BBC Radio Leicester in 1976: Kick Starting British Asian Radio

Abstract

This article examines how, in 1976, BBC Radio Leicester revolutionized broadcasting to Asian communities in England by launching a 5-nights a week Asian program. Aimed at helping to diffuse the toxic racial atmosphere in the city and improve community relations, the program proved to be a huge success and a direct forerunner of the BBC Asian Network.

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Liam McCarthy

Liam McCarthy, University of Leicester, AHRC Midlands 3 Cities PhD candidate, MRes University of Leicester, 2016, Research Interests: UK race relations and ethnicity in relation to UK broadcasting.