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| runtime = 30 minutes<br />
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| presenter = Mahendra Kaul and Saleem Shahed<br />
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| theme_music_composer = [[Pandit Shiv Dayal Batish]]<br />
| country = United Kingdom<br />
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| language = [[Hindi]] and [[Urdu]]<br />
| network = [[BBC1]]<br />
| first_aired = {{Start date|1965|10|4|df=y}}<br />
| last_aired = {{End date|1968|10|17|df=y}}<br />
| preceded_by = ''In Logon Se Miliye''<br />
| followed_by = ''[[Nai Zindagi Naya Jeevan]]''<br />
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'''''Apna Hi Ghar Samajhiye''''' ('''''Make Yourself at Home''''') was a [[BBC]] [[television]] and radio programme, presented in [[Hindustani language|Hindustani]], with the aim of helping immigrants from [[South Asia]] to the United Kingdom to become [[Racial integration|integrated]].<br />
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The programme was announced on 4 October 1965.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/october/4/newsid_2540000/2540633.stm|title= Immigrants feel at home with BBC|publisher= BBC On This Day|accessdate= 16 May 2009 | date=1965-10-04}}</ref><br />
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==Television programme==<br />
The first episode was [[Broadcasting|broadcast]] at 9{{nbsp}}am on Sunday 10 October 1965 as "In Logon Se Miliye" meaning "Let Me Introduce You". In January 1966 this was altered to ''Apna Hi Ghar Samajhiye'' meaning "Make Yourself At Home". In 1966 it was [[television presenter|presented]] by Mahendra Kaul, with Saleem Shahed. The theme song was composed and sung by [[Pandit Shiv Dayal Batish]]. In November 1968 there was another title change to ''[[Nai Zindagi Naya Jeevan]]'', meaning "New Way, New Life". This was then replaced in June 1982 with ''[[Asian Magazine]]'' <ref>[https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/schedules/bbcone/london/1982-06-20 BBC Genome Project – BBC1 listings 20 June 1982]</ref> which ran until April 1987 <ref>[https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/schedules/bbcone/london/1987-04-26 BBC Genome Project – BBC1 listings 26 April 1987]</ref> which, along with companion programme ''[[Gharbar]]'', ended ahead of the launch of a new single Saturday afternoon programme ''[[Network East]]'' in July 1987.<ref>[https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/schedules/bbctwo/england/1987-07-25 BBC Genome Project – BBC2 listings 25 July 1987]</ref><br />
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==Radio programme==<br />
The first episode was broadcast on the same day on the [[BBC Home Service]]. It continued to be broadcast on [[BBC Radio 4]] until 28 December 1986 and throughout its 20 years on air it was called ''Apna Hi Ghar Samajhiye''.<br />
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