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Andi and Miquita travel to Barbados as this most British of Caribbean islands prepares to become a republic, cutting ties with the UK. They also explore their roots as they receive DNA test results.

Andi and Miquita travel to Barbados as this most British of Caribbean islands prepares to become a republic, cutting ties with the UK.

The duo meet anti-colonial calypso star the Mighty Gabby and his son for a moving musical performance and discuss why forging a new identity is so important for Barbados. Further immersing themselves in Bajan culture, Andi and Miquita go swimming with horses and enjoy local food and breakfast rum with soca stars Peter Ram and Alison Hinds.

As progressive prime minister Mia Mottley is preparing to modernise the constitution, which still outlaws gay sex, Andi and Miqutia meet members of the LGBTQ+ community to talk about the island's first pride marches. They also have an unsettling meeting with the descendants of slave owners at a plantation house, where they have tea with resident Brits and tourists who remain a powerful force on the island and get their perspectives on republicanism and the modernisation of Barbados.

Finally, they engage in a moving exploration of their African roots when they receive their DNA results and visit Ngozi Farm, where African culture and its connection to the Caribbean is celebrated.

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Last on

Wed 4 Jan 2023 23:45

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Music Played

  • Calypso Rose

    Calypso Blues

  • Calypso Rose

    I Say A Little Prayer

  • Burna Boy

    Ye

  • Augustus Pablo

    King Tubby Meets The Rockers Uptown

  • Jamesy P

    Nookie!

  • Louisa Mark

    Keep It Like It Is

  • Edwin Yearwood

    Pump Me Up

  • Wildcookie

    Serious Drug

  • Nina Simone & Studio Rio

    I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free

  • Leo's Sunshipp

    Give Me The Sunshine (Original 12 Mix)

  • Vera Lynn

    Faraway Places

  • Fatoumata Diawara

    Sonkolon

  • Burna Boy

    Giddem

  • Hugh Masekela

    Mahlalela

  • Bob Marley & The Wailers

    Natural Mystic

  • Lord Kitchener

    My Landlady

  • Orchestra Baobab

    Coumba

  • Hugh Masekela

    Witch Doctor

  • The Dynamics

    Move On Up

  • Fatoumata Diawara

    Kanou

Credits

Role Contributor
Presenter Andi Oliver
Presenter Miquita Oliver
Executive Producer Jez Nelson
Series Producer Errol Ettienne
Production Company Somethin' Else

Broadcasts

  • Sun 30 Jan 2022 21:00
  • Wed 2 Feb 2022 23:15
  • Thu 17 Feb 2022 00:15
  • Wed 4 Jan 2023 23:15
  • Wed 4 Jan 2023 23:45