Diddly Squat, Jeremy Clarkson
Diddly Squat, Jeremy Clarkson
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Diddly Squat
A Year on the Farm

Author: Jeremy Clarkson

Series: Diddly Squat

Narrator: Jeremy Clarkson

Unabridged: 2 hr 32 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 11/11/2021


Synopsis

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Welcome to Jeremy's farm. It's an idyllic spot, offering picturesque views across the Cotswolds, bustling hedgerows, woodlands and natural springs. Jeremy always liked the idea being a farmer. But, while he was barrelling around the world having more fun with cars than was entirely reasonable, it seemed obvious that the actual, you know, farming was much better left to someone else

Then one day he decided he would do the farming himself.

After all, how hard could it be?

Well . . .

Faced with suffocating red tape, biblical weather, local objections, a global pandemic and his own frankly staggering ignorance of how to 'do farming', Jeremy soon realises that turning the farm around is going to take more than splashing out on a massive tractor.

Fortunately, there's help at hand from a large and (mostly) willing team, including girlfriend Lisa, Kaleb the Tractor Driver, Cheerful Charlie, Ellen the Shepherd and Gerald, his Head of Security and Dry Stone Waller. Between them they enthusiastically cultivate crops, rear livestock and hens, keep bees, bottle spring water and open a farm shop. But profits remain elusive.

And yet while the farm may be called Diddly Squat for good reason, Jeremy soon begins to understand that it's worth a whole lot more to him than pounds, shillings and pence . . .

Praise for Clarkson's Farm:

'The best thing Clarkson's done . . . it pains me to say this" THE GUARDIAN;

'Shockingly hopeful' THE INDEPENDENT;

'Even the most committed Clarkson haters will find him likeable here' THE TELEGRAPH;

'Quite lovely' THE TIMES

© Jeremy Clarkson 2021 (P) Penguin Audio 2021

Reviews

Goodreads review by Steph ✨ on December 15, 2021

I really enjoyed this one. I watched and loved Clarkson's Farm after being pretty nervous that Jeremy might royally take the biscuit with farming, but in fact, actually took it pretty seriously and managed to bring a lot of attention to the Farming Industry and to Agriculture also. I think what he's......more

Goodreads review by Thomas on April 03, 2022

So, being utterly and completely uninterested in cars*, I have obviously not a clue of who Jeremy Clarkson is and what makes him famous** * Well, I mean, no-one is completely uninterested in cars, are they? I mean, who's unaffected by the Aston Martin DB5 zooming through the Furka Pass in Goldfinger......more

Goodreads review by Alayne on June 09, 2022

Having loved the series I really wanted to read the book. I’m so glad I did it was so funny and also very interesting I learnt a lot about crops, bees, pigs and sheeps. The book isn’t very long and has short chapters but, it’s so entertaining and enjoyable that it was a pleasure to read.......more

Goodreads review by Chloe on January 28, 2022

Gorgeous, gorgeous girls fancy Jeremy Clarkson over Richard Hammond. All jokes aside, some of this was pretty interesting and will give a nice introduction of biodiversity and the environment to people who would never usually be concerned about it. Miraculously, I thought I’d get through the book wit......more

Goodreads review by Romina on December 31, 2023

Just as I expected, Jeremy telling us about his farming adventures and misfortunes with the eloquence that represents him with the added witty humour. I’m not always keen on him, but his higher level humour is something that keeps me coming back, and this book did not disappoint, other than the fact......more