In 2003, Bedi began working in radio, appearing on LBC and BBC Radio 4. In 2004, she became the presenter of a new weekend morning programme called "Hot Breakfast" on the BBC Asian Network before taking over as presenter of the weekday afternoon show, "Drive" in 2005. In May 2006, as part of wide-ranging schedule changes, she was given her own show called "Nikki Bedi" on the BBC Asian Network. The daily show featured music, films, books, art and all things cultural and included interviews with prominent figures from those worlds.