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Hello, hello and good evening.
Welcome to Sorry, I Didn't Know, I'm jimmy Akingbola
and I'll be your host as we take a leisurely jaunt
through the annals of time to shine a light
on the lesser told stories of our past.
History with a touch of colour.
Tonight and every night, we have the marvellous Chizzy Akudolu!
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Hello, hello, hello!
Listen, I've got a question because I've been back and forth,
working and living in LA, so I can't keep up.
Is it true that you did Celebrity MasterChef?
That is not true, a fallacy, you won't find that anywhere.
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And you went out first round on Celebrity MasterChef, is that true?
I actually can't cook and I'll be honest with that.
But, man, can I fuck!
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Chizzy, who have you got with you tonight?
To my right I have, oh, my gosh, she's stunning. Look at her, right?
She's an actress, she's a comedian,
she's a wanna be auntie, she's Sophie Duker!
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How are you, Soph?
I'm well, I'm good. Actually, I am an auntie.
Oh. I'm an auntie in the sense that I have, like, a sibling
that has a child, but I'm not an auntie in the sense
that I don't think I've ascended to the level of Auntie.
That's quite deep. Yeah. Yeah, you're on the wrong show,
babe, but welcome.
And to my left, we have an actor, a singer, a dancer,
a model and an international playboy, it's Toby Williams!
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Toby, you did the pilot, it's so lovely to have you back.
Smart.
What a mighty team, please give them a round of applause.
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OK, and my sister from another mister,
we have the magnificent Judi Love!
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Judi, don't smile at me like that, man.
You've been giving me these eyes throughout the whole, like, season.
Stop it, you're making me blush. Stop it, stop it, stop it.
But is it true that you was in MasterChef, as well?
Celebrity MasterChef? Yeah, I was in Celebrity MasterChef, yeah.
OK, and what round did you go out, then?
I was actually a semi-finalist, yeah...
Oh! APPLAUSE
Can we hear that again in case Chizzy didn't hear?
The thing is, look, I've still got her back,
even though, you know, she's my opposite, I gotta back her
because she came out first, that means she's the first
in everything that she does, you understand?
So that empowering another sister... No, you're right.
But seriously you've gotta at least learn to cook chicken, OK?
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So, Judi, who do you have on your team tonight?
Well, I have the amazing stand up comedian, sold out Wembley,
internationally known, it's the one and only Paul Chowdhry!
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OK.
I'm a bit nervous because you're naughty, so naughty.
Judi, I've known since day one. We're, like, related, basically.
Yeah, kind of.
You've been to my yard, we hang out...
OK, stop, stop. LAUGHTER
The two kids all right? SHE MUMBLES TO STOP HIM
Who else do you have on your panel?
I have, like, the genius himself,
like, we all look up to him because we want that kind of knowledge.
It's the one and only, from The Chase, Mr Shaun Wallace!
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I know.
Shaun?
LAUGHTER Look at that!
You heard it first, people, the third time.
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Oh, right.
APPLAUSE Oh man, it's lovely to have you.
Please give both teams a round of applause.
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Chizzy, before I move on,
what is that little gremlin that you have on your table?
This is my little mascot, she's called Chucky.
Horror film Chucky? Yeah.
But if Chucky was in the film,
Chucky would've got killed in the first five minutes.
LAUGHTER
If Chucky was black? Yeah, that white Chucky
has done 15 films and still not been killed.
It's true, it's true, he's got spin offs and everything that Chucky.
I'm gonna move on.
Our first round is called Who Am I?
TOGETHER: The god damn sugar! LAUGHTER
This round sees our team leaders go toe to toe
and guess the identity of a famous person,
but they're only allowed to ask their team mates questions
that can be answered by yes or no, are we clear? Yes.
Judi and Chizzy, if you'd like to take your hot spots, please.
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OK, the first picture, please.
Right, Chizzy, ask your question.
Is it a man? No.
Judi, your turn.
Yes.
Is this person American? Yeah.
Oh! LAUGHTER
Does this person work with their husband?
Yeah, yeah.
OK, that doesn't help me.
Chizzy.
Does this woman have kids? Yes.
She's very independent.
Oh, doc that, no!
Oh! ls it Beyonce?
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OK, next up is who?
OK, Chizzy, you can go first this time, ask your question.
Is this person a sports person? Yes.
Judi? ls it a man?
No.
Is she British?
No. Oh...
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I don't know their names!
This is gonna give it away!
Is she Jamaican?
No.
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ls she a runner?
No. No, OK, that helps.
JUDI: ls she a champion for the UK?
Is it Serena Williams?
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Chizzy got it right!
OK, we're moving on, let's put the next picture up.
Chizzy, you're up first, ask your question.
Is it a movie star? No.
Is it a woman?
Is she a politician? No.
Is she in entertainment? No.
Is she...
...someone I'd know?
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Teams, come on, help them out a bit.
How many female black presenters... Oh!
AUDIENCE GASPS AND LAUGHS
I know! I know! I know!
