Desi DNA

Nikki Bedi in Casablanca
Programme 6

We travel to Casablanca to check out how one British man has swapped his London pad for a run down shanty town....meet three gay Asian females who are celebrating their sexuality through their work… discover why modern Asian art could be worth fortune….and listen to two young Muslim performers whose hijabs haven’t hindered them from rapping.

    Nikki Bedi with author Tahir Shah
    Casablanca

    Nikki Bedi meets author Tahir Shah and discovers why he has swapped his humble abode in London for a luxurious north African palace. Of all the gin joints in all the world...

    Pablo Sat-Bhambra with artist Poulomi Desai
    Gay and Creative

    Pablo Sat-Bhambra explores how some British Asian women are using their sexuality as a means of expression, in their creative, challenging and some times shocking work. You've been warned!

    Anita Rani in art gallery
    Arty Investment 

    Anita Rani finds out why buying a piece of contemporary South Asian art could be one of the best financial investments you will ever make. Painbrushes to the ready. 

    Bobby Friction with Poetic Pilgrimage
    Religious Rappers

    Bobby Friction waxes lyrical with Bristol's Hijabi rappers, Poetic Pilgrimage, and they perform their track ‘Definition of a Pilgrim’. Get ready for these serious sisters.

    Adil Ray

    Adil Ray
    Weekdays, 15.00 - 19.00, BBC Asian Network
    News, music and entertainment

      Nihal

      Nihal
      Weekdays, 09.00 - 12.00, BBC Asian Network
      Daily discussion and interviews

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