MEDIA CONSULTANT
Terry O’Brien is also a freelance Senior Journalist
He is a Political Analyst for the News Division of All India Radio, National Channel and FM Gold News under the auspices of Prasar Bharati.
He has made a niche for himself in the visual media also as Creative Director, Anchor, Researcher and Script writer for Documentary and Corporate films
- “Firebird”- a Tribute to JR D Tata (He touched the sky and it smiled!) This includes a 58 minute interview of Ratan Tata at Bombay House. Mr Ratan Tata was so engrossed he over stepped the initial plan of a eight minute slot There was also Late Mr Russi Lala, the authorized Biographer of the TATAS.
- Kalpana Chawla: A visit to her school at Karnal and interactions with her teachers, her father and husband and he also covered the Punjab Technical University where she studied. Not to mention the FLYING CLUB where she initially took to the skies.
- C V Raman: He delves into the life and the times of this scientific genius.
- Mother Teresa: He had the fortune of meeting this ‘Saint of the Gutters’ who believed in the maxim; Love is built on sacrifice. Give it till it hurts.
- Easter and Christmas: The betrayal of Christ by Judas and the Easter morn.
- Pond’s Women behind Cricket: Terry visited the homes of cricketers during the World Cup and unfolded the women behind cricket- the mother, sisters and wives who inspired the Men in Blue.
- The Aga Khan Awards for Architecture: The heritage building restored, namely Humayun’s Tomb in Delhi.
- Pravasi Bharitiya Divas (3 in Delhi) interviewed NRIs and POIs from the length and breadth of the globe: INCREDIBLE INDIA!
- Film on BSF: A salute to the Forces.- Bhoomi- Karnataka –land reforms etc. A film on the grass roots of India.
- Besides Research, Script, VO and Presentation, Terry picked up the cudgels of Post Production for making of such films
Personalities interviewed by Terry O’Brien
- Bharat Ratna Pandit Ravi Shankar: ‘Ravi Shankar: Heartbeat with Terry O’Brien- The focus was on his disciple George Harrison.
- Sir V S Naipaul: focus on his poetic sense in prose writing.
- Bharat Ratna Ustad Bismillah Khan on the city of Banaras-‘the city the maestro’: he called it ‘Bana raas’, the land of the rasas and expressed his cosmopolitan approach to all religions faiths.
- Lord Navneet Dholakia: The day he had a granddaughter and named her INDIA!
- Lord Bhiku Parekh: who desired his children dream in Gujarati
- Sir Mark Tully an AT HOME: an informal day with his partner and his pets.
- Sonal Mansingh: The vibrant dancer opened up her feeling and thoughts to Terry.
- Usha Uthap: They rapped it, rather their thoughts together when it came to Usha Uthap.
- Sheila Dikshit and many more…
- Sports moderator for panel discussions with cricketers like JIMMY AMARNATH. An insight into his romance with his wife and his passion for the game.
- Book reviews “Yours Truly” – a regular feature on DD India beamed in 84 countries .