The kitchen Maggie Beer made famous in The Cook and the Chef may be in the heart of the Barossa Valley, but our most beloved foodie meets up with Julia where she grew up in Sydney's Lakemba.

On a freezing day in a park in Manchester, Julia meets with broadcaster and scientist Brian Cox. From there they travel to his school, meet a favourite teacher, and talk about his career in music, physics and broadcasting.

Louis Theroux takes Julia Zemiro to the site of his formative years in South London, Westminster and Brixton. They visit his old home, his school, and the famous Brixton Academy, where he saw many famous bands.

Barrie Cassidy takes Julia back to his childhood home in Chiltern in Victoria's goldrush country. He describes his father's war experience and shows Julia a house that once had no running water in the kitchen.

Former track and field star Raelene Boyle takes Julia to her childhood home and to her primary school in Coburg Victoria, where they chat about her early family life and the beginnings of her sporting career.

Germaine Greer's first home was in Melbourne's Sandringham, a place she doesn't remember with fondness. But having come to the UK in 1964, she shows Julia through her haunts in her now home, Cambridge.

Dave Faulkner, lead singer and songwriter of much-loved band the Hoodoo Gurus, goes back to Western Australia to show Julia some of the pivotal locations of his childhood, and chat about his musical beginnings.

Nicky Winmar is an AFL hero and one of the best Indigenous players ever to kick a Sherrin football. With Nicky as her guest, Julia travels to Pingelly, 158ks outside of Perth in the West Australian wheat belt.

Julia meets transgender writer, commentator, and former military officer Cate McGregor in Toowoomba, visiting her childhood home and high school, where Cate talks about her life dealing with gender dysphoria.