
Being British Bangladeshi
Ali Official is one of the UK’s top British-Bangladeshi comedians. In this film, he has some difficult, insightful and hilarious conversations about being British-Bangladeshi.
Ali Shahalom is one of the UK's top British-Bangladeshi comedians. He's proud of his heritage and what he calls the "blood, sweat and tears" of his forefathers. In the year Bangladesh turns 50 years old, he wants to show the full breadth of the British-Bangladeshi contribution to the Britain. He meets chef Nadiya Hussain, rapper Mumzy Stranger and Rushanara Ali, MP, to hear how they got to the top of their games - their successes, failures and the obstacles they faced. Some of their conversations are hilarious, some are difficult, all are insightful.
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| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Ali Shahalom |
| Executive Producer | Nisha Lilia Diu |
| Producer | Robert Brown |
| Director | Robert Brown |
Broadcasts
- Sat 31 Jul 202100:30
- Sat 31 Jul 202120:30
- Sun 1 Aug 202117:30
- Mon 2 Aug 202101:30
- Thu 5 Aug 202123:35
- Sat 21 Aug 202110:30BBC News except UK & UK HD
- Sat 21 Aug 202118:30BBC News except UK & UK HD
- Sat 21 Aug 202123:30BBC News except UK & UK HD
- Sun 22 Aug 202105:30BBC News except UK & UK HD
- Sun 22 Aug 202111:30BBC News except UK & UK HD
- Tue 24 Aug 202100:30BBC News North America & Latin America only
- Tue 24 Aug 202108:30BBC News except UK & UK HD
- Mon 27 Dec 202107:30BBC News except UK & UK HD
- Mon 27 Dec 202116:30BBC News except UK & UK HD
- Mon 27 Dec 202122:30BBC News except UK & UK HD
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