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For this episode, Yasmin and Alison talk to the brilliant, funny and down-to-earth Scottish actor Ashley Jensen, known for her roles in Extras, Ugly Betty, Catastrophe – and star of the Waitrose 2021 Christmas ad! She chats about Heston’s mince pies and her taste for sprouts (with pancetta), and shares tales of growing up in Scotland in the 1970s, enjoying her grandmother’s mince and tatties and a range of classic crisps including Frazzles and Monster Munch. She describes her no-nonsense response to Hollywood glitz and glamour (and her rejection of the idea that actresses must ‘stay young’) and also expresses her admiration for footballer and campaigner Marcus Rashford and his work tackling child food poverty.
To watch Ashley in the Christmas advert, go to waitrose.com/Christmas.
To find out more about the show, go to waitrose.com/podcast.
Host: Yasmin Khan
Co-host: Alison Oakervee
Producers: Sera Berksoy
Executive Producer: Nikki Duffy
Editor: Nathan Copelin
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Actor, DJ, presenter, photographer, author, acclaimed documentary-maker and now a feature film director – there aren’t many things that Reggie Yates can’t do! In this episode, he talks to Yasmin and Alison about his career to date and how important it has been to stick to his guns when it comes to authenticity and speaking in his own voice. He reminisces about the West African food he grew up with, touches on the great plantain pronunciation debate and reveals some interesting ideas about how to eat crisps and chocolate (at the same time). Reggie also chats about his brilliant new film, Pirates, launched on 26 November, which celebrates UK Garage culture at the turn of the Millennium.
You can follow Reggie on Instagram and Twitter @regyates.
To find out more about the show, go to waitrose.com/podcast.
Host: Yasmin Khan
Co-host: Alison Oakervee
Producers: Clarissa Maycock & Sera Berksoy
Executive Producer: Nikki Duffy
Editor: Nathan Copelin
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This week’s guest is chartered psychologist and nutritionist Kimberley Wilson. In addition to working in private practice, lecturing, podcasting and co-hosting Radio 4’s Made of Stronger Stuff with Dr Xand van Tulleken, Kimberley has also found time to write How to Build a Healthy Brain, a book that makes clear the crucial connections between what we eat and how we think, feel and remember. Kimberley speaks passionately to Yasmin and Alison about the simple dietary steps we can all take right now to help combat depression, anxiety and dementia – while also sharing her love of hot tea, porridge and plum crumble.
You can follow Kimberley on Instagram @foodandpsych and Twitter @FoodAndPsych. How to Build a Healthy Brain is in bookshops now and Made of Stronger Stuff is available from BBC Sounds.
To find out more about the show, go to waitrose.com/podcast.
Host: Yasmin Khan
Co-host: Alison Oakervee
Producer: Sera Berksoy
Executive Producer: Nikki Duffy
Editor: Nathan Copelin
A John Brown production for Waitrose & Partners
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We were thrilled to welcome the incredible Diana Henry to Life on a Plate for this episode. She is one of our most beloved food writers, delivering a steady stream of delicious recipes into homes across the land via her cookbooks (including Simple and How to Eat a Peach), Telegraph columns and daily Instagram posts. Legendarily hard-working and prolific, Diana experienced severe illness during the past two years: it slowed her down a little but has not dimmed her spirit one bit. In this conversation with Yasmin Khan and Alison Oakervee, she talks about those frightening times, but also about her childhood in Northern Ireland, her first experiences of cosmopolitan London in the 80s, and the people, places and ingredients that inspire and delight her now.
You can read Diana’s weekly column in Waitrose Weekend and follow her on Instagram and Twitter @dianahenryfood.
To find out more about the show, go to waitrose.com/podcast.
Host: Yasmin Khan
Co-host: Alison Oakervee
Producers: Clarissa Maycock & Sera Berksoy
Executive Producer: Nikki Duffy
Editor: Nathan Copelin
A John Brown production for Waitrose & Partners
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This week, Yasmin and Alison enter the world of environmentalist and campaigner Chris Packham. With wit, warmth and enthusiasm, he describes his absolute passion for the natural world and outlines how he believes we can move towards a more sustainable future. He also talks about his work advocating for autistic people, reveals his deep appreciation of his partner Charlotte's cooking, and shares tales of his beloved poodles, Sid and Nancy, and their nightly digestive biscuit habit...
Autumn Watch is available on BBC iPlayer. You can follow Chris on Twitter @chrisgpackham.
To find out more about the show, go to waitrose.com/podcast.
