BBC Asian Network Schedule Thursday 26 February 2026

Schedule

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
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Early
1. 00:00
  Asian Network's Shades On Mix with DJ Manara—Roses are dead, Violets ain’t blue
  Manara drops her annual Valentine’s Shades On Mix packed full of anthems
2. 00:30
  Asian Network's Shades On Mix with DJ Manara—Underground heat and Desi geets
  Manara jumps on the decks for a Shades On mix that marries underground heat and Desi geets
3. 01:00
  AJD—Arif Lohar, Sammy Virji and Zulekha
  AJD spins Badshah and Davido before mixing Arif Lohar, Sammy Virji and Zulekha.
4. 03:00
  Asian Network Punjabi—AJD, Karan Aujla, Khushi K and Panjabi MC
  This is Punjabi music doing what it does best - take over the room.
5. 04:00
  Asian Network Celebrates—Zack Knight
  Asian Network Celebrates British singer-songwriter Zack Knight.
6. 05:00
  The Everyday Hustle—South Asian dance choreographer: Sonia Sabri
  Sonia Sabri, who runs her own South Asian dance and music company, joins Harleen Nottay.
7. 05:30
  Not Even Water—Series 5, 3. Always a Faithful with Faraaz Noor
  Faraaz Noor from The Traitors tells Nadia Ali about why his faith is so important to him.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Asian Network Certified Mashups—Panjabi MC, Atif Aslam and Nikhita Gandhi
  The biggest Certified Mashups from the Asian Network with Atif Aslam and Nikhita Gandhi
2. 07:00
  Asian Network Breakfast—with Nikita Kanda
  We hit the streets for Poll the People! Can you guess how the public answered?
3. 10:00
  Asian Network Certified—with Nikita Kanda
  Your daily mix by Neha Kakkar, Mumzy Stranger, Raghav and lots more!
4. 11:00
  Haroon Rashid—The Vault
  Haroon is playing all the hottest tracks and pulls out a classic from The Vault.
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Afternoon
1. 12:45
  Newsbeat—Planning your future
  With a rise in the number of you not in education, work or training, we're hearing why.
2. 13:00
  Asian Network Bollywood—Haroon Rashid, Superfan on Tripti Dimri
  Haroon chats to the biggest stars in the Asian movie scene and plays a game of Superfan.
3. 14:00
  Asian Network Certified Throwbacks—with Haroon Rashid
  Asian Network Certified Throwback bangers! Big anthems you haven't heard in ages!
4. 15:00
  Jaz Singh—Thursdays are the new Love Friday!
  It is almost the weekend and Thursdays are the new Love Friday!
5. 17:45
  Newsbeat—Bridgerton is back
  The cast tell us it's "beautiful thing" for the show to have its first East Asian family.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  AJD—DJ H, Priya Ragu and Chris Brown
  AJD kicks things off with DJ H, before sliding into Priya Ragu and then Chris Brown.
2. 20:00
  Asian Network Punjabi—AJD, New Chinna, Mickey Singh and Nav
  Asian Network Punjabi with AJD brings the big hitters front and centre.
3. 21:00
  The Official British Asian Music Chart—with Jasmine Takhar: Will Zayn remain on top?
  Will Zayn's track Die For Me hold on to the top spot for the third week?
4. 22:00
  Bobby Friction—Schooling the Nation on Guru Randhawa's Lahore
  Bobby revisits Lahore by Guru Randhawa in Schooling the Nation.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Asian Network's Love Friday Mix—Dipps Bhamrah
  Dipps Bhamrah has this week's Love Friday Mix to get you ready for the weekend!
2. 00:30
  Asian Network's Love Friday Mix—Ramnik
  Ramnik has this week's Love Friday Mix to get you ready for the weekend!
3. 01:00
  Asian Network Certified—MR.O, AJD sits in
  AJD in the mix on Asian Network Certified!
4. 04:00
  Asian Network Trending—Racism in football
  Fans and football experts discuss racism in the sport and what needs to be done about it.
5. 05:00
  Asian Network Trending—Gen Z on 2026
  Gen Z 2026: Hopes, hustle and headspace.

Friday 27 February 2026