Sort Your Life Out Unpacked

Fatiha El-Ghorri: The Giraffe and the Spatula

Dilly Carter is joined by comedian Fatiha El-Ghorri, who brings her trademark honesty, chaos and humour – not least when she is horrified to learn that you should actually be hoovering your mattress.Fatiha hands Dilly three items from home for her to unpack – a broken spatula that she refuses to throw away, a coin purse that she inherited from her grandmother, and a gift from her niece. Fatiha opens about life after cancer treatment and how seriously she takes her role as an auntie. Plus, why she’ll never leave the house without ‘poo spray’! Fatiha thinks that Dilly should be knighted for services in organisation – but can Dilly convince her to start using a spatula that isn’t broken?Sort Your Life Out Unpacked is hosted by tidying expert Dilly Carter. In each episode, Dilly chats to a celebrity guest and unboxes three mystery objects from their home that reveal what is really important to them. At the end, Dilly asks her guest whether they are going to keep, donate or recycle any of the items and, along the way, we learn how to organise and sort our own lives out.Presented by Dilly Carter Editing: Daniel King Line Producer: Becca Chiplen Production Co-ordinator: Bernelyse Ekomisa Assistant Producer: Emily D'Souza Executive Producer for Optomen: Charlotte Brookes Assistant Commissioner: Chris Bartlett Commissioning Editors: Rhian Roberts and Beejal-Maya Patel Produced by Holly Newson Hair & Make Up: Sarah Burrows Art Director: River Gibbs Production Runner: Molly MorganAn Optomen production for iPlayer and BBC Sounds.

Adam Kay: Eleven Enormous Memory Boxes

Dilly is joined by the comedy powerhouse Adam Kay, a doctor turned author who drew on his experiences in the NHS to write the best-selling memoir This Is Going to Hurt. Currently, Adam is up to his eyes with his two toddlers and a home renovation. Adam brings in three items from home for Dilly Carter to unpack – one that reflects his current life decisions, another which reflects family life and a third that helps him plot out his books. He opens up about how fatherhood has changed him forever, what it was like missing his daughter’s birth, and he gets Dilly’s much-needed advice on what to keep and, crucially, what to throw away. He’s already drowning in kids’ memory boxes before their school years have begun!Dilly and Adam explore why creativity and chaotic homes go hand in hand and they answer some of life’s big questions… like which wallpaper should go in the office!? Sort Your Life Out Unpacked is hosted by tidying expert Dilly Carter. In each episode, Dilly chats to a celebrity guest and unboxes three mystery objects from their home that reveal what is really important to them. At the end, Dilly asks her guest whether they are going to keep, donate or recycle any of the items and, along the way, we learn how to organise and sort our own lives out.Presented by Dilly Carter Editing: Sebastien Rabas Line Producer: Becca Chiplen Production Co-ordinator: Bernelyse Ekomisa Assistant Producer: Emily D'Souza Executive Producer for Optomen: Charlotte Brookes Assistant Commissioner: Chris Bartlett Commissioning Editors: Rhian Roberts and Beejal-Maya Patel Produced by Holly Newson Hair & Make Up: Sarah Burrows Art Director: River Gibbs Production Runner: Molly MorganAn Optomen production for iPlayer and BBC Sounds.

