BBC Janala: Mojay Mojay Shekha

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 languages
  • Bengali
  • English
No. of series2
No. of episodes40
Production
Producers
  • Mary Hare
  • Michelle Ross-Stanton
Production locationBangladesh
Editors
  • Sagar Sarwar Hossain
  • Bashar Georgis
Running time25 minutes
Production companies
Original release
NetworkBangladesh Television
Release16 October 2010 (2010-10-16) –
7 June 2012 (2012-06-07)
Related
Bishaash

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

Overview

BBC Janala Mojay Mojay Shekha is an educational game show teaching English[1] that 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

SeriesEpisodesOriginally released
First releasedLast released
12416 October 2010 (2010-10-16)18 March 2011 (2011-03-18)
21610 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]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 Suraiya, Sameeha (3 April 2011). "A Movement for the Millions". The Daily Star. Vol. 3, no. 13. Retrieved 1 April 2014.
  2. ↑ "Media & Adult Learning". English in Action. 4 October 2012. Archived from the original on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 1 April 2014.
  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.
  5. ↑ "Zee Network Europe joins hands with BBC to showcase Asia's first Supernatural Drama". Esselgroup. 7 March 2011. Archived from the original on 27 March 2014. Retrieved 1 April 2014.
  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. 1 2 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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