Diddly Squat: A Year on the Farm

Diddly Squat: A Year on the Farm is a book by Jeremy Clarkson, published in 2021. This Waffle podcast explores the book across 2 episodes.

In Diddly Squat: A Year on the Farm, Jeremy Clarkson follows his transformation from an inexperienced Oxfordshire landowner into a farmer who finds the work both exasperating and worthwhile. Moving from spring into summer, the series traces machinery mishaps, demanding livestock, vegetable-growing failures, practical conservation and the disappointment of a weather-battered harvest. Autumn, winter and the following spring bring the struggle to sell food, changing subsidies and Brexit barriers, physical limitations, attachment to animals and disputes over how the countryside should be used. Listeners will understand why farming resists easy solutions, how Clarkson’s wealth cushions his mistakes and why he nevertheless decides to stay.

These episodes are AI-generated adaptations grounded in the book. Listen to the first episode here and continue the series in the Waffle app.