Gardeners' Corner Special with Kate Hoey
David Maxwell meets Labour Party veteran Kate Hoey at her home on Rathlin Island. He explores the wild garden she's created there as a getaway from life in Westminster.
In a programme originally broadcast in 2019, David Maxwell meets Labour Party veteran Kate Hoey at her home on Rathlin Island. He explores the wild garden she's created there as a getaway from life in Westminster. David finds out how for years she has been able to deal with constituency issues in Vauxhall from a remote cottage on the Island. He also speaks to the former MP about her life politics and outside it, including her wish to one day return home to Northern Ireland.
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Mon 30 Dec 201916:04BBC Radio Ulster & BBC Radio Foyle- Sat 11 Jul 202009:03BBC Radio Foyle & BBC Radio Ulster
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Gardeners' Corner
The weekly gardening programme for keen gardeners, with the latest advice and news.
