Director: Ali Ziya
Cast: Ali Ziya
Ba Ziya is a 2024 Iranian talk show hosted and produced by Ali Ziya, offering analytical conversations and in-depth interviews on the social, economic, and cultural questions shaping Iranian society today. Each episode brings a sharp, informed perspective that resonates with Persian-speaking audiences everywhere.
What is Ba Ziya about?
Every episode of Ba Ziya gathers a prominent guest — a scholar, public figure, artist, or specialist — and sets them across from Ali Ziya for an extended, wide-ranging conversation. The format is unhurried: topics move from economic pressures on ordinary families to cultural shifts in contemporary Iranian life, from social trends that rarely get airtime elsewhere to questions of identity that land differently for viewers living outside Iran. Rather than chasing headlines, the series commits to texture and nuance, giving its subjects room to explain, contradict themselves, and say something real. The cumulative effect across episodes is a portrait of a society in motion, seen from the inside.
The K-Time take
Ba Ziya earns its IMDB 7.0 through Ali Ziya's talent for disarming his guests — the conversations feel genuinely unscripted, with moments of candor that rarer, more guarded formats never surface. The production is clean and dialogue-forward, letting the ideas do the heavy lifting. It holds particular weight for diaspora viewers who want to stay connected to the currents of life in Iran without the filter of breaking-news framing.
Cast & crew
Ali Ziya serves as both host and sole credited cast member, a format that puts the full weight of each episode on his skills as an interviewer and moderator. He is well-known in Iranian media for his ability to draw out candid responses from guests across a wide range of backgrounds — political, cultural, artistic, and academic.
Context & significance
For Iranians living abroad, keeping an honest connection to life back home can be harder than it looks. News cycles offer headlines; social media offers noise. A long-form interview program like Ba Ziya fills a different need — it is the kind of measured, substantive television that lets a viewer spend an hour with someone who actually knows their subject. The talk-show format has a long tradition in Persian broadcasting, and Ba Ziya continues that tradition with a contemporary sensibility, covering the topics that Persian-speaking communities — whether in Toronto, Los Angeles, Stockholm, or Sydney — are quietly debating at dinner tables. It is accessible without being superficial, which is a harder balance to strike than it sounds.
Where & how to watch
Ba Ziya is available on K-Time with original Persian audio. Watch on the web, your Android TV, or your phone — no geo-blocking, no VPN needed. Sign up once and cancel anytime.