In this episode, Louis is joined by celebrity chef and best–selling cookbook author, Jamie Oliver. Jamie tells Louis about his public feuds with Gordon Ramsey and Anthony Bourdain, chopping part of his finger off on live TV, and why his jerk rice caused such a stir. Plus, Louis provides some recipe tips… 
  
Warnings: Strong language, as well as discussion around food production that may upset some listeners. Visit spotify.com/resources for information and resources. 
 
 
Links/Attachments:  

TV Show: ‘The Naked Chef’ (1999) – BBC 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-CeoHHDYw8 
 
TV Show: ‘Louis Theroux’s Weird Weekends’ (1998) – BBC (UK only) 
https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/b006w7gn/louis-therouxs-weird-weekends 
 
Jamie’s Italian 
https://italian.jamieoliver-rg.com/ 
 
Book: Simply Jamie, Jamie Oliver (2024) 
https://www.jamieoliver.com/recipes/books/simply-jamie 
 
TV Show: ‘Jamie’s Kitchen’ (2002) – Channel 4 
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0358844/ 
 
TV Show: ‘Jamie’s School Dinners’ (2005) – Channel 4 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DG66rKiNkw4 
 
‘Lads, Gak and Union Jacks: The Oral History of ‘Cool Britannia’’ - Vice 
https://www.vice.com/en/article/lads-gak-and-union-jacks-the-oral-history-of-cool-britannia/  
 
Song: ‘Jiggle Jiggle’, Louis Theroux and Duke &amp; Jones (2022) 
https://open.spotify.com/artist/016Rz5DsXUPPxosNTZLYcv 
 
TV Show: ‘Only Fools and Horses’ (1981 - 2003) – BBC (not available to watch) 
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006xthd 
 
Harvey’s, London (1987 – 1993) 
https://www.thegoodfoodguide.co.uk/editorial/GFG-archives/1988-to-1993-marco-pierre-white-at-harveys--six-years-that-inspired-a-new-generation-of-chefs# 
 
Book: White Heat, Marco Pierre White (1990) 
https://www.worldofbooks.com/en-gb/products/white-heat-25-book-marco-pierre-white-9781845339906?price=27.00 
 
Book: Kitchen Confidential, Anthony Bourdain (2000) 
https://www.worldofbooks.com/en-gb/products/kitchen-confidential-book-anthony-bourdain-9781408845042?sku=NGR9781408845042&amp;gad_source=1&amp;gclid=Cj0KCQiAj9m7BhD1ARIsANsIIvBU0sOfPH6enBc2Qpztul1QXcMLLn8uut7WbtMgryXA3UkvNOMH3gEaAmMtEALw_wcB 
 
‘Jamie Oliver’s Empire Collapses as 22 UK Restaurants Close’ – The Guardian 
https://www.theguardian.com/food/2019/may/21/jamie-oliver-jobs-administrators-restaurants-jamies-italian 
 
Book: The Naked Chef, Jamie Oliver (1999) 
https://www.worldofbooks.com/en-gb/products/naked-chef-book-jamie-oliver-9780718143602?sku=GOR001223048&amp;gad_source=1&amp;gclid=Cj0KCQiAj9m7BhD1ARIsANsIIvD4Smq_BjCdfmuhtcCExQXMOuf2ipLA-EDglvrr5ithxbO71JFNRJkaAuKPEALw_wcB 
 
Bite Back 2030 
https://www.biteback2030.com/ 
 
‘I Was a Cookbook Ghostwriter’ – The New York Times 
https://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/14/dining/i-was-a-cookbook-ghostwriter.html#:~:text=Julia%20Turshen%2C%20who%20is%20writing,a%20culinary%20romp%20through%20Spain. 
 
Podcast: ‘Young Again with Kirsty Young’ - BBC Sounds 
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001rgtq 
 
TV Show: ‘Jamie: Fast and Simple’ (2024) – Channel 4 
https://www.channel4.com/programmes/jamie-fast-and-simple 
 
Credits: 
Producer: Millie Chu  
Assistant Producers: Maan al-Yasiri and Emilia Gill
Production Manager: Francesca Bassett  
Music: Miguel D’Oliveira  
Audio Mixer: Tom Guest 
Video Mixer: Scott Edwards  
Shownotes compiled by Immie Webb  
Executive Producer: Arron Fellows  
   
A Mindhouse Production for Spotify  
www.mindhouse.co.uk  
 
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S4 EP3: Jamie Oliver on public feuds, chopping his finger off on live TV, and his controversial jerk rice