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Jimi Famurewa

June 2023

  • Déja J Bowens in Champion.

    ‘It’s like all my dreams coming true’: inside the BBC’s electrifying new musical drama

    From working with grime legends to tackling racism, author Candice Carty-Williams’s new show Champion is landmark TV. Its team talk Shola Ama, being peng – and the greatest group chat ever

May 2023

  • Wenty (Mr. Wentworth) and Laverne Newland from Wenty's Tropical Foods

    Counter culture: stories from 75 years of Britain’s Caribbean food shops

    As the Windrush anniversary draws near, five shopkeepers reflect on their work, lives and community pride

November 2022

  • Jimi Famurewa

    ‘I think of suya and I’m on a Lagos beach with Mum’: celebrating Nigeria’s spice dish

    Exploring the myths, mysteries and memories of west African barbecue

September 2022

  • Foster Mother, Mrs. Ada Wheeler seen here bottle feeding one of her younger foster children. Ada has fostered over 150 Children<br>B53TKY Foster Mother, Mrs. Ada Wheeler seen here bottle feeding one of her younger foster children. Ada has fostered over 150 Children

    The Audio Long Read
    ‘Farmed’: why were so many Black children fostered by white families in the UK? – podcast

  • Ada Wheeler, who fostered more than 150 children.

    The long read
    ‘Farmed’: why were so many Black children fostered by white families in the UK?

December 2020

  • Alex Wheatle near his home in south London.

    Books interview
    Alex Wheatle: ‘I have nightmarish moments where my past comes back and hits me’

    The prize-winning author’s life is now an episode of Steve McQueen’s hit series Small Axe. He talks about working on the project and his latest novel, based on a Jamaican slave uprising

October 2020

  • Roast Chicken Thighs img The Flavor Equation by Nik Sharma

    Nik Sharma: ‘Cooking techniques have foundations in science’

    In the kitchen, Nik Sharma still draws on his training as a biologist. Cue brilliant masala hash browns, roasted fruit with miso tahini, plus the ultimate roast chicken

September 2020

  • Members of the Bangla Bantams who are Bradford City FC fans pictured outside Valley Parade where the club play their home games. Pictured from left - Deepak Sharma, Luna Ali, Abu Saleh, Zafar Niaz with his children Nabeeha Niaz(6), Jemima Niaz(7) and Shamima Niaz(4), Humayun Islam and Shanaz Ali.

    ‘Football should be an extended family’: the fans turning the tide on racism

    As the Premier League kicks off, meet the supporters changing the face of the beautiful game

August 2020

  • The Best Thing I ate This Summer illustration Observer Food Monthly OFM August 2020

    The best thing I ate in the summer of lockdown

    Chefs and food writers pick their memorable dishes in a season transformed by coronavirus. Standout moments: ice cream in Sicily and pizza from a secret van

July 2020

  • Polly Rodriguez of Unbound sex toys company for Booming Businesses feature

    ‘My parents helped me pack lube’: from sex toys to bidets, the lockdown businesses that boomed

    While some firms have been devastated as Covid-19 grips the planet, others have seen their sales go off the chart. How have they coped?

June 2020

  • Jimi Famurewa with his lockdown dishes of jollof rice, roast chicken, steamed yam with corned beef stew and fried plantain.

    I miss my mum's Nigerian cooking. Can she teach me over Zoom?

    I’m a professional food critic, with a blind spot when it comes to the food I grew up with. Can I recreate Mum’s jollof rice and puff-puffs?

October 2018

  • Lana Bewry and Greg Deer behind the bar at the Golden Anchor in Nunhead, south-east London

    ‘We’re not just a black pub. Everyone is welcome’: meet Britain’s BAME landlords

    Black and Asian landlords are reinventing the British pub – from a Desi bar in Smethwick to a Caribbean boozer in Sheffield. Jimi Famurewa reports

August 2017

  • 'Love Island' TV show, Mallorca, Spain - 15 Jun 2017<br>Editorial Use Only. No merchandising Mandatory Credit: Photo by ITV/REX/Shutterstock (8869658a) Kem Cetinay and Chris Hughes - Series 3, Episode 11 'Love Island' TV show, Mallorca, Spain - 15 Jun 2017

    Shortcuts
    Tight squeeze: why muscly men love ultra-skinny jeans

    Gym life, Instagram and the male cast of Love Island have all cemented the unceasing trend for neo-jeggings. Will it ever wear off?

November 2016

  • Laptopping it up ... customers at a cafe in Bloomsbury, London.

    Shortcuts
    Is the jig finally up for coffee shop Wi-Fi freeloaders?

    Cafe proprietors say those making use of free internet access have plunged once-lively establishments into office-like silence – and now they’re fighting back

March 2010

  • TV and radio blog
    Credits where credit's due: three minutes of TV heaven

    Jimi Famurewa: Don't skip through those opening titles – as Mad Men, Hung, True Blood, The Sopranos and, erm, the Muppets prove, you may just be missing televisual gold

January 2010

  • Men Behaving Badly

    TV and radio blog
    Do you trust Richard Curtis and Simon Nye with Doctor Who?

    Jimi Famurewa: If Steven Moffat's writing choices for his first series in charge of Doctor Who look comedy-heavy, that may not be a bad thing

September 2009

  • Family Guy

    TV and radio blog
    David Simon likes Family Guy. Does that mean we all should too?

    Jimi Famurewa: Derided as a second-rate Simpsons, Family Guy refuses to die – and has some fans in high places. Maybe a reappraisal is in order

August 2009

  • TV and radio blog
    Is Deadliest Warrior TV's daftest show?

    Jimi Famurewa: The Bravo channel's hypothetical battle show is the latest in a long line of ludicrous shows to hit the box

July 2009

  • TV and radio blog
    Thirty reasons why 30 Rock rocks

  • Mock The Week

    TV and radio blog
    Mock the Week is cold-blooded comedy combat

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