Dream Chasers

Dec 21 2020 46 mins

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Presenter Lettija Lee hears the honest and inspiring stories of Brits in the entertainment industry who followed their dreams from the hills of Hollywood to the bright lights of Manhattan. Join her every week to hear stories from special guests and how they reveal their special moments of clarity in finding their calling; nuggets of inspiration; how they navigated their industries and much more. We also have a fun quiz segment on "How much they STILL know about London or did they REALLY go Hollywood?” Will Lettija be able to catch any of them out? Tune in and find out!

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Dream Chasing with Estelle

Dec 21 2020 51 mins

Grammy, MOBO and World Music award winning singer, song writer, actress and entrepreneur Estelle shares the ups and downs of her rollercoaster journey with Lettija. Tune in to hear about Estelle’s grind from working 3 jobs to fund her first mixtape, push back against industry naysayers along the way, to celebrating the news of her American Boy Grammy nomination whilst on tour. Es

Dream Chasing with Jimmy Akingbola

Nov 23 2020 57 mins

Lead actor in Kate and Koji, ITV’S biggest sitcom success since Birds of a Feather and Benidorm; starring in Emmy nominated Most Dangerous Game; BAFTA Award- Winning comedy Rev and a regular in British medical drama favourite series Holby City actor Jimmy Akingbola shares inspiring stories of tenacity and humour on his acting journey that took him from Plaistow to Hollywood. Tune

Dream Chasing with William Stefan Smith

Nov 16 2020 57 mins

Channel 4's BBW and Avenue 5 season 1 finale director William Stefan Smith and Lettija discuss his journey from Lewisham to LA. From joining the BBC graduate producers programme and producing shows like Tim Westwood to securing a coveted place on the NYU Tisch School of the Arts Master of Fine Arts programme famously attended by Spike Lee and Martin Scorsese. Will made big sac

Dream Chasing with David Ajala

Nov 08 2020 46 mins

DC Comics Supergirl and Star Trek Discovery actor David Ajala and Lettija discuss his journey from Hackney to Hollywood. From falling in love with acting in secondary school and attending Anna Scher theatre school; David wanted to explore the main stage in America and found a happy medium between the UK and the US. David shares his background growing up in a loving supportive Niger

Dream Chasing with Harmony Samuels

Nov 02 2020 66 mins

Ariana Grande; Janet Jackson and Rotimi music producer Harmony Samuels and Lettija discuss his musical journey from North London all the way to North Hollywood. From let downs to big surprises, Harmony manifested his own destiny and took the LA music scene by storm. Join us as Grammy nominated Harmony shares stories from discovering Major on Instagram to connecting with Rodney “D

Introducing the Dream Chasers: Brits in America Podcast!

Oct 29 2020 2 mins

Presenter Lettija Lee gives us an overview of her background and what the show will be about before the launch on Monday 2nd November. We'll be hearing from Lettija every week with interesting and inspiring stories from Brits in the music, TV and film world on how their career journeys took them from the UK to the USA. Hit subscribe to make sure you don't miss any episode