Is it Charlene White?
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Next picture, please.
Judi, you're first, ask your question.
Is this person Black? TOGETHER: Yes.
Is it a kid? Yes.
No, because everyone went, "Aww"
so I thought it must be a kid or a dog.
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ls this person quite controversial?
I think that's debatable.
No. ls it Andi Peters?
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Is this man in entertainment?
No, no...
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ls he single?
Oh?
Babes, it's not that kind of show.
He is single.
Is he a comedian?
No.
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ls that he is, but you don't rate him, is that...?
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ls he an actor?
Yes.
Is he known internationally?
No way! LAUGHTER
Is he known for singing, as well?
Chucky says no.
Is he on TV regular? No way.
LAUGHTER
ls itjimmy Akingbola?
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Chizzy got it right! And that means that she's the winner.
Congratulations to Team Chizzy.
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And that's the end of the round!
Captains, if you'd like to return to your seats
and please give them a round of applause.
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Our next round is Patent Pending.
In solidarity with our American brothers and sisters,
we highlight some of their great inventors and pioneers
that have impacted all of our lives.
We're going to show you a picture of an invention,
you need to guess who invented it and when.
But don't worry, it's multiple choice, OK?
So, let's take a look at the screens.
A black person invented a hairbrush,
but who was it and when did they do it?
Let's go to your team first, Judi.
I need a date and I need you to pick a person.
1898 and picture in the middle, number two.
Because she's got fresh hair, as well,
look at how... That's brushed down. That was brushed.
That is locked in, over to your Team Chizzy.
Well, it's definitely 1898, I mean everybody knows that.
LAUGHTER Oh, this is so unfair!
I think there were brushes before that,
that's a specific brush. But The Chaser...
You had the afro-comb, sorry The Chaser.
JUm:
I think it's too obvious that it's the girl with her hair out,
I think like one of them's got a secret, she invented the brush.
Yeah, I think number one is Mother Theresa
and number three is Celie from The Colour Purple
and I think she did it.
Number three is cool, I'll go with her.
So, shall we go with 1923?
That's true, he knows everything.
JUm:
We're gonna go for 1898 and we're gonna go for number two and three.
1898, that's the date?
Yes. And you're going with number three or number two?
Yes. Yes.
You're going for three, I'm gonna lock that in?
Yeah, let's go for it, yeah, number three, number three.
1898 and number three.
The answer is...
1898.
And it is the woman in the middle.
Ah, well done.
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This was a new kind of hairbrush, invented by Lyda D Newman,
who patented the design in 1898.
There was another famous woman there, they're all quite famous,
but who's the one in the white?
That's what happens with The Chaser, he's correct!
Yes! Give us some points! It is Harriet Tubman.
Look at that, look at that. Bless you man, that's fantastic.
Team Judi won that round. Give it up for Team Judi!
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Now, as inevitable as the march of time itself,
it is the ad break, so we'll be back shortly,
but let's play a fun game called
"How many Black people are in this advert break?" Enjoy!
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Welcome back to Sorry, I Didn't Know.
Our next round is called Look Pon Dis.
Guests and your fine selves at home will be presented with a smorgasbord
of British greats and all that they have to do
is answer a few simple questions.
Let's have a look at the picture board.
OK, I think we'll start with Chizzy's team first.
Who was not only the first female book publisher in Britain,
but also Britain's youngest ever?
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Yeah.
I need an answer.
We are gonna go for number three, please.
And the answer is correct.
Yes! Well done team!
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It is Margaret Busby, who co-founded publisher Alison And Busby in 1967.
Congratulations. Next question,
who of these gave us the wonderful Notting Hill Carnival?
This is for your team, Judi.
I'm just gonna look at Shaun.
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Really?
Yeah, I'd probably go with number two.
Yeah, I'm gonna go with my great team mates and say number two!
That is correct! Yes!
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Claudia Jones is best remembered as the mother of Notting Hill Carnival,
she hosted the first Caribbean Carnival.
Now there's no Notting Hill Carnival because of social distancing.
Mm-hm. This is like a carnival, then.
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This is as much as gonna get, you can't wind up on your gal.
How are you gonna wind up on a social distance gal?
I'm practically winding on Chizzy right now.
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I can feel it!
I'm pregnant!
Toby what happens with a gal with you, man?
I always wonder about Toby, what's happening with the gal?
You never chat to me about the gal.
Yeah, let's take a minute, Toby, what's happening with the gal?
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Toby's trying to think out what the gal is.
LAUGHTER
OK, moving on.
Which person had a bursary in their name launched in 2020
to help students from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds
to access higher education?
LAUGHTER
You'd think it'd be Durham.
Why are you all saying five? What's making you guys be drawn to five?
For a scholar, she's got a scarf on.
So, when I wear a scarf on the street do I look like a scholar?
You look like a fool!
So, is that your answer?
Yeah, number five, please.
OK, that is incorrect. Over to your team, Judi.
