BBC Asian Network Schedule Thursday 27 August 2026

Schedule

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Early
Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  Asian Network's Shades On Mix with DJ Manara—Global Club Sounds!
  Manara takes you around the world with the biggest global club bangers!
2. 00:30
  Asian Network's Shades On Mix with DJ Manara—Spice & Bass
  Underground flavours, Desi vocals and a little Pure Spice.
3. 01:00
  AJD—Arjun, Gagan Kooner, Nora
  AJD brings a true mix of cultures, genres and sounds.
4. 03:00
  Asian Network Punjabi—AJD, Beyond Bhangra - Electronic dance music
  AJD looks at the connection between Punjabi music and electronic dance music.
5. 04:00
  Asian Network Bollywood—Bollywood Sing-Along Anthems, Bollywood romance with Saima
  Saima takes you back to the golden era of Bollywood romance.
6. 05:00
  The Everyday Hustle—Desi Dictionary: Tanvee Manjure
  Tanvee Manjure tells Harleen Nottay about her creation, the Desi Dictionary.
7. 05:30
  The Everyday Hustle—Sabrina: Business of holidays
  Sabrina tells Harleen Nottay how she's created a business sharing affordable holidays.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Asian Network Certified Mashups—D8, Jonita Gandhi and Burna Boy!
  Hear the biggest certified mashups back-to-back for a whole hour.
2. 07:00
  Asian Network Breakfast—ANOTHER World Record attempt...
  Nikita wants to get a world record, but what should she do?!
3. 10:00
  Asian Network Certified—with Nikita Kanda
  Your daily mix of Bollywood, Bhangra, UK garage, R&B, hip-hop and more with Nikita Kanda.
4. 11:00
  Haroon Rashid—Raksha Bandhan
  Haroon celebrates Raksha Bandhan today and wants to hear all about your siblings!
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Afternoon
1. 12:45
  Newsbeat—Rainy festivals
  Getting your tips for dealing with the wet weather ahead of this weekend's festivals.
2. 13:00
  Asian Network Bollywood—Bollywood Sing-Along Anthems, with Haroon Rashid
  The best feel-good Bollywood anthems to get you singing, from the 90s, 00s, 10s and 20s!
3. 14:00
  Asian Network Certified Throwbacks—with Haroon Rashid
  Haroon Rashid plays Certified Throwback bangers! Big anthems you haven't heard in ages!
4. 15:00
  Jaz Singh—Love Friday Mix from Bal T!
  It's almost Friday and Jaz has got big weekend energy with a Love Friday Mix from Bal T!
5. 17:45
  Newsbeat—Blind Date
  The iconic 90s dating show is coming back with a brand new host.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  AJD—Farooq Got Audio, Hugel, Dystinct
  AJD spins Farooq Got Audio, Ezu and Nora, alongside Francis Mercier and GROSSOMODDO.
2. 20:00
  Asian Network Punjabi—AJD, Beyond Bhangra - hip-hop
  AJD explores how artists have blended Punjabi flows with influences from hip-hop.
3. 21:00
  The Official British Asian Music Chart—with Jasmine Takhar: Will Zayn and Ayra Starr's track Heaven Baby remain on top?
  Will Zayn and Ayra Starr's track Heaven Baby remain at the top spot for the second week?
4. 22:00
  Bobby Friction—DJ Manara sits in
  Manara mixes cuts of Asim Azhar, Bally Sagoo and DJ Aiks with Darama, Pritt and Bally-M.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Asian Network's Love Friday Mix—DJ Kizzi
  DJ Kizzi jumps on the decks for this week's Love Friday Mix!
2. 00:30
  Asian Network's Love Friday Mix—Bal-T
  Bal-T is bringing the wedding vibes for this week's Love Friday Mix!
3. 01:00
  Asian Network Certified—MR.O, Your Friday night party on Asian Network!
  MR.O brings the energy to Friday nights!
4. 04:00
  Asian Network Trending—Notting Hill Carnival at 60: The Indo-Caribbean Connection
  The sounds, flavours and stories shaping Notting Hill Carnival’s Indo-Caribbean connection
5. 05:00
  Asian Network Trending—Power couple Adam Azim and Duaa Karim
  British boxer Adam Azim and actor Duaa Karim talk careers, fighting, love and marriage.

Friday 28 August 2026