choir from Nottingham - The Liberty Singers - perform. George is back in his greenhouse in Chepstow and Conor gives top advice on gaming.

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The Lockdown Podcast Show

In this episode learn how to make a time capsule, the best brownies ever and hear best selling children's author Michelle Harrison's top tips on how to make lockdown creative. There are three fiendishly difficult quizzes to take on Marvel, Friends and Disney, top tips on books, TV, gaming, recipes and gardening. Things to make you go 'yeh!' during lockdown.
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Unlock your family secrets!

This week, Zoë is joined by Issy Clifton, AKA Hetty Feather, to talk lockdown, family trees and her thoughts on the final series of the hit BBC show. Zoë is joined by a man with 100,000 listeners to his podcast each week - The Skinny Jean Gardener, Lee Connelly. Lee is known for his appearances on Blue Peter and his book 'How To Get Kids Gardening'. Lee takes the Lockdown Disney quiz and gives some advice on how to start an allotment at home. Tom Palmer, winner of the Children's Book Award and writer of the popular Football Academy books and the Foul Play series, joins the show to talk about his award winning book Armistice Runner.
Selina, a genealogist, provides tips on how to start your family tree and listeners call in to share some of the stories behind their family history. George is in his greenhouse, Conor is gaming and there's a fabulous ice cream recipe from Flo.
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