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BBC to launch UK’s first radio Asian soap
MUMBAI: Worldwide the radio is becoming an increasingly powerful storytelling medium. The BBC has announced that its Asian radio network in the UK will launch its first soap dedicated to the NRIs and other Asia residents.
Silver Street kicks off on 24 May and will air Monday to Friday with a weekend omnibus. In India Radio City took the soap opera route by adapting Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi. The soap airs on Star Plus and was instrumental in the network cementing its number one status.
Coming back to the UK project the Beeb issued a release stating that over one million has been committed. The show will follow the lives of young Asians living in a Midlands city. It will offer a fresh, fast-moving and topical portrayal of modern Asian life.
The show’s cast includes film, stage and television actor Jetinder Summan and actresses Hema Mangoo and Bharti Patel. The storylines will tackle the issues and challenges facing the British Asian community. Property developers, club promoters, a potential Asian football star and families with hopes, ambitions and secrets feature amongst the drama’s characters. Their stories are played out against the backdrop of urban Britain – the municipal park, community centre and restaurants.
While Silver Street is a fictitious neighbourhood in the West Midlands the beeb stated that it could easily be Brick Lane in London or Belgrave Road in Leicester. It is a street where new money is changing the make-up of the community and regeneration is both an opportunity and a threat to the established values and traditions.
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News18 India to air Sabse Bada Dangal on 4 May counting day
Channel promises fastest results, live trends and analysis across five states.
MUMBAI: Ballots will do the talking and screens will do the shouting. As counting day approaches for high-stakes Assembly elections across West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Assam and Puducherry, News18 India is gearing up for an all-day broadcast of its flagship election show, Sabse Bada Dangal, on 4 May from 6 am onwards. The Hindi news channel plans to deliver continuous, real-time updates as votes are tallied, combining live counting data with on-ground reporting and studio analysis. With political fortunes set to shift through the day, the coverage will track every swing, surge and surprise as trends turn into results.
The broadcast will feature a mix of senior political leaders, analysts and experts, offering instant reactions and decoding the evolving electoral picture. Expect heated debates, quick takes and detailed breakdowns as the numbers settle across all five states.
For News18 India, counting day has long been a high-visibility moment. The network is banking on its reporting reach, editorial bandwidth and technology-driven coverage to stay ahead in what is often a fiercely competitive news cycle.
With multiple battlegrounds and shifting narratives, the day promises both drama and data in equal measure. And if all goes to plan, Sabse Bada Dangal will once again turn the counting of votes into prime-time spectacle.
