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Music documentaries, in-depth profiles and concerts featuring some of the biggest names

Music documentaries, in-depth profile pieces and concerts recordings featuring some of the biggest names from South Asia and the UK.

Tune into this treasure trove each week for the best in new music documentaries, exclusive interviews, in-depth profile pieces and concert recordings featuring some of the biggest names from South Asia and the UK.

Asian Network Presents: 50 Years of Asian Programming

Asian Network Presents: 50 Years of Asian Programming: Episode 2

50 Years of Asian Programming

Episode 2

BBC Asian Network - Asian Network Presents, 50 Years of Asian Programming, Episode 2

Asian Network Presents celebrates 50 years of Asian programming on the BBC.

Asian Network Presents celebrates 50 years of Asian programming on the BBC, including Network East, Bollywood or Bust and Desi DNA.

Asian Network Presents celebrates 50 years of the BBC's Asian programmes.

The 10th of October, 1965 saw the BBC broadcast its first programmes especially for the UK's newest inhabitants from South Asia. Called 'Make Yourself at Home' it aimed to help the community to assimilate into British life with language lessons and handy household tips including on how to turn a switch on.

From there the strand not only reflected the lives of immigrants in the 60's, but then charted the growing confidence of a community which now calls itself British-Asian.

Sonia Deol presents part two of the journey and takes in the period from 1987 onwards which included programmes 'Network East', 'Bollywood or Bust' and 'Desi DNA' and hears from former presenters including Krishnan Gurumurthy, Sanjeev Kohli and Laila Rouass.

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