Deep, Down & Desi

BBC Asian Network

In a community saturated by talk of babies and marriages, British Asian bereavement is curiously complicated - and often ignored.Family, religious and cultural issues make each passing unique from the mainstream and brings in sharp focus the generational expectations that can cause further heartache at a time of sensitivity.Fresh To Death is out to change that.Restaurateur Saima is living with a terminal diagnosis of stage 4 lung cancer and filmmaker Maleena lost her teenage brother to leukemia and father to a sudden heart attack.Together, they explore their own perspective of being British Asian women dealing with death...