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Dig It with Jo Whiley and Zoe Ball
Dig It with Jo Whiley and Zoe Ball

107: Zoe's Big News & Buried Sausage Spells

July 01, 2026 • 44m

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Overview

In this episode, Jo and Zoe catch up after eventful weekends filled with weddings, music festivals, and personal milestones. Jo shares emotional memories from a Cornwall wedding honoring a late friend, while Zoe recounts her exhilarating experience DJing at the Isle of Wight Festival and attending a Harry Styles concert. The conversation includes heartfelt reflections on friendship, loss, and new beginnings, with Zoe announcing her exciting new role at Greatest Hits Radio starting in September.

Cornwall Wedding and Remembering Tim

Jo attended the beautiful wedding of Sophie and Siege in Cornwall at Cornish Teepees by an emerald lake. The event was particularly emotional as it celebrated Sophie's marriage while honoring her late father Tim, who passed away from COVID. The wedding included touching tributes with a 'Tim tree' featuring photos and toffee vodka shots in his memory, bringing together a close-knit extended family who has supported each other through loss.

  • The wedding took place at Cornish Teepees by a quarry lake with spectacular natural setting
  • Sophie and Siege got married on a jetty going into an emerald green lake
  • Tim was remembered with a 'Tim tree' memorial featuring photos and his beloved toffee vodka
  • Disco Steve and Cass played live music including 'There She Goes' and 'Here Comes the Sun'
  • Jo did a reading at the ceremony and managed to hold it together until the last two lines
" You can go on stage at the Isle of Wight to 20,000 people. You can be on national radio, but nothing is quite as terrifying as trying to get something right for someone you love. "
" Sophie had bought a spell, a witch's spell on Etsy to guarantee that the weather was nice for the weekend. She had to bury a sausage in the ground. "

Isle of Wight Festival Performance

Zoe describes her nerve-wracking but triumphant performance at the Isle of Wight Festival, where she DJ'd to an estimated 20,000 people. She reflects on the surreal contrast between her shy 14-year-old self who dreaded reading aloud in English class and her current reality performing to massive crowds at age 60. The experience served as a powerful reminder of personal growth and untapped potential.

  • Approximately 20,000 people turned up to Zoe's set, with overflow crowds outside the tent
  • Zoe warmed up by watching Calvin Harris the night before to study stage presence
  • She managed to catch two songs of The Cure before her own performance
  • Ed Simons from The Chemical Brothers commented positively on her opening with 'Hey Boy Hey Girl'
" The 14-year-old me who was too shy or felt sick going into English lessons because I didn't want to be called out to read anything, to then see me on stage at 60 playing to 20,000 people. You can't quite believe what you're capable of. "
" I hope that other people will take something from that that whatever is going on with you at the moment, you're capable of so much more than you think that you are. "

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