Host: Yasmin Khan
Co-host: Alison Oakervee
Producer: Sera Berksoy
Executive Producer: Nikki Duffy
Editor: Nathan Copelin
A John Brown production for Waitrose & Partners
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Brilliant young food writer Ruby Tandoh is the guest for this week’s episode. Ruby grew up in Essex as part of a big family, eating simple, hearty food and poring over cookbooks in her spare time, before arriving on our TV screens in 2013 when she reached the final of The Great British Bake Off aged only 21. Since then, she has carved out a place as a unique and utterly refreshing voice in the world of food: frank and fearless, her writing punctures pretension, calls out snobbery and questions convention. In this interview, Ruby explains to Yasmin and Alison why she tries always to focus on the pleasure and joy associated with food – rather than guilt or judgement, rules or routines – and how she has striven to make her latest book, Cook As You Are, as inclusive and accessible as possible.
Cook As You Are in out now. You can follow Ruby on Instagram @ruby.tandoh and Twitter @rubytandoh.
To find out more about the show, go to waitrose.com/podcast.
Host: Yasmin Khan
Co-host: Alison Oakervee
Producer: Sera Berksoy
Executive Producer: Nikki Duffy
Editor: Nathan Copelin
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Broadcasting virtuosos Fi Glover and Jane Garvey are our guests this episode. They share with Yasmin and Alison the secrets of a good interview and describe the pride they feel at the success of their own podcast, Fortunately… with Fi and Jane. They also reminisce about the need for cheese, the joy of great gravy and the pleasures of a mini deep fat fryer…
Did I Say That Out Loud? is out now and you can listen to Fortunately… with Fi and Jane wherever you get your podcasts. You can follow them both on Twitter, Fi @fifiglover and Jane @janegarvey1.
To find out more about the show, go to waitrose.com/podcast.
Host: Yasmin Khan
Co-host: Alison Oakervee
Producer: Sera Berksoy
Executive Producer: Nikki Duffy
Editor: Nathan Copelin
Special thanks to: Imogen Willis
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In the first fabulous episode of season 4, Yotam Ottolenghi and his co-author Noor Murad chat to Yasmin and Alison about their new book, Shelf Love, which focuses on using store cupboard ingredients to create delicious everyday meals. They also talk about the diverse international influences reflected in their food, their exhaustive testing process, and the power that a good recipe has to make a real difference to someone’s day.
Shelf Love is out now. You can follow them both on Instagram, Yotam @Ottolenghi and Noor @noorishbynoor.
To find out more about the show, go to waitrose.com/podcast.
Host: Yasmin Khan
Co-host: Alison Oakervee
Producer: Sera Berksoy
Executive Producer: Nikki Duffy
Editor: Nathan Copelin
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Season 4 of Life on a Plate is about to launch with a brand new host: writer, broadcaster and cookery book author Yasmin Khan. Listen to this trailer to find out more about Yasmin and what she’s looking forward to in this new season, featuring Yotam Ottolenghi, Ruby Tandoh, Chris Packham and many more...
To find out more about the show, go to waitrose.com/podcast.
Host: Yasmin Khan
Co-host: Alison Oakervee
Producer: Sera Berksoy
Executive Producer: Nikki Duffy
Editor: Nathan Copelin
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With three wonderful seasons of Life on a Plate completed and the better-than-ever season 4 launching on October 14, we’ve taken a moment to create this best-of compilation featuring favourite clips from some of our most popular guests so far. Here you can listen to the fabulous John Whaite describing what Pride means to him, to comedian Sarah Millican explaining why it’s cool to eat cake, to the incredible Nadiya Hussain revealing what she overcame to make it to the final of Bake-Off – and much more besides. An uplifting, inspiring and funny listen that really encapsulates what Life on a Plate is all about, it’s tinged with sadness too, as it’s Jimi Famurewa’s last episode. But fear not, a fantastic new host is waiting in the wings for season 4…
To find out more about the show, go to waitrose.com/podcast.
Host: Jimi Famurewa
Co-host: Alison Oakervee
Producer: Sera Berksoy
Executive Producer: Nikki Duffy
Editor: Nathan Copelin
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This very special baking-focused episode features an incredible line-up of expert guests: Nigella Lawson, Edd Kimber and Ravneet Gill, who between them have written countless baking recipes and produced thousands of cakes, biscuits, buns and breads. They join Jimi Famurewa and guest co-host Martha Collison – the youngest person ever to take part in The Great British Bake Off and a baking aficionado in her own right – to look at why baking is more popular and meaningful than ever before. As well as asking if it’s possible to have too many brownie recipes, the panel explore the ways in which baking brings us joy, pleasure and fulfilment, discuss how it can be a force for good, and agree that imperfect-looking bakes are often the best.
