Jeremy Clarkson’s new book covers another memorable year on Diddly Squat Farm

The publisher of Diddly Squat: Home to Roost, Penguin Books, said: “It’s been another memorable year on Diddly Squat Farm – will the chickens finally come home to roost? 

“Welcome back to Clarkson’s Farm. So, that went well . . . The spring barley crop failed. Just like the oil seed rape. And the durum wheat. Then the oats turned the colour of a hearing aid and the mushrooms went mouldy. 

“Farming sheep, pigs and cows was hardly more lucrative. Jeremy would be better off trying to breed ostriches.” 

However, in the face of uncooperative weather, the relentless realities of the agricultural economy, bureaucracy, a truculent local planning department, and the world’s persistent refusal to recognise his ingenuity and genius, our hero is not beaten yet. 

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Wise man once said… 

The publisher added that the challenges of making a success of Diddly Squat are enough to have the readers weeping into their (Hawkstone) beer.

However, Mr Clarkson can always rely on his girlfriend Lisa, farm manager Kaleb, Cheerful Charlie and Gerald, his head of security.

“And it’s hard for a chap to feel too gloomy about things when there’s a JCB telehandler, a crop-spraying hovercraft and a digger in the barn.  

“Because as a wise man (Jeremy Clarkson) once said, ‘there’s no man alive who wouldn’t have fun with a digger . . .’,” Penguin Books revealed. 

Mr Clarkson began his writing career on the Rotherham Advertiser. Since then, he has written for the Sun, the Sunday Times, the Rochdale Observer, the Wolverhampton Express & Star, all of the Associated Kent Newspapers and Lincolnshire Life.  

He was, for many years, the tallest person on television. He now lives on Diddly Squat Farm in Oxfordshire, where he is learning to become a farmer. 

Diddly Squat: Home to Roost will be published on Thursday, 24th October. The hardback consists of 224 pages and costs £22. 

Kaleb Cooper’s farming thing

This month, another Clarkson’s Farm star, Kaleb Cooper, is also going to release his latest book. It’s a Farming Thing will be published on 24th October 2024. 

The book will include Kaleb’s highs, lows and unexpected adventures of farming life, from wrestling with temperamental tractors to dodging the wrath of cantankerous cows and, after all that, why he still believes he has the best job in the world.

Kaleb’s much-loved sense of humour will also be showcased during his special show that will be aired in November. 

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