Nah... We would hear about it... Then again, no, she's a Black woman,
we wouldn't hear about it in the media, would we?
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I half feel like sometimes when it's, like, music people,
they use them to, like, you know,
to push out to the young people to come forward...
What, Goldie? You're gonna go with the GCSE in jungle ls Massive?
All right, I'm gonna go with six.
You are incorrect. Oh, man...
The answer is number one.
This is Paul Stephenson
who led a boycott in 1963
protesting against Bristol Omnibus Company's refusal
to employ Black or Asian drivers or conductors.
My dad worked on the buses.
Paul Stephenson changed that Black and Asian people
can get employed on the buses and because of him,
my dad had a job in this country and I'm here today.
Well... APPLAUSE
He went to a pub in Bristol
and they didn't serve Black people in this pub
and they told him to get out. He didn't leave.
Did he tup up their arse? He didn't tup up their arse.
He was calm, it was, "Get out the pub, mate, get out the pub."
White people getting lashed, no one says anything.
He gets arrested and then he goes to court
and the pub owner got done for racism.
So, he changed the fact that now Black people can go to pubs.
So, if it wasn't for him, we wouldn't have Black alcoholics.
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I knew it was coming.
Thank you very much, Paul Chowdhry. Thank you so much.
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Nice little history lesson from Paul.
OK, who of these was once a researcher
at what was once Ye Olde Thames Television
and then later as a reporter for TV AM?
This is for your team, Judi.
It's out of four and six guys.
It's Diane Abbott...
I don't know if I remember ever seeing her on TV.
Right. I'd go with Diane Abbott.
OK, yeah. Before she was hanging around with Labour.
You are correct. Yes!
It is Diane Abbott who made history
by becoming the first Black woman
ever to be elected to Parliament in 1987.
Over to Chizzy's team, who can tell me this person's name?
You know her, right? I know, I know who it is.
Do you know her, as well? Do you wanna do it a word at a time?
Malorie...
Oh, yeah.
Oh, is that Malorie Blackman?
That is correct, well done Team Chizzy.
This is Malorie Blackman who held the position
of Children's Laureate from 2013 to 2015
and wrote the internationally acclaimed Noughts and Crosses.
Judi, it's your team next.
Number six is the answer. LAUGHTER
Who's this brother?
Yes. Goldie, Clifford Joseph Prince.
MBE.
That's what I'm talking about, somebody's man.
Congratulations, that is correct.
It is Goldie.
I've been to a few of his raves.
I used to go to his raves back in the day, jungle ls Massive,
Drum'n'Bass, Inner City Life,
me and Shaun used to kick it back then, innit?
OK, OK.
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And the winner of this round is Team Judi!
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After that maelstrom of shenanigans we arrive at our final destination,
General 'Tupidness.
Each correct answer is worth one point.
I want your feet on the buzzers and here is your first question.
Martin Luther King Jr and which other famous Black politician
started college when they were just 15 years old?
Paul? Lenny Henry.
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T0by?
No.
The correct answer is Condoleezza Rice.
Oh... Condoleezza Rice?
She studied political science at the University of Denver.
Er, he... No, it's a she.
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She studied political science at the University of Denver.
She made it... LAUGHTER
She majored in science...
HE MUMBLES
No, this is Condoleezza Rice.
Right, next question.
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Whoo, I love my team, they look after me... They look after me.
OK, next question.
Who is this not?
Judi?
The... Samueljackson.
That is correct and who is it?
That is correct.
That's right, Matrix. This is not Samuel Ljackson,
this is actor Laurence Fishburne.
In 2014, Samuel Ljackson scolded a US TV host
who mistook him for fellow movie star Laurence Fishburne.
Next question.
Wakanda is what?
Judi? Forever.
Correct.
Hollywood stars Marlon Brando and Jane Fonda gave money
and public support to which political party
in the late sixties and early seventies? Shaun?
Incorrect.
Sophie? The Black Panther Party?
That is correct. Hey, well done, Soph.
The prosperous African-American neighbourhood of Greenwood
in Tulsa, Oklahoma destroyed in 1921
was better known by which name? Toby?
That is correct.
Oh, Tobes! APPLAUSE
Who wrote Sinead O'Connor's global hit Nothing Compares to You?
Prince? That is correct.
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JINGLE SOUNDS
And unfortunately we are done done, like Romeo.
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Team Judi won that round! Give it up for Team Judi!
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OK, we have a draw, but I don't like draws
so I'm gonna award this show
to Team Judi.
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I'm sorry, Chiz.
I'd like to thank our incredible guests, Sophie Duker!
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Toby Williams! APPLAUSE
Paul Chowdhry! APPLAUSE
Shaun Wallace! APPLAUSE
And of course our captains, our queens,
Chizzy Akudolu and Judi Love! APPLAUSE
Oh, it's been emotional.
I'd like to thank all of our guests
and most importantly you at home for tuning in.
I've been jimmy Akingbola and you have been an absolute delight.
Be good to one another, be kind. Until next time, goodnight.
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