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Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.

Clive is joined by gardening guru Monty Don. The King of Gardener's World returned to our screens last night and he's just published Great Gardens of Italy - a personal journey and exploration of the lavish hideaways of the romantic South to the luxurious retreats of the moneyed North. His TV series 'Monty Don's Italian Gardens' will be broadcast in the Spring on 麻豆社2.

They say you haven't arrived as a politician until Michael Cockerell has made a documentary about you. He's interviewed eight serving prime minsters from David Cameron back to Edward Heath. This time he turns his attention to 'The Secret World of Whitehall' his new TV series in which he investigates three powerhouses of Whitehall - the Cabinet Office, Number 10 and the Private Office.

I found your splint in the hall drawer. Your suspenders were 50p. We used the wooden knitting needles for propping up the house plants. Remember? Just some of the notes Phyllida wrote to her mother in law who lived within their family home for her last 17 years. Clive talks to Phyllida about her book 'Notes to My Mother-in-Law', her acting career and The Magic Roundabout.

Emma Freud talks to comedian, television writer and author David Baddie about his new novel 'The Death of Eli Gold'.

Music comes from the hotly-tipped Scottish sextet Admiral Fallow. And from one of Mike Skinner's favourite MC/artists - Ghostpoet who performs something a little bit different in the Loose Ends Studio.

Producer: Cathie Mahoney.