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1. Early Years

4 Extra Debut. The iconic cookery writer remembers her early life in Cairo and nostalgic dishes of her childhood. Stars Tracy-Ann Oberman.

Claudia remembers her early life in Cairo and the nostalgic dishes of her childhood.

Tracy-Ann Oberman stars as Claudia Roden.

Published in 1968, Claudia's book was a major landmark in the history of food writing and paved the way for all the TV chefs who followed.

Born in 1936 in Cairo, Claudia was a foreign food correspondent for the Daily Telegraph and the Sunday Times Magazine. Later, she hosted a Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ TV series, Claudia Roden's Mediterranean Cookery, and has won many awards and trophies.

With cameos from Yotam Ottolenghi and Claudia's granddaughter, Nelly Wolman, Anjum Malik’s entertaining five-part dramatisation, shines a light on an extraordinary global cook, still traveling the world sharing recipes and cultures.

Claudia Roden ……. Tracy-Ann Oberman
Nelly Douek ……. Ann Marcuson
Cesar Douek ……. David Fleeshman
Interviewer/Auntie ……. Perveen Hussain

Sound Design: Eloise Whitmore
Producers: Polly Thomas & Eloise Whitmore
Executive Producer: Robert Abel

A Somethin' Else production for Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 first broadcast in April 2018.

15 minutes

Last on

Tue 27 Jul 2021 02:15

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Credits

Role Contributor
Claudia Roden Tracy-Ann Oberman
Nelly Douek Ann Marcuson
Cesar Douek David Fleeshman
Interviewer Perveen Hussain
Auntie Perveen Hussain
Author Claudia Roden
Adaptor Anjum Malik
Producer Polly Thomas
Producer Eloise Whitmore

Broadcasts

  • Mon 2 Apr 2018 10:45
  • Mon 2 Apr 2018 19:45
  • Mon 26 Jul 2021 14:15
  • Tue 27 Jul 2021 02:15