大象传媒

with Sarah Walker and her guest, the garden designer and broadcaster Chris Beardshaw.

9am
A selection of music, including the Essential CD of the Week: Cello World, featuring Steven Isserlis with Thomas Ades. We also have our daily brainteaser at 9.30.

10am
Artist of the Week: Alina Ibragimova

10.30am
In the week of the Chelsea Flower Show, Sarah's guest is the award-winning garden designer and broadcaster Chris Beardshaw.

Chris is principally trained in landscape architecture and separately as a horticulturalist, which makes him a rare combination in the garden design world. His enthusiasm for plants, good design and the desire to work in harmony with the natural landscape and wildlife is reflected throughout his work.

His long broadcasting career includes the 大象传媒's Gardeners' World and series such as Hidden Gardens and the hugely popular The Flying Gardener, amongst many others. He is also a regular expert on Radio 4's Gardeners' Question Time panel, where he intrepidly faces a live audience of gardening enthusiasts!

Chris has received over 15 RHS medals, many of which are Best in Shows and Gold awards, as well as a growing selection of international accolades. He has also written a number of books, including 100 Plants that Almost Changed the World, and he currently contributes columns for The English Garden Magazine and for Garden News.

11am
Sarah's Essential Choice
Mahler
Symphony No. 1
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Claudio Abbado (conductor).