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Jamie Oliver
Nearly 30 years ago, Jamie Oliver hit British TV screens with The Naked Chef, beginning a career arc that has seen him become a bestselling author and social campaigner.
He started helping out in his parents' pub aged just eight, and struggled at school, but after making the move into cookery he flourished, first in top kitchens and then behind the camera.
Cultural ubiquity and campaigning documentaries followed, though his business fortunes took a significant hit after his Jamie's Italian chain collapsed in 2019. Seven years later, he's betting that he's learnt from his mistakes, as he relaunchs the chain. At the same time his campaigning over school food standards has started to bear fruit again.
Stephen Smith speaks to those who know Jamie Oliver best.
Contributors
Genarro Contaldo - chef and mentor
Elişa Roche - chef and former participant in 'Jamie's Kitchen' documentary
Giles Coren - food critic and friend
Ed Loftus - Global Restaurant Group Director for the Jamie Oliver Group
Sheila Dillon - presenter of Radio 4's The Food Programme
Archive:
ITV This Morning interview with Jamie Oliver
An Italian Christmas: Recipes from the River Cafe (BBC)
The Naked Chef (BBC and Optomen Television)
Jamie’s Kitchen (Channel 4, Talkback Productions and Fresh One Productions)
Presenter: Stephen Smith
Producers: Beth Ashmead Latham, Nathan Gower, Tom Gillett
Editor: Justine Lang
Programme Coordinators: Rosie Strawbridge, Sabine Schereck, Maria Ogundele
Sound Engineer: James Beard
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Nearly 30 years ago, Jamie Oliver hit British TV screens with The Naked Chef, beginning a career arc that has seen him become a bestselling author and social campaigner.
He started helping out in his parents' pub aged just eight, and struggled at school, but after making the move into cookery he flourished, first in top kitchens and then behind the camera.
Cultural ubiquity and campaigning documentaries followed, though his business fortunes took a significant hit after his Jamie's Italian chain collapsed in 2019. Seven years later, he's betting that he's learnt from his mistakes, as he relaunchs the chain. At the same time his campaigning over school food standards has started to bear fruit again.
Stephen Smith speaks to those who know Jamie Oliver best.
Contributors
Genarro Contaldo - chef and mentor
Elişa Roche - chef and former participant in 'Jamie's Kitchen' documentary
Giles Coren - food critic and friend
Ed Loftus - Global Restaurant Group Director for the Jamie Oliver Group
Sheila Dillon - presenter of Radio 4's The Food Programme
Archive:
ITV This Morning interview with Jamie Oliver
An Italian Christmas: Recipes from the River Cafe (BBC)
The Naked Chef (BBC and Optomen Television)
Jamie’s Kitchen (Channel 4, Talkback Productions and Fresh One Productions)
Presenter: Stephen Smith
Producers: Beth Ashmead Latham, Nathan Gower, Tom Gillett
Editor: Justine Lang
Programme Coordinators: Rosie Strawbridge, Sabine Schereck, Maria Ogundele
Sound Engineer: James Beard
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