Desi Download

Desi Download

Talat-Farooq Awan presents a pick of the week from BBC Local Radio Asian community programmes. News, views and a celebration of the cultural life of Asian people across England, all told in their own words. Desi Download is available every Wednesday and episodes are approximately 25 minutes.

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  • Desi Download with Talat-Farooq Awan. 23 May 12

    Wed, 23 May 12

    Duration:
    31 mins

    Available:
    24 days remaining

    Investigations into police racism in Nottingham; politician Imran Khan talks Pakistan and education; and Union Jack saris and royal rickshaws...preparations for the Queen's Diamond Jubilee!

    Download 14MB (right click & "save target as / link as")

  • Desi Download with Talat-Farooq Awan. 16 May 12

    Wed, 16 May 12

    Duration:
    33 mins

    Available:
    17 days remaining

    GROOMING:THE ASIAN QUESTION? A special edition which examines what, if any, is the British Asian dimension to this crime. With highlights from BBC Local Radio Asian Programmes around England.

    Download 15MB (right click & "save target as / link as")

  • Desi Download with Talat-Farooq Awan. 09 May 12

    Wed, 9 May 12

    Duration:
    29 mins

    Available:
    10 days remaining

    The impact of the local elections, one year on from the killing of Osama Bin Laden,and could you survive on a pound a day?

    Download 13MB (right click & "save target as / link as")

  • Desi Download with Talat-Farooq Awan. 02 May 12

    Wed, 2 May 12

    Duration:
    28 mins

    Available:
    3 days remaining

    The British Aid worker found dead in Pakistan; Gold theft and how it’s affecting British Asian communities; and the dance of Bollywood...

    Download 13MB (right click & "save target as / link as")

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