Event at the Eden Project Mediterranean Biome

BBC Radio 4’s Gardeners' Question Time at the Eden Project

Join the live audience for an exclusive evening with BBC Radio 4’s Gardeners' Question Time in our tranquil Mediterranean Biome.

You'll get the chance to ask your questions to a celebrated panel of horticultural experts, including Anne Swithinbank, Chris Beardshaw, Francis Tophill and host Kathy Clugston. Tickets for this event are very limited.

Eden Project Gardener in Mediterranean Biome

Useful information

If you would like to ask a question, please come prepared to submit it on arrival.
Ticket holders can arrive from 5.15pm. If you would like to arrive earlier and explore the Eden Project, you will need an Eden Project admission ticket.
The audience need to be seated in the Mediterranean Biome by 6pm, with recording starting at 6.15pm.
Two episodes are being recorded, with a short interval in between. Recording will be completed by 8.15pm.
Drinks and snacks will be available to purchase.
Episodes will be broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September.
Recommended age: 8+

Wildflowers photographed from a low angle looking up to the sun

About Gardeners' Question Time

Gardeners’ Question Time is a BBC Radio 4 institution, attracting 2 million listeners a week. Recorded in a different location each week, this long-standing radio programme has answered well over 30,000 questions since its inception in 1947.

This recording marks the second time the Gardeners’ Question Time team have recorded from the home of the famous Biomes – the first being in 2015 to mark the garden’s 15th birthday. Ten years on, the team are back in honour of its approaching 25th birthday.

The Eden Project is hosting a live recording of BBC Radio 4 Gardeners’ Question Time for ticket holders.
The event will take place on 26 August 2025.
Doors will open for ticket holders at 5.15pm with last entry at 6pm.
Ticket holders must be seated before 6.15pm.
Booking in advance is required.
Tickets for this event only are priced at £4.50 per person.
Tickets for this event do not constitute as general admission to the Eden Project site.
Tickets provide access to the Mediterranean Biome for this event. Other areas will not be operational, with the exception of toilets.
Tickets are subject to availability.
The Eden Project has the right to cancel this event at any time. In the unlikely case of this event being cancelled, a full refund for the cost of the ticket price will be issued.
In the event of queries on the day, the organisation’s decision is final.
This offer is not exchangeable.
Please note that all children visiting the Eden Project must be accompanied by an adult. This event is suitable children but not recommended for children under the age of 8.
Please note that this event will be recorded by Somethin’ Else for the BBC. By purchasing a ticket, you consent to participating in this recording and being photographed. Appropriate consent will be sought from a parent or guardian in the case of anyone under the age of 18 asking a question and therefore having their voice recorded.
Gardeners’ Question Time is produced for the BBC by Somethin’ Else.
As part of the format of the show recording, members of the audience will be invited to ask questions. For more information on how the BBC and third party’s use your information and recording, visit the BBC website.