Gerald and the giant vegetables - a podcast by BBC World Service

Gerald Stratford is a British gardening enthusiast whose photos and videos of his produce have earned him the nickname ‘the undisputed king of giant veg'. The septuagenarian set up his Twitter account for his friends at first, but hundreds of thousands of people then started following him. Outlook’s Tiffany Cassidy went to find out why.

Presenter: Emily WebbProducer: Mariana Des Forges

(Photo: Gerald with his giant produce. Credit: BBC)

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