Tanya Datta
Tanya Datta | |
|---|---|
| Born | 16 July 1972 |
| Occupation(s) | Television presenter, journalist, broadcaster, writer |
| Website | Official Website |
Tanya Datta (born 16 July 1972) is a British Asian radio and television journalist and writer. Tanya was born in Bristol, and grew up in London. Tanya studied English at
TV career
Tanya made her TV debut in 2004, where she investigated claims of sexual abuse and murder against one of
In 2009, she reported in the Explore series on BBC2 uncovering 'Argentina's Dirty War'[1] where she was had a detailed look into the lives of families torn apart by the Perón government's sponsored 'disappearances' of suspected communists.
Radio career
Tanya worked for seven years on the award winning foreign affairs BBC Radio 4 strand Crossing Continentsproducing and presenting programmes from around the world. She also worked on the documentary The Last Taboo[2] looking into inter-racial relationships between the Asian and African-Caribbean communities which sparked a cross-media debate.[3]
Writing
Tanya has been writing a collection of short stories and is currently working on a novel.
References
- ^ Argentina's Dirty War
- ^ The Last Taboo
- ^ "Tanya Datta: Biography". BBC Programmes. BBC. 23 March 2005. Retrieved 31 January 2009.