BBC Janala Mojay Mojay Shekha

BBC Janala Mojay Mojay Shekha (Bengali: বিবিসি জানালা মজায় মজায় শেখা; 'BBC Window Learning with Fun') is a Bangladeshi prime time light entertainment educational game show with comedy sketches for English education. The show was produced by the BBC and broadcast over two series on Bangladesh Television from 16 October 2010 until 7 June 2012.

BBC Janala Mojay Mojay Shekha
Kamal Bayazid, Rumana Malik Munmun and Alexandra Tyers
GenreEducational game show
Written byLouise Clover
Directed by
Presented byRumana Malik
Starring
Country of originBangladesh
Original language(s)Bengali
English
No. of series2
No. of episodes40
Production
Producer(s)
  • Mary Hare
  • Michelle Ross-Stanton
Production location(s)Bangladesh
Editor(s)
  • Sagar Sarwar Hossain
  • Sagar Sawar
Running time25 minutes
Production company(s)BBC World Service Trust (2010)
BBC Media Action (2012)
DistributorBBC Janala
Release
Original networkBangladesh Television
Picture format1.33 : 1
Original release16 October 2010 (2010-10-16) –
7 June 2012 (2012-06-07)
Chronology
Related showsBishaash
External links
Website
Production website

Overview

BBC Janala Mojay Mojay Shekha is an educational game show teaching English[1] which seeks to motivate audiences to learn English through fun.[2] The game show has a partner programme Bishaash, a supernatural detective drama series.[3][4]

The game show is hosted by Rumana Malik Munmun.[5] In series two, "Raisa in Bangladesh" features Farzana Dua Elahe and Suzana Ansar as they visit their family and business interests around Bangladesh.

The 24-part first series was aimed at a young audience. There were techniques including role playing where contestants converse in English.[1] The 16-part second series had a different appearance, style and pace.[6][7]

Cast

Series overview
Season Episodes Originally broadcast
Season premiere Season finale
1 24 16 October 2010 (2010-10-16) 18 March 2011 (2011-03-18)
2 16 10 March 2012 (2012-03-10) 7 June 2012 (2012-06-07)

Broadcast

BBC Janala Mojay Mojay Shekha was broadcast on Bangladesh Television and Bangladesh Television World[1] from 16 October 2010,[8][9] It was preceded back-to-back with an episode of Bishaash[10] and reached audiences of 18.1 million.[11]

The game show returned for a 16-part second series[12][13] on 10 March 2012.[7]

The popularity of the game show led to a rebroadcast of the series.[14]

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See also
  • British Bangladeshi

References
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  3. Laughlin, Andrew (28 February 2011). "BBC World Service drama to air on Zee TV". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 1 April 2014.
  4. Dowell, Ben (28 February 2011). "BBC World Service Trust drama to air on Zee TV". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 1 April 2014.
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  6. "Millions of Bangladeshis learn English with BBC Janala". BBC Media Action. Archived from the original on 6 February 2014. Retrieved 1 April 2014.
  7. Laughlin, Andrew (7 March 2012). ""BBC Janala Mojay Mojay Shekha" coming soon". News Bangladesh. Archived from the original on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 1 April 2014.
  8. "'Bishaash' and 'BBC Janala – Mojay Mojay Shekha' launched". English in Action. Archived from the original on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 1 April 2014.
  9. "English lessons on every television". English in Action. Archived from the original on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 1 April 2014.
  10. "ZEE Cafe to air BBC produced show 'Bishaash'". BizAsia UK. 28 February 2011. Archived from the original on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 1 April 2014.
  11. "TV". BBC Janala. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 1 April 2014.
  12. "BBC Janala Mojay Mojay Shekha" coming soon". Priyo News. 7 March 2012. Archived from the original on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 1 April 2014.
  13. "BBC Janala launches new English course". Daily Sun. 2 March 2012. Archived from the original on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 1 April 2014.
  14. Islam, Maz. "BBC Media Action". infoasaid.org. Archived from the original on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 1 April 2014.
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