Desiree Burch: Corsets and Crystals

Moving away from the country you grew up in can be both tough and full of joy. In this episode, comedian Desiree Burch and professional organiser Dilly Carter reflect on where it truly feels like home.Desiree brings in three items for Dilly to unpack, which reveal Desiree’s previous career as a dominatrix(!), the thing that Desiree has far too much of and how her childhood home has affected how she lives now. And we hear why Desiree ranks herself a one out of ten when it comes to organisation! This episode is full of tips to help you sort our own life out including how to stop overbuying, how to honour treasured clothes, and how we can reflect on our relationship to stuff in order to change our habits.Desiree was ready to sort her life out, but can Dilly be the divine intervention that she wants? Sort Your Life Out Unpacked is hosted by tidying expert Dilly Carter. In each episode, Dilly chats to a celebrity guest and unboxes three mystery objects from their home that reveal what is really important to them. At the end, Dilly asks her guest whether they are going to keep, donate or recycle any of the items and, along the way, we learn how to organise and sort our own lives out.Presented by Dilly Carter Editing: Sebastien Rabas Line Producer: Philippa Pettett Production Co-ordinator: Bernelyse Ekomisa Assistant Producer: Emily D'Souza Executive Producer for Optomen: Charlotte Brookes Assistant Commissioner: Chris Bartlett Commissioning Editors: Rhian Roberts and Beejal-Maya Patel Produced by Holly Newson Hair & Make Up: Sarah Burrows Art Director: River Gibbs Production Runner: Molly MorganAn Optomen production for iPlayer and BBC Sounds.

Vicky Pattison: Six Wedding Dresses (Live at Crossed Wires)

In this episode recorded in front of a live audience at Sheffield's Crossed Wires festival, Dilly Carter helps TV personality and radio presenter Vicky Pattison unbox three treasures from her home.In a frank, funny and emotional interview, Dilly and Vicky unpack a royal invitation, a selection of well-loved - and well chewed - dog toys and one of six dresses that Vicky wore during her fairy tale wedding to husband Ercan.Information and support for some of the issues covered in our programmes can be found at bbc.co.uk/actionline Sort Your Life Out Unpacked is hosted by tidying expert Dilly Carter. In each episode, Dilly chats to a celebrity guest and unboxes three mystery objects from their home that reveal what is really important to them. At the end, Dilly asks her guest whether they are going to keep, donate or recycle any of the items and, along the way, we learn how to organise and sort our own lives out.Presented by Dilly Carter Editing: Spiritland Productions Line Producer: Jacob Moore Production Co-ordinator: Bernelyse Ekomisa Assistant Producer: Zinia Scrogs Executive Producer for Optomen: Charlotte Brookes Assistant Commissioner: Chris Bartlett Commissioning Editors: Rhian Roberts and Beejal-Maya Patel Hair & Make Up: Sarah Burrows An Optomen production for iPlayer and BBC Sounds.

Christine Lampard: Grandma's Spotty Apron

Dilly is joined by a friend who she calls “the nicest person in TV”, Christine Lampard. Christine brings in three items from home for Dilly Carter to unpack – her gran’s apron from her Northern Irish childhood, some treasured items from her kids’ early years, and the dress she wore the night she met Frank.Christine opens up her deeply sentimental world shaped by family, motherhood and a lifelong love of keeping hold of little memories.She takes a trip down memory lane and reflects on making her dreams come true working behind the camera in TV, then becoming a daytime TV star, and not to mention her very first date with Frank – which involved her mum and sister! But with so many joyful moments to remember, can Dilly help Christine find a way to stay on top of things when every scribble drawn by the kids feels too meaningful to let go?Sort Your Life Out Unpacked is hosted by tidying expert Dilly Carter. In each episode, Dilly chats to a celebrity guest and unboxes three mystery objects from their home that reveal what is really important to them. At the end, Dilly asks her guest whether they are going to keep, donate or recycle any of the items and, along the way, we learn how to organise and sort our own lives out.Presented by Dilly Carter Editing: Joel Sommazzi Production Manager: Becca Chiplen Production Co-ordinator: Bernelyse Ekomisa Assistant Producer: Emily D'Souza Executive Producer for Optomen: Charlotte Brookes Assistant Commissioner: Chris Bartlett Commissioning Editors: Rhian Roberts and Beejal-Maya Patel Produced by Holly Newson Hair & Make Up: Sarah Burrows Art Director: River Gibbs Production Runner: Molly MorganAn Optomen production for iPlayer and BBC Sounds.