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Claudia's recipe quest takes her to embassies and carpet shops where other Middle Easterners gather. Stars Tracy-Ann Oberman.

Claudia's quest for Middle Eastern recipes takes her to embassies, carpet shops and any gathering where she might meet fellow Middle Easterners.

Cooking with her mother brings them even closer together.

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

Anjum Malik’s entertaining 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 ´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4, first broadcast in April 2018.

15 minutes

Last on

Thu 29 Jul 2021 02:15

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

  • Wed 4 Apr 2018 10:41
  • Wed 4 Apr 2018 19:45
  • Wed 28 Jul 2021 14:15
  • Thu 29 Jul 2021 02:15