Sunday with...

DJ Trevor Nelson on rice and peas, and relaxing

Sunday mornings? Half the time I’m in a hotel against my will, waiting until I can get home. I still gig a lot, at least every other Saturday night. I can never sleep in hotel beds properly. I’m happiest at home: up at 9am to feed our koi carp. My missus, Pri, sorts out the cat and dog much earlier.

Do you work? Throughout my career, I’ve often had Sunday shows. These days I prepare playlists for my shows in the week ahead. People know not to ring me.

What are you listening to?

I’ve just upgraded my hi-fi with a whole new setup. Generally I’ve stopped listening to music to relax; it feels like work. But this new system has given me an excuse to press play. I’m exploring new Jorja Smith and Summer Walker. A bit of Miles Davis. Anything that zens me out, really.

Sundays growing up? It was the one day of the week our family felt normal. My mum childminded, so on other days there were random kids at our place. My dad, meanwhile, was always out working as an insurance salesman. But on Sundays we all sat and ate together.

Time for a work out? I can’t sit still. I keep bits of gym equipment in every room as a reminder to exercise. If you put a camera in my house, you’d tell me to chill out, take it all in for a second.

Sunday nights past? Had some of the greatest parties in Black music history. I was resident at Twice as Nice and Soul II Soul, both legendary nights. Then I started my own Sunday night event, Club Harlem. Diehard people came out; the ones who really loved the music.

And present? Pri cooks a traditional Sunday dinner, although I have rice and peas with mine. She’s in bed by 10pm, but I’m a night owl. Once she’s asleep I gorge on sports... I’m a telly nut, and proud of it. Michael Segalov Trevor Nelson will present Windrush 75, a night of music, at the Royal Albert Hall on 9 June, followed by a broadcast on BBC 2 and BBC Sounds on 18 June