BBC's Clive Myrie walks on stilts as he explores his roots in Caribbean Adventure show

Fans usually see Clive Myrie reporting from the heart of the conflict in Ukraine, or on the BBC news desk, so his latest travel series exploring his Caribbean roots was a million miles away from his usual persona. Although there were tearful moments as his sister opened up about childhood trauma, there were also light-hearted ones when he could scarcely stop smiling - and viewers got to see his nervous grin as he attempted to stand on stilts.

The first episode of Clive Myrie's Caribbean Adventure saw the BBC star visiting a remote Jamaican mountain community to learn more about their war with the British army. While there, he was astounded to meet a group charging around on stilts, including "out and proud queer performance artist" Simone.

In a country which still criminalises sex between men and where LGBT people are known to experience homophobic attacks, she has declared her intention to "stand tall" - and her stilts are the perfect symbolism of that. However, she faces considerable challenges, with Time Magazine suggesting back in 2006 that Jamaica was "the most homophobic place on Earth".

She introduced Clive to her culture, inviting him to stand up on stilts himself. "I feel like a baby giraffe trying to walk for the first time!" He exclaimed, as he attempted to stand straight.

He wasn't quite confident enough to attempt a full walk, and seemed reluctant to let go of a group member's hands and risk swaying perilously on his own. However, there were no hard feelings as Simone told him: "Thank you for trying and for trusting us as much as you did!"

Clive also learnt the more serious side to the culture as she recalled how her mountain community ancestors had fought against the British Army, eventually resulting in them winning freedom.

The Maroons descend from Africans who were able to defeat the shackles of slavery after years of Spanish - and then British rule.

Their hero, Nanny, is a formidable icon in Jamaican culture as she is thought to have given out the military training which helped her people triumph in the war.

Clive suggested her pride meant that she refused to sign the treaty that would have granted them freedom, but it was ultimately signed anyway.

His experience on stilts was far from the only eye-opening adventure Clive had as he retraced his Jamaican roots.

He also reunited with his sister, who'd been left behind by their parents when they moved to Britain as part of the Windrush Generation.

She'd eventually moved to the UK too, but recently returned to Jamaica with her husband - and she was moved to tears as she and Clive had a heart-to-heart about her childhood "trauma" and experience with "horrendous" schooling in Britain.

He visited a coffee plantation in the Blue Mountains, before heading to Boston Bay - the birthplace of authentic jerk chicken - to try his hand at home-cooking.

Clive also headed to the Great Huts eco-tourism resort, where he was provided with a treehouse room and guided to one of the most breathtaking beauty spots in the country - although, understandably, he was reticent about the idea of jumping from a height into the sea.

All episodes of Clive Myrie's Caribbean Adventure are available to view now via BBC iPlayer.