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Sort Your Life Out Unpacked

Alex Horne: The Giant Inflatable Duck

23 Jun 2026

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Chapter 1: What is the main topic discussed in this episode?

0.031 - 35.397 José Trajano

This BBC podcast is supported by ads outside the UK. Salkku X. We meet again. Five numbers. Five wishes. Estimates.

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Chapter 2: What are Alex Horne's big dreams for his new home?

36.518 - 52.195 José Trajano

Conclusions. Power. As a reward, X-Pen G6 electric car. For free. For ten weeks, solve the code in the address power.fi.x. Don't miss it.

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59.347 - 75.938 Dilly Carter

I'm Dilly Carter, the organized one, and this is Sort Your Life Out Unpacked. Get ready to unpack three boxes with my celebrity guest. Every box has an item from their own home, plus a load of stories and memories. And stand by for my tips on how to sort your own life out too.

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Chapter 3: What quirky items did Alex Horne bring to the podcast?

77.302 - 106.11 Dilly Carter

This episode's guest might have the best job ever, getting comedians to do the most outrageous and random tasks for the sake of a good laugh. He's also a band leader of the horn section and lives on a farm with no animals. Between his wife and their three kids, he ranks himself as second to last when it comes to organisation. So there are definitely things for us to unpack.

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106.09 - 114.159 Dilly Carter

It is the genius mind and creator of Taskmaster, Alex Horne. Hi, Billie.

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114.4 - 116.242 Alex Horne

Hello. Thank you. Do we shake hands?

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117.183 - 119.926 Dilly Carter

Oh, we can. Nice to meet you. I've never shaken anyone's hands on this before.

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120.066 - 121.228 Alex Horne

Well, I'm very formal. You know that.

121.248 - 121.968 Dilly Carter

I love that.

Chapter 4: How does Alex's home reflect his career on Taskmaster?

122.069 - 122.309 Dilly Carter

Thank you.

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122.329 - 124.491 Alex Horne

You've got to start with a handshake. We'll shake at the end as well.

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124.672 - 126.694 Dilly Carter

Do we not hug by the end? Nope.

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126.714 - 127.255 Alex Horne

No, thank you.

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127.595 - 129.057 Dilly Carter

Oh, okay. Sorry. No physical contact?

129.077 - 129.557 Alex Horne

Strictly business.

129.958 - 132.481 Dilly Carter

Strictly business. Okay, so we'll shake hands at the end too.

132.501 - 134.443 Alex Horne

And that'll be that. And we'll never look at each other again.

134.423 - 136.085 Dilly Carter

And that will be it.

Chapter 5: What unique upcycling ideas does Alex have for vacuum cleaners?

136.386 - 138.229 Dilly Carter

That's the plan. Oh, that's sad news already.

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138.269 - 139.23 Alex Horne

Thank you for having me.

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139.25 - 147.843 Dilly Carter

It's such a treat to have you here. Honestly, I'm so honoured that you're sitting in front of me because you've gone 21 series of Taskmaster, is that correct?

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147.883 - 150.166 Alex Horne

That is correct, yeah. Yeah, it's a long time, isn't it?

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150.246 - 156.415 Dilly Carter

21 series, 120. You're on six. Do you remember back to when it was like series one to five, when you were at series six?

156.462 - 166.74 Alex Horne

I do. I mean, it's only 10... It's 10 years ago, which seems a long time. But, you know, I definitely feel like the new boy still. Still feeling... And we all feel like children, don't we?

167.141 - 171.108 Dilly Carter

I would say you probably more than me because I am super serious, whereas I think you are very fun.

Chapter 6: How does Alex balance his role on Taskmaster and being a dad?

171.428 - 173.412 Alex Horne

Are you super serious? Well, I think... You are quite serious.

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173.432 - 179.41 Dilly Carter

I can be quite serious. I feel like I'm the more serious one. I'm not very good at thinking outside the box. Or maybe I am.

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179.63 - 181.213 Alex Horne

You think inside the box. That's your job.

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181.333 - 188.826 Dilly Carter

I like everything in a box. Yeah, I know you do. That is my job. Before we start looking at your items, can I just ask you a few quickfire home truths?

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188.947 - 189.307 Alex Horne

Yes, please.

189.608 - 192.753 Dilly Carter

Okay. How would you describe your home in a sentence?

Chapter 7: What does Alex think about decluttering his home?

193.054 - 212.087 Alex Horne

Okay. Well, I've just moved home, so it only recently feels like a home. It felt like we were living in someone else's home for the first two months. It will be a dream family home full of noise and colour and chaos. Nice. But right now it's full of builders and ladybirds.

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213.248 - 213.889 Dilly Carter

Builders and ladybirds.

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213.909 - 214.59 Alex Horne

We have a ladybird infestation.

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215.11 - 216.071 Dilly Carter

Ladybird infestation.

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216.111 - 220.235 Alex Horne

We have so many ladybirds, thousands. Do you know you can sell ladybirds?

220.696 - 221.657 Dilly Carter

No, you cannot.

221.957 - 225.341 Alex Horne

Guess how much one adult ladybird costs on the free market?

225.801 - 227.343 Dilly Carter

I'm going to go for £50.

227.703 - 228.644 Alex Horne

For one ladybird?

Chapter 8: What stories are behind the items Alex has kept?

228.684 - 230.587 Dilly Carter

Yeah. No.

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232.19 - 233.091 Alex Horne

You know what ladybirds are?

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233.191 - 233.431 Dilly Carter

Yeah.

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233.532 - 238.959 Alex Horne

Yeah, no. 75 pence. 75 pence? I thought that was a lot. 50 quid a ladybird.

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238.979 - 243.606 Dilly Carter

I was just thinking if maybe you don't box them up and you sell them, they're quite hard to catch.

243.927 - 247.472 Alex Horne

No, they're easy. I don't think you know what a ladybird is.

247.652 - 249.294 Dilly Carter

How many ladybirds are there?

249.314 - 250.015 Alex Horne

I would say 500.

250.236 - 252.459 Dilly Carter

So have you been selling them by the hundreds?

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