Bez

Bez

From Digging with Flo by NTS

August 19, 2025 · 23 min · Season 4 · Episode 6

About this episode

Flo Dill interviews Bez, discussing his life, gardening, and various personal anecdotes.

Flo is off the plot today and in the garden of British cultural icon, Bez. Bez found fame as the exuberant dancer/maraca player for the legendary Madchester band Happy Mondays. Since his days at the centre of the Hacienda club scene, he’s become something of a national treasure - going on to win Celebrity Big Brother and is now a regular on Celebrity Googlebox.  On Bez’s patch, the pair plant out brassicas (kale and broccoli to you and me). Whilst they dig they chat about Bez’s honey addiction, his various brushes with death, some dalliances with the Welsh tribes and permaculture. It’s as wild as it sounds.  This episode of Digging is sponsored by Niwaki: the go to destination for functional, durable Japanese gardening gear. For 10% off your Niwaki purchase, head to Niwaki.com and enter the code DIGGINGWITHFLO at the checkout.  Presenter - Flo Dill, Producer - Lizzy King, Editing - Omar Serge, Sound Recording and Mastering - Sophie Ellison A video version of this episode is also available on YouTube. Music - Cleaners from Venus - The Artichoke That Loved Me, courtesy of Martin Newell & Captured Tracks. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Flo Dill

Guest: Bez

Topics covered

  • gardening
  • music
  • celebrity culture
  • permaculture
  • interviews

Keywords

  • Bez
  • gardening
  • Happy Mondays
  • Celebrity Big Brother
  • permaculture
  • honey addiction
  • Welsh tribes

Sponsors

Niwaki

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Happy Mondays

Books & works: Cleaners from Venus - The Artichoke That Loved Me

Places: Hacienda, Wales

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