Book of the Week - The Settler's Cookbook - Episode 1

Yasmin Alibhai-Brown reads her memoir of her childhood in Uganda and move to Britain in the 1970s. Yasmin makes an emotional journey from Uganda to Britain, just after Idi Amin has seized control of her country. On the flight over, as she fends off fellow Ugandans' endless offers of food, she begins to reflect on her time in Africa through the meals and recipes that have marked her life. On her arrival in London, though, she is given a stark reminder of her status in her new country when she faces interrogation over a suitcase full of mangoes.