Television & radio
- Culture, Espionage, Europe, France, India, Second world war, Television, Television & radio, UK news, World news
Life of Indian princess who fought Nazis to be told in TV series
Spy Princess is based on Noor Inayat Khan, killed in France while working as a British spy in second world war…
- Communities, Culture, Immigration and asylum, India, Race, Radio, Society, South and Central Asia, Television, Television & radio
‘This is British history’: the radio series preserving the nation’s south Asian past
Kavita Puri’s Three Pounds in My Pocket is an extensive oral history of the lives of Indian and Pakistani migr…
- Climate change, Conservation, Culture, Environment, Fishing, Global development, India, Marine life, Radio, South and Central Asia, Television & radio, World news
Making waves: the hit Indian island radio station leading climate conversations
With its unique blend of gossip, jokes and songs mixed with serious global issues, Kadal Osai has built a devo…
- Bollywood, Censorship, Culture, Film, India, Media, Netflix, South and Central Asia, Television, Television & radio, World news
In the ‘land of storytelling’, Netflix and Amazon Prime reshape India’s creative landscape
The streaming giants are making bold TV shows but the threat of censorship looms largeThis year’s Emmy awards,…
- India, Islamophobia, Media, Narendra Modi, Pakistan, South and Central Asia, Television & radio, Television industry, UK news, World news
Indian news channel fined in UK for hate speech about Pakistan
Ofcom imposes £20,000 penalty on Republic TV for ‘highly pejorative’ comments on talk showA rightwing Indian n…
- Bangladesh, Children, Myanmar, Rohingya, Society, South and Central Asia, Television, Television & radio, World news
Sesame Street creates Rohingya Muppets to help refugee children
Twins Noor and Aziz Yasmin will feature in educational videos shown in refugee camps in BangladeshThe children…
- Culture, Family, Gender, India, Marriage, Media, Netflix, South and Central Asia, Television, Television & radio, Women, World news
Indian Matchmaking: Netflix’s ‘divisive’ dating show causes storm
Series following contestants hoping to be chosen for arranged marriage has divided opinion in India“Richa has …
- Culture, Documentary, Factual TV, India, Life and style, Relationships, South and Central Asia, Television, Television & radio, Women, World news
‘You need to lower your expectations’: top tips from Indian Matchmaking
Sima Taparia has arranged scores of marriages for wealthy singletons. Now she’s the subject of a Netflix reali…
- Books, Culture, Drama, Fiction, Film, India, Media, South and Central Asia, Television, Television & radio, Television industry, Vikram Seth, World news
‘This show is just the start’: inside the BBC’s all-person-of-colour A Suitable Boy
It has 110 actors, is based on one of the longest books in English - and it’s the BBC’s first historical drama…
- Asia Pacific, China, Culture, Digital media, Drama, Internet, Media, Online TV, Television, Television & radio, Television industry, World news
‘Cute but cruel’: the crime drama hailed a Chinese TV milestone
Hidden Corner has rapidly become one of the country’s most discussed and watched showsIn the hit Chinese web s…
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Chris Lilley’s Jonah is not from Tonga, I am. It’s time to dismantle racist brownface stereotypes | Seini F Taumoepeau
Netflix was right to pull Lilley’s shows. We have no need for him to whitesplain Tongan people for entertainme…
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Doctor Foster remake gets pulses racing in South Korea
The World of the Married, based on BBC series, becomes highest-rated drama ever on South Korean cable TV thank…
- Global development, Pakistan, South and Central Asia, Television, Television & radio, Women, Women's rights and gender equality, World news
The cheating wife, her rich lover and a court case for ‘immoral’ Pakistan TV hit Meray Paas Tum Ho
Creators of Meray Paas Tum Ho could be facing legal suit amid accusations the hugely popular show was ‘misogyn…
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Calls to save Radio New Zealand classical music station reach crescendo
Plans to cut Radio New Zealand Concert and replace it with a youth station meet resistance from die-hard fansR…
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Bohemian Rhapsody and a BBQ: Stephen Colbert visits Jacinda Ardern in New Zealand
Prime minister collects chat show host from the airport in first episode of ‘The Newest Zealander’The Late Sho…