To find out more about the show, go to waitrose.com/podcast.
Host: Jimi Famurewa
Co-host: Martha Collison
Producer: Sera Berksoy
Executive Producer: Nikki Duffy
Editor: Nathan Copelin
A John Brown production for Waitrose & Partners.
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To mark the beginning of a new term, we present a very special back-to-school episode of Life on a Plate. Jimi welcomes comedy duo and podcasters The Scummy Mummies (aka Ellie Gibson and Helen Thorn) to talk school dinners, packed lunches and the ongoing challenges of feeding children. In a hilarious conversation that takes in the merits of chocolate custard, mini pork pies and vegemite sandwiches, not to mention the frustration of ‘fussy’ eaters and the perils of lunchbox envy, Ellie and Helen put the world to rights, and even share a special recipe for cheese spread pasta…
You can follow The Scummy Mummies on Instagram and Twitter @scummymummies. Tickets to their tour can be found on their website, scummymummies.com.
To find out more about the show, go to waitrose.com/podcast.
Host: Jimi Famurewa
Producer: Sera Berksoy
Executive Producer: Nikki Duffy
Editor: Nathan Copelin
A John Brown production for Waitrose & Partners.
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Before the show enjoys a summer holiday, author, columnist and podcaster Dolly Alderton shares her love of food with Jimi and Alison. Revelling in the way food and memory are irrevocably entwined, she talks about her recipe-sprinkled memoir, Everything I Know About Love, and what it was like to reveal so much about herself through its pages. She describes her great pleasure in cooking for others – while confessing to being a control freak in the kitchen – and says that when she’s out on a date, there’s nothing nicer than being with someone who relishes a good meal. Dolly also namedrops her favourite Parisian bistro and reveals that her writing is often fuelled by pickled onions…
Dolly is the Sunday Times Style’s agony aunt and you can read her column weekly. Her debut novel Ghosts is out now and you can follow her on Instagram and Twitter @dollyalderton.
To find out more about the show, go to waitrose.com/podcast.
Host: Jimi Famurewa
Co-host: Alison Oakervee
Producer: Sera Berksoy
Executive Producer: Nikki Duffy
Assistant Producer: Ashleigh Arnott
Editor: Nathan Copelin
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In this wonderful and inspiring episode, actor Adjoa Andoh, who most recently played Lady Danbury in Bridgerton, talks about everything from her dad’s Ghanaian cooking and why she is ‘The Queen of Broccoli’ to her deep-held beliefs about race and identity, and how she supports her transgender son. Sit back and relax because this is an absolutely cracking listen…
You can follow Adjoa on Instagram @adjoa.andoh and Twitter @andoh_adjoa. Season 2 of Bridgerton is set to air on Netflix at the start of 2022.
To find out more about the show, go to waitrose.com/podcast.
Host: Jimi Famurewa
Co-host: Alison Oakervee
Producer: Sera Berksoy
Executive Producer: Nikki Duffy
Assistant Producer: Leah Hyslop
Editor: Nathan Copelin
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Record-breaking Paralympian Hannah Cockroft first tried wheelchair racing at the age of 15: in this episode she describes the overriding sense of freedom it gave her. She has never looked back, winning gold medals at the London 2012 and Rio 2016 games, being awarded an MBE – and having a postbox in her hometown of Halifax painted gold in her honour. She talks to Alison and Jimi about the pressures of life in the public eye as a female disabled athlete, and her intense preparations for Tokyo 2020, while also revealing a passion for spaghetti bolognese and a serious sweet tooth…
You can follow Hannah on Instagram @hlcmbe and Twitter @HCDream2012 and watch her compete in her third Paralympic Games on Channel 4 from 24th August.
To find out more about the show, go to waitrose.com/podcast.
Host: Jimi Famurewa
Co-host: Alison Oakervee
Producer: Sera Berksoy
Executive Producer: Nikki Duffy
Assistant Producer: Leah Hyslop
Editor: Nathan Copelin
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As lead singer of The Who, one of the world’s most iconic rock bands, Roger Daltrey is still belting out the hits on stage. He’s also a farmer, a campaigner, a father and a grandfather. In this episode, Roger tells Alison and Jimi about his childhood in war-torn London, making his first guitar by hand and keeping the rest of The Who on the road. He sings the praises of smoked trout, cider vinegar and his wife’s chips, describes the joy of having his family over for a Sunday roast and speaks movingly about his two decades of fundraising work for the Teenage Cancer Trust.
