Ben Cajee: Growing up mixed heritage, facing rejection in television and why your job doesn't define you

Not Another Mummy Podcast · Jul 16, 2026 · 40m

My guest on this episode is Ben Cajee - CBeebies and CBBC presenter, BBC Sport broadcaster and now debut children's picture book author. His book, The Panda-Badger, is an uplifting story about a little character who doesn't quite fit into a world of pandas or badgers - and what happens when he realises that being both is actually his greatest strength. It's inspired by Ben's own experience of growing up mixed heritage, and it is already a firm favourite with my kids.

Ben chats to me about what it was like to be asked, in 2020, to speak publicly about his own experiences of racism. He explains…