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Musical round up - 1Xtra's 10th birthday; Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan and Mark Kermode's musical roots
Paul Murphy
Senior Producer, A&Mi
On Thursday 16 August BBC Asian Network pays tribute to legendary Qawwali maestro, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan to commemorate the 15th anniversary of his death.
BBC Asian Network: Mintu Rahman on Bangladesh at 40
mintu rahman
Ed's note: This week, BBC Radio Asian Network has been reporting on Bangladesh as the country commemorates 40 years of independence. Interactive Producer, Mintu Rahman returned to Bangladesh and retraced his childhood journey during War of Liberation. - PM. On Friday 16 December, Ba...
Asian Network Homepage Changes
Dharmesh Rajput
The Asian Network's website is starting a journey of change as of today. We've released a new, more dynamic homepage that focuses on live radio. It takes full advantage of a widescreen format and gives us better spaces to promote Asian Network content. The long term aim is that we develop th...
Round up: Identity is the crisis can't you see?
Paul Murphy
Senior Producer, A&Mi
Bollywood Stars: BBC Asian Network's Tommy Sandhu with Bipasha Basu at IIFA The BBC Trust is currently reviewing BBC Radio 5 Live and 5 Live Sports Extra. The period for public submissions closed recently and the Trust promises to publish its finding in "due course". In the meantime, s...
Andy Parfitt says goodbye to Radio 1
Andy Parfitt
After 13 years I'm setting down the Controllership of BBC Radio 1 (and 1Xtra and The Asian Network and BBC Popular Music). I've clearly believed passionately in really sticking at a strategy for the long-term, based on the understanding that real change only happens with sustained effort over lo...
