Diwali, BBC Asian Network, preview Ashwini Mahli opens the Asian Network's celebration of the annual festival of light by tracing the story of the Lord Rama. At 6.00am, Tommy Sandhu broadcasts live from the National Media Museum in Bradford, talking about the BBC Philharmonic's Queens of Melody concert the night before, hearing from its stars. This is a major feature of the Asian Network's recent relaunch, after three years of budget cuts and fears that it would vanish altogether. It's also an opportunity to put the National Media Museum's on-site radio station to glamorous public use. Diwali celebrations begin on BBC Asian Network at 5.00am on Tuesday