Ade Adepitan
Jul 12, 2025•8 min
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Episode description
Ade Adepitan is the former professional wheelchair basketball player, and Paralympic bronze medallist, who's now one of our best loved TV presenters. Born in Nigeria and raised in East London, after contracting polio as a baby, Ade's journey has taken him from sport's stardom to broadcasting success. He is also one of our most recognisable and respected disability advocates.
He shared with us the tracks that shaped him and his son may well benefit from Ade's choices.
Inherited: One Drop by Bob Marley and the Wailers Pass on: Optimistic by Sounds of Blackness
Producer: Ribika Moktan and Lowri Morgan
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