Roast turkey, apricot and ginger stuffing

Nigel Slater Recipe online: https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2007/nov/18/foodanddrink.recipes?INTCMP=SRCH

For the turkey:
a small turkey about 4kg at cool room temperature
butter – about 80g
medium sized apples – 3
medium onions – 3
carrots – 2
bushy sprigs of thyme

For the gravy:
the turkey giblets
bay leaves – 3
a medium onion
sprigs of thyme – 3
a wine glass dry Marsala
the giblet stock below

For the stuffing:
unsmoked streaky bacon – 200g
onions – 2 medium
a little oil or fat
a tick of celery
thyme leaves – 2tbs
dried apricots – 100g
a piece of ginger about 90g
grated zest of an orange
a large egg, beaten
pork sausage meat – 400g
fresh white breadcrumbs – 170g