This week on Life's a Beach, Alan is joined by the incomparable Caitlin Moran - writer, broadcaster and one of Britain's funniest storytellers - for an episode that goes gloriously off-piste. They somehow begin with Harry Styles' legs and Take That before diving into Caitlin's unforgettable childhood holidays, with summers migrating to a caravan in Wales with an apocalypse-prepping father.

Along the way they discuss Japan, Benedict Cumberbatch undercover at Glastonbury, why gardening saved Caitlin's mental health, the joy of rewilding, Elizabeth Taylor's extraordinary life, and why we should celebrate people while they're still here. There may not be much chat about beaches... but there is plenty about beavers.

Check out Caitlin's new pod: https://open.spotify.com/show/033CJY22Urz2BLJK792QRZ

And her new book "How to be Hopeful" is out in September.

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00:00 Wanking podcasts, dogs & bagpipes

01:13 Harry Styles, Take That & celebrity gossip

06:40 Caitlin's unusual childhood holidays

09:58 Girls' holidays, Magaluf & feminist T-shirts

12:30 Why Japan completely blew Caitlin away

14:20 Getting older and "jolly" fashion

16:40 Caitlin's new podcast Outsiding

20:00 Gardening obsession & nosy neighbours

22:45 Richard Burton, Elizabeth Taylor & legendary diaries

26:00 Trees, history & why Britain's countryside matters

30:20 Why gardening is really about life, not plants

33:30 Menopause, rewilding & finding hope again

37:30 Elizabeth Taylor's extraordinary legacy

42:00 Caitlin's new book How to Be Hopeful

47:10 Benedict Cumberbatch at Glastonbury

49:00 Quick Fire Round and a wanky new format

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