The Mainstream Podcast

Join Remel London as she catches up with the Peabody award-winning podcast host and spoken word artist George The Poet.
George discusses the start of his spoken word career which took the place of his early rap year, they reminisce on some of the poignant moments in his career that launched him into the Mainstream. He speaks highly of his friendship with the Duke and Duchess of Sussex Harry and Meghan as well as discussing the production values of his award winning podcast. And of course to top it off he gives us his top 5 tips to make it in the mainstream as a spoken word artist! 

This episode was recorded exclusively at The PUMA Suede studio in London.

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Poet - George The poet

Join Remel London as she chats with  stand-up comedian, actor and radio presenter Travis Jay! 
Ahead of his one man / Headline Show at the Bloomsbury Theatre, Travis discusses his journey into the mainstream following in the footsteps of his mum UK comedy queen Angie Lemar,  
learning how to be a fearless Comedian after receiving advice and touring with one of the world’s comedy Goat’s Dave Chappelle,  growing as a comedian at Edinburgh Fringe Festival and across the UK with Britain’s got talent golden buzzer comedian Kojo and gives his top 5 tips to make it in #TheMainstream!

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Comedian - Travis Jay

Join Remel London for a special edition of The Mainstream podcast Live from Boxpoark Croydon with special guests Model / TV / Radio Presenter Annaliese Dayes, TV/ Radio Presenter and founder of How to Kill an Hour Marcus Bronzy, Voice Over Artist & Founder of 4C Voices Sefa Nyki and TV / Radio Presenter Will Njobju. 

In this live discussion, the special guests discuss their journey into #TheMainstream, should you study broadcasting, how to pitch content to brands, navigating social media, having an agent and more! 

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SPECIAL EDITION LIVE from Boxpark Croydon - Annaliese Dayes, Will Njobvu, Sefa Nkyi & Marcus Bronzy

Join Remel London as she sits downs with Broadcaster, DJ and actor Dev Griffin. From Drama club to CBBC and eventually broadcasting on the airwaves across the nation for the last 20 years. 
Dev's passion for music and down to earth ability to help us kick start our mornings has proved that being your authentic self and loving what you do will help you carve out such a legendary career like his.
Find out how he launched his career as well as his top 5 tips to make it in #TheMainstream. 


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Broadcaster, DJ & Actor - Dev Griffin

Join Remel London for a special edition of The Mainstream podcast Live from Boxpoark Croydon with special guests 
 TV & radio presenters AJ King, Nayha, Jacqueline Shepherd and comedian, actor & presenter KG. 
In this live discussion, the special guests discuss their journey into #TheMainstream, perseverance through the years, landing their first jobs as broadcasters and more. 

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SPECIAL EDITION LIVE from Boxpark Croydon - AJ King, Nayha, KG Tha Comedian & Jacqueline Shepherd

The mainstream is an In-depth conversation with British Celebrities and influencers from The Mainstream,  hosted by Remel London.
Remel will shine a spotlight on some of the biggest names in TV, Music, Sports, Film and more to inspire and encourage fans and young creatives to launch their own personal journeys.
Remel will discuss the key moments that helped kick start their careers and their top 5 tips to make it in the Mainstream.

The Mainstream Podcast Introduction

Join Remel London as she sits down with an incredible Presenter, host, producer, poet, actor, mentor and of course her TV brother and co-host Aaron Roach Bridgeman!

We talk being a role model for young black boys and girls, going to uni despite being expelled from school, Winning the SBTV presenter competition, getting his documentaries commissioned by Channel 5 and the BBC and his TOP 5 TIPS to being a TV presenter!

TV Presenter - Aaron Roach Bridgeman

Join Remel London as she sits down with the hilarious and quick-witted Actor and comedy Writer Kayode Ewumi. 
He talks about having the gift to make people laugh from a young age,  pursuing a career in acting in secret at uni,  finding success but also putting the character of Roll safe a.k.a RS to rest and launching his brand new comedy series Enterprice with the BBC!

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Actor & Comedy Writer - Kayode Ewumi

Join Remel London as she chats with actress Mandeep Dhillon about her journey as a leading British Actress!
Mandeep talks about finding success in BBC3's 'Some Girls', landing a role in the Hollywood movie Star Wars, working with Ricky Gervais in the latest series of his  Netflix show  'Afterlife' and giving her Top 5 tips to get into The Mainstream.
  
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Actress - Mandeep Dhillon

Join Remel London as she catches up with Comedian, host and TV Presenter Mo Gilligan. 

Mo talks about his early comedy career as the host of London's weekly Sunday Show, going on the coupla Cans National tour for 18 months, his global Netflix special Momentum,  and brand new lockdown "All star happy hour" show on Channel 4 as well as offering his extended 6 top tips to get into The Mainstream.

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Comedian - Mo Gilligan

Join Remel London as she catches up with TV & Radio presenter Vick Hope!

Vick talks about how a job as a print journalist in Argentina sparked lead to an opportunity to present for MTV which quickly progressed into a career as a news and entertainment reporter for ITN, ITV2, 4Music and more. 
Vick soon fell in love with all forms of presenting and became the co-host of the UK's hit national radio show the Capital Breakfast show. 

Now as Vick prepares to take on new challenges in TV and journalism, she gives us her Top 5 tips to make it in the mainstream as a presenter!  

