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Silver Street celebrates its first anniversary
on the Asian Network
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The UK's first daily Asian radio drama celebrates its first anniversary
on 24 May 2005 on the 91Èȱ¬ Asian Network.
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Silver Street
follows the lives of young Asians living in a Midlands city and
offers a fresh, fast-moving and topical portrayal of modern Asian life.
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The ambitious project has drawn together some of the best British Asian
talent in writing, production and performance, and formed a new team in
91Èȱ¬ Radio Drama.
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The show's cast of rising stars and experienced faces includes: film,
stage and television actor Jetinder Summan; Paul
Bhattacharjee; Renu Setna; actresses
Vineeta Rishi, Bharti Patel and Surendra
Kochar; long-term regular on The Bill, Clive Wedderburn;
Big Brother contestant Narinder Kaur; and coming soon,
in the programme's anniversary week, John Craven and Bollywood actor
John Abraham.
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Silver Street storylines tackle the issues and challenges facing British
Asians (and everyone else) - family ties and the future of communities,
careers and friendships, in a fresh and entertaining way.
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Over 15 writers and 95 actors have found employment and a platform for
their talents on national radio through Silver Street, and the first 43.5
hours of output are just the start of this project.
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Vijay Sharma, the Editor of the Asian Network, said: "Silver Street
is a really key project for the Asian Network and I think also for Asian
writers and actors. It brings important issues to the audience in an accessible,
lively and entertaining way."
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Property developers, club promoters, a rising Asian football star and
families with hopes, ambitions and secrets all feature amongst the drama's
characters.
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Their stories are played out against the backdrop of urban Britain -
the municipal park, community centre and restaurants.
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Silver Street is a fictitious neighbourhood in the West Midlands but
could easily be Brick Lane in London or Belgrave Road in Leicester; it
is a street that has become synonymous with the whole area around a pulsating
high street of fabric shops and restaurants.
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It's a place where new money is changing the make-up of the community,
and regeneration is both an opportunity and a threat.
Notes to Editors
Hear Silver Street on the Asian Network:
 On weekdays during Sonia Deol's morning show at 9.20am
During Nikki Bedi's weekday drivetime show at 7.20pm
Omnibus edition on Sundays at 4.00pm
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91Èȱ¬ Asian Network is available on DAB digital radio, on Freeview channel
79, Sky Digital channel 869, NTL channel 867, Telewest channel 912 and
via the internet at bbc.co.uk/asiannetwork.
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It is also available on medium wave in parts of the Midlands, Yorkshire
and Lancashire.
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