Paramdeep Sehdev () (born 21 August 1971) better known as Bobby Friction, is a DJ, television presenter and radio presenter.

Early life

After studying Contemporary Arts at

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, Friction's career as a DJ started in 1997 with residencies at the ‘Swaraj' night at the Blue Note,

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, and the ‘Shaanti' club at

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’s Custard Factory.

Broadcasting career

BBC Radio 1

Friction joined

BBC Radio 1 BBC Radio 1 is a British national radio station owned and operated by the BBC. It specialises in modern popular music and Contemporary hit radio, current chart hits throughout the day. The station provides alternative genres at night, including ...

in 2002 co-hosting ''Bobby Friction & Nihal Presents'' with DJ Nihal. In 2003 the show won a Sony Radio Academy Award in the Specialist Music category. In 2004 Friction and Nihal released a compilation album of music featured on the show.

BBC Asian Network

Friction joined

BBC Asian Network BBC Asian Network is a British digital radio station owned and operated by the BBC. The station's target audience is people "with an interest in British Asian lifestyles", especially those between the ages of 18 and 34. The station has produc ...

in 2005, initially presenting the station's Saturday afternoon ''Album Chart Show'' and then ''The Mix'' on Sunday afternoons. In 2006 he began presenting a weeknightly show, ''Friction,'' showcasing new music by British Asian and South Asian artists. Friction moved to a daily drivetime show at the station in 2012, winning Best Radio Show at the Asian Media Awards in 2016. In 2018 his documentary ''Straight Outta Mumbai'' explored the history of Indian hip-hop.

Television

In 2004 Friction was one of the judging panel in Channel 4's series ''Bollywood Star''. He went on to present documentaries for the channel including Generation 7/7 and The Countryside Sucks''.'' He has also made appearances on The Wright Stuff (Channel 5), The Daily Politics (BBC2) and Sunday Morning Live (BBC1). In 2012 he appeared on Celebrity Mastermind, answering questions on the life and music of

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Other work

Friction presented ''Friction on EVR'', a weekly show on East Village Radio from 2012 and has been featured on streaming service Saavn. He has made regular appearances on BBC 6 Music, presenting a self-titled show, curating a tribute to

and sitting in for other presenters in their absence. In 2015 Friction presented an Asian Network Night at the BBC Proms. He has presented documentaries for

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on topics such as pub culture in the West Midlands Punjabi community (so called Desi pubs), the aftermath of the

assassination of Indira Gandhi Prime Minister of India, Indian prime minister Indira Gandhi was assassinated at 9:30 AM on 31 October 1984 at her 7 RCR, residence in Safdarjung Road, New Delhi. She was killed by her bodyguards, Satwant Singh and Beant Singh (assassin), Be ...

in New Delhi in 1984, and

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s in social media.

References

External links

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''Bobby Friction''
(BBC Asian Network)
BBC Asian Network Biography
{{DEFAULTSORT:Friction, Bobby Living people 1971 births People from Hammersmith British radio DJs English Sikhs BBC Asian Network presenters BBC Radio 1 presenters Alumni of Nottingham Trent University British people of Indian descent British Asian musicians British people of Punjabi descent Desi musicians