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TV & Radio Presenter - Vick Hope

Join Remel London as she talks with Broadcaster, actor and writer Mim Shaikh on The Mainstream podcast.

Mim maps out his journey from the University of Leeds as a broadcast journalism student, to winning awards at the student radio awards which helped him secure two shows on the BBC Asian Network and BBC radio 1xtra. 
With a hit documentary with the BBC and a blossoming career as an actor, Mim shares is highlights and Top 5 tips to make it in The Mainstream!

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Broadcaster, actor & writer - Mim Shaikh

Award Winning TV Presenter, professional dancer, singer, actor and model Scarlette Douglas joins Remel London on The Mainstream Podcast. 
Scarlette talks us through her professional journey starring in numerous West End shows, touring the world as a choreographer and back up dancer, her aspirations to be in a girl band and her life-changing career move as a TV presenter, landing the role as the host of Channel 4's flagship show "A Place in the Sun."
Get out your notepad and take note of her Top 5 tips to make it in the mainstream! 

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TV Presenter & Actress - Scarlette Douglas

Join Remel London as she speaks with Radio 1, Top of the Pops, Glastonbury, Brit Awards, BAFTA TV, Radio broadcaster and Host Clara Amfo. 

Clara talks us through how she got her foot in the door as an intern to radio host, making the move from KISS to the BBC, her interview skills, Meeting Oprah, her powerful radio 1 speech and of course gives us her top tips on how to make it in the mainstream!

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TV & Radio Broadcaster - Clara Amfo

Join Remel London as she speaks to the talented cast of the hit BBC Three Comedy sketch show FAMALAM as they prepare us for Season 3 Coming Soon!

Tom Moutchi, Gbemisola Ikumelo & Danielle Vitalis talk us through their time on set, the success of the series and share their journeys as actors and their top tips to make it in #TheMainstream. 

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The Cast of FAMALAM - Tom Moutchi, Gbemisola Ikumelo & Danielle Vitalis

For the season finale of The Mainstream podcast, Remel London shared her story and journey into the mainstream as a TV, Radio Presenter, live events host, content creator and the founder of The Mainstream!

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Special Edition Meet the Creator - TV & Radio Presenter Remel london

Remel London speaks to first-time actors Bukky Bakray and Kosar Ali about their leading roles in the new film 'Rocks'.
The girls talk about their unique route into the Mainstream by participating in acting workshops, which turned into improvised scenes for the film, they share their goals of representing young Black British women through films and give their top tips to make it in #TheMainstream.

ROCKS is released in cinemas on 18 September in the UK and Ireland.
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The Cast of 'Rocks' The Film -  Bukky Bakray & Kosar Ali

Join Remel London for a special 2 part New York City Edition of #TheMainstream podcast as she catches up with TV Host and Lifestyle Reporter Brittany Jones-Cooper. 
Brittany is one of New Yorks Hottest new presenters dominating celebrity and lifestyle interviews for Build Series NYC.
From Volunteer to seasoned professional with guests such as Gabrielle Union, Jada Pinkett Smith, Issa Rae, Tyra Banks, Taraji P Henderson to name a few Brittany is proving why she deserves a seat at the table, playing by her own rules and expresses the importance of uplifting other Black Women in her Top tips for #TheMainstream! 

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NYC Edition : TV Host & Lifestyle Reporter - Brittany Jones - Cooper

Join Remel London for a special 2 part New York City Edition of #TheMainstream podcast as she catches up with content creator and executive producer of the world-famous online talk show and panel show The Grapevine Donovan Thompson.

For the last 4 years they’ve produced shows that discuss politics, address social issues and cover music and entertainment news with some of your favourite influencers and creatives.
Donovan talks us through how he helped launch the platform with the founder Ashley Akunna, discusses representation on screen, taking The Grapevine around the world and gives us his top tips to make it in #TheMainstream.

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NYC Edition : Executive producer of The Grapevine TV - Donovan Thompson

Join Remel London as she catches up with Comedian, writer, actor and Presenter Dane Baptiste. 
Dane's comedy career has not only dominated the stage but also the screen with his comical genius! 
From stealing the show as a best newcomer nominee at the Edinburgh Fringe festival in 2014 to becoming a regular panellist on all of your fave tv comedy shows from Mock the week to  8 out of 10 cats does countdown and even hosting Live at the apollo.  
He’s now ready to take over 2021 with a tour and his brand new comedy entertainment show that he has executely produced for the BBC Bamous, he explains how he plans to bring through more Black British talent and gives his Top 5 tips on how to make it in the mainstream! 

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Comedian - Dane Baptiste

Welcome to The Mainstream.
The Mainstream is a creative platform offering networking opportunities, live events, workshops, seminars, Q&A’s, and a podcast to support creatives who want to get into TV/Film, media, and the creative industry.
Focusing on TV, Film, Radio, and Entertainment, The Mainstream provides tips, tasters, and sneak peeks into the creative industry hosted by 
Remel London, an award-winning TV, Radio presenter and Live host. Since graduating with a BA Degree in Broadcast Journalism from the University of Leeds Remel has quickly risen up the ranks and carved a solid reputation in the UK entertainment industry and continues to make a national name for herself working on CAPITAL XTRA, SKY, across the BBC, BET and more by telling stories and documenting journeys into the mainstream media industry.


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