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''Desi DNA'' was a British
television show A television show, TV program (), or simply a TV show, is the general reference to any content produced for viewing on a television set that is broadcast via over-the-air, satellite, and cable, or distributed digitally on streaming platf ...
on the
BBC The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is a British public service broadcaster headquartered at Broadcasting House in London, England. Originally established in 1922 as the British Broadcasting Company, it evolved into its current sta ...
covering ''
Desi Desi ( or or ; Hindustani language, Hindustani: देसी , , ) also Deshi, is a loose term used to describe the ethnic groups in South Asia, peoples, culture of South Asia, cultures, and products of the Indian subcontinent and their Sout ...
'' (
North Indian North India is a geographical region, loosely defined as a cultural region comprising the northern part of India (or historically, the Indian subcontinent) wherein Indo-Aryans (speaking Indo-Aryan languages) form the prominent majority populati ...
) art, culture and entertainment that launched in 2003. In 2004, ''Desi DNA'' received the Best Lifestyle Programme award from the
Royal Television Society The Royal Television Society (RTS) is a British-based educational charity for the discussion, and analysis of television in all its forms, past, present, and future. It is the oldest television society in the world. It currently has fourteen r ...
. The show was broadcast on
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and was co-presented by
Adil Ray Adil Ray (, born 26 April 1974) is a British actor, comedian and radio/television presenter. Ray is best known as the creator, co-writer and star of the long-running BBC One scripted comedy series ''Citizen Khan'' (2012–2016)'','' and as a p ...
,
Anita Rani Anita Rani Nazran (born 25 October 1977), better known as Anita Rani, is a British radio and television presenter. Early life Rani was born in Bradford, West Yorkshire, and grew up in Heaton, West Yorkshire, Heaton and Odsal. Her parents were ...
and Nihal Arthanyake with additional contributions by
Nikki Bedi Nikhila Bedi (; ''née'' Moolgaoker; 9 September 1966) is a British television and radio presenter, born to an Indian father of Maharashtrian origin and an English mother. She was married to food stylist Sunil Vijayakar before her second marri ...
, Sonia Deol,
Bobby Friction 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 Nottingham Trent University, Friction's career as a DJ started in 1997 ...
,
Murtz Murtaza Ali, better known as Murtz, is a British television and radio presenter. After a long-running television series ''Mutz Cutz'' with the UK's largest Indian Satellite channel Zee TV, Murtz became a recognised personality establishing him ...
and a number of other presenters. Waheed Khan, Irshad Ashraf and Sangeeta Sehdev have all been directors on the show.


External links


Desi DNA & Asian Network Presents... (2008) website

Desi DNA Series 4 (2007) website

Desi DNA Series 3 (2006) website

BBC press release concerning award


References

{{BBC-tv-prog-stub BBC Two original programming