Asian Magazine

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Asian Magazine
Presented byRashid Ashraf
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languagesHindi and Urdu
Production
Running time30 minutes
Release
Original networkBBC One
Original release20 June 1982 (1982-06-20) –
26 April 1987 (1987-04-26)
Chronology
Preceded byApna Hi Ghar Samajhiye
Followed by

Asian Magazine was a weekly news magazine aimed at the Asian community. It replaced Apna Hi Ghar Samajhiye which had been on air since 1968. Broadcast on BBC1 on Sunday mornings at 10am, the programme ran for five years from 20 April 1982[1] until 26 April 1987 and the final edition of the programme marked the end of television programming by the BBC in Hindu and Urdu.[2] Three months later, a new English language magazine programme, , was launched and was broadcast on BBC2 on Saturday afternoons.[3]

Throughout its time on air, a midweek companion programme Gharbar was also broadcast that was aimed at Asian women. Gharbar ended two days after the final episode of Asian Magazine was transmitted.

References[]

  1. ^ BBC Genome Project – BBC1 listings 20 April 1982
  2. ^ BBC Genome Project – BBC2 listings 26 April 1987
  3. ^ BBC Genome Project – BBC2 listings 25 July 1987
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