Books and Television
Levi Roots' Reggae Reggae Cookbook was published in 2008, with a foreword by Roots' investor, Peter Jones. The book has chapters on Roots' story of coming to London and an introduction into Caribbean ingredients. To coincide with the release of his recipe book, Roots appeared on the 3 June 2008 edition of BBC's Ready Steady Cook as a celebrity. He achieved the second place against Lesley Waters.
Roots had a television cooking show, Caribbean Food Made Easy, on BBC2, with a book of the same name publishing in August 2009. The show followed Roots as he travelled the UK and Jamaica demonstrating easy ways to cook Caribbean food at home.
Roots appeared on Celebrity Mastermind in 2010, coming last with 13 points.
Roots made a cameo appearance in the 2001 prison football movie Mean Machine starring Vinnie Jones and Adam Chapman; he appears in the handcuffed fight scene as a bloodthirsty punter watching the fight.
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