TV

‘Bait’ (Riz Ahmed) classic conflict of soul v success, given wonderful contemporary culture makeover

🎥 Riz Ahmed and Guz Khan asianculturevulture.com interview to come, talks about working together, what they are most proud of…

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‘Bait’ – London premiere & review coming

Yesterday Prime launched Riz Ahmed’s ‘Bait’ – a new comedy series that is available on the platform now… IT IS…

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Multicultural TV – Constructed, Told, Spoken season at the BFI, personal reflections…

📺 The Bandung File Series (1985-91) lookback with programme maker and renowned commentator Tariq Ali tomorrow (See listings below) 📺…

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Multicultural TV – Constructed, Told, Spoken: A Counter-History of Britain on TV, at the BFI

Earliest and iconic British South Asian language programmes (‘Nai Zindagi Naya Jeevan’) and how a ‘black’ political consciousness through these…

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Bird Bites – Welcome to our new design! Our week in the rear view mirror…

HELLO FOLKS! Welcome to the new site – take a look around*These are miscellaneous Bird Bites from our week… Now…

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EE Actas 2025: ‘Doctor Who’ star Varada Sethu, ‘Grantchester’ Rishi Nair win and two awards for BBC crime series, ‘Virdee’

The EE Arts, Culture and Theatre Awards (ACTAS), were handed out in a glitzy ceremony on Friday (May 23) at…

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‘Unforgotten’ – Sanjeev Bhaskar; ‘Virdee’; ‘Before Nikkah’; JLF Rishi Sunak and Sundance award ‘Sabar Bonda’ – Bird Bites

Backpack detective is back on our screens DI Sunny Khan (Sanjeev Bhaskar) DI SUNIL ‘SUNNY’ KHAN played by one-time ‘Goodness…

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‘Virdee’ – new BBC crime drama is a love letter to Bradford

Adapted from Amit Dhand’s novels set in the city, this is a major six parts series with an Asian family…

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‘DI Ray’ – “‘Line of Duty’ with a brown person,’’ quips writer Maya Sondhi (& Series II episode 1 review)

Star Parminder Nagra and writer Maya Sondhi spoke to acv earlier this year about the latest series in this crime…

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Bafta 2024 – Mawaan Rizwan wins Bafta for ‘Juice’; Romesh Ranganathan wins for ‘Rob & Ramesh VS’ (videos)

MAWAAN RIZWAN almost stole the show as he went to collect his Bafta for Best Male Comedy Performance – he…

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