Alongside the usual mulch of gardening goodies - a how-to on home-growing parsnips and skirret, a plant that tastes like an oyster, and the curious appearance of a partridge in a pear tree - Kathy ...

On the first day of Christmas, My true love gave to me A partridge in a pear tree. On the second day of Christmas, My true love gave to me Two turtle doves, And a partridge in a pear tree.

For our second bumper Christmas special, what could be more seasonal than a Partridge in a pear tree? Yes, this week Britain’s most beloved broadcaster (at least that’s how he’d see himself) is ...