Radio & Television
Overseas Correspondent
For the last several years, I have been commenting for Radio New Zealand as its overseas correspondent.
You can see all my shows here and below.
Radio New Zealand and Abdul Kalam
So they call from Christ Church on Skype on a rotating schedule of global correspondents.
I shoot the breeze with the breezy anchor, Bryan Crump. This time: an ode to the late great Abdul Kalam; and movies that I liked. Listen to it here.
Ode to an old-fashioned radio: how our parents listened to the news
How did you lose your Malayalam accent, I asked my father, especially since it has smeared itself like coconut oil on every other relative from Kerala. Radio, replied my father. My paternal grandfather was a lawyer in Kottayam, the kind of man who made fallen dominoes out of hardened criminals. At 9pm sharp, he would order his vast clan of sons, daughters and nephews to collect at his feet. Together they would turn on the radio and listen to the familiar voice that said, “This is London calling.”
Indian vegetarians travelling the world: for a podcast
Audiomatic is a great platform for some great Indian podcasts. Vikram Doctor does a great show called ‘Real Food Podcast.’ Here is an episode in which I was (a little) involved.
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Bread for Gourmet’s Diary of a Foodie
BREAD: THE FOUNDATION OF A MEAL
Bread: a simple staple at the center of almost any meal, on every table, across the globe. We’ll travel through the bustling streets of Paris to learn the secret to a beautifully baked […]
South India for Gourmet’s Diary of a Foodie
Join us as we experience the flavors that define South Indian cuisine. We’ll visit the home of an award-winning author where she savors the enduring recipes and aromatic spices that connect her to family and an ancient past.
Fine Fast Food for Gourmet’s Diary of a Foodie
Who says fast food can’t be superb? Join us as we visit chefs around the world who are redefining the very concept of fast food. Chef David Chang of Momofuku Ssäm Bar in New York City turns out a spectacular meal in next to no time. In Florence, Italy, a vendor of tripesandwiches shows us the glories of the city’s oldest […]
Genius of Birds with Jennifer Ackerman
Jennifer Ackerman has been writing about science and nature for 30 years. Her most recent book, The Genius of Birds (Penguin Press, April 2016), explores the intelligence of birds
Destination Bharatpur
The Keoladeo Ghana National Park is arguably India’s most famous national park for birds. This episode offers you a bird’s eye view of the park
The Great Indian Bustard: can it be saved from the brink of extinction?
Can the Great Indian Bustard be saved from the brink of extinction?
The Peacock
This episode is about the peacock, not because it is the national bird of India, which it is. But because it gave rise to the second most important work in evolutionary biology. I speak of course of Charles Darwin’s theory of sexual selection.