Roger has teamed up with Eminent Life to create a champagne, and 100% of his profits going to Teen Cancer America.You can purchase a bottle of Champagne Cuvee Roger Daltrey from eminent-life.com.
To find out more about the show, go to waitrose.com/podcast.
Host: Jimi Famurewa
Co-host: Alison Oakervee
Producer: Sera Berksoy
Executive Producer: Nikki Duffy
Assistant Producer: Ashleigh Arnott
Editor: Nathan Copelin
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Sat Bains is one of the most renowned chefs in Britain and his eponymous Nottingham restaurant has been heaped with accolades. Yet as a young man, he says he was an ‘absolute dosser’. Thrown out by his parents, moving from job to job, he talks about the turning points – including meeting his wife and winning the prestigious Roux scholarship - that set him on the road to where he is now. Sometimes described as uncompromising and forthright, in this episode Sat reveals himself to be charming, funny and caring, committed to the wellbeing of his staff, with a soft spot for a full English and his mum’s lamb keema.
You can book your visit to Sat’s restaurant by visiting ww.restaurantsatbains.com. You can follow Sat on Instagram @satbains1 and Twitter @RSB1withrooms and find out more about the range of Punjabi dishes he’s developed with his mum on Instagram @mommabains or by visiting www.mommabains.com.
To find out more about the show, go to waitrose.com/podcast.
Host: Jimi Famurewa
Co-host: Alison Oakervee
Producer: Sera Berksoy
Executive Producer: Nikki Duffy
Assistant Producer: Leah Hyslop
Editor: Nathan Copelin
Additional research by Imogen Hunt
A John Brown production for Waitrose & Partners
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In this glorious whirlwind of an episode, Jimi and Alison talk to the incredible Andi Oliver, chef, broadcaster and host of Great British Menu. With amazing energy, charisma and wit, Andi talks about her life and career, including the racism she faced growing up in 1970s Britain, her discovery of punk, singing, cooking and filming with her best friend Neneh Cherry, travelling the world, running restaurants - and her lifelong passion for good food with its ability to heal, nurture and connect us all.
You can follow Andi on Instagram @andioliver and Twitter @andisn16. To find out more about Andi’s restaurant, Wadadli Kitchen, go to wadadlikitchen.com or follow them on Instagram, @andis_wadadli_kitchen.
To find out more about the show, go to waitrose.com/podcast.
Host: Jimi Famurewa
Co-host: Alison Oakervee
Producer: Sera Berksoy
Executive Producer: Nikki Duffy
Assistant Producer: Ashleigh Arnott
Editor: Nathan Copelin
A John Brown production for Waitrose & Partners
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Our guest this episode is chef, TV presenter, author and former Great British Bake Off champion John Whaite. In a conversation that is emotional, honest and uplifting, he talks about his struggles with depression and disordered eating, about therapy, letting go of perfectionism and people-pleasing, and his journey to self-acceptance. Marking Pride month with a glorious rainbow cake recipe (find it on waitrose.com), he describes the importance of celebrating queerness, and embracing his true self.
John is a regular chef on Steph's Packed Lunch which airs every weekday at 12:30pm on Channel 4. You can follow him on Instagram @john_whaite and his cookery school @johnwhaiteskitchen.
Please note, this episode includes conversation about eating disorders and suicidal thoughts.
To find out more about the show, go to waitrose.com/podcast.
Host: Jimi Famurewa
Co-host: Alison Oakervee
Producer: Sera Berksoy
Executive Producer: Nikki Duffy
Assistant Producer: Ashleigh Arnott
Editor: Nathan Copelin
A John Brown production for Waitrose & Partners
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Season 3 of Life on a Plate kicks off in style with Joe Wicks, the Body Coach – author of Lean in 15 and, of course, everybody’s favourite PE teacher. Honest, humble and infectiously positive, Joe talks to hosts Jimi and Alison about feeding his young family and reveals the dish that first won his wife’s heart. He describes the experience of PE with Joe, which saw him attain 'national treasure' status during lockdown, and explains how he tackles his bad days as well as his good.
Joe’s new cookbook Joe's Family Food is out now and The Joe Wicks Podcast is available wherever you get your podcasts. You can follow Joe on Instagram and Twitter @thebodycoach.
To find out more about the show, go to waitrose.com/podcast.
Host: Jimi Famurewa
Co-host: Alison Oakervee
Producer: Sera Berksoy
Executive Producer: Nikki Duffy
Editor: Nathan Copelin
A John Brown production for Waitrose & Partners
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