| Asian Magazine | |
|---|---|
| Presented by | Rashid Ashraf |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original languages | Hindi Urdu |
| Production | |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC One |
| Release | 20 June 1982 – 26 April 1987 |
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 Hindi and Urdu. [2] Three months later, a new English language magazine programme, Network East, was launched and was broadcast on BBC2 on Saturday afternoons. [3]
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