Where's Home Really?

"In my 20s I would have felt 'Oh these are the things that don’t make me Caribbean enough, or black enough’... Now I think 'These are the things that make me myself.’

Multi Grammy Award-winning British singer-songwriter Corinne Bailey joins Jimi to discuss growing up in Leeds with little money, share vivid memories of finding corners of the Caribbean in her grandparents’ home, and reveals the lessons from her mother that she is passing on to her own children.
Corinne also tells Jimi about some of the inspirational stories of African-Americans that influenced her acclaimed new album, “Black Rainbows”.

“I think it’s fair to say Bridgerton has had a seismic effect on storytelling.”
Hollywood actor and star of hit Netflix series 'Bridgerton', Adjoa Andoh, joins Jimi in this fascinating, funny, and thoughtful episode that brings to close Series 2 of Where’s Home Really?
Adjoa, whose roles include the Oscar-nominated 'Invictus' opposite Morgan Freeman and Matt Damon, weighs the pros and cons of squatting, reveals what connects Fry’s Peppermint Cream with Bette Davis, and the sanctity of the Christmas tradition.
Plus, Adjoa gives her considered take on what has changed, and what’s remained the same, following the rise of Bridgerton and the notion of "colourblind casting".

"Take That wanted us to cook for them on tour so I said to my sister: ‘I like to be in bed early!’ Plus, I don’t know if it’s our Filipino blood but we aren’t big drinkers.”
Best-selling cookery writer, chef, TV presenter and self-labelled "real food activist”, Melissa Hemsley joins Jimi for her joyful take on her mixed British and Filipino heritage and the elements that make up ‘home’ for her.
Melissa shares why her ideal restaurant always involves dogs, the rollercoaster reaction to her first appearance on ‘Gogglebox’, and the importance of the figure of "Big Vange" in her life. Plus, she reveals the initial backlash she experienced from the food industry as she wasn’t a professionally trained cook and discover if she did agree to cook for Gary Barlow and co on the road...
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“My dad went through a phase trying to speak like British aristocracy, and looked like he had marbles in his mouth!”
Jimi catches up with the acclaimed British-born chef behind the only Chinese restaurant outside Asia with two Michelin stars, Andrew Wong.
Discover the memorable role a restaurant photocopier played in his childhood, witnessing his dad’s unique experience as a Chinese pub landlord in London’s East End, and what impact the recent pandemic’s “Chinese virus” had on him and his family.
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"I make sure my son knows he is of both heritage - so he has both a Nigerian and Jamaican football kit!"
Comedian, writer and actor, Babatunde Aleshe also shares the sofa with his best mate Mo Gilligan on 'Celebrity Gogglebox' and was a campmate in 2022's 'I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out of Here'.
He tells Jimi how not having a permanent home growing up in a single parent family has shaped his own approach to bricks and mortar now he's a father and husband.
Plus, Babatunde reveals why he's changed his approach to his mum's traditional African cooking and the truth behind his relationship with Matt Hancock following their ITV adventure in the jungle.
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