EID LIVE AND CELEBRITY EID CONFIRMED FOR BBC ONE, JASON MOHAMMED TO PRESENT

In celebration of Eid al-Fitr 2025, BBC Factual announces two special programmes for spring this year: Eid Live and Celebrity Eid, both coming from Bradford UK City of Culture 2025, for BBC One and iPlayer, marking this special moment in the Islamic calendar at the end of the month of Ramadan.

The first of these two new programmes will be broadcast live on BBC One and iPlayer, presented by the BBC's Jason Mohammed alongside Imam Qari Asim MBE. The episode will come from Bradford Central Mosque on the morning of Eid and will be the first time this service of worship has been televised live on a UK terrestrial channel, with experts on hand to offer unique insights into the sermon, prayers, ritual and celebrations.

Later the same day, BBC One and iPlayer will air a second programme, which will see well-known Muslim faces coming together with Muslim and non-Muslim friends and neighbours to celebrate the arrival of Eid.

Both programmes will be presented by Jason Mohammad, with other presenting and celebrity names to be announced nearer the time.

Daisy Scalchi, Head of Commissioning, Religion and Ethics, says: "It's exciting to be bringing audiences the UK's first full, live Muslim service of worship to terrestrial TV. We'd been looking for the right project for a while and when Amplify Consulting and Firecracker approached us with this idea, we wanted to do it immediately. It has been developed and produced by a highly experienced, Muslim-led team and as Bradford is celebrating being City of Culture 2025, this felt like the right time and the right place.

It's fantastic to be celebrating Eid on such a large scale, inviting viewers both Muslim and non-Muslim viewers to join in this important and joyful moment in the religious calendar. "

Aaqil Ahmed, Executive Producer from Amplify Consulting says: “Ramadan and Eid are an integral part of the UK calendar. Marking and celebrating Eid reflects Britain’s diversity, and its place in the heart of the schedule of BBC One is a key moment in the evolution of Britain’s Muslim community. We are all proud and excited to not only serve Muslim audiences but to also for the first time show viewers just what Eid prayers are, and how Bradford’s Muslims celebrate it across the whole of this vibrant district.”

Eid Live (1x40’) and Celebrity Eid (1x45’), both for BBC One and iPlayer, are a co-production between Firecracker Films and Bradford-based Amplify Consulting.