Finding a New British Asian Sound on BBC Radio

Dr Liam McCarthy is an Honorary Fellow in the Department of History, Politics and International Relations at the University of Leicester. During a 25-year career as a journalist at the BBC he was Station Manager of three BBC local radio stations and Head of BBC Local Radio Training.

• Chapter 1. Introduction.- Chapter 2. BBC Radio and the South Asian Diaspora.- Chapter 3. Failing the Diversity Test: The BBC and the Legacy of a Policy Vacuum.- Chapter 4. Finding a New ‘British Asian Sound’.- Chapter 5. Making a British Asian Sound: The Pioneers of Asian Radio on the BBC.- Chapter 6. Networking the British Asian Sound: The BBC Asian Network and BBC Local Radio./